Palm trees, St. Vincent Catholic Church, and Automobile Club of Southern California, Los Angeles, [1920-1939?]

Item Overview

Title

Palm trees, St. Vincent Catholic Church, and Automobile Club of Southern California, Los Angeles, [1920-1939?]

Photographer

Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966

Date Created

[1920-1939?]

Date

1920/1939

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Notes

Description

These palm trees are among the oldest trees in Los Angeles, planted ca. 1865 along Palm Drive near the Charles Longstreet residence, later near the Holton Arms apartment building, later still standing on the grounds of Orthopaedic Hospital on West Adams Blvd.
About 4 tall palm trees, photographed from edge of roof or upper floor patio of Holton Arms apartment building, with St. Vincent Catholic Church and Automobile Club of Southern California in background

Caption

Text from nitrate negative sleeve: Palms - West Adams 2566 P-1 to 10 Retouch best. (Los Angeles) Palms & architecture, Like Mexico. From 405 West Adams, Mrs. O A Momsen, Holton Arms, All Year Club, Miss Beatrice Williams, Dolores
Handwritten at edge of negative: 2566 P4 2566 P4

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Dimensions

4 x 5 inches

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Automobile Club of Southern California
St. Vincent Catholic Church (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Location

California--Los Angeles

Longitude

34.027481780070865

Latitude

-118.273766040802

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Palms--California--Los Angeles
Apartment houses--California--Los Angeles
Environment
Landmarks