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"Campbell Naismith of San Diego, who has begun a class for would-be bagpipe players in Escondido, tunes up his 75-year-old set for the edification of local fans. He wears all his regalia except one shoe and stocking. His ankle was injured in fall from cliff."

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"Some of the junior bowlers at Escondido's Palomar Lanes gather around instructor Bob Wise during a recent practice session at the local alley in preparation for the state tournament at Bakersfield next weekend. From left to right are Vickie Landis, Cindy Thompson, Jeff Brown, Linda Bergeron and Wise." Envelope contains additional images of junior bowlers.

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"When you open the doors in the morning, an important chore is to hose down the sidewalk in front of your business, especially during the long, rainless summer. Doing his bit to keep Escondido neat and tidy is Ed Lochmoeller, a salesman at Drue's Churchill and Cassou Appliances, 254 E. Grand Ave." [Similar images in envelope.]

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[Two men and woman photographed in and outside of Discount House of Imports, noted on signage as "opening soon." Store was located at 2246 South Escondido Blvd.]

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"Lorraine Boyce, Escondido city councilwoman, displays the proclamation she received from the mayor of Toyakawa, Japan. She and her family were on vacation there for two and one-half weeks." [Envelope also contains images of older man and woman celebrating with a birthday cake. Pledge of allegiance is in the background.]

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"Deana Craven (left) director at the Girls' Club, and Debbie Tyree (standing at right) are looking for the right type of wig for Miss Tyree's mother, Mrs. James B. Tyree. Miss Tyree is the president of the Volunteens, teenage girls at the club, who will sponsor a wig show at 7:45 tonight at the club, 165 E. Lincoln." [Envelope contains additional related images.]

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"Mrs. John Edmondson Jr. displays the trophy recently received by the Junior Woman's Club in recognition of the many hours they contributed in the neighbor to neighbor cancer drive. Mrs. Edmondson is cancer chairman for the local Junior Woman's Club. The trophy will be on display for one month at Escondido National Bank." Other images in envelope include a group of men around a table, and something unclear bearing the description "A Brett & Edwards original."

Scope and Contents [Images 008-010: Images of Jasper Catalano, Escondido landlord that boarded up rental units rather than fix them up. Catalano moved from Texas to California and article is about him and his properties which were rented mostly to itinerate laborers. Caption to photograph says "With eyes that have witnessed nearly 50 years of change, Jasper Catalano sits and watches a continuously growing Escondido. Catalano recently closed down some rental units in the downtown area voluntarily rather than...

Scope and Contents "Students in summer classes at Lincoln School got their model airplanes set for a recent balloon-boosting contents under the watchful eye of Ben Sasnett, instructor. Sasnett began a club at Miller School, where he teaches year-round, whose members have built and flown model planes after school and on Saturdays since January. Boys pictured (from left) Jamie Clark, Wayne Simmons, Anthony Capone and Robbie Smith, are learning to fly planes they built from scratch during summer classes, with...

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"Marlissa Crocker, Miss Vista, took the first dive into Vista's new $85,000 swimming pool at Monday dedication ceremonies attended by many local dignitaries at Washington Junior High School, including Mayor Orbee Mihalek (left), and G. C. Eikermann, Vista Unified School District superintendent. The pool was a joint venture of the city and the schools and was open to the public at noon today. It is the city's second swimming pool." [Opening happened Monday, August 24th.]