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Photograph caption dated April 1, 1957 reads "Dr. Portia Bell Hume, seated left, deputy director of State Department of Mental Hygiene, interprets current mental health legislation to members of Valley organizations. Taking part in program at Patio Restaurant are Mrs. Joseph Schlarb, seated, center, president of Area Welfare Planning Council, and Mrs. Authur (sic) Marshall, vice president of Mental Health Association. Standing are, from left, Russell F. Amrhein, president of Valley Social Service Workers; Dr. John Schlosser, Sepulveda Veterans Administrative Hospital, and Oliver Stockton, president of Mental Health Services Board." The Patio Restaurant is in Van Nuys.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Hume, Portia Bell Patio Restaurant (Los Angeles, Calif.) Women--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Mental health--California--Los Angeles Restaurants--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Group portraits Valley Times Collection photographs
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