Bird's-eye view of Cabrillo Beach bathhouse, with beach in foreground, about 6 people scattered on beach, tall 4-masted schooner and other boats in ocean in background. A painted sign on the tower reads: "Cabrillo Bath House / Dept. of Playground & Recreation / City of Los Angeles."
Girls in bathing suits at a Los Angeles beach pretend to practice for the Wrigley Ocean Marathon. Eight girls prone on beach chairs do the crawl stroke as others watch from behind. Many of the spectators hold musical instruments including a clarinet, 2 saxophones, a bass, a violin, a trumpet, a banjo and a drum.
Fires swept through Topanga Canyon and the Santa Monica mountains in late November of 1938 when ashes from an old cooking range scattered into nearby grass in Calabasas. Flames jumped the Pacific Coast Highway and burned several homes along the beach north of Santa Monica.
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.
Related to Los Angeles Times article, August 14, 1933, Gordon Warner Annexes One-Mile Ocean Swim, Troy Paddler Edges Out Herman Smith in Second Annual Red Cross Event; 114 Entered