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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated October 1, 1956 reads, "Flowers from each of California's 21 missions bloom in Memory Garden of Brand Park in front of San Fernando Mission. Favorite setting for picnics, strolls and band concerts, park land was donated to city in 1920 by San Fernando Mission Land Co. Women of San Fernando supported acquisition of land to prevent fruit packing firms from encroaching upon historic old mission."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Gardens--California--Mission Hills (Los Angeles) Landscape gardening--California--Los Angeles Landscape plants--California--Los Angeles Trees--California--Los Angeles Shrubs--California--Los Angeles Arcades (Architecture)--California--Los Angeles Arches--California--Los Angeles Garden walks--California--Los Angeles Walkways--California--Mission Hills (Los Angeles) Brand Park (Mission Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.) Mission Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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