US UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description
Photograph of Mary Landon Baker at the 4th annual Santa Barbara Horse Show. Photo appears with the article "To .. Leave .. The .. Smart .. Set: Girl Who Fled Fiance to Wed in England, " Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 1922: II1. Baker was a daughter of financier Alfred L. Baker. Newspapers worldwide often covered her romantic life. She left Allister McCormick (whom she traveled to England to marry just after this photo was taken) at the altar thrice. She reportedly had received 65 marriage proposals by the time she died, but never married. Text from negative sleeve: Baker, Mary Landon.
Type
image
Format
b&w glass negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_b3692_G263 ark:/21198/z11s2hbk
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Socialites--California--Santa Barbara Horses--California--Santa Barbara Baker, Mary Landon, 1901-1961
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