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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated May 30, 1962 reads "Seven-year-old Patricia Ross places flowers at the base of the monument in Valhalla Memorial Park, North Hollywood, honoring soldiers killed on battlefield. Throughout the Valley today, thousands paused and marked Memorial Day with private meditation or at numerous public services and special celebrations."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;36 x 29 cm. Photographic prints
Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park (Los Angeles, Calif.) Girls--California--Los Angeles Tombs & sepulchral monuments--California--North Hollywood (Los Angeles) Cemeteries--California--North Hollywood (Los Angeles) Helmets--California--Los Angeles Rifles--California--Los Angeles Flower arrangements Memorial Day North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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