Cheryl Walker, 19-year-old junior college student and queen of the 1938 Rose Bowl Parade surrounded by a crowd at the opening gala ball of the Tournament of Roses. The event was held at Pasadena's Civic Auditorium and welcomed about 4000 people
Children getting something to drink inside the State Relief Administration's Vermont District office, a crowd of older children and adults wait in the background. Outside the office, picketers had gathered to protest a, seemingly arbitrary, 40% reduction in the checks paid to unemployed relief cases taken care of by the S.R.A.
Group of young men in what looks like a newspaper office during International Boys' Week in Los Angeles. Boy's Week is an annual event which introduces boys to different facets of society through a variety of daily programs and aims to build their character and confidence. In 1936, Boys' Week was organized by The Council for the Promotion of Boys' Welfare and was held April 25-May 2
14-year-old Mildred Douglas, who, along with friend Donna (or Zelia K.) Thompson, was reported missing. A young girl reported seeing them get into a car with 31-year-old H. B. Millard. When called in for questioning Millard testified that he did pick up Douglas and Thompson but dropped them off when he realized how young they were. Millard reported that the girls told him they were running away from home. Girls fitting the description of Douglas and Thompson were seen in an Ontario auto camp one day later.
Boys from financially disadvantaged backgrounds participate in a free summer camp in Griffith Park. The camp, which was organized by Sheriff Biscailuz, lasted hosted groups of 100 boys for 10 days at a time. While at camp, the boys participated in activities such as swimming, fencing, baseball, various hobbies, and a nonsectarian religious program. The camp's 1937 season lasted from July 6th to September 4th.
Tackle during a football game between Fairfax and John Marshall High Schools during a benefit for the Parent-Teacher Association milk fund. Teams from Los Angeles High and Manual Arts also participated in the tournament, which was held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The scoreboard shows Marshall leading 12-0 in the third quarter