4 young women in bathing suits on dock, 3 standing holding canoe paddles, 1 seated on paddle handle waving, with lake, canoes, and lakeshore with trees in background
Fourteen young women seated on the sand. They sit back-to-back with legs outstretched as they look up towards the camera. Most wear bathing suits, some with blouses, and one wears a sweater. Photographed on a beach in Santa Monica.
View of a young woman seated at the cliff edge in Palisades Park with the California Incline, Pacific Coast Highway and Santa Monica Beach with beach houses below.
Wright Prickett plays with Richard Shaw in Victory Park, in the Arroyo Seco area. Both of them are in motion and slightly blurred. Other people are visible at the left of the photograph. There are trees, cars, and picnic tables in the background.
Woman in dark dress, standing, pointing, and girl in light skirt and blouse and knit cap, seated on edge of path, overlooking lake with miniature Pagoda of Nara on small island, with foliage and other people on path in background
View facing southeast towards Santa Monica Pier from Palisades Park. People enjoy the park, including a young woman standing among palm trees a couple seated on a bench and a couple at the cliff-edge rustic eucalyptus branch fence.
H. H. West's mother, Wilhelmina, in front of his brother, Wilson's home at 4262 Walton Avenue. The house number is above the porch. Wilhelmina wears a hat that appears to have a feather sticking out of it. Another woman is in the doorway of the house. The neighboring his is visible at the right.
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.
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.
View of the Venice oil field, a landscape of derricks, with steam pipes and buildings made of wood and corrugated metal at their bases, with the beach on the far left. The foreground center building has signs reading "Flynn Bros." and "No Smoking, Keep Out." Signs on the derricks read "Bergman Albright No. 3," "Pan Gulf Pet. Co. LTD, Hattie Weber Mabel [..]orner, Well No [...]," "S.L.R. Pet. Prop's LTD., J. T. Russell No. 1," "Pan Gulf Petroleum Co. Ltd., Venice No. 1," "[...] Powell-Stockton, W. G. Davis No. 1," and "Know Powell Stockton, W. G. Davis No. 4."
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
Men and women seated and standing behind a banquet table at University High School event. The table is decorated with flowers and a doll in a graduation gown
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 ..."
Dr. St. Louis Albert Estes (1876-1951) was an American doctor and the author of Raw Food and Health. He lived in Van Nuys, California in the late 1920s and early 1930s, and had 3 children with his first wife in the 1910s, 12 children with his second wife in the 1920s and 1930s.
Photograph of 2 butane tanks sitting atop a flatbed dolly on the sidewalk outside the H. H. West Company's offices on Omar Avenue. The tanks sit on a dolly, right-of-center, and are viewed at an angle. The dolly and tanks are on a sidewalk that stretches through the image on a vertical angle to the left. Behind the tanks, the office building for the H. H. West Company stretches along the right side of the sidewalk. A set of doors stands wide open, at right. A chain hanging from the dolly lies on the sidewalk and extends towards the doorway. Behind the tanks, a sign in a window reads, "AMERICAN WHOLESALE HARDWARE CO. LONG BEACH."
Wooden tree house with balcony, windows, and stairs to roof, built in eucalyptus tree, with two children standing below. Floor of tree house is higher than roof of house in background.
Photograph of about 5-6 men working on top of a frozen Jackson Lake to remove snow. The man on the left stands on the lake holding a broom. To his right, a man wearing ice skates pushes a plow-like apparatus. To his right, two men use brooms to remove the snow. To the right of them, a man drives a tractor across the lake. In the distance, another person stands on the ice. On the opposite side of the lake, a small structure with large chimney sits along the shore left-of-center of the photograph. A hillside covered in trees and snow slopes down towards the lake on the left and another hillside covered in trees and snow rises up in the background on the right. A white dwelling sits in the gap between these two hillsides in the background. In the foreground at right, a piping fixture rises out of the snow-covered ground.
This is a picture of three young women harvesting hay. Two of them, in the foreground of the picture, appear to be tying a large bale of hay together, while the third looks out of the frame and smiles while holding a large plough.
An out-of-focus and slightly lopsided photograph of three unknown persons sitting on a long bench in a park. The trio sits in a row left-of-center and appear to be sloping downward to the left. Starting at left, a woman dressed in white sits and looks to camera; she holds a jacket in her lap. A man sits at center. He looks to the camera while holding a box in his lap. A woman sits to his right. She folds her hands in her lap as she turns her head to look at the man. A dirt pathway crosses in front of them. A brush covered hillside rises directly behind them.
View through stone archway of woman, sidesaddle, and man on horseback, woman standing, all in Spanish-style dress, near pueblo-style wall with rough wooden supports and director's chair
Three men, dressed in suits, stand at the top of the steps and under the pergola of the Pebble Beach Lodge. The lodge and the pergola are constructed out of logs. A car (partial view) is parked on the right in front of the steps. The men are automotive parts jobbers in Pebble Beach for a meeting of the Automotive Parts Jobbers of the Pacific Coast.
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.
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
Photograph of tablets inset into the garden wall of the Old North Memorial Garden in Boston. The brick, garden wall stretches across the image. At center, one tablet is set into the wall. Tablets to the left and right of it are obscured by shadows cast by surrounding trees. The shadows naturally frame the tablet at center.
Spectators watch the preparations for a track event at the Olympic Games. There are people on the field near the track. There are spectators scattered throughout the stands, including a man in a hat who is in the foreground of the photograph.
This image is of Miss. Shirley R. Doman. She poses leaning against the wall, with her arms crossed. She wears a dress with laces running through the neckline and down the center of the bodice. There are bows on her sleeves. Behind her, is a framed drawing of classic archways.
The Casa Madre was a Spanish colonial style residence built for Mrs. E. W. Halliday in 1919, Francis Pierpont Davis and Walter Davis, architects. Demolished by 2012.
SWAHILI: Huyu ni shangazi wa Ustadh Mau anayeitwa Rabia Abdulkadir, dada wa babake Ustadh Mau Ahmad Abdulkadir. Alipozaliwa Ustadh Mau shangazi alikuwa ameshafariki. Dada moja mkbubwa wa Ustadh Mau aliitwa kama shangazi yake Rabia. Wadada wengine waliitwa Nuru, Sophia na Amina. Picha inawezekana ilikuwa imepigwa Mombasa baada shangazi Rabia aliolewa.<br>ENGLISH: This is Ustadh Mau's aunt called Rabia Abdulkadir, sister of Ahmad Abdulkadir who was born in Lamu island. She already passed away when Ustadh Mau was born. One of Ustadh Mau's sister was called Rabia like their aunt. Ustadh Mau's other sisters are called Nuru, Sophia and Amina. This picture was likely taken in Mombasa after that aunt Rabia got married.
The 1888 horse-shoe-shaped shell art wreath made by Ina Donna Coolbrith. The wreath was composed of sea shells interwoven with moss gathered at Santa Monica. The flowers represented include Mariposa lily, Shasta daisy, Copa de Oro, camelia, rose and other flowers. The wreath was a gift to Elizabeth Dalton Perry and William Hayes Perry. At the time of this photograph the wreath belonged to the Perrys' nephew John H. Crum of Santa Monica. The shell wreath is an example of Victorian era domestic crafts.
Man in suit and tie seated at desk, with about 10 large flower arrangements in front of desk, on desk, and on another desk behind, with windows with blinds in background
Audience at Santa Monica City Hall dedication, at 1685 Main St.: about 6 people visible in folding chairs at right, about 30 standing behind decorated barrier, with uniformed Boy Scout seated on steps in foreground, in front of new city hall building, decorated with bunting. Fallen sign partially visible in foreground reads Section reserved for program participants
The Santa Monica Bay Woman's Club building was completed in 1914 and is located at 1210 Fourth Street since 1914.The architect of the clubhouse was Henry C. Hollwedel.
Photograph of Ruth Crandall modeling a satin evening gown. She holds a Berlitz French book as a prop and is standing in the open front door of Adelbert Bartlett's house (535 15th St.).
Scene in a Santa Monica Civic Opera production of "Rigoletto" with Enrico Porta as Rigoletto kneeling before Laurin Malcolm as Count Monterone. Supporting cast include Victor Terzo (left of Malcolm), Natalie Garrotto (1st woman on left), and Jean Kortlander (4th from right).
People wait for the ferry to Oakland. The crowd is almost exclusively made up of men. There are people on the wharf, as well as on the ferry. Two American flags fly on the ferry. A sign on the front reads, "walk your horses" and a beam in the background has the word "Wellington" printed on it. There are wires overhead and tracks in the foreground.
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
Santa Monica Civic Opera performance of “Pagliacci.” The stage is filled with cast members in peasant costumes, as performers portraying Canio/ Pagliacci (in clown costume) and Canio’s wife Nedda ride onstage on a horse drawn wagon. The setting is a 19th century Calabrian village. With rolling hills and trees painted on a backdrop. To the fore stands a secondary stage resembling a Greek temple. Drawn curtains shield the interior from view. A banner painted with “I Pagliacci” is attached to the pediment. Beyond the stage, two musicians can be viewed in the orchestra pit. Opera performed at Barnum Hall, Santa Monica.