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Alice Carter nailing plaque to mast, S.S. Constitution, San Diego Harbor, San Diego, 1934

Description:
Alice Carter, daughter of Santa Monica mayor William H. Carter, seated on high post or stool with hammer, on deck of S.S. Constitution, with sailor holding plaque against mast, another young woman standing near mast, Captain Louis J. Gulliver in foreground, ropes and ship's wheel at left and right
Date:
March 10, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Alice Carter nailing plaque to mast, S.S. Constitution, San Diego Harbor, San Diego, 1934

Czechoslovakia float at the starting point of the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1927

Description:
A Tournament of the Roses parade float with a European theme (probably the entry from Czechoslovakia). The participant furthest to the left is wearing a traditional Eastern-European dress, while the three participants to the right of the float are wearing gowns. The float is decorated with palms and other various foliage, and a two-dimensional sun is suspended within an arch flanked by monumental vases of flowers. The Pasadena Memorial Flagpole (Goodhue Flagpole) is visible behind the float in its original location in the middle of the intersection of Orange Grove and Colorado Boulevard.
Date:
January 1, 1927
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Czechoslovakia float at the starting point of the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1927

Equestrians at the Palm Springs Field Club during the Desert Circus Rodeo, Palm Springs, 1938

Description:
A long row of men on horseback face the Desert Circus Rodeo audience in the grandstands (not visible, on the left) with two riders placed in front of them. The riders wear hats and are dressed in formal riding attire, with the exception of the rider in the front who wears a shiny silk shirt and a cowboy hat.
Date:
1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Equestrians at the Palm Springs Field Club during the Desert Circus Rodeo, Palm Springs, 1938

Equestrians at the Palm Springs Field Club during the Desert Circus Rodeo, Palm Springs, 1938

Description:
A row of men on horseback face the Desert Circus Rodeo audience in the grandstands (not visible, on the right). The riders wear hats and are dressed in western style attire, with the rider on the far left in a shiny silk shirt and broad brimmed cowboy hat. The riders carry an American flag, and two other flags (illegible)
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Equestrians at the Palm Springs Field Club during the Desert Circus Rodeo, Palm Springs, 1938

Float titled "Spirit of '76," sponsored by Long Beach Elks, passing Elks building, Elks' parade, Santa Monica, 1939 or 1952

Description:
Three men in Revolutionary War attire with flags and drums, woman in tiara and flag-themed dress, riding on float with sign reading Spirit of '76, MSS Columbia, Long Beach Elks, No 888, Mystic Order of Cr[abs], with crowd and decorated Elks building in background
Date:
1939 or 1952
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Float titled "Spirit of '76," sponsored by Long Beach Elks, passing Elks building, Elks' parade, Santa Monica, 1939 or 1952

Fountain at the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929, view of the fountain, Seville, 1929

Description:
Rectangular pool lined with potted plants with a sculpted fountain at the end. The fountain has water streaming from a basin upon which rests a relief sculpture of two ships, flanked by twisted columns supporting an entablature and scroll finial, and sculpted library shelves with books and putti friezes below. This structure is part of the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929, a world's fair held in Seville, Spain from May 9, 1929 to June 21, 1930 in the Parque de María Luisa. After a several year period of not contributing buildings to world's fairs, the United States built three structures for Seville.
Date:
May 26, 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Fountain at the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929, view of the fountain, Seville, 1929

Fountain at the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929, view of the fountain, Seville, 1929

Description:
Rectangular pool lined with potted plants with a sculpted fountain at the end. The fountain has water streaming from a basin upon which rests a relief sculpture of two ships, flanked by twisted columns supporting an entablature and scroll finial, and sculpted library shelves with books and putti friezes below. This structure is part of the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929, a world's fair held in Seville, Spain from May 9, 1929 to June 21, 1930 in the Parque de María Luisa. After a several year period of not contributing buildings to world's fairs, the United States built three structures for Seville.
Date:
May 26, 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Fountain at the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929, view of the fountain, Seville, 1929

Fountain at the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929, view of the fountain, Seville, 1929

Description:
Rectangular pool lined with potted plants with a sculpted fountain at the end. The fountain has water streaming from a basin upon which rests a relief sculpture of two ships, flanked by twisted columns supporting an entablature and scroll finial, and sculpted library shelves with books and putti friezes below. This structure is part of the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929, a world's fair held in Seville, Spain from May 9, 1929 to June 21, 1930 in the Parque de María Luisa. After a several year period of not contributing buildings to world's fairs, the United States built three structures for Seville.
Date:
May 26, 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Fountain at the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929, view of the fountain, Seville, 1929

Fountain at the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929, view of the fountain, Seville, 1929

Description:
Rectangular pool lined with potted plants with a sculpted fountain at the end. The fountain has water streaming from a basin upon which rests a relief sculpture of two ships, flanked by twisted columns supporting an entablature and scroll finial, and sculpted library shelves with books and putti friezes below. This structure is part of the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929, a world's fair held in Seville, Spain from May 9, 1929 to June 21, 1930 in the Parque de María Luisa. After a several year period of not contributing buildings to world's fairs, the United States built three structures for Seville.
Date:
May 26, 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Fountain at the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929, view of the fountain, Seville, 1929