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Title
Birthday party
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection
Creator
Quillen, Harry
Date Created and/or Issued
Circa 1940
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
A woman wearing an orchid corsage celebrates her birthday in the backyard of a house. An assortment of friends are in attendance, some wearing traditional Chinese clothing. One woman, right, wears a fut coat. The tablecloth has "Happy Birthday" printed on it. On top of the table is the birthday cake with candles ready to be lit. A pink flamingo figurine sits in a dish next to the tea pots.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier
00073386
Harry Quillen Collection; Los Angeles Photographers Collection
Rites and ceremonies-Birthdays.; A-010-454 4x5; GPC_b81
CARL0000076628
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/120501
Subject
Birthday cakes--California--Los Angeles
Birthday parties--California--Los Angeles
Costumes

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