The bibliothèques spécialisées de Paris website where I found these has further information about the Ballet Günther de Munich that is listed as a further description with the four photographs on their site. They state that the Günther Ballets of Munich had been well known to the French public since the 1937 International Exhibition which had been held in Paris. They add futher that the choreography was by Dorothée Günther with Gunild Keetman being the musical director.
Learn more about Ms. Günther at the link below. She formed several different dance troupes over time. I’m sorry. I know little of German dance companies in the 20th century or I’d try to figure out which one this might be. http://www.elisarolle.com/queerplaces/ch-d-e/Dorothee%20G%C3%BCnther.html
Fashionable travelers: “Those ready to set sail on the S. S. Oakmont for Thursday’s Cabrini Literary Guild ‘Passport to Fun and Fashion’ at Oakmont Country Club are, from left, Mmes. Leo E. George, Gus R. Parvin and James P. Corradi with the photograph caption dated February 19, 1960.” San Fernando Valley, California USA. American. Gordon Dean, photographer for The Valley Times newspaper. Valley Times Photograph Collection, TESSA, Digital Collections of the Los Angeles Public Library. Fair use license. https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/photos/id/64276Fashions for Travel: “Members of West Valley Women’s Auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 2805, will get a preview of vacation styles at a fashion show at 2 p.m. Sunday in the VFW Hall, 21433 Strathern St., Canoga Park. Among ‘Travel ‘N Fashion’ models will be, shown above, Mmes. Dan Mitchell, left, Gerald Rozema, Orville Daum, event chairman, and William Pearsal, co-chairman. Also modeling will be Mmes. Al Kropfl, Bill Fletcher, Gary Hal and Misses Cheryll Miny, Reada Gianelli and Mary Jane Anderson. Further information may be obtained by calling 340-2482. Fashions will be from Poise ‘n Ivy, Canoga Park, and hair styles by Lapin Brothers, Reseda, with the photograph caption dated March 14, 1964. San Fernando Valley, California USA. American. Jeff Robbins, photographer for The Valley Times newspaper. Valley Times Photograph Collection, TESSA, Digital Collections of the Los Angeles Public Library. Fair use license. https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/photos/id/56422Travel with style: Mrs. Don Knoblock, left, checks script with Mrs. Robert Lynch, chairman of spring fashion show of Parent-Teacher Organization of Laurel Hall, North Hollywood. Shows will be presented at 1:30 and 8 p.m. Friday in youth center, 111919 Oxnard Street. North Hollywood, California USA. Photograph caption dated April 17, 1961. American. Photographer not given but it was shot for the Valley Times. Valley Times Photograph Collection, TESSA, Digital Collections of the Los Angeles Public Library. Fair use license. https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/photos/id/53589Tourists told how to pack for Europe: Attractive Mary Gordon, TWA advisor on women’s travel needs, in talk at May Company Valley, tells crowd of Valley Times-TWA registrants for May 9-June 1 Europe tour, what they will need and how to pack for the trip. Demonstration followed display of tour fashions by models before throng in May Company Tea Room. Tour is being handled by seven Valley travel agents. Photograph caption dated May 20, 1959. Photographed somewhere in California, probably at a May Company store in the San Fernando Valley. American. Photographer not given but it was shot for the Valley Times. Valley Times Photograph Collection, TESSA, Digital Collections of the Los Angeles Public Library. Fair use license. https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/photos/id/56023/rec/3
County Fair Queen and Court: Kendall County Fair queen MayDelle Ratliff seated in the center of a stage and court members grouped on either side, with women seated and men standing behind. The photo is taken from the aisle and seated audience members are visible on either side. Image ca. 1954-1959. American. Friedrich “Fred” Gustav Hillmann/Hillmann Studio, photographer. Hillmann Studio Photography Collection, Patrick Heath Public Library. via The Portal to Texas History. https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1560428/?q=fairCounty Fair Queen Coronation: Kendall County Fair queen MayDelle Ratliff, seated beneath a canopy as another woman leans over her left side to place a tiara on her head. A young girl is standing on the left side of the image, and on the right side, a young boy is standing near Ratliff and another woman is seated with her escort standing behind her. Image ca. 1954-1959. American. Friedrich “Fred” Gustav Hillmann/Hillmann Studio, photographer. Hillmann Studio Photography Collection, Patrick Heath Public Library. via The Portal to Texas History. https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1560429/?q=fairCounty Fair Queen on Stage: several young women wearing formal gowns and elbow-length gloves seated in a line on a stage decorated with a Hawaiian or jungle theme, including one girl in the center of the image seated in a wicker chair on a raised platform. Young men in formalwear are standing behind the girls at left and two young men who are shirtless and wearing leis are fanning the girl in the center with large palm fronds. A young girl is seated on the left side of the platform and a young boy holding a crown on a pillow is seated on the right side of the platform. Girls wearing grass skirts and leis are partially visible at the right side of the image. Looks like a Hawaii theme to me.Image ca. 1954-1959. American. Friedrich “Fred” Gustav Hillmann/Hillmann Studio, photographer. Hillmann Studio Photography Collection, Patrick Heath Public Library. via The Portal to Texas History. https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1560466/?q=fair#description-content-mainKendall County Fair Association Float: young woman posing in a giant flower on a float that is parked near the Main Plaza in Boerne. Text on the side of the float says, “Kendall County Fair: Labor Day Week End.” The Main Plaza park area and several buildings are visible in the background. Image ca. 1954-1959. American. Friedrich “Fred” Gustav Hillmann/Hillmann Studio, photographer. Hillmann Studio Photography Collection, Patrick Heath Public Library. via The Portal to Texas History. https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1560452/?q=fairKendall County Fair Queen on Throne: young woman wearing a light-colored formal gown, elbow-length gloves, and a long, decorative cape is seated on a decorative platform in a wicker chair with a decorative backing to look like a throne. Another woman standing at the left has just placed a crown on her head and other woman wearing formal gowns and holding small bouquets are seated in rows on either side of the platform. A young boy holding a pillow is seated on the left side of the platform and a young girl holding a basket is seated on the right side. The queen’s cape has been arranged to flare out on the floor in front of her to display the design. Early-mid 1960s image. Image ca. 1954-1959. American. Friedrich “Fred” Gustav Hillmann/Hillmann Studio, photographer. Hillmann Studio Photography Collection, Patrick Heath Public Library. via The Portal to Texas History.
Please note that these are all part of one lot in the book dealer’s website. There are scanned pages on the site which feature some of the young women seen here, and in these cases, I have transcribed the description from the program. That’s why some of these descriptions are more detailed than others.
Mary Ann Mobley, rides in a white convertible. The sign reads, “Mississippi’s 1955 Travel Queen.” Jackson, Mississippi. 1955 photograph. American. Hugh W. Shankle, photographer. Hugh W. Shankle Photograph Collection, Mississippi Department of Archives and History. https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/shankle/detail/4839Linda Lackey rides in a white convertible. The sign reads, “Linda Lackey Of Forest 1961 Maid of Cotton.” Mississippi, USA. 1961 image. American. Hugh W. Shankle, photographer. Hugh W. Shankle Photograph Collection, Mississippi Department of Archives and History. https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/shankle/detail/4846Miss Flame for the Civitan Club riding in a convertible in the Fire Prevention Week parade down Dexter Avenue in Montgomery, Alabama. October 4, 1954 image. American. John Engelhardt Scott, photographer. John Engelhardt Scott Negative Collection, Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama. https://digital.archives.alabama.gov/digital/collection/photo/id/27999/rec/7 Alabama Poultry Queen riding in a convertible during the Peanut Festival parade in downtown Dothan, Alabama. October 1967 image. This image was taken for (but not used in) the photo spread “Two of Everything,” which appeared on page 3 of The Southern Courier for October 28-29, 1967. The issue is available online (not on the ADAH website). American. Jim Peppler, photographer for The Southern Courier Newspaper. John Pepper Southern Courier Photograph Collection, Alabama Department of Archives and History. https://digital.archives.alabama.gov/digital/collection/peppler/id/4770/rec/28Miss Wichita Falls in Armed Services Parade: Photograph of Miss Wichita Falls, Kathy Green, on the back of a convertible, and Doyle Davis, Jaycees president, driving the convertible past the reviewing stand in the Armed Forces Day parade in downtown Wichita Falls, Texas. Undated image, ca. 1965. American. John Cochran, photographer for the Wichita Falls Times. Jimmy Cochran Photographs Collection, The Portal to Texas History. https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1276365/?q=convertiblePrincess of Port Neches Texas: Postcard of a man driving a woman in a convertible in a parade. The woman is sitting underneath an umbrella, and a sign on the car reads, “Princess of Port Neches.” The man driving is wearing a suit and a hat, and the car is decorated with streamers. There is a large building or house in the background with spectators watching from the porch. There are two other visible cars behind the one in the foreground. 1923 postcard. American. Museum of the Gulf Coast via The Portal to Texas History. https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth201824/?q=convertibleTwo women riding in Armed Forces Parade: Photograph of two beauty contestants riding on the top of a convertible in the Armed Forces Day parade in downtown Wichita Falls, Texas. Undated image, ca. 1965. American. John Cochran, photographer for the Wichita Falls Times. Jimmy Cochran Photographs Collection, The Portal to Texas History. https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth802702/?q=convertibleNorth Texas Homecoming Princess riding through campus in a convertible. Denton, Texas, USA. 1963 image. American. Photographer not given. University of North Texas Special Collections via The Portal to Texas History. https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth164248/Photograph of a beauty queen riding on the top of a convertible in the Armed Forces Day parade in downtown Wichita Falls Texas. Her sash reads, “MISS MISSLE 1965.” American. John Cochran, photographer for the Wichita Falls Times. Jimmy Cochran Photographs Collection, The Portal to Texas History. https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth802358/Kendall County Fair Queen in Parade: Contact print of people sitting in a convertible car decorated for the Kendall County Fair parade, including an unidentified man in the driver’s seat and a young woman in a formal gown and gloves perched on top of the back seat. There are garlands, the car fringe is attached along the bottom, and a sign that says “1954 Queen Kay Cartwright.” The car is parked at the side of a road and houses with fenced yards are partially visible in the background. 1954 image. American. Friedrich Gustav Hillmann, photographer. Patrick Heath Library via The Portal to Texas History. https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1560409/
The Lunts at home, 150 East End Avenue: Bedroom window, featuring a table, lamp, and chairs with embroidered upholstery. 1950 image. American. One of a set of what appear to be copies of photographs held in the Ten Chimneys Collection, in a bound album titled Lynn Fontanne – Alfred Lunt, 150 East End Avenue, New York City, 22 April 1950.John Seymour Erwin/Bob Reynolds – Erwin Association, photographer. Theresa Helburn Theatre Photography Collection, Bryn Mawr College Special Collections. https://digitalcollections.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/object/bmc52536The Lunts at home, 150 East End Avenue: bedroom, featuring a bed, drapes, and an embroidered chair. 1950 image. American. One of a set of what appear to be copies of photographs held in the Ten Chimneys Collection, in a bound album titled Lynn Fontanne – Alfred Lunt, 150 East End Avenue, New York City, 22 April 1950.John Seymour Erwin/Bob Reynolds – Erwin Association, photographer. Theresa Helburn Theatre Photography Collection, Bryn Mawr College Special Collections. https://digitalcollections.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/object/bmc52537The Lunts at home, 150 East End Avenue: view of vanity and sconces. 1950 image. American. One of a set of what appear to be copies of photographs held in the Ten Chimneys Collection, in a bound album titled Lynn Fontanne – Alfred Lunt, 150 East End Avenue, New York City, 22 April 1950.John Seymour Erwin/Bob Reynolds – Erwin Association, photographer. Theresa Helburn Theatre Photography Collection, Bryn Mawr College Special Collections. https://digitalcollections.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/object/bmc52538The Lunts at home, 150 East End Avenue: library [?], featuring chessboard table, bookshelf, and framed tinsel prints. 1950 image. American. One of a set of what appear to be copies of photographs held in the Ten Chimneys Collection, in a bound album titled Lynn Fontanne – Alfred Lunt, 150 East End Avenue, New York City, 22 April 1950.John Seymour Erwin/Bob Reynolds – Erwin Association, photographer. Theresa Helburn Theatre Photography Collection, Bryn Mawr College Special Collections. https://digitalcollections.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/object/bmc52539The Lunts at home, 150 East End Avenue: Lynn Fontanne and unidentified man in kitchen. 1950 image. American. One of a set of what appear to be copies of photographs held in the Ten Chimneys Collection, in a bound album titled Lynn Fontanne – Alfred Lunt, 150 East End Avenue, New York City, 22 April 1950.John Seymour Erwin/Bob Reynolds – Erwin Association, photographer. Theresa Helburn Theatre Photography Collection, Bryn Mawr College Special Collections. https://digitalcollections.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/object/bmc52525The Lunts at home, 150 East End Avenue: dining room with fireplace and bust of woman in turban. 1950 image. American. One of a set of what appear to be copies of photographs held in the Ten Chimneys Collection, in a bound album titled Lynn Fontanne – Alfred Lunt, 150 East End Avenue, New York City, 22 April 1950.John Seymour Erwin/Bob Reynolds – Erwin Association, photographer. Theresa Helburn Theatre Photography Collection, Bryn Mawr College Special Collections. https://digitalcollections.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/object/bmc52529The Lunts at home, 150 East End Avenue: table with candelabra and ceramic figurines. 1950 image. American. One of a set of what appear to be copies of photographs held in the Ten Chimneys Collection, in a bound album titled Lynn Fontanne – Alfred Lunt, 150 East End Avenue, New York City, 22 April 1950.John Seymour Erwin/Bob Reynolds – Erwin Association, photographer. Theresa Helburn Theatre Photography Collection, Bryn Mawr College Special Collections. https://digitalcollections.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/object/bmc52530The Lunts at home, 150 East End Avenue: mirrored sitting room featuring settee, fluted column and pilaster. 1950 image. American. One of a set of what appear to be copies of photographs held in the Ten Chimneys Collection, in a bound album titled Lynn Fontanne – Alfred Lunt, 150 East End Avenue, New York City, 22 April 1950.John Seymour Erwin/Bob Reynolds – Erwin Association, photographer. Theresa Helburn Theatre Photography Collection, Bryn Mawr College Special Collections. https://digitalcollections.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/object/bmc52531The Lunts at home, 150 East End Avenue: mirrored sitting room featuring fireplace, Japanese painting and ceramic figurines. 1950 image. American. One of a set of what appear to be copies of photographs held in the Ten Chimneys Collection, in a bound album titled Lynn Fontanne – Alfred Lunt, 150 East End Avenue, New York City, 22 April 1950.John Seymour Erwin/Bob Reynolds – Erwin Association, photographer. Theresa Helburn Theatre Photography Collection, Bryn Mawr College Special Collections. https://digitalcollections.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/object/bmc52532The Lunts at home, 150 East End Avenue: mirrored sitting room featuring settee, piano and painting of bouquet. 1950 image. American. One of a set of what appear to be copies of photographs held in the Ten Chimneys Collection, in a bound album titled Lynn Fontanne – Alfred Lunt, 150 East End Avenue, New York City, 22 April 1950.John Seymour Erwin/Bob Reynolds – Erwin Association, photographer. Theresa Helburn Theatre Photography Collection, Bryn Mawr College Special Collections. https://digitalcollections.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/object/bmc52533
The Lunts themselves had no connection with Bryn Mawr. However, American playwright and theatrical producer Theresa Helburn (1887-1959) was a graduate of Bryn Mawr College class of 1908. Helburn had a long and distinguished career on Broadway and was a co-founder and producer of the New York Theatre Guild from 1919 to the 1950s. This collection includes over 1100 photographs related to Helburn’s work on behalf of the Theatre Guild. Which explains why these photographs have ended up in the archives of a college located outside Philadelphia.
According to the archive out in California, Ed Fletcher was a noted San Diego land developer, civic leader, and member of the California State Senate. It looks like his family had a weekend/holiday/vacation retreat at Cuyamaca Lake where these pictures were taken. The picture span the time period ca. 1915 into the 1960s.
4-H King and Queen of Health. North Carolina, probably in Raleigh. 1940-1949 image. American. Photographer not given. North Carolina State University Department of 4-H Youth Development, Raleigh, North Carolina. Special Collections Research Center at North Carolina State University Libraries. Fair use license. https://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/catalog/0016158#?c=&m=&cv=&xywh=-4334%2C-1%2C14431%2C4021Frances Lancaster of Edgecombe County and Ralph Brown of Iredell, the 1949 4-H king and queen of health, pose with their court during the colorful health pageant in Riddick Stadium, Wednesday night. Photographed at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. American. Photographer not given. North Carolina State University Department of 4-H Youth Development, Raleigh, North Carolina Collections. Special Collections Research Center at North Carolina State University Libraries. Fair use license. https://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/catalog/0020304#?c=&m=&cv=&xywh=-5638%2C-1%2C19111%2C5325North Carolina State 4-H Club king and queen of health. Raleigh, North Carolina. 1940-1949 image. American. Photographer not given. North Carolina State University Department of 4-H Youth Development, Raleigh, North Carolina Collections. Special Collections Research Center at North Carolina State University Libraries. Fair use license. https://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/catalog/0016156#?c=&m=&cv=&xywh=-3874%2C0%2C11556%2C3219Craven County 4-H queen of health and her court, May 29, 1931: Sarah Windley was crowned County Health Queen and her court was announced as Hughrena McDonald, Navis Tolar, Charlotte Windley, Anabel Laughinghouse, Carolyn Mitchell and Hazel Willis, with Virginia Lancaster as Crown Bearer (she is possibly the younger lady sitting directly to left of the Queen). 1931 image. American. Photographer not given. North Carolina State University Department of 4-H Youth Development, Raleigh, North Carolina Collections. Special Collections Research Center at North Carolina State University Libraries. Fair use license. https://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/catalog/0014871#?c=&m=&cv=&xywh=-4352%2C0%2C14481%2C40344-H health pageant at North Carolina State 4-H Club Week held at North Carolina State College in Raleigh. The king and queen of health are seated in the middle. Raleigh, North Carolina. 1950 image. American. Photographer not given. North Carolina State University Department of 4-H Youth Development, Raleigh, North Carolina Collections. Special Collections Research Center at North Carolina State University Libraries. Fair use license. https://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/catalog/0016380#?c=&m=&cv=&xywh=-4483%2C0%2C13792%2C3842
