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. A group of young people enjoy one of several summer activities that took place at an unidentified beach in Southern California. In view 5 they are attempting to make a human pyramid. Five men kneel on the sand, four women kneel over them making up the second row, while four more young beauties attempt staying in place in the third row of this pyramid, but alas, it was not to be. Three men can be seen standing in the back, helping these ladies as they fall. Several buildings can be seen in the background.
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