Photograph of Dorothy at campfire program, Idyllwild (Calif.), July 6, 1940

Dorothy Varnum stands on a podium next to a large campfire. A man sits nearby on the podium at a piano. Spectators sit and stand, facing Dorothy. Inscription with photo reads: "Jul 6, 1940. As Social Executive in the Idlewild Inn in the San Jacinto Moutains, above Palm Springs (the tram goes to the top). Dorothy Dorothy (then Dorothy Varnum) conducted a nightly campfire program and community 'sing' outside during the week, and inside the Inn lobby on Sundays. As director of entertainment she traveled from S.F. to San Diego visiting the big hotels." With photo is another inscription "This photograph is not to be reproduced without written permission - Claude Hess."