Image of a group of men sitting at a table and a group of girls standing nearby in front of the Del Mar Ice Cream Parlor at the 1400 Block of 3rd Street in Santa Monica, California. Signs painted on the side of a horse-drawn cart read "Wholesale and retail ice cream and confectionary the Del Mar Ice Cream Parlors Christopher's ice cream Santa Monica." This is a copy negative (a photograph of another photograph). "1400 Block, 3rd Street, Santa Monica, Cha. Suits" and "Charles Suits" and "AB Benson" on item. "SM ice cream parlor" and "Carrillo Canyon Proj" written on envelope as it was received. Title based on note from item, date devised by cataloger based on the similar items in the collection.
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