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On the route to Pasadena in their 1926 Nash, these women stop to enjoy the view. Colorado Boulevard winds behind them, past the intersection with Annandale Boulevard (now Figueroa), seen at the edge of the door, across the bridge and up the hill heading for the Annandale Country Club, Sternberger’s Restaurant, and the Colorado Street Bridge. (University of Southern California Library, California Historical Society Collection)

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“Among her peers, the bird fanciers and ornithologists, she gained fame with the California Audubon Society where she first served as secretary for seven years (beginning in 1921). High spot of her official career came in 1953 when she was named president of the California Audubon Society and really made things happen. It was during her regime that the famous bird sanctuary in Modjeska Canyon was founded…” (quote Eagle Rock Sentinel-Nelda Thompson, photo ERVHS-Pratt Collection)

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Members of the Monarchs Car Club ca 1957 (unknown-ERVHS)

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1970 Kiwanis Club spaghetti feast being prepared at Itza Julo’s Pizza. From left to right, unknown, Robert X. Cota, Charlie Olsen, Julio Schembari. (Joe Friezer photo-ERVHS)