Political cartoon commenting on Montana Avenue laundries, Santa Monica, 1954

Item Overview

Title

Political cartoon commenting on Montana Avenue laundries, Santa Monica, 1954

Photographer

Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966

Artist

Bartlett, Adelbert, $d 1887-1966

Date Created

1954

Date

1954

Language

English

Collection

Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Notes

Description

Photograph of a political cartoon drawn by Adelbert Bartlett. At center, bundles of laundry sit on shelves with “Will Call” printed above. To the left, a spinning vortex (perhaps a washing machine) appears to create soap suds. Machines sit just to the left in the background. The image is surrounded by text. Text reads: “-Mat’n –Ett. Sudsy Monkey Business. Montana Avenue Laundries. ‘You Bring – We Do’ – Commercial – They Violate Self-Service Permit. Must We Submit to Spot Favors, ‘See Me’ Zoning, Downgraded Home Values? ...Montana (Laundry) Avenue. Today’s Road of Out-Zone Laundries- Animal Breeders – Heavy Machine Shop – Heavy Auto Repairs – Home Owners: Protest to Your City Council – Press – Growing Industrial Invasion & Ruin Home Areas.”
For duplicate drawing see image ark no. 21198.zz002d5q8k

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: Cartoons, 1954. Oil. Montana Ave Laundries. Oil.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Keywords

Genre

drawings (visual works)
acetate film
black-and-white photographs

Location

California--Santa Monica

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Political cartoons