Brock & Company Jewelers was the most important jewelry and giftware store in Los Angeles. Founded by George A. Brock in 1903, it was sold in 1964 and the business ended s few years later. It was located at 515 West Seventh St. and had a 2nd location at the Beverly-Wilshire Hotel.
Although the negative sleeve attributes this work in this image to Jock Peters, other images in this negative group represent the Bachelors haberdashery by J. R. Davidson.
Detail view of art deco cabinet with wood paneling and aluminum strips in The Bachelors haberdashery, designed by Julius Ralph Davidson. Men's brief cases and satchels are on top of the cabinet and a cactus (?) in a pot stands next to the cabinet, in front of venetian blinds functioning as a room divider. The carpeting is composed of brown and tan strips.
Photomontage created with repeated images of a woman with a raised knee as though in the middle of executing a can-can dance movement, possibly for the magazine Better Homes and Gardens. She wears a short, ruffled gingham skirt, matching midriff top and reflective heeled sandals.
View of a man in a lab coat facing away holding up a pencil. Next to him are a chair and promotional literature about Adohr milk, titled "Don't make this mistake about milk! Adohr...More first awards for quality and purity than all other brands combined." The promotional material includes a drawing of 2 women standing in front of 2 giant bottles of milk with a trophy in the background.