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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated December 26, 1955 reads, "Mrs. Mary Lou Waddell Thompson, 1931 Queen of Roses, explains scrapbook to two of her four children, Bruce, 13, and Kathleen, 7, at her Van Nuys home. Former queen, 42, expects soon to become grandmother."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Tournament of Roses Beauty contestants--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Mother and child--California--Los Angeles Boys--California--Los Angeles Girls--California--Los Angeles Families--California--Los Angeles Dwellings--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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