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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>Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana, San Fernando, CA.</text>
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              <text>San Fernando, CA. Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana (15151 San Fernando Mission Blvd., Mission Hills today). Founded Sept. 8, 1797, by Fr. Fermin de Lasuen. Exterior view of the arcade of the Convento building.</text>
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              <text>c1970s</text>
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