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Description
Advertising postcard featuring a photo of an African American man in chef's whites posing in a theatrical bow, with one hand extended to the viewer. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) Still image Pre-printed text on message side of card incomplete due to removal of something pasted over it. Remaining text reads, "So extremely unique / BEN HANSEN'S BRENTWOOD INN / [...] all over America for / [...]en and Steak Dinners / Ben [...], Host / Phone [...]T Los Angeles 32640" Address following caption misprinted as 11976 San Vincente [sic] Blvd., Brentwood Heights Los Angeles, California. Street name is San Vicente Blvd. Title from caption. Brentwood, Los Angeles, California :, Ben Hansen's Brentwood Inn
Type
image
Format
1 postcard : photograph, black and white ; 15 x 9 cm
Identifier
ark:/20775/bb6049871c
Language
English
Subject
Restaurants Advertising postcards Pictorial works African Americans Advertising--Restaurants Specimens African American cooks Palo Alto (Calif.) Los Angeles (California)
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