Robert W. Kenny and unidentified woman speak at a birthday party for the Independent Progressive Party of California, circa 1949, Los Angeles

Photograph of Robert W. Kenny and an unidentified woman addressing the crowd at a birthday celebration for the Independent Progressive Party (IPP) of California. Kenny, the attorney general of California from 1943-47 and a civil liberties attorney, was one of the featured speakers at the party. Charlotta Bass, publisher of the California Eagle, is seated next to Kenny; she is wearing a corsage. IPP was formed on June 15, 1948, when the Progressive Citizens of America, Southern California chapter, merged with the Independent Progressive Party of California. The newly merged party supported Henry Wallace's presidential campaign in 1948.

该照片展现了罗伯特·W·肯尼（Robert W. Kenny）与一名身份不明的女性在加利福尼亚州独立进步党（Independent Progressive Party，IPP）的生日庆典上向人群发表演讲的画面。肯尼曾于1943年至1947年担任加利福尼亚州总检察长，同时也是一名公民自由权律师，系本次庆典的特邀发言人之一。《加州鹰报》（California Eagle）出版商夏洛塔·巴斯（Charlotta Bass）就座于肯尼身旁，其佩戴有胸花。独立进步党（IPP）于1948年6月15日正式成立，由美国进步公民协会南加州分会与加利福尼亚州独立进步党合并而来，该新合并政党曾支持亨利·华莱士参与1948年的美国总统竞选。