Originally Posted by
juvela
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Celebs crew a triplet
Palm Springs, California 1941
Captain: Jinx Falkenburg
First stoker: Jack Benny
Second stoker: Debbie Diggs
Coach: Charles Farrell
note that they look to have ridden to the shoot on their trikes
bonus points for readers who can make out the messages on Mr. Benny's lapels...
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Jack Benny's buttons read:
Top left (his right): ADVISOR GIRL SCOUTS
Middle upper left: JUNIOR G-MAN
Middle lower left: STREET SWEEPER
Bottom left: SHERIFF OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Top Right: A-1 DUDE (small print illegible)
Middle right: MAYOR (small print illegible, may be PALM SPRINGS CALIFORNIA, where the photo shoot took place).
Near bottom right: FIRE CHIEF
Far bottom right: illegible
The stoker, who is Jinx Falkenburg, wears an INDIAN GUIDE ribbon.
The photo shoot took place in spring 1941. Benny had gone down to Palm Springs to work on the script for his upcoming film, Charley's Aunt. I've seen a handful of different photographs from this session, including one with Benny on the tricycle.