Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. A cropped version of this photograph appears with the title, "Fair Angelenos Visit Desert," Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 1936: D5 From left to right, Lucy "Dickey Dell" Doheny and Joyce Hodgeman stroll down a street in Palm Springs. The young women stand side-by-side at center and walk towards the camera. Both carry sunglasses in one hand and an ice cream cone in the other. The street they walk upon occupies the lower third of the image, stretching back on an angle to the right. Behind and to the left of the young women, a residential building stands in partial view along the street. Related to the article, "Palm Springs Provides Week-End Attractions for Many Southlanders: Gay Informal Parties Lead Activity at Desert Mecca Twenty-six Guests at Festive Dinner for New Residents at Resort," Los Angeles Times, 22 MAR 1936: D5 Text from newspaper caption: Miss Dickey Dell Doheny, left, is pictured here with Miss Joyce Hodgeman, both of Los Angeles, strolling the grounds with her mother, Mrs. Leigh Battson. Ray Murray photo [Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 1936: D5] Handwritten text from negative sleeve: 4496 Lucy Esteele [sic] (Dicky Dell) } Doheny [stamped:] MAR 25 1936 MAR 25 1936 [end stamped] Joyce Hodgeman society (@ palm springs?)
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