Young women walking up Santa Monica High School campus steps, Santa Monica, 1939

Title: Young women walking up Santa Monica High School campus steps, Santa Monica, 1939
Photographer: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Date Created: February 1, 1939
Date: 1939-02-01
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Description: Portions of Santa Monica High School were destroyed during the earthquake of 1933. Its reconstruction fell under the Works Project Administration (WPA). The project was completed in 1939.
Two young women walking up steps at Santa Monica High School campus. The girl on the left wears an overcoat and scarf and holds a clutch bag. The girl on the right wears a tailored jacket and skirt set with oxford shoes; she also cradles a clutch bag under one arm. Along the path, concrete retaining walls contain soil with new plantings.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: Santa Monica High. Views of Campus 2/1/39. Steffy Pierson, the misses.

Genre: acetate film
black-and-white photographs
exterior views
Names: Santa Monica High School (Santa Monica, Calif.)
Location: California--Santa Monica
Longitude: 34.011493
Latitude: -118.484974
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Schools--California--Santa Monica
Students--American--California--Santa Monica

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1300_3706
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002d5hw0
Manifest url

Rights statement: copyrighted
Funding Note: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.