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. Entrance to the cocktail lounge at the Del Mar Club in 1959. The bar is called "The Gangplank," as indicated by its sign and by the fact that it resembles the temporary bridge used for getting off and on a vessel at dockside.
Del Mar Club (Del Mar, Calif.) Clubs--California--Del Mar Associations, institutions, etc.--California--Del Mar Bars (Drinking establishments)--California--Del Mar Signs and signboards--California--Del Mar Del Mar (Calif.)
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