Henry O'Melveny in his garden in Stone Canyon, Los Angeles, 1936

Description: Mr. O'Melveny crouches beside one of the rows of daffodils in the garden of his Stone Canyon home at 1709 Stone Canyon Rd.
Similar photograph appears with the article, "How California Gardens Grew," Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar 1936: 21.
A history of gardens in California is given. Septuagenarian Henry O'Melveny tends to the gardens on his generous property with much admiration from Los Angeles citizens.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: O'Melveny, Henry (Corporation Attorney) 4407 - & Gardens 4407 Bob Jakobsen [stamped:] Mar 19 1936

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Names: O'Melveny, Henry, 1859-1941
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Longitude: 34.104072
Latitude: -118.459033
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Lawyers--California--Los Angeles
Gardens--California--Los Angeles
Older people--California--Los Angeles
Stone Canyon (Calif.)
Daffodils--California--Los Angeles
Gardening--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_13575
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002hnstb
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