Mary Loos in vegetable market, Hollywood, circa 1930

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Mary Loos, in print dress and head scarf, holding shopping bag, with young Asian man weighing watermelon on hanging scale, with shelves of vegetables in background, Handwritten at edge of negative: 2526, Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 2526 Pls ret negs. Mary Anita Loos, Hollywood. Photo by Adelbert Bartlett, 535 15th Street, Santa Monica, Calif. Miss Mary Anita Loos, niece of Anita Loos, famous author of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes etc., between classes at Los Angeles Junior College where she is in 2nd yr. plays pee-wee golf in her native suburb, Hollywood. See backs of prints. In one view Miss Loos is shown buying vegetables for household of father, Dr. Clifford Loos, prom. Los Angeles physician. She is buying at one of the interesting Japanese-owned marts in center of Hollywood., Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.