Mary Van Ness Leavitt posing in her garden, Santa Monica, 1928

Description

Handwritten at edge of negative: 1684, -118.485085, Mary Van Ness Leavitt, sister of Herbert Hoover, in dress with lace collar and cuffs, with tree and house in background, Leavitt residence was at 1337 15th Street, Santa Monica, Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 9/82, Herbert Hoover file, This photograph appears with Los Angeles Times article, February 27, 1928, Knows Hoover Has the Goods, Sister of Candidate Ardent Admirer, 34.025591, Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.