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Sketched advertisement layout for the Brock & Company jewelry and gift store, 1928-1939

Description:
Sketch of an advertisement layout of gift photographic images for the Brock & Company jewelry and gift store with roughly sketched illustrations in labeled rectangular compartments. The top banner reads" Gifts for the Ho[...]. The lower banner reads: Brock's [...]. Label captions include: Boys, Watches, Bracelets, Cigarette Cases, Charms, Jade, Clips, Clocks, and Rings.
Date:
[between 1928-1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Sketched advertisement layout for the Brock & Company jewelry and gift store, 1928-1939

Men's sterling silver hair brushes at the Brock & Company jewelry and gift store, Los Angeles, 1928-1938

Description:
Brock & Company Jewelers was the most important jewelry and giftware store in Los Angeles. Founded by George A. Brock in 1903, it was sold in 1964 and the business ended s few years later. It was located at 515 West Seventh St. and had a 2nd location at the Beverly-Wilshire Hotel.
Date:
[between 1928-1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Men's sterling silver hair brushes at the Brock & Company jewelry and gift store, Los Angeles, 1928-1938

Sterling silver tableware at the Brock & Company jewelry and gift store, Los Angeles, 1928-1938

Description:
Brock & Company Jewelers was the most important jewelry and giftware store in Los Angeles. Founded by George A. Brock in 1903, it was sold in 1964 and the business ended s few years later. It was located at 515 West Seventh St. and had a 2nd location at the Beverly-Wilshire Hotel
Date:
[between 1928-1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Sterling silver tableware at the Brock & Company jewelry and gift store, Los Angeles, 1928-1938

Sterling silver tableware at the Brock & Company jewelry and gift store, Los Angeles, 1928-1938

Description:
Brock & Company Jewelers was the most important jewelry and giftware store in Los Angeles. Founded by George A. Brock in 1903, it was sold in 1964 and the business ended s few years later. It was located at 515 West Seventh St. and had a 2nd location at the Beverly-Wilshire Hotel.
Date:
[between 1928-1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Sterling silver tableware at the Brock & Company jewelry and gift store, Los Angeles, 1928-1938

Nine watches at the Brock & Company jewelry and gift store, Los Angeles, 1928-1938

Description:
Brock & Company Jewelers was the most important jewelry and giftware store in Los Angeles. Founded by George A. Brock in 1903, it was sold in 1964 and the business ended s few years later. It was located at 515 West Seventh St. and had a 2nd location at the Beverly-Wilshire Hotel.
Date:
[between 1928-1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Nine watches at the Brock & Company jewelry and gift store, Los Angeles, 1928-1938

Irrigation trench, Fontana, 1928-1931

Description:
Fontana was founded in 1913 by A.B. (Azarial Blanchard) Miller, d. 1878-1941. Miller first purchased the 17,000 acres of land in 1906, a year after he began working it. Miller envisioned a booming agricultural town complete with citrus orchards, cattle and poultry farms situated along Route 66. With the formation of the Fontana Land Company in 1914 and Fontana Farms Company in 1918, Miller’s vision began to come to fruition. The Los Angeles Times printed numerous articles regarding A.B. Miller, Fontana Farms and Fontana Land companies from 1914 to 1937; articles specific to poultry farming and egg production date from 1925 to 1931.
Date:
[between 1928-1931]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Irrigation trench, Fontana, 1928-1931

House on Adelaide Drive next door to Harry Motson Gorham residence, Santa Monica, 1928

Description:
Spanish colonial style house next door to Harry Gorham residence, probably 336 Adelaide Drive, with Spanish tile roof, glazed tile work around doorway, and large arched window, with cactus, tree, and other plantings, with lawn with stepping stones, sidewalk, and three children and dog in foreground
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
House on Adelaide Drive next door to Harry Motson Gorham residence, Santa Monica, 1928

House on Adelaide Drive next door to Harry Motson Gorham residence, Santa Monica, 1928

Description:
Spanish colonial style house next door to Harry Gorham residence, probably 336 Adelaide Drive, with Spanish tile roof, glazed tile work around doorway, and large arched window, with cactus, tree, and other plantings, with lawn with stepping stones and sidewalk in foreground
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
House on Adelaide Drive next door to Harry Motson Gorham residence, Santa Monica, 1928

Fontana Farms Company Land Sales Office, Fontana, 1928-1931

Description:
Fontana was founded in 1913 by A.B. (Azarial Blanchard) Miller, d. 1878-1941. Miller first purchased the 17,000 acres of land in 1906, a year after he began working it. Miller envisioned a booming agricultural town complete with citrus orchards, cattle and poultry farms situated along Route 66. With the formation of the Fontana Land Company in 1914 and Fontana Farms Company in 1918, Miller’s vision began to come to fruition. The Los Angeles Times printed numerous articles regarding A.B. Miller, Fontana Farms and Fontana Land companies from 1914 to 1937; articles specific to poultry farming and egg production date from 1925 to 1931.
Date:
[between 1928-1931]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Fontana Farms Company Land Sales Office, Fontana, 1928-1931

Indigenous Africans conversing with a missionary, Central Africa, 1928-1948

Description:
Copy photograph of villagers from an unidentified Central African nation, with Anglo missionaries. Men, women and children are represented in the photo; men and boys are seated on the ground with the missionaries, while the women and girls stand. The women wear wrappers (textiles wrapped around their bodies), and head ties. The men wear caftans and head coverings. They sit across from an Anglo wearing a pith helmet, shirt, pants, and boots. Behind the men sits a second Anglo, also wearing a pith helmet, shirt, tie and pants (probably rolled up) with tall socks. He sits atop a loose pile of thatch. Further behind him, a woman peaks out from part of a woven thatch structure. The group is surrounded by trees and foliage.
Date:
[between 1928-1948]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Indigenous Africans conversing with a missionary, Central Africa, 1928-1948

Man standing on mountain road and men with wooden planks, [1920-1939?, rephotographed 1940s?]

Description:
Photograph of 2 prints. Top: Man in overcoat, possibly Michael Montreys, standing on curving road with mountain slope descending at left, ascending at right, and mountains in background. Bottom: Six men building structure of wood beams, in a curved shape resembling an amphitheater, with other men, truck, and houses in background.
Date:
[1920-1939?]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Man standing on mountain road and men with wooden planks, [1920-1939?, rephotographed 1940s?]

Page of article, “Beirut to Bagdad,” circa 1928

Description:
Photograh of page 35 from Adelbert Bartlett’s article, “Beirut to Bagdad.” The page describes French colonial troops on camels patrolling for “marauding bandits,” Bartlett’s day dreams of literary tales, and a luncheon in Palmyra. Image at top: four Levant girls behind an embroidered silk screen; bottom image: Aleppo women baking bread.
Date:
[circa 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Page of article, “Beirut to Bagdad,” circa 1928

Page of article, “Beirut to Bagdad,” circa 1928

Description:
Photograph of a the page 34 from Adelbert Bartlett’s article, “Beirut to Bagdad.” The page describes Bartlett’s travels through parts of Lebanon and Damascus, Syria, and the French soldiers protecting them along the route. Image at top: a forest of umbrella pine in Beirut; bottom: a Djebel Druse caravan with camels in Damascus.
Date:
[circa 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Page of article, “Beirut to Bagdad,” circa 1928

Photograph with portion of article, “Beirut to Bagdad,” circa 1928

Description:
In 1928, Adelbert Bartlett wrote and contributed photographs to an article documenting his trip through Lebanon, Syria and Iraq. The work was published as, “Beirut to Bagdad,” Touring Topics, 1928: 32-35, 60. The magazine, started in 1909 (now called Westways) was a publication for members of the Automobile Club of Southern California.
Date:
[circa 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Photograph with portion of article, “Beirut to Bagdad,” circa 1928

Page of article, “Beirut to Bagdad,” circa 1928

Description:
Photograph of page 33 of Adelbert Bartlett’s article, “Beirut to Bagdad: A Southern Californian motors through the land of the Arabian Nights.” The page describes some of the people accompanying Bartlett on his trip as well as provides his own reasons for attempting the trek. Text includes three photos: Zeitoomi women of Southern Turkey demonstrating yarn spinning; a Nazareth inhabitant exiting a mosque; a pack of camels sharing the road with an American automobile.
Date:
[circa 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Page of article, “Beirut to Bagdad,” circa 1928

Koalas on a eucalyptus branch

Description:
Photograph of a koala with her joey (young koala) on her back, gripping a eucalyptus branch. The photograph was printed in an unidentified magazine or travel brochure, likely published by the Australian National Travel Association. Caption beneath logo: “Printed in Australia by the Specialty Press Pty. LTD., Melbourne.” Caption at left: “Koala (Native Bear).”
Date:
[between 1920-1962]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Koalas on a eucalyptus branch

Four girls along an irrigation trench, Fontana, 1928-1931

Description:
Photograph of four girls between a row of flowers and an irrigation trench that runs along a residence. The girls wear similar jumpers and sport matching bobbed haircuts. The youngest girl holds a straw hat while the other three wear cloche hats. Two stand and two sit along the trench’s edge. The house behind them is clad with wood siding and has a brick chimney. Other dwellings can be seen in the distant background. Photographed on a tract of land in Fontana.
Date:
[between 1928-1931]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Four girls along an irrigation trench, Fontana, 1928-1931

Mission style building on Magnolia Avenue, Fontana, 1928-1931

Description:
Fontana was founded in 1913 by A.B. (Azarial Blanchard) Miller, d. 1878-1941. Miller first purchased the 17,000 acres of land in 1906, a year after he began working it. Miller envisioned a booming agricultural town complete with citrus orchards, cattle and poultry farms situated along Route 66. With the formation of the Fontana Land Company in 1914 and Fontana Farms Company in 1918, Miller’s vision began to come to fruition. The Los Angeles Times printed numerous articles regarding A.B. Miller, Fontana Farms and Fontana Land companies from 1914 to 1937; articles specific to poultry farming and egg production date from 1925 to 1931.
Date:
[between 1928-1931]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Mission style building on Magnolia Avenue, Fontana, 1928-1931

Page of article, “Beirut to Bagdad,” circa 1928

Description:
In 1928, Adelbert Bartlett wrote and contributed photographs to an article documenting his trip through Lebanon, Syria and Iraq. The work was published as, “Beirut to Bagdad,” Touring Topics, 1928: 32-35, 60. The magazine, started in 1909 (now called Westways) was a publication for members of the Automobile Club of Southern California.
Date:
[circa 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Page of article, “Beirut to Bagdad,” circa 1928

Page of article, “Beirut to Bagdad,” circa 1928

Description:
In 1928, Adelbert Bartlett wrote and contributed photographs to an article documenting his trip through Lebanon, Syria and Iraq. The work was published as, “Beirut to Bagdad,” Touring Topics, 1928: 32-35, 60. The magazine, started in 1909 (now called Westways) was a publication for members of the Automobile Club of Southern California.
Date:
[circa 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Page of article, “Beirut to Bagdad,” circa 1928

Fourth Street, Santa Monica, 1928

Description:
View from above of Fourth Street facing north-east from the intersection of Fourth Street and Broadway, with pedestrians crossing street, vehicles, businesses, and Christmas decorations. The Central Tower Building is visible on the right. Visible signs include: "Central Tower Building," "Clark Furniture Co.," "Tower Cafe," "Pratt Furniture Co., easy credit, rugs, carpets, linoleum," "Sam Fat," "Santa Monica Curtain and Drapery Store," "Elite Service while you wait," [hats and shoes] "Barber, Hair Cuts .35 c[ents]."
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Fourth Street, Santa Monica, 1928

Crowds at Lick Pier or Ocean Park Pier, Santa Monica or Venice, 1928

Description:
Throngs of people at photographed at Ocean Park Pier or Lick Pier. The crowd’s attention appears to be focused in the same direction. Tight shot of the crowd only allows head-to-shoulder views of most people. The vast majority of the males wear suits with hats or caps; many of the women wear cloche hats. Near the foreground, a young boy sits upon a man’s shoulder.
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Crowds at Lick Pier or Ocean Park Pier, Santa Monica or Venice, 1928

Crowds at Ocean Park Pier, Santa Monica, 1928

Description:
Trollies carry passengers along the pathway amidst throngs of pedestrians. Their attire varies - from 1920s era bathing suits, to dresses worn with cloche hats and suits worn with boater hats, fedoras and caps. The path follows the sand where multitudes gather, converse and relax under a sea of beach umbrellas. A sign advertising umbrellas can be viewed in the top left-hand quadrant; across, an American flag flies. Beyond the sand lies the ocean, waves cresting, dotted with people. Photographed at Lick Pier (near Ocean Park Pier).
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Crowds at Ocean Park Pier, Santa Monica, 1928

Fun house at Ocean Park Pier, Santa Monica, 1928

Description:
Photograph of people entering the gates of Toonerville Fun House. They pass a ticket booth topped with large male and female figures towards a series of ramshackle buildings. For ten cents visitors can experience the “Bronco Bridge,” Incline Whirl,” “Slip-Slap Floor,” “Lover’s Ramp,” Falling Floor,” and “Maze of Delight” amongst other obstacles.
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Fun house at Ocean Park Pier, Santa Monica, 1928

Crowds at Ocean Park Pier, Santa Monica, 1928

Description:
Throngs of men and women along Ocean Park Pier. Most of the women wear overcoats and cloche hats; the men wear suits and hats. Attractions lining the pier include the Egyptian Ball Room, at right, opposite from the High Boy Roller Coaster; the Light House Slide (spiral coaster) just beyond High Boy. At the far end of the pier stands the Dome Hotel.
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Crowds at Ocean Park Pier, Santa Monica, 1928

Painting of Ruth St. Denis, modern dance pioneer, in Southeast Asian attire, (painting, 1912)

Description:
Photograph of a framed painting of Ruth Sr. Denis depicted wearing a sari and choli (short blouse). She looks over one shoulder and holds a dish in one hand, the other hand is held up over head with the palm up. Painting signed, “Walter Barron Currier, California, 1912.”
Date:
[between 1920-1965]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Painting of Ruth St. Denis, modern dance pioneer, in Southeast Asian attire, (painting, 1912)

Street scene at Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, 1928

Description:
View of corner building at Wilshire Boulevard and possibly Fourth Street, with traffic officer and cars in foreground. Business signs read: Medical Building, G.O. Smith Quality Meats & Poultry, E.A. Morrison Grocer, Albert Sheetz Mission Candies Ice Cream, Drugs, Diebold's Pharmacy. Curb sign reads Wilshire Blvd.
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Street scene at Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, 1928