William L. Brashear receiving a gift from M. A. Nugent at his birthday/retirement party from the Southern Pacific Railroad Company. I. A. Cain squats to the left holding a birthday cake and a large crowd of railroad employees is gathered around the lounge chair Brashear is seated in.
William L. Brashear receiving a gift from M. A. Nugent (right) at his birthday/retirement party from the Southern Pacific Railroad Company. I. A. Cain stands to the left holding a birthday cake and a large crowd of railroad employees is gathered around the lounge chair Brashear is seated in.
Related to the article, "CHRISTMAS FETES OPEN: Shriners Party Lures 5000 Salvation Army Entertains Homeless as Nursery Children Cheered YULE FETES LURE MANY Shriners Give Program Salvation Army Entertains Men, as Day Nursery Children Cheered," Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 1935: A1
Five women stand holding a tray filled with gifts. from left to right: Francine Becheraz, Mrs. Rodney Carmack, Margaret Jean Millikan, Dorothy Jueneman, and Francis M. Traeger. A piano can be seen in the background.
Four young adults appear to be having fun while bracing themselves against a tunnel that appears to be moving. The man on the left appears to be Hal Booth (Willis Harold Booth), fiance of Ann McNaghten.