Lake Sherwood, view of the lake and the Santa Monica Mountains, Ventura County, 1922-1930

Item Overview

Title

Lake Sherwood, view of the lake and the Santa Monica Mountains, Ventura County, 1922-1930

Alternative title

Lake Sherwood

Photographer

Cornell, Ralph D.

Date Created

[1922-1930?]

Date

1922/1930

Language

English

Collection

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Notes

Description

Lake Sherwood is a reservoir created by the Sherwood Dam completed in 1904. The dam is located in the Santa Monica Mountains near Thousand Oaks, California. The construction of the dam created a 165 acre lake that was originally named Potrero Lake and later renamed Lake Sherwood. The lake was used as a film location for the 1922 film "Robin Hood" and the 1938 film "The Adventures of Robin Hood," among other movies.

Caption

Text from nitrate negative sleeve: Lake Sherwood, Potrero Ranch.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Dimensions

4 x 5 inches

Keywords

Genre

black-and-white photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Location

California--Lake Sherwood

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Environment
lakes (bodies of water)
Santa Monica Mountains (Calif.)
Lake Sherwood (Ventura County, Calif.)