The orchestra conductor Ray Noble and his wife were forced to gather their belongings in their rented furnished home at 717 N. Rexford Drive in Beverly Hills and vacate the premises. Apparently the owner owned money for the furnishings.
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.
Military commander on his radio during the Army-Navy Maneuvers that took place off the coast of Southern California at the end of 1946. The goal of the war games was to practice two maneuvers: Operation Mountain Goat, an amphibious landing designed to dislodge "enemy" troops, and Operation Oilskin, a landing to cut off "enemy" communications. The Army, Navy, and Marine Corps aircrafts participated in the exercise.
John R. Quinn listens to the radio with his family in his Los Angeles home. Photo appears with the article "Camera Interview With John R. Quinn, Leading Mayoralty Candidate," Los Angeles Times, 01 May 1929: A8.
The large living room displays several armchairs, a sofa, coffee table, floor lamp, two table lamps, a bookshelf full of books and several framed pieces of art. A radio sits against the wall in the bottom right corner.
This photograph is very similar to another one that appears with the article, "Evangelist's Kidnaping Case History Replete with Sensations: CITY SHOCKED BY "DROWNING" Veil of Mystery Shrouded Disappearance Mexico Reappearance Set World Agog Court," Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 1927: A2.