Anna Butts and Norma Crowell in charge of decorations at the Ebell Club for New Year's Eve, Los Angeles, 1935

Item Overview

Title

Anna Butts and Norma Crowell in charge of decorations at the Ebell Club for New Year's Eve, Los Angeles, 1935

Date Created

December 31, 1935

Date

1935-12-31

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Similar photograph appears with the headline, "Spirit of Blithe Holiday Season Pervades Entertainments," Los Angeles Times, 05 Jan 1936: C10.
Anna stands on a ladder holding a cluster of balloons while adjusting some of the streamers and balloons hanging from the ceiling. Norma stands next to her with more balloons and streamers to decorate with.
Misses Anna Butts and Norma Crowell superintended decorations elaborated with balloons, at Ebell Club for the first annual New Year's Eve celebration of the newly organized Los Angeles Post of the national organization of Allied Youth. More than 300 young people enjoyed the affair which banned alcoholic liquors. Following a turkey banquet, floor shows, entertainment and dancing were enjoyed.

Caption

Handwritten on negative: Norma Crowell Anna Butts
Text from negative sleeve: 4356 - L t R- Normal Crowell Anna Butts Allied Youth Ebell club 1-31-35 [stamped:] Jan 7 1936

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Butts, Anna, b. 1916 or 17
Ebell Club of Los Angeles
Crowell, Norma, 1916-1942

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Longitude

34.061279

Latitude

-118.324863

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Clubwomen--California--Los Angeles
Balloons (Novelties)--California--Los Angeles
Ladders