Children's paintings were the main attraction Monday evening at an invitational reception and cocktail party to preview "Americana Past and Present," a show sponsored by the Standard Oil Company. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Lester W. Brann Jr., 6235 North Bay Ridge Avenue, Whitefish Bay. About 70 persons, local art patrons and civic leaders, attended the party at the Marine Plaza where the show will hang until October 14.

Photo is dated 1962.

Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches.