A real photo postcard studio portrait of Raymond Serrano, Penny Pleasure Palace, Los Angeles, ca. 1920s.
Entry/Object ID
2013.503.1.1
Description
A black and white real photo postcard studio portrait of Raymond Serrano, Penny Pleasure Palace, Los Angeles, ca. 1920s. The image shows the teenager sitting on a wood bench with a leather strap seat and wearing a broad-brimmed felt hat, dark jacket, trousers, white shirt and dark tie that is hanging outside the jacket. The stamp of the penny arcade where the image was taken is on the reverse and a message in pencil reads "From Cousin Raymond Serrano to Josie Cota" is present. The unused card has soiling, some stains, creases, abrasion, and moderate fading, it is in fair condition.