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.
The Santa Monica Charity League, of Cunningham, Wallington, and Michel are members, held its annual cocktail party at the Santa Monica Swimming Club on December 16, 1938.
From left to right, Frances Anne Rafferty, Harold Howard and Dusty Rochlan stand on a stage at center as they perform a scene from a play. Frances Rafferty stands in profile, facing right, and wears a long gown. At center, Harold Howard stands with a wide stance, facing towards camera, but looking to the right. He wears a tuxedo with a white jacket and black pants. Dusty Rochlan stands at right and in profile, facing left. He wears a military costume. The stage's scenery occupies the background. What appears to be a staircase rises from right to left behind the actors.
Bessilyn Johnson, known also as "Bessie" or "Mabel", was the wife of the Chicago millionaire Albert Johnson, a man who was variously the partner, friend and dupe of the famed American Old West figure Death Valley Scotty. Bessie was one of the main characters who provided the impetus for the construction of Scotty's Castle in what is now Death Valley National Park in California.
Augie Galan was the Cubs' left fielder in 1939. He was with the Cubs from 1934-1941, then went on to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, and ended his career in 1949 with the Philadelphia Athletics.