Peggy Hamilton modeling a white chiffon gown, with black hand-appliqued lace and white gloves. The dress was available at Jean Swartz Fashion Salon, on Vine Street, corner of Yucca, one block north of Hollywood Boulevard.
Date from photo verso is February 1930, but this date is unreliable. Another contact print, of another dress, has the same date but the image appeared in "Fashions" in 1929.
Peggy Hamilton at the Breakfast Club posing with 5 men wearing suits and 16 athletic-looking young men wearing white Olympic games sweaters featuring a central ornament inspired by the Olympic emblem: a shield formed with one row of white stars on a blue ground above red and white stripes and the words "ALL AMERICA" and men in suits. Two sawhorses with horse heads, mascots of the Breakfast Club, appear in the portrait as well. This photograph was taken ten days before the opening of the Olympic games. The Los Angeles Breakfast Club was located at 3213 Riverside Drive in 1932.
Peggy Hamilton (3rd from right) and 2 other women, in lace and chiffon dresses, facing 3 young women, 2 in bathing suits and one in a riding habit, perhaps at a fashion show
Peggy Hamilton entertains Clara Schofield, wife of Admiral Frank H. Schofield, of the Pacific Fleet, at the Warner Bros Studio. This photograph was taken during the filming of a scene by John Barrymore in the movie "Svengali."
Arthur Goebel was a pilot who worked as a barnstormer and also as a stunt flyer for the movie industry during the 1920's and 1930's . In 1927 he won the Dole Pineapple Company air race from Oakland, CA to Honolulu, HI. In 1928 he won the first transcontinental non-stop air race from New York, NY to Los Angeles, CA.
Although the caption says the photograph was taken in 1932, a similar photograph was published in Peggy Hamilton's Los Angeles Times feature "Fashions," on March 1, 1931.
Bust-length double portrait of actress June Marlowe, wearing a dark dress with a lace collar, and Peggy Hamilton, wearing a light silk dress and matching silk headband.
Peggy Hamilton modeling a wedding dress and veil, flanked by a maid of honor on the right, actress Priscilla Dean, and a bridesmaid on the left, actress June Marlowe at the Cocoanut Grove night club, at the Ambassador Hotel. The bouquets and backdrop flower arrangements are by Kathleen Clifford.
Peggy Hamilton, on a special occasion, holding a basket with flowers, standing with 3 men and one woman. The group stands behind a desk covered with papers.
Peggy Hamilton wearing a Spanish costume as official "Queen of Fiesta," at the First Californians pageant and fiesta. Hamilton's costume is a Spanish style gown in tulle shaded from pale yellow to red, a finely beaded bodice and roses at the waist and hand-made mantilla over 150 years old worn over a high comb and covering her head and shoulders.
Peggy Hamilton is wearing an Olympics theme gown with illustrations of the Olympic events (boxing ?, diving or swimming, sailing and cycling) within linked rings on the skirt, a tri-colored ribbon (probably red, white and blue) like that used for Olympic medals crossing the bodice, and the flags of different participating countries on her silk wrap. Hamilton is photographed with California Governot James Rolph, wearing several medals on his tuxedo jacket, at the Philharmonic Auditorium in Los Angeles when Hamilton was the official hostess for Los Angeles at the Fiesta of the Olympic Contestants.
Peggy Hamilton and James Francis Thaddeus O'Connor, the Comptroller of the Currency, at Grauman's Chinese Theatre for the premier of the movie Rain. Over her gown, Hamilton wears a wrap of coin-sized sequins with a fur border. Hamilton doing a radio broadcast and there are two microphones next to O'Connor, one with the radio station identifier "KHJ."
Peggy Hamilton wore this gown in 1932 when she was escorted by Francis Thaddeus O'Connor, the Comptroller of the Currency, to the premier of the film Rain at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, where she did a radio broadcast (see image ark no. 21198/zz002bzk21) .
Peggy Hamilton standing on the wheel of an airplane and modeling an aviation costume created especially for her by Greer with a matching jacket, pants, cap and gloves and worn with goggles and knee-high boots.
Peggy Hamilton served as "Queen of the Lions" during the 1932 international Lions Club convention in Los Angeles. Hamilton is pictured holding a lion cub while standing next to an unidentified member of the Lions Club and Ethel and Grace Bush. She is wearing a hat and a cape over a long dress. Ethel and Grace Bush are both wearing hats. One of the Bush women is wearing a dress with fur near the collar.
Peggy Hamilton served as "Queen of the Lions" during the 1932 international Lions Club convention in Los Angeles. Hamilton is pictured holding a lion cub while standing next to an unidentified member of the Lions Club and Ethel and Grace Bush. She is wearing a hat and a cape over a long dress. Ethel and Grace Bush are both wearing hats. One of the Bush women is wearing a dress with fur near the collar.
Peggy Hamilton modeling a dress and jacket suit in a floral patterned silk with fur trim on the jacket cuffs and hem, probably designed by Beckman Furs (located on Seventh Street in Los Angeles). Hamilton wears a cloche, pearl necklace and earrings.
Peggy Hamilton modeling a dress and jacket suit in a floral patterned silk with fur trim on the jacket cuffs and hem, probably designed by Beckman Furs (located on Seventh Street in Los Angeles). Hamilton wears a cloche, pearl necklace and earrings.
Peggy Hamilton modeling jewelry, including earrings with very a large drop pearl, a necklace with a cluster of metallic flowers on a dark fabric cord, and a bracelet with pearls and gemstones in floral filigree settings
Peggy Hamilton modeling jewelry, including earrings with very a large drop pearl, a necklace with a cluster of metallic flowers on a dark fabric cord, and a bracelet with pearls and gemstones in floral filigree settings
Peggy Hamilton modeling a knee-length wrap wool coat with a band collar in spotted fur. She wears a felt hat, a leather glove with stitched and punched decoration, and holds a small clutch purse made from ostrich leather. She is standing at the doorway of a house with the address 827 and a dog is seated on a table next to her.
A different photograph of Peggy Hamilton wearing this coat and skirt appears in her Los Angeles Times feature "Fashions from Local Shops," on August 16, 1931, pg. H3.
Peggy Hamilton modeling a white chiffon gown, with black hand-appliqued lace and white gloves. She is holding a wide-brimmed black hat. The dress was available at Jean Swartz Fashion Salon, on Vine Street, corner of Yucca, one block north of Hollywood Boulevard.
A different photograph of Peggy Hamilton wearing this gown appears in her Los Angeles Times feature "Fashions from Local Shops," on June 14, 1931, pg. H3.
Peggy Hamilton modeling a white chiffon gown, with black hand-appliqued lace and white gloves. The dress was available at Jean Swartz Fashion Salon, on Vine Street, corner of Yucca, one block north of Hollywood Boulevard.
Peggy Hamilton modeling a fur garment fashioned from white caracul. The top has a close-fitting vest effect with a graceful cape. The hat is made of frosted crepe wool.
Peggy Hamilton modeling a fur garment fashioned from white caracul. The top has a close-fitting vest effect with a graceful cape. The hat is made of frosted crepe wool.
Peggy Hamilton modeling a dress of chiffon velvet and Alençon lace with a velvet hat which ends in a small bow at the nap of the neck. The outfit is accented with earrings with a large drop pearl.
Peggy Hamilton modeling a dress of velvet, chiffon and Alençon lace with a velvet hat which ends in a small bow at the nap of the neck. The outfit is accented with earrings with a large drop pearl.
Peggy Hamilton modeling a suit in a light color fabric. The double-breasted jacket has flared sleeves and the hat has a narrow brim and same color ribbon band.
Peggy Hamilton modeling a suit in a light color fabric. The double-breasted jacket has flared sleeves and the hat has a narrow brim and same color ribbon band.
Peggy Hamilton modeling a dark color straw hat with a light color ribbon band. She is wearing a dark color dress with netting at the neckline and a bead necklace.