Governor Frank Merriam tasting something with ladle in a kitchen while woman looks behind him in anticipation. His close friend, Ralph H. Clock stands behind them who was a state senator from Long Beach and a Superior Court judge before that.
Portrait photograph of Associate Justice John W. Preston of the State Supreme Court. He stands, wearing a light colored suit, hands crossed in front of him, looking at the camera.
Possibly related to the article “Bush May Be Bledsoe Aide, Chairman of Republican County Central Committee Suggested to Manage Campaign.” Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 1925: A1. The article states: Attorney George B. Bush, chairman of the Republican County Central Committee, will probably be chosen by Judge Benjamin F. Bledsoe as manager of the Bledsoe-for-Mayor campaign committee …
Four men look over building plans. They include California Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Waste, 2nd from left, and Associate Justice Emmet Seawell, far right.