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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated April 7, 1958 reads, "Mrs. Ben Funk displays her latest hat creations for her daughter, center, who keeps records, and Mrs. James H. Foster, a neighbor. General's wife creates some 400 hats a year. Many are given to John Tracy Clinic in Los Angeles. 'It is important that a hat suits a woman,' she explains."; See images #00146642 through #00146645 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Funk, Ben I.--(Ben Ivan),--1913--Family Families of military personnel--California--Los Angeles Children of military personnel--California--Los Angeles Military spouses--California--Los Angeles Hatters--California--Los Angeles Mothers and daughters--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Teenage girls--California--Los Angeles Women's hats--California--Los Angeles Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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