Garland Smith working at the Italian Vineyard Company, Guasti, 1936

Item Overview

Title

Garland Smith working at the Italian Vineyard Company, Guasti, 1936

Date Created

April 23, 1936

Date

1936-04-23

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

The evolution of California wineries is looked at, specifically the world's largest vineyard "Italian Vineyard Company" spreading 5000 acres, owned by Mrs. Secundo Guasti, Jr.
Photograph appears with the article, "'Human Element' Still Rules Wine-Making Art, but Modern Science Lends Its Wizardry, Too," Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec 1935: 10.
Rows of barrels run the length of a warehouse. Garland raises a large hammer over his head.

Caption

Text from newspaper caption: With a giant hammer like Vulcan of old, Garland Smith works in the cooperage section of the winery. The coopery is a barrel house where barrels are re-made for the millions of gallons of wine produced annually.
Text from negative sleeve: 4971 - Interior shots of Guasti Winery in Ontario. 4/16/36 [stamped:] Apr 23 1936

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Italian Vineyard Co.
Smith, Garland, 1916-1985

Location

Guasti (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Coopers--California--Guasti
Wine industry--California--Guasti
Barrels--California--Guasti