Strip of lawn divided by a walkway with planting beds on either side. The beds contain rose standards and other flowers. The house, with a screened-in porch, is in the
Pond with boulders, with street, houses, and trees in background, grass in foreground, and statue on boulder at right, probably bronze, of standing man with head bent forward, holding tablet or book, wearing boots
Bettye K. Cree (Elizabeth Kirkpatrick Cree) was born March 24, 1879. She married Raymond Cree, a founder and developer of Palm Springs, but the marriage ended in divorce. Ms. Cree then maintained an art gallery in Palm Springs. She died in Pasadena on March 16, 1944.
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.
Homes and palm trees underwater in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles. After heavy rains lasting more than 36 hours, between 1200 and 1800 homes in the Venice area were underwater on January 1, 1934.
Four horses harnessed to carts and wearnig blinders, attended by two farm workers wearing trousers, belts, button-down shirts, shoes and hats. The cart on the left carries a water (?) tank and on the right is a plow or other farm equipment. There is a power line and utility pole in the background
Ten postcards views including: one view of the main Outside Inn building, six views of cabins at the Outside Inn, one aerial view of Topanga Canyon including the Outside Inn property, and two views of the road wending through Topanga Canyon
Upper photo: view of the Pacific Coast Highway looking west towards a lighthouse. The road runs along the shore at right between the calm ocean at left and the steep cliffs at right. The lighthouse consists of a long rectangular building with a tall tower at left. The Santa Monica Mountains are visible in the background.
Man in suit and smoking a cigar stands in front of the La Vina Mutual Water Co. pumping plant, a building constructed of corrugated metal, as water pours out of a pipe that extends out from the building. Mountains with snow are visible in the background
The inn was located at the intersection of the Pacific Coast Highway and Las Flores Canyon Road, just east of the guarded Rindge Ranch fence (which prevented westward development beyond Las Flores Canyon Road at this time).
View down a dirt road towards the town of Avenal which appears as a narrow band of buildings and power poles along the main road through town, with the Santa Lucia mountain range in the background. The buildings appear to be mostly houses, a few businesses and a church on the far right. There is also an oil rig on the center-right side of town. Legible signage in the photograph includes: Golden Rule Shoe Shop, The Republic Supply Co. of California, and H. C. Smith MFG Co.
Kneen’s Kamp, built by Thomas W. (Bill) Kneen in 1916, was a resort located on Topanga Canyon Boulevard near Robinson Road. The camp operated until the mid- 1920's.
Negative was placed in the wrong sleeve (for 1060-1072). The number on negative is 1622 and the numbers on the sleeve are 1060-1072, so the subject identification on the sleeve is not correct for this image.
View of library building, Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, from lawn under mesa oak, with statues, urns, and fountain in foreground, 3 men standing near left door
Legible business signs include: Bay Lumber Co. Venice, Auto Park, Craig's Market Meat Fruit Vegetables, Virginia Apts, Lee H. Young Ocean Park Public Market, Drugs, Lee H. Young Cash and Carry Grocery, Hardware, Bargain Shop, Crescent Apts. Rooms by Day Week or Month, The Minnesota Apts Rooms 1 2 and 3 Rooms Furnished, Kolbs Grocery Delicatessen, New & Used Clothing Cleaning Pressing, U.S. Shoe Renewing Carlson & Sons
Interior view of cave with rock carvings described as Egyptians, rock carved fireplace in corner, and 2 unidentified girls, one seated on rock bench, one standing
View towards the apricot orchard of Harve Brillhart, uncle of the photographer Adelbert Bartlett, with an irrigation ditch on the left, farmhouse and windmill in the center middle ground, small apricot trees in the foreground and a wooden outbuilding in the right background. The typescript description of this group of photographs (uclamss_1300_0338i ) locates the orchard near the town of Patterson
View of Ensenada shoreline, with road, trees, and house in foreground, pier prominent in midground, mountains and the Hotel Playa Ensenada in background
View from Blicknell Ave. towards the beachfront pergola (located in Crescent Bay Park) (left), a small cliff and the Hotel Casa Del Mar (right) and Santa Monica Pier and La Monica Ballroom in the background
Two men seated on a bench in Lake Arrowhead village. Two other men, one in golf attire, are on the sidewalk. The buildings are in a rustic, half-timbered style with dormers and turrets. Signs read: "Arrowhead Lake Co. Administration Co.," and "Lake Arrowhead Woods Real Estate Office, Arrowhead Lake Co., Owners ..."
Girl, about 6 years old, seated on tree stump in water at edge of lake, with shore in left foreground, toy sailing ship floating nearby, wire fox terrier with front paws on stump, and lakeshore with trees in background
Constructed in 1929, the Gothic Revival style building was originally a residential stock co-operative, was converted to a hotel after the Great Depression, returned to being a stock co-operative in the mid nineteen fifties and converted to condominium titles in 1991. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located at 800 East Ocean Boulevard
Mrs. Jack Pfister, hand on cluster of dates, and A. Boyd Mewborn, holding wooden box, standing near date palm with clusters of dates draped in cloth, stack of boxes at their feet reading Property of Deglet Noor Date Growers Assn., Indio, Calif.
Rear view of parade float with cornucopia, woman in boat, and replica of Los Angeles City Hall, pulled by team of 4 horses, accompanied by men in Spanish-style clothing, with trees, cars, and buildings in background
Adelbert Barlett, in bow tie and hat, and another man, in checked cap and sunglasses with one foot on bench, standing near bench mounted between trees, among row of eucalyptus trees, with shadows of trees falling toward camera and road in background