Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Mrs. Howard Verbeck (Blanche A. Verbeck) standing on the sidewalk accompanied by a man--most likely Mr. Howard Verbeck. Mrs. Verbeck is wearing an evening gown and a fur-lined coat. There are people beside the couple and across the street observing the scene. This photograph was taken outside of the Shrine Auditorium. Mrs. Howard Verbeck (Blanche A. Verbeck) was a member of the Los Angeles Grand Opera Association's Women's Committee. This photograph appears with the article, "Popular matrons view opera: Both planning season's attendance," Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 1926: C3. Text from negative sleeve: Operas, Opening, 1926, x Text from newspaper caption: Mrs. Howard Verbeck and Mrs. Oscar Robert Howard
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_6941 ark:/21198/zz002cx7zm
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Evening gowns--California--Los Angeles Socialites--California--Los Angeles Premieres--California--Los Angeles Verbeck, Blanche A., 1888-1957 Verbeck, Howard E., 1891-1959 Los Angeles Grand Opera Association Shrine Auditorium (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Source
OpenUCLA Collections Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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