C. L. Glenn, Judge Arthur Keetch, Cornelia G. Stevenson, Millson Downs, and J. Roy McClay welcome the Camp Fire Girls to the Co-operative club of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, 1929
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
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. The Co-operative Club of Los Angeles has gained 1800 new members through their adoption of the Camp Fire Girl groups throughout the city at a ceremony at the Biltmore. A large group of the Camp Fire Girls sit on the floor around a candle display. Half of them are wearing costumes that are inspired by the clothing of Native Americans. Officials of the Co-Operative club stand behind them watching the display. Photograph appears with the article, "Girls' Group Adopted By Men's Club," Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec 1929: A2. Text from newspaper caption: They Become Proteges of Co-Operative Club Standing, rear-C. L. Glenn, Judge Keetch, Miss Cornelia G. Stevenson, Millson William Downs and J. Roy McClay. Text from negative sleeve: Keach, Arthur, judge part of insert taped to back of neg, capture both sides
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_5487 ark:/21198/zz002cvhth
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Costumes--American Clubs--California--Los Angeles Candles Rites & Ceremonies--California--Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel (Los Angeles, Calif.) Camp Fire Girls Keetch, Arthur, 1867-1936 Glenn, C.L McClay, J. Roy, 1890-1956 Stevenson, Cornelia G., 1895-1972 Downs, Millson W., 1895-1992
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