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A black and white photo of Vernon Ricker, former Pacific Coast Fitness Center manager. He is a mustached man sitting and is laying back on outdoor concrete steps in front of a sign that says, "No lifeguard on duty. Children 14 & under should not use pool without an adult attendant." He is wearing a dark jacket on top of a plaid shirt and jeans.
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A black and white photo of Rob Carroll, a white mustached man, who is standing next to the pool at Pacific Fitness Center with one arm resting on an outdoor chair and the other on his hip. He is smiling at the camera. He's wearing a plaid long sleeve button up shirt with a dark undershirt, jeans, and a dark belt.
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A black and white photo of a Jim Prentice, mustached man standing behind a metal railing with a white sign that says, "Warning. No lifeguard on duty. Children 14 & under should not use pool without an adult attendant." He is wearing a collared jacket and a slightly opened button up shirt, and jeans.
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A black and white photo of Lillian and Hy Ruben, an elderly white woman and man, of PFLAG San Diego sitting together and holding onto each other on a striped couch. They are surrounded by lamps, a coffee table, plants, decorative objects, and two paintings behind them. Lillian has short white hair cut into a bowl-style and is wearing a dark striped mock neck sweater, sunglasses, and dark pants. Hy has short white hair and is wearing a white United States Navy (or other military force) uniform, a short sleeve button up with a name tag and patch, wristwatch, and white pants. Lillian is smiling towards the camera, while Hy has a neutral face.
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A black and white close up photo of Lillian and Hy Ruben, an elderly white woman and man, standing together outside in front of some trees. Lillian has short white hair cut into a bowl-style and is wearing a dark striped mock neck sweater and sunglasses. Hy has short white hair and is wearing a white United States Navy (or other military force) uniform, a short sleeve button up with a name tag and patch. Lillian is smiling towards the camera, while Hy has a neutral face.
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A black and white photo of Lillian Ruben, an elderly white woman with short white bowl cut hair, using a typewriter in an office space. Lillian is wearing a dark striped mock neck sweater, sunglasses, and dark pants. There are piles of paper surrounding her and another desk in the background of the photo.
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A black and white photo of Lillian Ruben, an elderly white woman with short white bowl cut hair, using a typewriter and touching a pile of papers next to her in an office space. Lillian is wearing a dark striped mock neck sweater, sunglasses, and dark pants. There are four certificates on the wall in front of her.
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A black and white photo of Hy Ruben, an elderly white man with short white hair, sitting in a white chair and looking over to the left side. He is wearing a sweater with a long sleeve collared button up shirt underneath, a wristwatch, and dark pants. There is a wooden door behind him.
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A black and white photo of Hy and Lillian Ruben, an elderly white man and woman, sitting together and smiling towards the camera on a striped couch. Behind them are an abstract print and a bookcase or shelf with books and papers on it. Hy has short white hair and is wearing a striped long sleeved button up shirt, a wristwatch, and dark pants. Lillian has short white bowl-cut style hair and is wearing sunglasses and either a two-piece patterned clothing set (pants and a long sleeve shirt with a mock neck) or one continuous jumper.
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A black and white photo of the entrance to the Lafayette Hotel in San Diego on El Cajon Boulevard, home of Pacific Fitness Center until 1984. The entrance has four large white columns. Two cars are parked on the street in front. On top of the building are two neon text signs that say 'Lafayette.'
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Four people sit at the corner counter of Big Kitchen Café while owner Judy "The Beauty" Forman (middle) takes an order. The photograph is taken from behind the counter, and shows stacked cups, condiments, and stacks of newspapers on the shelves underneath the counter. At the corner counter, two people sit one chair apart on the left, and Judy is taking the order of the person closest to her. Behind the people on the left is a bulletin board covered in flyers. To the right of Judy, a blonde man and a woman with long, dark brown hair, both wearing white shirts, sit with their backs to the window and the entrance while they wait for their orders.
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Owner Judy Forman holds her notepad in the kitchen area of Big Kitchen Café in November 1983. Judy is a white woman with large, circular glasses and short curly hair. She is wearing a light-colored, short sleeved, button up shirt with floral print that is tucked into a long, dark-colored skirt. She stands in front of cluttered shelves in the corner and behind a cash register. On the wall above the doorway behind her, someone named "Pate" has written in cursive "I love my JOB [sic] & all my family at the B.K. Love, Pate. 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83." The numbers 78 - 83 indicates that "Pate" has worked at Big Kitchen Café between 1978 and 1983.
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Owner Judy Forman leans forward with her hands on the table while she speaks with two customers sitting in a corner booth at Big Kitchen Café in the Golden Hill Neighborhood of San Diego. One of the men at the table is sitting facing the camera; he is wearing a long-sleeved, white shirt with "ocean pacific" written along the sleeves. The other man is facing the man in the long-sleeved white shirt and sits with his back to the camera and has his elbow rested on the back of the booth. He has a short haircut and is wearing dark, aviator sunglasses and a white T-shirt. There is a woman with short dark hair wearing a V-neck striped T-shirt who is enjoying her meal sitting in the next booth, directly in front of the man in aviators. To Judy's left, there is a woman with long, dark, curly hair in a white shirt with elbow-length sleeves siting at the counter who is holding a partially eaten sandwich. The walls are comfortably crowded with nick-knacks and a bulletin board with peoples' photographs tacked on it.
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Owner Judy Forman takes the order of a customer at a corner booth at Big Kitchen Café with her back turned to the camera. The photograph shows 4 people eating at the lunch counter and 4 people sitting in the booths along the wall on the right. The Wall on the right of Judy is covered in photographs and flyers, with a large sign posted above that reads in large text "Big Kitchen is OPEN [sic] Mon. - Thurs. 7am to 3pm, Fri. - Sun. 7am to 9pm. For your nourishment and entertainment (not necessarily in that order."
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Two people prepare food in the kitchen of Big Kitchen Café. The kitchen is a small space, with the grill, ovens, counter space to prepare food, and an overhead vent on the left side of the photograph and dishware, utensils, and shelving on the right side of the photograph. The floor is black and whict checkered tile. The person closest to the photographer has short, dark hair, a visor hat, a short sleeved shirt, a white apron around the waist, and light-colored jeans. They are standing facing the dishware and utensils and placing food on a plate. The second person is standing nearest the back left corner of the kitch; directly behind them is a wall with a vertical sign that reads "CAFE," which is to the direct left of the window. The second person also has short, dark hair and is wearing a light-colored shirt and light-colored jeans with dark-colored shoes. They are holding a piece of bread in their left hand, with the right hand reaching for something, but the edge of the oven blocks the view of what they are holding.
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