Hopalong Cassidy Invitation
Monogram (Melody) Ranch

Invitation from William Boyd (1895-1972), aka Hopalong Cassidy, to a party at the Monogram Ranch on June 21, 1953, shortly after the ranch was purchased by Gene Autry and renamed "Melody" Ranch. Sent to Daniel M. White (1908-1980), a character actor who frequently portrayed villainous roles in Westerns of the 1940s and '50s. White appeared in the 1943 Hoppy film, "False Colors."

Image courtesy of John F. White, grandson of Dan White.