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1968 - Major General Lewis J. Fields Speaking with Event Coordinators at Marine Day

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Title

1968 - Major General Lewis J. Fields Speaking with Event Coordinators at Marine Day

Year

1968

Description

Major General Lewis J. Fields (left), commanding General of Camp Pendleton, speaks with (from left) Sally Sherbin, Disneyland Hostess; Ed Troutner, Golden Mall Coordinator; and Brice Profitt, Jr., President of the Exchange Club of Verdugo Hills. Marine Day was an annual event held at Burbank's Golden Mall in the late 60s and early 70s. Each year, several hundred Marines from Camp Pendleton were invited to a public celebration at the Mall. The event was followed by a trip to Disneyland in which the Marines were accompanied by teen hostesses from local high schools. This photo was taken at the first Marine Day, held March 23, 1968.

Address

N San Fernando Blvd & E Orange Grove Ave, Burbank, CA 91502

Subject
  • Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.)
  • Military--United States Marine Corps.
  • Shopping Malls--Golden Mall
  • Soldiers
  • Uniforms
  • Women
  • Events
  • 1960s
Format

35mm b&w negative

Rights

Burbank Public Library, Burbank in Focus Office

Identifier

cco01213

Physical copy held by

City Clerk's Office

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