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The country doctor

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Description: "A novelization of the 20th Century-Fox film, 'The country doctor, ' first starring vehicle for the Dionne quintuplets ... Illustrations are taken from the film. All characters, names and incidents are entirely fictitious"--Title page verso.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: [1936]
Call number: 648327
Creator: Thornton, Willis(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of The Longo Family Trust, Lawrence D. and Betty Jeanne Longo, Trustees, 2015.
Dimensions: 26 cm
Associated people: Longo, Lawrence D.,; Longo, Betty Jeanne,
Associated organization: Grosset & Dunlap,

Riviera vs. Midwick polo match at the Riviera Country Club, Santa Monica Canyon

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Image of a polo match between Riviera and Midwick Country Clubs at Riviera Country Club in Santa Monica Canyon in Pacific Palisades, California. The scoreboard reads "Polo every Sunday, Riviera, Chukker, Midwick" and the names "Havnstri, Beal Sr, Roach and Beal Jr." are visible on the board.

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Fox hunt at the Riviera Country Club, Santa Monica Canyon

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Image of men and women in hunting attire with horses and dogs for a fox hunt at the Riviera Country Club in Santa Monica Canyon in Pacific Palisades, California.

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Eve's Daughters Club presents "His Women Folks,"

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Two programs created by the Phillips Temple C.M.E Church's women's club, the Eve's Daughters Club, for performances of the three-act comedic play "His Women's Folks." One program is from 1945 and includes a brown cover page printed with a photograph of the Phillips Temple C.M.E. church. The later program is from 1955 and includes a blue cover page printed with an illustration of nine women in profile. The play was written by Priscilla Wayne and husband Wayne Sprague starring a cast of nine female characters: Martha Lewis; Lucinda Lewis Breckenridge; Jane Lewis; Edith Breckenridge; Polly Breckenridge; William Breckenridge; Mamie (Cook); Liza (Maid); and Patrice/Patience Trent (neighbor). Programs include actor names, administrative information about Phillips Temple, and advertisements from local African American businesses in Los Angeles.

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She Lives; or, The Generous Brother. Comedy, 5 acts Mary Goldsmith

Manuscripts

No application. Prod. Margate (?), Feb., 1803, (?). MS: numerous corrections. (Dated Margate, Feb., 1803, in B.C.) See LA 1284 (the same play except that it is in four acts and lacks one scene contained in this MS; names of characters are different; other differences numerous but slight).

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A country home

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Image of an elevated landscape view of a country home with a horse-drawn vehicles passing along a dirt road; barn and farm across the road; small town and additional buildings are on the banks of a large river or lake with hills in background.

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Tree-lined country road with citrus grove in distance

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View of a tree-lined country road with fence and field. There are citrus trees in a grove in the distance.

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The country doctor

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