Socialites mingle at a performance of La Boheme at the Shrine Auditorium, put on by the Metropolitan Civic Opera House. This particular performance benefitted the P.-T.A. milk fund.
Heiress Nancy Pierson Brooks Macy Brill eating at a cafe. Her estranged husband William Brill was pressing a suit for the annulment of their marriage. They had separated hours after their elopement and subsequent marriage.
Heiress Nancy Pierson Brooks Macy Brill sitting next to an unidentified man. Her estranged husband William Brill was pressing a suit for the annulment of their marriage. They had separated hours after their elopement and subsequent marriage.
Heiress Nancy Pierson Brooks Macy Brill seated and smiling. Her estranged husband William Brill was pressing a suit for the annulment of their marriage. They had separated hours after their elopement and subsequent marriage.
Actress Dian Manners sits on bed and talks on telephone. An unknown man can be seen on the reflection on a mirror in the background. Manners starred in the movie "It Couldn't Have Happened - But It Did."
Heiress Nancy Pierson Brooks Macy Brill sitting next to an unidentified man. Her estranged husband William Brill was pressing a suit for the annulment of their marriage. They had separated hours after their elopement and subsequent marriage.
Young socialites attend La Boheme at the Shrine Auditorium, performed by the Metropolitan Civic Opera Company. This particular performance benefitted the P.-T.A. milk fund.
Socialites mingle at a performance of La Boheme at the Shrine Auditorium, put on by the Metropolitan Civic Opera House. This particular performance benefitted the P.-T.A. milk fund.
Socialites convene at a performance of La Boheme at the Shrine Auditorium, put on by the Metropolitan Civic Opera House. This particular performance benefitted the P.-T.A. milk fund.
Socialites mingle at a performance of La Boheme at the Shrine Auditorium, put on by the Metropolitan Civic Opera House. This particular performance benefitted the P.-T.A. milk fund.
Socialites mingle at a performance of La Boheme at the Shrine Auditorium, put on by the Metropolitan Civic Opera House. This particular performance benefitted the P.-T.A. milk fund.
New York socialite Henry L. Satterlee. Satterlee was brought in for questioning as a suspect for the Inglewood Everett-Stephens murders. Albert Dyer, a crossing guard, later confessed to the crime.
Peggy Hamilton served as "Queen of the Lions" during the 1932 international Lions Club convention in Los Angeles. Hamilton is pictured holding a lion cub while standing next to an unidentified member of the Lions Club and Ethel and Grace Bush. She is wearing a hat and a cape over a long dress. Ethel and Grace Bush are both wearing hats. One of the Bush women is wearing a dress with fur near the collar.
Peggy Hamilton served as "Queen of the Lions" during the 1932 international Lions Club convention in Los Angeles. Hamilton is pictured holding a lion cub while standing next to an unidentified member of the Lions Club and Ethel and Grace Bush. She is wearing a hat and a cape over a long dress. Ethel and Grace Bush are both wearing hats. One of the Bush women is wearing a dress with fur near the collar.
A group of unidentified young adults are holding on to each other on a spinning floor ride. The man on the far left appears to be Hal Booth (Willis Harold Booth), fiance to Ann McNaghten.
This photograph appears with the article, "Society folk present at opening performance of Grand Opera season here," Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 1926: C38.
Mrs. Oscar R. Howard (Inez Greene Howard) is standing in the center. People dressed in formal attire stand on either side of her. This photograph was taken outside of the Shrine Auditorium.
Possibly related to "Beau Peep Whispers," Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar 1936: D1. These three society women were included in a list of being usherettes for an upcoming theater production.
This photograph appears with the article, "Society folk present at opening performance of Grand Opera season here," Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 1926: C38.
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.
Possibly related to "Ocean Treading in 'Diving Bell' Women's Hobby," Los Angeles Times, 02 Aug 1936: D8 and "Ocean Exploration Their Vacation Sport," Los Angeles Times, 06 Aug 1936: A6.
Three ladies in hats having tea at a table. L to R-- Mrs. Henry Jones, Mrs. Harold Dickson, and Mrs. John Lynas Strong. Mrs. Jones holds a piece of paper in her hand. Photo appears to be taken in a large room with other people as well.
President of the Jonathan Club, William P. Jeffries (far right), next to his daughter Sally (or Sarah) Jefferies and his wife Laura. They are dressed for a special occasion. The women on the left are unidentified.
Mother Alice V. Cheap and daughter Virginia Cheap (Virginia Cheap Suddarth Jarvis) seated next to each other smiling. The photograph was taken at Ray Huff-Richter Studio in Los Angeles. Photo appears with the article, "Daughter Feted on Birthday: Friends of Honoree Enjoy Dance," Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 1928: C8.
(L to R) Mrs. Oscar Wells (Helen Wells), Mrs. F. N. Sheperd (Dora Shepherd), Mr. and Mrs. J. Dabney Day, and Michael J. Connell wearing formal evening attire. The group is standing on the sidewalk, other attendants and onlookers are around them. This photograph was taken outside the Shrine Auditorium.
Willametta Keck, Lela Coursen Gates, and Elizabeth Anne Fullerton sit in a garden in wicker chairs. Keck wears a plaid dress and has her hat on her knee. Gates wears a solid dress, gloves and a hat. She holds a pencil in her right hand and notepad. Fullerton has a clutch purse in her lap, and wears a patterened dress with a pussy bow.
Born Dorothy Louise Chamberlin in 1899 to Charles L Chamberlin and Sadie Wooster Hodgkins, married to John Nelson Hurtt. Died in Washington state in 1938.