Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Portrait of Ruth Shaffner, soprano, wearing a hat and dress. Photographed in a furnished room, possibly at the Ambassador Hotel where she is reported to have stayed during her Los Angeles stay. Related to the article, "New York Singer Entertained Here," Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 1935: A7. Written on negative: Ruth Shaffner. 8/27/35 Text from negative sleeve: 1804. Ruth Shaffner. Singer here. 8-27-35.
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