Young women sitting on Santa Monica High School campus steps, Santa Monica, 1939

Title: Young women sitting on 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 seated on steps at Santa Monica High School campus. Both wear sweaters and skirts; oxford shoes worn by one of them. One young lady holds what is likely the school newspaper and looks up at her companion while the other looks down at the paper. Students photographed from above.
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
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_3712
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002d5j3k
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Rights statement: copyrighted
Funding Note: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.