Actress Ann Rutherford and Will James at the Will Rogers Memorial Celebration, Santa Monica, 1940

Title: Actress Ann Rutherford and Will James at the Will Rogers Memorial Celebration, Santa Monica, 1940
Photographer: Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Date Created: July 27, 1940
Date: 1940-07-27
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Description: Related to Los Angeles Times article, “Tribute Paid Will Rogers: Five Thousand Persons and 1400 Horses March in Santa Monica Parade Santa Monica Honors Rogers Hundred Thousand See Humorist's Favorite Horse in Parade,” 28 Jul. 1940: A1.
The Will Rogers Memorial Celebration and Pageant was a three-day event with proceeds going to the Red Cross. In 1940, the event coincided with the national convention of the Will Rogers Memorial Highway (U.S. 66) Association. Festivities included a tour of Will Rogers Ranch for convention delegates, a rodeo held at Municipal Stadium, and a nightly pageant held at Santa Monica High School.
Photograph of actress Ann Rutherford with artist and author Will James, at the Will Rogers Memorial Celebration. Rutherford (wearing a culottes, a blouse, wrist cuffs, gloves, a cowboy hat and boots) rests one foot on a plank of wood and pulls a lever attached to a vice. James is seated on the plank and holds a portion of the lever with one hand while scratching his head with the other.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: 2901. Will Rogers Memorial Celebration. July 27/1940 in Santa Monica. Street Parade. Elks float. "Death Valley" Scotty. Mayor Claude Crawford, -- Johnson, Scotty's partner in group photo; Don Jackson, Carolyn Bartlett. 3: Dr Claude C Crawford U.S.C., Earl T Crawford, Barker Bros, Claude Crawford, mayor of Santa Monica.
Handwritten on edge of negative: 2901

Genre: acetate film
black-and-white photographs
Names: James, Will, 1892-1942
Rogers, Will, 1879-1935
Rutherford, Ann, 1920-
Location: California--Santa Monica
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Actors--American--California--Santa Monica
Celebrations--California--Santa Monica
Actresses--American--California--Santa Monica

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1300_5774
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002d815q
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Rights statement: copyrighted
Funding Note: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.