Title supplied by cataloger. The Palomar, built in 1925, was a famous ballroom in Los Angeles. It was destroyed by a fire on October 2, 1939.; Mary Pickford was a Canadian-born silent film actress, famously known as "America's sweetheart," co-founder of American Artists film studio, and one of the original founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Photograph caption dated April 13, 1936 reads "Photo shows: (in foreground) Cora Sue Collins, tiny radio enthusiast, (above, left) Mary Pickford, (right) Beatrice Hagen, the 1936 radio baby star. (Back l. to r.) Carrol Nye and Ken Frogley, members of the Radio Ball Committee staged at the Palomar Thursday night, April 2nd."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Pickford, Mary,--1892-1979 Collins, Cora Sue Nye, Carroll Palomar (Restaurant : Los Angeles, Calif.) Motion picture actors and actresses--United States Women--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Children--California--Los Angeles Ballrooms--California--Los Angeles Restaurants--California--Los Angeles Flowers--California--Los Angeles Group portraits Portrait photographs Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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