Vivian Ambrose, Pearl Grossmiller, Marjorie Murphy, Elizabeth Lowe and Martha Montgomery pose in costume at Griffith playground, Los Angeles, 1936

Title: Vivian Ambrose, Pearl Grossmiller, Marjorie Murphy, Elizabeth Lowe and Martha Montgomery pose in costume at Griffith playground, Los Angeles, 1936
Date Created: March 11, 1936
Date: 1936-03-11
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description: Related to the article, "Domestic Chores Replaced by Sports: HOUSEWIVES HAVE FROLIC Thousand Shun Their Home Tasks for Play Day at Griffith Playground," Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 1936: A1
Handwritten on negative: L 2 R Mrs Vivian Ambrose x Mrs Pearl Grossmiller x Mrs Marjorie Murphy x Mrs Elizabeth Lowe. x in front Mrs Martha Montgomery 3/11/36
At center, five women pose while wearing matching folk costumes during a women's outing at Griffith playground. Standing, from left to right, are: Vivian Ambrose, Pearl Grossmiller, Marjorie Murphy and Elizabeth Lowe. They pose with crossed arms in front of them and a leg stepping forward. In front of them, Martha Montgomery crouches on the ground and faces right. She extends her back leg forward and crosses her arms out in front of her. Griffith Park's grounds stretch across the backround.
Caption: Handwritten text from negative sleeve: 3958-- [stamped:] MAR 12 1936 [end stamped] Mrs Vivian Ambrose Mrs Pearl Grossmiller Mrs Marjorie Murphy Mrs Elizabeth Lowe Mrs Martha Montgomery Women's outing Griffith Playground 3/11/36.

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Group portraits
Names: Lowe, Elizabeth
Ambrose, Vivian
Grossmiller, Pearl
Montgomery, Martha
Murphy, Marjorie
Location: Griffith Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Recreation--California--Los Angeles
Costumes--Russian
Housewives--California--Los Angeles
Dancers--American--California--Los Angeles
Griffith Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_12986
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002hn3gh
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Rights Country: US
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