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Description
10 images. Party at Mocambo for Mr. and Mrs. C. Ray Gilliland, 2 June 1954. Don Loper Tom Sherbloom Ronnie MckNight Tom LE Grand Charles Morrison Frank T. Ehrhart (Manager of Mocambo) Henry Condoured Mordo Ben Altabet. Caption slip reads: "Photographer: McCarty. Date: 1954-06-02. Assignment: Party. 45: Mordo Ben Altabet, foreground of Parisian florists & some of the 4 hundred dozen gardenias cost $7500. 46: CHarles Morrison & Frank T. Ehrhart, Gen. Mgr. and some of the 50 Methusleahs of imported champaign [sic]. 47: Henry Condoured, head chef & assistant at work. He is with 80 lbs of caviar. 48: Eve Cameron, Morrison's secretary, looking at white doves in cages at entrance of Moc. 50: L to R - Charlie Morrison & Designer Don Loper surveying decorations. 49: L to R - Don Loper, designer, & Tom Sherbloom at champaign [sic] fountain. 51/52: Carrying out 4 layer flower wedding cake from truck - orchids & L to R - Ronnie McKnight, Tom Le Grand & Mgr. Frank Ehrhart. 61: 40 dozen gardenias marching up 'horseshoe' at entrance of Mocambo. 62: Charlie Morrison trying out champagne pouring, Tom Sherbloom, ice sculptor, with champagne carving.".
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image
Format
10 photographs : negatives, b&w 10 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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