Two Men Shake Before the Dedication Plaque at City Hall, Santa Monica, 1939

Item Overview

Title

Two Men Shake Before the Dedication Plaque at City Hall, Santa Monica, 1939

Photographer

Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966

Architect

Parkinson, Donald B. (Donald Berthold), 1895-1945

Date Created

December 01, 1939

Date

1939-12-01

Language

English

Collection

Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Notes

Description

The plaque on the building wall reads: "Santa Monica City Hall, Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, Project No. Calif. 651-F. E.S. Gillette, Commissioner of Public Safety; T.D. Plumer, Commissioner of Finance; W.W. Milliken, Commissioner of Public Works, 1938. Donald B. Parkinson and J.M. Estep, Associated Architects".
This image is of the dedication of the new City Hall in Santa Monica. Two men stand shaking hands before a plaque on the building. This image is likely related to the L.A. Times article from November 25, 1939, on the dedication of the new Santa Monica City Hall.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2926 Santa Monica, Wm M Gruney, Publicity Director, 1934 to 1940, City Hall, 12/1/39, Santa Monica.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Keywords

Genre

acetate film
black-and-white photographs
exterior views

Names

Santa Monica City Hall (Santa Monica, Calif.)

Location

California--Santa Monica

Longitude

34.0113

Latitude

-118.491736

Resource type

still image

Subjects

City & town halls--California--Santa Monica
Building dedications--California--Santa Monica