Steinbeck and Friends in Spain

John and Elaine Steinbeck with friends outside the Plaza de toros de las ventas, known simply as Las Ventas, is the largest bullfighting ring in Spain, located in the Guindalera quarter of the Salamanca district of Madrid. While in Madrid, John and Elaine went to the bullfights almost every day. Steinbeck is standing next the seated woman in the middle of the photo, with Bo Beskow standing to his right. Original in safe.