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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated February 4, 1963 reads, "Sharon, age 9, 'sees' plaster cake with hands - Sharon was one of 150 blind children invited to wedding." One hundred and fifty blind children, ages 6 to 19, from the Foundation for the Junior Blind in Los Angeles, attended the wedding of two of their counselors, Frank and Mary Tiesen.; See images #00115576 through #00115579 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Junior Blind of America Wedding cakes--California--Los Angeles Children, Blind--California--Los Angeles Weddings--California--Los Angeles Girls--California--Los Angeles Blindness--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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