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Photograph of the hunting party, Nevada National Forest, circa 1937
Date
1937
Description
Before the party separated Chet Olsen snapped a picture of, reading left to right, Jim Cashman, Vail Pittman, Charlie Dunwoody, Don Gondolfa, Key Pittman, Claude Mackay, George Larson, Bill Williams.
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Postcard with a message to Laura, Reno (Nev.), 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Description
Back of postcard. Some of the words are difficult to read. Sent to Laura Stewart in Huntington Park, California by Lillian Davis. Reads: "Dear Laura - Your pictures were too great a temptation for me. Left L. A. a week ago yesterday up through Bishop to Yosemite, then Lake Tahoe and Reno. --- is making money here. Had a heavy rain storm yesterday. Nice weather now."
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Photographs of a Donn Arden production, image 03
Date
1950 to 1969
Description
One of the women in this photograph, stage name Elizabeth Shelly, real name Elizabeth Jean Woollett (born 1928, died 2014), was identified by her daughter, Rozzy. Rozzy also shared the following information: "this was a Donn Arden avant guard production on stage, an unusual one off for my mum - she spoke highly of Donn. She loved her days as a Bluebell Girl - she was a classically trained ballet dancer initially trained locally with Miss Hawkins and went on to train with Judith Espinosa. Elizabeth was a Bluebell Girl for 2 years (1952– 53) before she married in 1955."
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