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A guard patrols the park, Long Beach, 1933

Description:
Photograph of a guard (center) patrolling a park (possibly Bixby Park) in Long Beach following the earthquake that struck the area on March 10, 1933. He is dressed in a uniform with a gun slung over his left should. He stands in the middle of a wide, tree-lined walkway with his back to camera. A small child stands ahead of him on the right and walks towards him. A man walks down the left side of the walkway in the distance. A wheelbarrow is parked at right next to a shed that extends out of frame.
Date:
March 17, 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
A guard patrols the park, Long Beach, 1933

Atlas Tires and Batteries temporarily houses the "Police Court" post-earthquake, Long Beach, 1933

Description:
Photograph of the Long Beach "Police Court" taking up temporary housing in an Atlas Tires and Batteries station following the earthquake that struck Long Beach on March 10, 1933. The Atlas building is viewed from the front. Pane-glass windows stretch across the front and the sides of the building. Across the top of the building it reads, "ATLAS TIRES AND BATTERIES." A sliding front door to the building is partially open. A sign affixed across the door frame reads, "POLICE COURT". Two men can be seen sitting inside, to the left of the door and behind the glass. The building sits off the ground on planks of lumber. A man walks towards the left in front of the left corner of the building. Behind him and in the near distance at left, rubble sits on the ground in front of the corner of a building. A gaping hole can be seen in the side of the building.
Date:
March 17, 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Atlas Tires and Batteries temporarily houses the "Police Court" post-earthquake, Long Beach, 1933

Attendees of the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park look at a sign posted on a tree, Long Beach, 1938

Description:
Attendees of the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park look at a sign posted on a tree. The woman closest to the tree holds a pair of glasses in one hand. The woman behind her wears a hat and carries a coat over her arm. A man at the right holds an object to his mouth. There are other people in the background as well as other trees, including one that has a sign posted on it.
Date:
August 13, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Attendees of the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park look at a sign posted on a tree, Long Beach, 1938

Attendees of the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park look at a sign posted on a tree, Long Beach, 1938

Description:
Attendees of the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park look at a sign posted on a tree. The men wear hats and a man at the right wears glasses and smokes a pipe. Another man is visible at the left of the tree on which the sign is posted. There are other people and trees in the background.
Date:
August 13, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Attendees of the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park look at a sign posted on a tree, Long Beach, 1938

Beachgoers walking along the shoreline, Long Beach, 1940

Description:
Photograph of beachgoers, wearing skirted bathing suits and swim trunks, walking along the shoreline. Crowds of people dot the ocean tides behind them. A sign reading, “Danger Keep Away,” can be viewed at middle ground in the water. At left, a person is seated on one of several wood pilings at foreground. In the background, structures can be viewed along the coastline.
Date:
1940
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Beachgoers walking along the shoreline, Long Beach, 1940

Beachgoers walking along the shoreline, Long Beach, 1940

Description:
A young man and two young women walk toward the camera holding articles of clothing. One female wears a sweater over a skirted bathing suit; the other wears a stripped top. The male wears swim shorts. Behind them, fellow beachgoers play in the ocean and walk along the water’s edge. Structures are viewed at left on the hills above the sand, while additional structures curve along the coastline into the background.
Date:
1940
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Beachgoers walking along the shoreline, Long Beach, 1940

Birdseye view towards the Villa Riviera, Long Beach, 1929

Description:
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
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Birdseye view towards the Villa Riviera, Long Beach, 1929

Cargo being unloaded from a ship at Long Beach Harbor, Long Beach, 1930

Description:
Workers unload bundles from a docked vessel at Long Beach Harbor. Two men right the large bundle while a third man waits with a dolly. A fourth man, wearing a three-piece suit and hat, turns mid-stride and looks in the worker’s direction. Additional bundles can be seen hanging from a crane on the ship, and grouped next to the ship at foreground. Buildings viewed in background on right.
Date:
1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Cargo being unloaded from a ship at Long Beach Harbor, Long Beach, 1930

Children and a young woman in the garden at the Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, circa 1940

Description:
Two boys wearing swim trunks and a girl in a bathing suit rest near a palm tree across from a young woman (possibly Carolyn Bartlett in a blouse and skirt) at the garden of the Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach. A circular flower bed sits behind them. View towards the Breakers (at left) and the Jergins Trust Building (at right of the Breakers). A sign for Hill Furs can be viewed along the side of the Jergins building
Date:
[circa 1940]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Children and a young woman in the garden at the Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, circa 1940

Clara and Carolyn Bartlett with sailing ships docked in the harbor, Long Beach, 1930

Description:
Photograph of Clara Bartlett, seated, and daughter Carolyn Bartlett wearing a white sailor suit and tie, on a dock at Long Beach Harbor. Two clipper ships are docked in the harbor behind them. Painted on the ship at left: “INDIANA LOS ANGELES;” at right: “YA… SAMPSON.” A flag with a single star is positioned beneath. An anchor hangs next to a figurehead at the ship’s prow. The figurehead sculpture is a male anthropomorphic figure wearing a Plains Indian headdress. The figure gradually morphs into stylized Corinthian leaves. A ship yard sits across the water with a sign reading “Marine Terminal.” The area holds numerous buildings and (presumably) a gravel mound with conveyor.
Date:
1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Clara and Carolyn Bartlett with sailing ships docked in the harbor, Long Beach, 1930

Cleaning of the “Missawit,” Long Beach Harbor, Long Beach, 1930

Description:
Photograph of two men cleaning the hull of a boat named the “Missawit.” Both men wear flat caps and work pants. One man (wearing a long sleeve shirt) appears to be scraping, while the second man (stripped to his undershirt) brushes the surface. The boat sits propped on wooden planks in a ship yard. Additional blocks and props can be viewed on the left-hand side.
Date:
1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Cleaning of the “Missawit,” Long Beach Harbor, Long Beach, 1930

Crowds at the beach, Long Beach, 1940

Description:
Crowds of beachgoers, wearing bathing suits and swim trunks, frolic in the ocean, along the water’s edge, and on a stretch of sand dotted with beach umbrellas. View towards the Villa Riviera (tallest building at left), the Pacific Coast Club (second tallest at center, demolished 1989), and the St. Regis Building (third tallest at right).
Date:
1940
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Crowds at the beach, Long Beach, 1940

Dominguez Rancho Adobe, Carson, 1929

Description:
The adobe of Manuel Dominguez, on the Mexican land grant of Rancho San Pedro, was completed in 1826. The Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum is listed on the city of Carson web site as 18127 Alameda Street, in Carson. This address is actually in unincorporated Los Angeles County, closely surrounded by Carson, Compton, and Long Beach.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Dominguez Rancho Adobe, Carson, 1929

Dominguez Rancho Adobe, Carson, 1929

Description:
The adobe of Manuel Dominguez, on the Mexican land grant of Rancho San Pedro, was completed in 1826. The Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum is listed on the city of Carson web site as 18127 Alameda Street, in Carson. This address is actually in unincorporated Los Angeles County, closely surrounded by Carson, Compton, and Long Beach.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Dominguez Rancho Adobe, Carson, 1929

Dominguez Rancho Adobe, flower garden, Carson, 1929

Description:
The adobe of Manuel Dominguez, on the Mexican land grant of Rancho San Pedro, was completed in 1826. The Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum is listed on the city of Carson web site as 18127 Alameda Street, in Carson. This address is actually in unincorporated Los Angeles County, closely surrounded by Carson, Compton, and Long Beach.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Dominguez Rancho Adobe, flower garden, Carson, 1929

Emergency kitchen sign standing in Bixby Park, Long Beach, 1933

Description:
A large, wooden sign posted in Bixby Park following the March 10, 1933 earthquake that struck Long Beach reads, "No Meals Served At This EMERGENCY KITCHEN Except At The Following Hours Breakfast 6 TO 8[:]30 A.M. Noon Mess 11[:]30 A.M. to 2 P.M. Evening Mess 5[:]30 P.M. TO 8 P.M. NO EXCEPTIONS TO THE ABOVE RULES WILL BE MADE COMMANDER BIXBY PARK EMERGENCY KITCHEN." Beneath this, another sign reads, "ALL PEOPLE MUST REGISTER BEFORE GETTING IN FOOD LINE." A pile of lumber sits to the left of the signage and a trash can stands at right. In the distance, a swing set (partial view), a couple of people and a few tall trees occupy the background at right.
Date:
March 17, 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Emergency kitchen sign standing in Bixby Park, Long Beach, 1933

Field of oil derricks, Long Beach, 1938

Description:
Photograph of a Long Beach oil field. The sun can be viewed behind several dozen oil derricks that dot the landscape, along with machinery, smoke stacks, utility poles and wires. Outlying buildings can also be viewed on the right hand side. A large pool of water (possibly) rest at center ground, dry areas at foreground.
Date:
1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Field of oil derricks, Long Beach, 1938