
Gertrude Southworth (1862 - 1946)
Lunch at the Beach
c. 1900
Negative, 3.5 x 5.75 inches, Gift of Amy Edwards Jordan, 2001.28.14
Rich in detail, this photograph captures a glimpse of an ordinary moment from the past. The Southworth friends and family often gathered on Brighton Beach, just a short stroll from their Terrace Avenue house in Bolinas. Gertrude’s husband Dr. Southworth reclines in the foreground.