This collection includes approximately 40,000 photographs by commercial photographer Ralph Morris, who worked in the Los Angeles area from 1939-1981. His advertising and industrial clients included department stores, restaurants, the automobile and petroleum industries as well as business executives. Also included is the Luckhaus Studio collection of architecture, fashion, the movie industry, sports and street scenes, images which Morris obtained in 1939. Couples dancing on the dance floor at the Del Mar Club in 1959, as a band plays. A number of tables are seen in the foreground. A lifesaver hung on the wall at left says, "S.S. Del Mar."
Del Mar Club (Del Mar, Calif.) Clubs--California--Del Mar Associations, institutions, etc.--California--Del Mar Dance--California--Del Mar Dance floors--California--Del Mar Bands (Music)--California--Del Mar Tables--California--Del Mar Del Mar (Calif.)
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