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Kangaroos in the Australian bush

Description:
Photograph of an illustration featuring two sets of female kangaroos and their young in the Australian bush. Caption: “A Kangaroo can’t carry more than two…” The illustration is signed, “Kuhn.” This is probably a page from a magazine or travel brochure (the shadow of a headline can be seen printed in reverse at top).
Date:
[between 1920-1965]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Kangaroos in the Australian bush

Crowd at the Beach, Santa Monica, 1945-49

Description:
This image is of a crowd of people on the shore in Santa Monica. In the foreground, a man and two boys can be seen, all wearing swim shorts. The man is likely a lifeguard, as he holds a floatation device on which the letters "guards" can be seen. He also wears a hat. He leans on the bumper of a jeep, one hand on the shoulder of the boy closest to him. In the distance, other men can be seen standing in the shore in beach attire.
Date:
[between 1945-1949]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Crowd at the Beach, Santa Monica, 1945-49

Beach city exhibit in progress, Santa Monica, 1948

Description:
Two men and one woman creating an architectural model of a planned beach city. The woman holds a hammer while the men add trees to the model landscape. The information panels seen behind them diagram and textually describe amusement areas, civic and cultural centers, and recreation. Interests considered in planning for recreation areas include: Natural site location, Accessibility to transportation from extended areas, Provisions for resort trade and local residents, Segregated facilities for all ages, Open spaces and rest areas in commercial amusement center, Accessibility to beach, Development of beach and Development of Yacht Harbor.
Date:
1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Beach city exhibit in progress, Santa Monica, 1948

Beach city exhibit and model, Santa Monica, 1948

Description:
Model identified as “Miss Smith,” wearing a two-piece swim suit, photographed kneeling next to an architectural model of a beach city. The small-scale model maps neighborhoods (schools, housing, parks, streets), shopping districts, civic centers and recreational areas. Panels in the background diagram and textually describe amusement areas, civic and cultural centers, and recreation. Interests identified in the panel on the right are: Natural site location, Accessibility to transportation from extended areas, Provisions for resort trade and local residents, Segregated facilities for all ages, Open spaces and rest areas in commercial amusement center, Accessibility to beach, Development of beach,and Development of Yacht Harbor.
Date:
1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Beach city exhibit and model, Santa Monica, 1948

Ada E. Bowers Memorial Fountain in the courtyard of the Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, between 1936-1965

Description:
View of the Ada E. Bowers Memorial Fountain in the courtyard of the Bowers Museum, with a statue of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, discoverer of California, and bas-relief scenes behind the statue and along the base of the fountain. To the left of Cabrillo is a rocky formation from which water issues. Behind Cabrillo are 3 scenes including Cabrillo and companions facing Indians on the sea shore with a ship in the ocean in the distance, a mission church, and Indians in a wooden carat (carretta) drawn by oxen. At the base are 8 bas-relief scenes apparently depicting episodes from the mission era and later settlement by ranchers and farmers. A plaque in the center bears the text "Mrs. Bowers Memorial Fountain."
Date:
[between 1936-1965]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Ada E. Bowers Memorial Fountain in the courtyard of the Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, between 1936-1965