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            <name>Title</name>
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                <text>San Fernando Valley Postcard Collection</text>
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                <text>There are 485 postcards relating to the San Fernando Valley which were acquired by Tommy Gelinas and the Valley Relics Museum from many sources over a period of twenty years. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The collection is cataloged to item level and organized by 21 categories (sub-series): Rancho San Antonio School for Boys (RSA); Anheuser-Busch Brewery (AB); Busch Gardens (BG); Street Scenes (SS); Local Residences (LR); Hotels and Motels (HM); Aerial Views (AV); San Fernando Valley State College (VS); Airports (AP); Restaurants (RS); Churches and other places of worship (CH); Parks (PA); Hospitals (HS); Administrative Buildings (AD); Area Entertainment (EN); Early History (EH); Local Businesses (LB); Agriculture (AG); Sports (SP); Santa Clarita and Simi Valley (SC); Miscellaneous Booklets (BO).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alison Turtledove initially processed and researched the collection in 2015. Sarah Glover compiled and added postcards to the finding aid in 2016.</text>
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                <text>Valley Relics Museum (artificial collection)</text>
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                <text>Approx. 1900-2005</text>
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            <text>5” x 3.5” (14 cm x 9 cm)</text>
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              <text>View of the San Fernando Valley from the top of Topanga Canyon Road.</text>
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              <text>"Greetings from San Fernando Valley" View of the Valley from the top of Topanga Canyon Road, showing stone picnic tables. Postmarked August 25, 1968, San Fernando.</text>
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              <text>c1960s</text>
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      <name>aerial views</name>
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