Virginia Black cooking scenes, Los Angeles, Calif., 1940

13 photographs of a woman in an apron cooking a ham and vegetables using beer and fruit juice, Los Angeles, California, 1940 March 22. "Client: Whittington stock; Classifications: H - Housewife; Operator's report -- name: Herb" -- on envelopes. The 2 negative envelopes indicate that the Whittington studio fulfilled 11 print orders and sold reproduction rights 7 times. Editor's note: the woman's last name might be "Block."