Photograph, two women and one man in costume with two dogs, c.1932-1933: Bass personal papers

Abstract

This item is part of a series of photographs donated by the Bass family. The photographs include images from 1931 through 1933 as the Bass property was being developed. These images provide a valuable look at the Bass property as the buildings and structures went up that would become the Bass Biological Laboratory. Also included in these photographs are rare images of local workers, friends of the Bass family, and visitors to the area. This image features a mock fight scene between the man in the costume resembling a caveman and the woman dressed up as pirate. A woman dressed in a grass skirt and lei with a small instrument stands nearby. The woman in this image dressed in the grass skirt may be a Mrs. Smith identified in another photo, or possibly Else Bass. The man in the photo is Claude B. Hazen, or Bob. The other woman dressed as a pirate is unknown, although another caption describes her as "Ruby," which may indicate the visiting fellow Ruby Bere, though this is unconfirmed.