Illustrated lecture, chain store employees, Los Angeles County, Calif., 1938

93 photographs to accompany an "illustrated lecture" about "chain store employees, probably Los Angeles County, 1938 February 1. Images are mainly portraits and action photographs, with families, interiors and exteriors of houses, farms, factories, businesses, with men, women, and children, but include: the Van de Kamp Holland Dutch Bakers storefront, Gallen Kamp's all leather shoes store front, a man wearing a US World War 1 style military uniform, a man in a "Jonesville" baseball uniform, a J.C. Penny storefront, "farmers' union" and "farm bureau" signs, the Albert Sheetz storefront, a "Grange" sign, a sign "Eat Tomatoes, Drink Tomatoes -This is Western Grower's Tomato Week", a man sitting in a Jaguar, a man in a cowboy hat posing with a rifle, a sign "Nation-Wide Farmer Consumer Sale, This is beef week", a sign "Employment Office," and boxes with "Philco Radio Tube." The signs and products in image no. 9 include: "Spry," "Fluffo," "Kraft Grated," "Snowflake Soda," "Durkee Troco Oleomargarine," "Ginger Snaps," "Honey Maid Graham Cracker," "Cracker Meal," "Kellogg's All Bran," "Lucerne Brand Cottage Cheese," "Lucerne Milk," "Nob Hill Coffee," "Sleepy Hollow Syrup," "They make good candies, Fluff-i-est Marshmallow," and "Kitchencraft Flour." The signs and products in image 12 include: "Holland Dutch Windmill Bread," "Van de Kamp's prepared dressing for poultry and meats," "bread crumbs," "Van de Kamp's Ice Cream," "Van de Rocket," and "Van de Fan." The products in image 16 include: "Ray-O-Vac - Ignition Dry Battery," "Ray-O-Vac Flashlight," and "Fulton No.200 Universal Pedal Pads." The certificate in image no. 64 reads "International Union Market." The signs on negative 78 include: "Drink more tomato juice, 12 oz. jumbo glass" "Decidedly better at The Owl" "Heinz Tomato Juice." The signs on negative 89 include "Monteleone-Michel Company," "S. W. Lee Company," "M and L Produce Company," "Zenith Company," "Southern California Produce," "Sunrise Produce Company," "Goldstar Produce Company," "Valley Fruit Produce Company," and "Eastern Produce." "Client: California Chain Stores; Agency: Rodney Gilliam" -- on envelope front. "Operator's report -- Name: 'Dick' Whittington]; 108 photo slides as per contract; Amount: $132" -- on envelope back. The negative envelope indicates that the Whittington studio fulfilled 14 print orders and sold reproduction rights 3 times.

本数据集包含93张照片，用于配套一场以“连锁门店员工”为主题的“图解讲座”，拍摄时间约为1938年2月1日，拍摄地点大概率为美国洛杉矶县。本次收录的照片以肖像照与纪实抓拍照为主，涵盖家庭场景、住宅内外景、农场、工厂、商铺等场景，出镜人物包含男性、女性与儿童，其中特别收录了以下内容：范德坎普荷兰烘焙店（Van de Kamp Holland Dutch Bakers）门面、加伦坎普全皮鞋店门面、身着美国第一次世界大战制式军装的男子、身着“Jonesville”棒球服的男子、杰西潘尼（J.C. Penny）门店门面、“Farmers' Union”（农民联盟）与“Farm Bureau”（农业局）标识、阿尔伯特·希茨（Albert Sheetz）门店门面、“Grange”（格兰奇）标识、标语“食用番茄，饮用番茄汁——本周为西部种植者番茄周”、坐在捷豹（Jaguar）车内的男子、头戴牛仔帽持步枪摆拍的男子、标语“全国农民消费者特惠活动，本周为牛肉周”、“Employment Office”（职业介绍所）标识，以及印有“Philco Radio Tube”（飞歌无线电真空管）字样的包装箱。
第9号图像中的标识与商品包括："Spry"、"Fluffo"、"Kraft Grated"（卡夫碎粒制品）、"Snowflake Soda"（雪花汽水）、"Durkee Troco Oleomargarine"（德基Troco人造黄油）、"Ginger Snaps"（姜味脆饼）、"Honey Maid Graham Cracker"（蜂蜜女仆全麦脆饼）、"Cracker Meal"（碎饼干粉）、"Kellogg's All Bran"（家乐氏全麸麦片）、"Lucerne Brand Cottage Cheese"（露塞恩品牌鲜奶酪）、"Lucerne Milk"（露塞恩牛奶）、"Nob Hill Coffee"（诺布山咖啡）、"Sleepy Hollow Syrup"（睡谷糖浆）、"They make good candies, Fluff-i-est Marshmallow"（品质上乘的糖果，Fluff-i-est棉花糖）以及"Kitchencraft Flour"（Kitchencraft面粉）。
第12号图像中的标识与商品包括："Holland Dutch Windmill Bread"（荷兰风车面包）、"Van de Kamp's prepared dressing for poultry and meats"（范德坎普禽肉与肉类预制调味汁）、"bread crumbs"（面包糠）、"Van de Kamp's Ice Cream"（范德坎普冰淇淋）、"Van de Rocket"与"Van de Fan"。
第16号图像中的商品包括："Ray-O-Vac - Ignition Dry Battery"（Ray-O-Vac点火干电池）、"Ray-O-Vac Flashlight"（Ray-O-Vac手电筒）以及"Fulton No.200 Universal Pedal Pads"（富尔顿200型通用脚踏垫）。
第64号图像中的证书文字为"International Union Market"（国际市场工会）。
第78号底片上的标识包括："Drink more tomato juice, 12 oz. jumbo glass"（多饮用番茄汁，12盎司超大杯装）、"Decidedly better at The Owl"（在猫头鹰门店体验更佳）、"Heinz Tomato Juice"（亨氏番茄汁）。
第89号底片上的标识包括："Monteleone-Michel Company"（蒙泰洛内-米歇尔公司）、"S. W. Lee Company"（S.W.李公司）、"M and L Produce Company"（M&L农产品公司）、"Zenith Company"（泽尼特公司）、"Southern California Produce"（南加州农产品）、"Sunrise Produce Company"（日出农产品公司）、"Goldstar Produce Company"（金星农产品公司）、"Valley Fruit Produce Company"（山谷果品农产品公司）以及"Eastern Produce"（东方农产品）。
信封正面标注："委托方：California Chain Stores（加州连锁门店）；代理方：Rodney Gilliam（罗德尼·吉利厄姆）"。信封背面标注："操作员报告——姓名：‘Dick’ Whittington（‘迪克’·惠廷顿）；按合同要求制作108张照片幻灯片；费用：132美元"。底片信封显示，惠廷顿工作室共完成14份冲印订单，并三次售出作品复制权。