Dancers in Spanish-style clothing at the Eugene Plummer residence, Hollywood, 1931

Description

About 7 couples in Spanish-style clothing, dancing, with spectators, benches, pepper trees, and palm trees in background, Eugene R. Plummer and his family once owned sections of Los Angeles including the Hancock Park area, mid-Wilshire, Hollywood Hills, and West Hollywood. The site of his home was purchased by the County of Los Angeles in 1937 and is known as Plummer Park, West Hollywood., Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 2361 8/1/31 Col. Eugene Plummer, Lawrence Hill, Security Bank. Lola Montesa dancer with Col. Plummer. Miner, 125 Ave 26 - EA Speegle, with Jean Riley HO4853 - nuggets, Handwritten at edge of negative: 2361 P8, 8th annual Pioneers of Hollywood picnic and reunion, Plummer Park, Hollywood. Cf. Los Angeles Times, August 2, 1931., Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.