A large crowd of people lines up alongside picnic tables to receive plates of barbecue at the Sheriff's Relief Association barbecue in California Zoological Gardens. The scene is viewed from overhead. A service table enters frame from the lower left corner and stretches back on an angle to the right. On the right side of the table, a couple women stand with their backs to the camera as they serve plates of food to the picnic attendees. Plates are stacked on the left side of the long table and a crate of buns sits to the right of it. On the left side of the table, a woman in a gingham dress receives a plate of food in the foreground. Another woman to the right of her waits for a plate of food. The large crowd of people extends behind them, along the long line of tables and into the distance.
A large crowd of hundreds of people line up at food service tables in California Zoological Gardens and receive barbecue lunches. The camera views the scene from overhead. In the foreground at center, a couple women stand behind a serving table and dish out barbecue to picnic attendees standing at left. One man looks at the women while he waits for his food and the man next to him holds a plate of food. Many others line up behind them. In the lower left corner, a woman stands and wipes her face. To the right of the service tables, crates of food line the back edge of the service area. A few workers mill about at right. In the background, the crowd occupies the park grounds as they extend into the distance.
A large crowd of people lines up alongside picnic tables to receive plates of barbecue at the Sheriff's Relief Association barbecue in California Zoological Gardens. The long, service table enters frame from the lower right edge and stretches back on an angle to the left. On the near side of the table, a woman at far right and a woman at center stand with their backs to the camera as they serve plates of food to the picnic attendees. Plates are stacked between them on the table. Behind them and towards camera, shorter tables stand in a row. On the table at left, a crate sits; it reads, "BRADFORD." At right, beyond the serving table, people wait to receive plates of food. The large crowd of people extends back along the long line of tables and into the distance. A lattice fence lines the back edge of the park and nearby buildings rise from behind the far side of the fence.
