Bird's-eye view of Marion Davies' house on Santa Monica Beach, Santa Monica, 1939

Item Overview

Title

Bird's-eye view of Marion Davies' house on Santa Monica Beach, Santa Monica, 1939

Photographer

Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966

Date Created

1939

Date

1939

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Notes

Description

Bird's-eye view facing northwest from Palisades Park towards Marion Davies' house on Santa Monica Beach, with Will Rogers Beach visible beyond.
Photographs housed in this negative sleeve (labeled “P53-P56”) feature Marion Davies’ home. This photo shows the original rustic fence lining the path at Palisades Park. That fence was replaced around 1946. This photo was likely taken in 1939.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2883 P45 to 56. Santa Monica. Palisades Park. Wide angle shots. 1939. 1950's. 3 young people up incline Calif st hill.
Handwritten on edge of negative: 2883 P55

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Keywords

Genre

acetate film
black-and-white photographs
bird's-eye views

Names

Marion Davies Estate (Santa Monica, Calif.)

Location

California--Santa Monica

Longitude

34.024062

Latitude

-118.510967

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Dwellings--California--Santa Monica
Santa Monica State Beach Park (Santa Monica, Calif.)
Beaches--California--Santa Monica
Will Rogers State Beach (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Palisades Park (Santa Monica, Calif.)
Beaches--California--Los Angeles