Name/Title
LUCILLE WORKMAN WITH HELENE AND EARLINE BURTON AND TWO UNIDENTIFIED MAN (ONE POSS. REUBEN H. MONTENEGRO)Entry/Object ID
94.33.1.6Description
LUCILLE WORKMAN WITH HELENE AND EARLINE BURTON AND TWO UNIDENTIFIED MAN (ONE POSS. REUBEN H. MONTENEGRO)
Color: Black and white
A black and white reproduction photograph of Lucille C. Workman, her granddaughter, Helene Daniger Burton; her great-granddaughter, Earline Burton; an unidentified man, who might be her second husband, Reuben Montenegro; and another unidentified man, ca. 1938. The group stands on the sidewalk near the cafe owned by the Montenegros in Compton. Lucille Montenegro is at center right wearing a dark floral-print dress with black sweater. Helene Daniger Burton wears a dark overcoat buttoned to near the collar, and what is probably a light colored dress. In her arms she holds her daughter, Earline, who wears a checked-pattern dress, dark coat, and dark pillbox-like hat. The man at right, who may be Reuben Montenegro, has on a neutral or gray three-piece suit, white shirt, dark patterned tie, and snap-brim cap. At left is the other unidentified man, who wears a white shirt unbuttoned at the collar, dark pants, a dark jacket and dark hat. He also has a pipe in his mouth. Behind the group is a black car parked on teh side of the street visible in the background. Off-camera at the right is the cafe owned by the Montenegros. The reproduced photo is in mint condition.
Number-Units: 1Lexicon
Search Terms
Two-dimensional, Photographs, Clothing and dress, Restaurants--Compton (Calif.)