Valley and hills near Magic Mountain, Ventura County, 1930

Item Overview

Title

Valley and hills near Magic Mountain, Ventura County, 1930

Photographer

Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966

Date Created

1930

Date

1930

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Notes

Description

Bird's-eye view of valley and rolling hills under cloudy sky, with area of trees in left midground
Image possibly connected to Los Angeles Times article, April 7, 1930, Steaming Crater Found in Vicinity of Santa Paula. “A large volcanic crater … was discovered yesterday by S. Maus Purple, independent Los Angeles geologist, near Santa Paula. … A large area of the old cone is heavily charged with subterranean steam …. Mr. Purple brought back samples of colored earths and rock …”

Caption

Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 2124 - 2125 - 2126 - 2127 2128 - 2129 - 2130 - 2131 2132 - 2133 - 2134 - 2135 Ventura Co Mt, 1930, S Maus Purple, Financial Center Bld 10th floor, 7th & Spring
Handwritten at edge of negative: C 1/3 2124 Pan

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Dimensions

4 x 5 inches

Keywords

Genre

panoramas
cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs
bird's-eye views

Location

California--Ventura County

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Volcanism--California--Ventura County
Environment
Magic Mountain (Ventura County, Calif.)