Text on verso: one page describing a bond issue, "respectfully submitted, Alphonzo E. Bell Corporation, by Alphonzo E. Bell, president." [First portion of text not included on page.]
From left to right, Los Angeles socialites Mrs. Edwin Kraft, Mrs. Sigurd Murphy, and Mrs. Harold Dougher. Mrs. Kraft is seated on a table. Behind the group is a window with ironwork and an archway. This photograph may have been taken at a bridge luncheon hosted by Mrs. Murphy at The Sycamores in Bel Air on December 7, 1938.
Related to Los Angeles Times article, "Clubwomen Face Study of Many Weighty Problems During Coming Season: Recreation of Summer to Give Zest: Vacations Given Over to Wholesome Enjoyment," 18 Aug. 1935: B10.
Bishop William Bertrand Stevens, his wife, Mrs. Stevens, and Mrs. Levering Moore sit admiring a costumed Shirley Wells, actress, at a Bel-Air garden party for the benefit of the Bishop's fund.
The three sit on blankets positioned underneath a large umbrella to shade them all from the sun. Other beachgoers stand behind them in the distance. Lorna relaxes on a chair while Earl shields his eyes.