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La Mortola botanical garden, view of lavender plants growing along a path, Ventimiglia, Italy, 1929

Description:
The Giardini Botanici Hanbury (also known as La Mortola, or Hanbury Botanical Garden, or Villa Hanbury), on the cape of Mortola, are major botanical gardens operated by the University of Genoa. The gardens were founded by Sir Thomas Hanbury, a British entrepreneur, after he had made his fortune in China.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
La Mortola botanical garden, view of lavender plants growing along a path, Ventimiglia, Italy, 1929

La Mortola botanical garden, view of roses and flowering shrub, Ventimiglia, Italy, 1929

Description:
The Giardini Botanici Hanbury (also known as La Mortola, or Hanbury Botanical Garden, or Villa Hanbury), on the cape of Mortola, are major botanical gardens operated by the University of Genoa. The gardens were founded by Sir Thomas Hanbury, a British entrepreneur, after he had made his fortune in China.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
La Mortola botanical garden, view of roses and flowering shrub, Ventimiglia, Italy, 1929

Man and two women standing in front of a large stone and stucco barn in a field, Spain, 1929

Description:
Man standing between two women in front of a large stone and stucco barn with a tiled roof. The man is wearing a military uniform. One woman is wearing a nice dress and the other a dress and white apron. Over the barn's entry is a small wooden sign that reads: La Urbana, surmounted by a crown, places the location in Spain. There is a large conical structure in the background which may be some sort of silo.
Date:
[1929?]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Man and two women standing in front of a large stone and stucco barn in a field, Spain, 1929

Grosvenor Park, view of trees in front of the ruins of St. John the Baptist's Church, Chester, England, 1929

Description:
Three conical trees on a lawn in front of the ruins of St. John the Baptist's Church (later rebuilt adjacently) in Grosvenor Park in Chester, England on the River Dee. The park is in Victorian style and it has a Grade II ranking in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. The conical trees are probably llex aquifolium (Lilly Gold English Holly).
Date:
July 17, 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Grosvenor Park, view of trees in front of the ruins of St. John the Baptist's Church, Chester, England, 1929

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, view of geese by the lake, Kew, England, 1929

Description:
Geese around the Lake at Kew Gardens (The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). The Lake covers five acres and is artificial, formed by extending gravel pits which had been excavated to build the Temperate House foundation in the Gardens. Kew Gardens spans 121 hectares and serves as a research facility as well as a visitor attraction.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, view of geese by the lake, Kew, England, 1929

Grosvenor Park, view trees in front of the ruins of St. John the Baptist's Church, Chester, England, 1929

Description:
Two conical trees on a lawn in front of the ruins of St. John the Baptist's Church (later rebuilt adjacently) in Grosvenor Park in Chester, England on the River Dee. The park is in Victorian style and it has a Grade II ranking in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. The conical trees are probably llex aquifolium (Lilly Gold English Holly).
Date:
July 17, 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Grosvenor Park, view trees in front of the ruins of St. John the Baptist's Church, Chester, England, 1929

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, view of a Blue Crane, Kew, England, 1929

Description:
Blue Crane (Anthropoides paradiseus) standing in a sparse forest in Kew Gardens (The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). The Blue Crane is normally a pale blue-gray color with a long dark gray tail. It has a large head for a crane and is slightly shorter than most cranes (100-120 cm). Kew Gardens spans 121 hectares and serves as a research facility as well as a visitor attraction.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, view of a Blue Crane, Kew, England, 1929

Woman and two men in traditional Dutch clothing standing in front of the ocean, Holland, 1929

Description:
Woman standing between two men in traditional Dutch clothing. The woman is wearing a stiff lace cap, elbow-length sleeves and a layered skirt. The men have on wide-leg trousers and long-sleeved layered tops. One man is wearing a fur hat; the other has on a flat cap. All three are wearing wooden shoes called klompen. Ocean is in the background.
Date:
[1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Woman and two men in traditional Dutch clothing standing in front of the ocean, Holland, 1929

La Concepcion Historical-Botanical Gardens, view of a fountain, Málaga, Spain, 1929

Description:
The gardens of La Concepcion Historical-Botanical Gardens (La Concepción Jardín Botánico-Histórico de Málaga) were created by Amalia Heredia Livermore and her husband Marquis Jorge Loring Oyarzabal in 1850. They collected over three thousand species of plants from all around the world for the gardens.
Date:
May 29, 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
La Concepcion Historical-Botanical Gardens, view of a fountain, Málaga, Spain, 1929

Grosvenor Park, view of Calceolaria shrub edging, Chester, England, 1929

Description:
Calceolaria shrub edging in Grosvenor Park. Calceolaria (also called Lady's Purse, Slipper flower or Pocketbook flower) is a shrub that produces yellow or orange flowers, sometimes with red or purple spots. Grosvenor Park is in Victorian style and it has a Grade II ranking in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.
Date:
July 17, 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Grosvenor Park, view of Calceolaria shrub edging, Chester, England, 1929

Grosvenor Park, view of the Grosvenor Park Lodge, Chester, England, 1929

Description:
Hiawatha Roses and llex aquifolium (Lilly Gold English Holly) in front of the Grosvenor Park Lodge in Grosvenor Park. The Lodge was designed by John Douglas, a local architect. It was originally the park keeper's residence but it is now (2012) the parks and gardens office for the city council.
Date:
July 17, 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Grosvenor Park, view of the Grosvenor Park Lodge, Chester, England, 1929

Boy on a plaza at Casa del Rey Moro, view of fountain and benches, Ronda, Spain, 1929

Description:
Boy standing in a plaza with a fountain in the gardens at Casa del Rey Moro in Ronda, Spain. The gardens were designed by French landscape gardener, Jean Claude Forestier in 1912. Casa del Rey Moro was built in the 18th Century and features a Water Mine, a "secret" passage that enabled workers to bring water up to the house from the Guadelevin River below. The passage goes through many chambers, including the "Room of Secrets."
Date:
May 28, 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Boy on a plaza at Casa del Rey Moro, view of fountain and benches, Ronda, Spain, 1929

Alexander & Baldwin Building, view from Bishop Street, Honolulu, 1930

Description:
Exterior view of the Alexander & Baldwin headquarters building in downtown Honolulu. Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. was once part of the "Big Five" companies in Hawaii. Today (2012), it operates in shipping, sugar cane, real estate and agriculture. Address for the building is: 822 Bishop Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Date:
1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Alexander & Baldwin Building, view from Bishop Street, Honolulu, 1930

Two-year-old Rosita Dee Cornell standing next to a trellis with a large squash growing on it, California, 1933

Description:
Two pictures of 2-year-old Rosita Dee Cornell, daughter of landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell, standing by a trellis with a big squash growing on it. In one picture Rosita Dee is looking at the camera; in the other she is reaching up towards the squash.
Date:
August 1, 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Two-year-old Rosita Dee Cornell standing next to a trellis with a large squash growing on it, California, 1933

Landscape plan for Will Rogers recreation park, Unit B, Los Angeles, 1942

Description:
Inset map shows Reseda Boulevard intersecting with Sunset Boulevard. According to Los Angeles Times, March 20, 1998, "Crossroads of Confusion," a plan to extend Reseda to Sunset and the Santa Monica area began in the 1920s and was scrapped in 1977. Some city maps incorrectly show an intersection between Reseda and Sunset.
Date:
Dec. 31, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Landscape plan for Will Rogers recreation park, Unit B, Los Angeles, 1942

Cutting garden for Dr. and Mrs. P. G. White residence, Los Angeles, 1933-1938

Description:
Below the landscaping plan there is also a distant perspective view of the cutting garden. The house on the property was probably designed by the architecture firm of Webber, Stanton and Spaulding. It was constructed in 1927 by the firm Chisholm, Fortine & Meikle, Architecture, Engineering & Construction. The house was featured in Architectural Digest in 1928. The date for the cutting garden is from the nitrate negative sleeves for the photographic images.
Date:
1933-1938
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Cutting garden for Dr. and Mrs. P. G. White residence, Los Angeles, 1933-1938

Wright Saltus Ludington residence, hedges and trees surrounding oval reflecting pool, Montecito, 1931

Description:
The Ludington estate, also known as Val Verde, Dias Felices, the Henry Dater house, and the Dr. Warren Austin home was designed by the architect Bertram Grovenor Goodhue, constructed in 1918 and then purchased by Charles H. Ludington in 1924. His son, Wright Saltus Ludington (who inherited the estate in 1927 or 1930), engaged the landscape architect Lockwood de Forest to design the gardens in 1925. Retaining the geometry of Goodhue's design and much of the wilderness, Lockwood transformed the gardens over a period of twenty-three years.
Date:
March 28, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Wright Saltus Ludington residence, hedges and trees surrounding oval reflecting pool, Montecito, 1931

Wright Saltus Ludington residence, view of the Lansdowne Hermes statue at end tree-bordered lawn, Montecito, 1931

Description:
The Ludington estate, also known as Val Verde, Dias Felices, the Henry Dater house, and the Dr. Warren Austin home was designed by the architect Bertram Grovenor Goodhue, constructed in 1918 and then purchased by Charles H. Ludington in 1924. His son, Wright Saltus Ludington (who inherited the estate in 1927 or 1930), engaged the landscape architect Lockwood de Forest to design the gardens in 1925. Retaining the geometry of Goodhue's design and much of the wilderness, Lockwood transformed the gardens over a period of twenty-three years.
Date:
March 28, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Wright Saltus Ludington residence, view of the Lansdowne Hermes statue at end tree-bordered lawn, Montecito, 1931

Wright Saltus Ludington residence, view of fountain in courtyard with brick pavement, Montecito, 1931

Description:
The Ludington estate, also known as Val Verde, Dias Felices, the Henry Dater house, and the Dr. Warren Austin home, was designed by the architect Bertram Grovenor Goodhue, constructed in 1918 and then purchased by Charles H. Ludington in 1924. His son, Wright Saltus Ludington (who inherited the estate in 1927 or 1930), engaged the landscape architect Lockwood de Forest to design the gardens in 1925. Retaining the geometry of Goodhue's design and much of the wilderness, Lockwood transformed the gardens over a period of twenty-three years.
Date:
March 28, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Wright Saltus Ludington residence, view of fountain in courtyard with brick pavement, Montecito, 1931