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A boy stands on a lawn in front of old Quayle properties on Griffin Avenue between Manitou and Baldwin streets, Los Angeles, 1930

Description:
Photograph of a neighborhood boy standing on a lawn lining Griffin Avenue while the old Quayle properties stand on the far side of the street. The front lawn of a house stretches across the foreground. A boy in baggy overalls dons a yarmulke(?) while he stands on the lawn at center. Behind him, a sidewalk lines Griffin Avenue which passes across the mid-ground. Three houses stand in a row on the opposite side of the street. A palm tree stands in front of each of the houses and a car is parked in front of the rightmost house.
Date:
1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
A boy stands on a lawn in front of old Quayle properties on Griffin Avenue between Manitou and Baldwin streets, Los Angeles, 1930

Adult students in Mr. Cagle's photography class, University High School, 1965

Description:
Photograph of adult students in a photography class. The students are seated at desks, some viewed holding cameras or with cameras placed on the desks before them. Additional students stand in the back of the class. Most of the students' attentions are directed toward a man standing next to a blackboard (presumably the instructor, Mr. Cagle). On the blackboard are driving directions the Watts Towers. Text reads: "2.00 PM... Watts Towers. Harbor Freeway. Left on Century. Right on Central 3 blocks. Left on 103rd. Right on Wilmington..." Photographed at University High School, West Los Angeles. This is a science classroom with gas outlets for bunsen burners on the desks and physics equations on the back wall.
Date:
1965
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Adult students in Mr. Cagle's photography class, University High School, 1965

Adult students in Mr. Cagle's photography class, University High School, 1965

Description:
Photograph of adult students in a photography class. The students are seated at desks, some viewed holding cameras or with cameras placed on the desks before them. Additional students stand in the back of the class. Most of the students' attentions are directed toward a man standing next to a blackboard (presumably the instructor, Mr. Cagle). On the blackboard are driving directions the Watts Towers. Text reads: "2.00 PM... Watts Towers. Harbor Freeway. Left on Century. Right on Central 3 blocks. Left on 103rd. Right on Wilmington..." Photographed at University High School, West Los Angeles. This is a science classroom with gas outlets for bunsen burners on the desks and physics equations on the back wall.
Date:
1965
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Adult students in Mr. Cagle's photography class, University High School, 1965

A fisherman mending his net by the station in San Pedro, Los Angeles, about 1898

Description:
Photograph of a fisherman mending his net near the Southern Pacific Railroad station in San Pedro. The side of a building stands at left and stretches back towards the center. Along the bottom half of the building hangs a fishing net. The fisherman sits on a crate at center in the near distance. He sits facing the net to the left and reaches out to trim the netting. A dog stands directly behind him. Wood planks cover the ground and extend back towards a single-story building that stretches across the background.
Date:
[circa 1898]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
A fisherman mending his net by the station in San Pedro, Los Angeles, about 1898

A fisherman mending his net on the wharf in San Pedro, Los Angeles, about 1898

Description:
Photograph of a fisherman sitting on the wharf in San Pedro and mending his fishing net. The fisherman sits at center atop a crate and faces towards the right. He mends the netting which hangs from a railing to his right. A dog lies on the pier in front of him and to the left. The pier extends behind him from the lower left corner and up towards the center of the image. At far left a set of stairs rise from the pier and stretch beyond the frame. Water is visible just off the pier. On the opposite shore, houses stand in the distance and are reflected in the water.
Date:
[circa 1898]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
A fisherman mending his net on the wharf in San Pedro, Los Angeles, about 1898

Agnes Ebey and Louise Ambrose pose outside the Ambrose home, Los Angeles, about 1894

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of Agnes Ebey and Louise Ambrose posing outside the Ambrose home on North Hellman Street (now Avenue 24). Agnes Ebey stands at left with hands clasped behind her back. She faces slightly right and tilts her head to look to the camera. Louise Ambrose stands at right. She too looks to the camera as she clasps her hands behind her back. Palm fronds grow behind them.
Date:
[circa 1894]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Agnes Ebey and Louise Ambrose pose outside the Ambrose home, Los Angeles, about 1894

A group of boys, including H. H. West, Jr., pose for a photograph after taking tests for the Boy Scouts, Los Angeles, 1931

Description:
Photograph of six boys and a man posing for an informal group photograph at Sycamore Park after taking tests for the Boy Scouts. Three boys stand on the left, a man stands center with newspapers and books under his arms, and three boys stand on the right, including H. H. West, Jr. on the far right. They stand on a sidewalk and are surrounded by trees. On the sidewalk near their feet, the shadow of a man wearing a hat is visible towards the center of the photograph.
Date:
1931
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
A group of boys, including H. H. West, Jr., pose for a photograph after taking tests for the Boy Scouts, Los Angeles, 1931

Alexander Campbell and "Old man" Smith wait for a train at Naud Junction, Los Angeles, 1900

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Alexander Campbell and "Old man" Smith standing at Naud Junction and waiting for a train to Irwindale. They stand at the intersection of Alameda and Main Streets in Los Angeles on a bare patch of land between the tracks. Alexander Campbell stands at center and holds a cane. He is in profile and faces right. "Old man" Smith stands to the right of him with his back turned towards camera. Right of him, telephone poles stand. Tracks stretch towards the horizon on either sideof them and converge in the distance. A signal tower stands in the distance at left and buildings line the tracks at right.
Date:
1900
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Alexander Campbell and "Old man" Smith wait for a train at Naud Junction, Los Angeles, 1900

Al Fallon and Rhetta Strayhorn Scott pose while attending the Pioneer Picnic at Sycamore Grove Park, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Al Fallon and Rhetta Strayhorn Scott posing while attending the Pioneer Picnic at Sycamore Grove Park. Al Fallon stands at left. He faces slightly right and looks to the camera. To his right, Rhetta Strayhorn Scott faces slightly left and looks to the camera. Plants, trees and shrubbery stand in the background directly behind them.
Date:
June 27, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Al Fallon and Rhetta Strayhorn Scott pose while attending the Pioneer Picnic at Sycamore Grove Park, Los Angeles, 1940

Alice Baltzell Tibbetts, Fannie Mead Biddick, and William Biddick stand together at the Iowa Picnic in Lincoln Park, Los Angeles, 1939

Description:
Alice Baltzell Tibbetts, Fannie Mead Biddick, and William Biddick stand together at the Iowa Picnic in Lincoln Park. Mrs. Tibbetts wears a coat with a fur collar and a hat. Mrs. Biddick holds her hand at her chest and in her other hand holds her purse. Mr. Biddick has a rolled up piece of paper under his arm. At the right, a woman sits on a chair with her legs crossed. There are other people in the background, as well as trees.
Date:
February 25, 1939
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Alice Baltzell Tibbetts, Fannie Mead Biddick, and William Biddick stand together at the Iowa Picnic in Lincoln Park, Los Angeles, 1939

Alice Gordon poses for a silhouette portrait, Los Angeles, about 1900

Description:
A silhouetted photographic portrait of Alice Gordon taken at the West's residence on South Griffin Avenue. Alice Gordon is viewed close-up and in profile, facing left. Her profile and feathered hat are covered in shadow. Behind her, light streams through a sheet that covers a window.
Date:
[circa 1900]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Alice Gordon poses for a silhouette portrait, Los Angeles, about 1900

Alice Gordon poses in the side yard of the Lacy residence, Los Angeles, about 1900

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Alice Gordon posing while standing near the Lacy residence on West Ninth Street. Alice Gordon stands at center, facing slightly right, and glances past the camera. To the left of her, the corner of a house stands along the left edge of the image. Shrubbery stands immediately behind Alice at right. A trench of dirt spans the image behind Alice, stretching between her and the house at left. In the distance, another structure stands behind and to the left of Alice.
Date:
[circa 1900]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Alice Gordon poses in the side yard of the Lacy residence, Los Angeles, about 1900

Alice Schmitz, Bessie Velzy, Kate Schmitz and three other women pose on the Velzy's front lawn, Los Angeles, about 1915

Description:
Photograph of 6 women posing on the front lawn of the Velzy's residence during a party. The women are grouped together in 2 rows in the near distance at center. Standing in the back, from left to right, are: Alice Schmitz, Bessie Velzy and Kate Schmitz. All three three stand with their hands behind their backs as they look to the camera. Three unknown women sit in a row on the ground in front of them, off-center to the right. The leftmost woman in front kneels on the ground and rests her hands to her hips as she looks to the camera. The other two women sit, facing left, and look to the camera. Behind the women, shrubbery lines the edge of the lawn. A neighbor's house stands behind them at left. The street and sidewalk pass alongside the yard at right.
Date:
[circa 1915]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Alice Schmitz, Bessie Velzy, Kate Schmitz and three other women pose on the Velzy's front lawn, Los Angeles, about 1915

Alice Schmitz, Bessie Velzy, Mary A. West, Kate Schmitz and two other women pose in the Velzy's backyard, Los Angeles, about 1915

Description:
Photograph, from left to right (or back to front), of Alice Schmitz, Bessie Velzy, Mary A. West, Kate Schmitz and two unidentified women standing in a line and posing while attending a party at the Velzy residence. The six women stand in a line at right that extends back and to the left. Each woman rests a hand to the shoulder of the woman standing in front of them. All the women lean their heads to the left, except for an unknown woman standing at the front of the line. They stand in the Velzy's backyard. A house stands in partial view in the near distance along the right edge of the image. Latticed fencing lines the edge of the yard in the distance at left. Beyond the fencing, a neighbor's house stands in the background at left.
Date:
[circa 1915]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Alice Schmitz, Bessie Velzy, Mary A. West, Kate Schmitz and two other women pose in the Velzy's backyard, Los Angeles, about 1915

Alice Shaw and others wash dishes in the rear yard of W. H. Shaw's home, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Alice Shaw and 2 unidentified women washing dishes in the rear yard of William H. Shaw's home in the El Sereno neighborhood of Los Angeles. The women stand in the near distance in the middle of the yard. A chair sits in the foreground in the lower left corner. Beyond it at center and extending right, tables are lined up in a row. A small washing tub and dishes sit atop the tables. One unidentified woman at left stands in profile at the head of the tables. She faces right as she washes a dish in the washing tub. Alice Shaw stands behind the tables at center and to the right of the woman at left. She faces slightly towards camera and appears to place at dish onto the table. To the right of her, another woman stands behind the table. She stands in partial view along the right edge. Behind the women and to the right, William H. Shaw's house stands in partial view. Behind the group at left, a low brick wall lines the yard and beyond it, a neighbor's house stands in the background.
Date:
July 4, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Alice Shaw and others wash dishes in the rear yard of W. H. Shaw's home, Los Angeles, 1945

Alice Shaw washes a salad bowl in the rear yard of W. H. Shaw's home, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of Alice Shaw and 2 unidentified women washing dishes in the rear yard of William H. Shaw's home in the El Sereno neighborhood of Los Angeles. Two women stand in the foreground and are turned away from camera. One stands in partial view along the right edge with her back to the camera. The other woman stands at left, also in partial view along the edge, in profile, facing right, and looking back towards center. She holds a dish in a small tub in front of her. Between the 2 women, a table sits in the middle of the yard. Dishes and a washing tub sit atop it. Beyond the table, Alice Shaw stands at center in the middle of the yard. She faces towards the camera, but looks down to as she dries a large salad bowl. Behind her and to the right, William H. Shaw's house stands in partial view.
Date:
July 4, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Alice Shaw washes a salad bowl in the rear yard of W. H. Shaw's home, Los Angeles, 1945

Altar cross at Church of the Epiphany, Los Angeles, 1941

Description:
This is an image of the silver (?) altar cross at the Church of Epiphany in Los Angeles. It is decorated with a relief pattern of flowers and leaves, with the letters 'LHC' intertwined at the intersection. The cross was donated in memory of Arthur Merick Byam (1896). It cross stands on a three-tiered base, with each tier inscribed individually. The topmost tier reads, "To the Glory of GOD and in loving memory of," the middle tier reads, "Arthur Merick Byam, Aged 55." and the base tier quotes, "But God is good."
Date:
1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Altar cross at Church of the Epiphany, Los Angeles, 1941

Altar cross at the Church of the Epiphany, Los Angeles, 1941

Description:
This is an image of the silver (?) altar cross at the Church of Epiphany in Los Angeles. It is decorated with a relief pattern of flowers and leaves, with the letters 'LHC' intertwined at the intersection. The cross was donated in memory of Arthur Merick Byam (1896). It cross stands on a three-tiered base, with each tier inscribed individually. The topmost tier reads, "To the Glory of GOD and in loving memory of," the middle tier reads, "Arthur Merick Byam, Aged 55." and the base tier quotes, "But God is good."
Date:
1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Altar cross at the Church of the Epiphany, Los Angeles, 1941

Aluminum window leaning against a wall, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph of an aluminum window propped up on a Los Angeles sidewalk, as viewed at an angle. A sidewalk stretches across the bottom third of the image on an upward angle from right to left. At center, an aluminum window stands propped open, leaning against a wall. It is viewed at an angle facing left. An exterior brick wall lines the far side of the sidewalk. It is viewed close-up and stretches across the background, occupying the upper portion of the image. Along the upper left edge, a door and a window are inset into the building; both are in partial view. The corner of another window enters frame from the upper right corner. Opaque, white patches sit in the lower left and lower right corners.
Date:
January, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Aluminum window leaning against a wall, Los Angeles, 1948

Aluminum window posed on the sidewalk, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph of an aluminum window posed on a Los Angeles sidewalk, as viewed straight-on. A sidewalk stretches across the bottom third of the image. At center, an aluminum window sits on the sidewalk, leaning back against the exterior wall of a brick building. The brick wall is viewed close-up and stretches across the background, occupying the upper portion of the image. An opaque, white patch sits in the lower left corner.
Date:
January, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Aluminum window posed on the sidewalk, Los Angeles, 1948

Aluminum window propped up on a sidewalk, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph of an aluminum window propped up on a Los Angeles sidewalk, as viewed at an angle. A sidewalk stretches across the bottom half of the image on an upward angle from right to left. At center, an aluminum window stands propped open, balancing on its 2 long edges. It is viewed at an angle. An exterior brick wall lines the far side of the sidewalk. It is viewed close-up and stretches across the background, occupying the upper portion of the image. In the upper left corner, a door and a window are inset into the building; both are in partial view. Opaque, white patches sit in the lower left and lower right corners.
Date:
January, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Aluminum window propped up on a sidewalk, Los Angeles, 1948

Alvin Anderson helps Paul Brooks and his family get some flowers from Frank Cornett's backyard, Los Angeles, 1939

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Alvin Anderson helping Paul Brooks and his family get some flowers from Frank Cornett's backyard on South Griffin Avenue. The corner of a house stands along the right edge of the image. A brick paved walkway extends from the house and towards the center of the image in the foreground. Plants extend from the backside of the house. A dirt drive stretches from the pavers and to the left. A car sits in partial view along the left edge of the image. In the near distance, brick pavers line the edge of a flower garden that stretches across the image. Paul Brooks and 3 women stand with their backs to the camera in the middle of the garden at right. Paul stands leftmost of the group. Standing to the left of him is Alvin Anderson, a neighbor of Cornett's. He stands left-of-center in the middle of the garden and faces towards the left. Behind him, a ladder stands near a fence. Wooden fencing lines the far side of the garden. A house stands on the other side of the fence.
Date:
[April 9, 1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Alvin Anderson helps Paul Brooks and his family get some flowers from Frank Cornett's backyard, Los Angeles, 1939

Ana Bégué de Packman with demolition workers, Casa de Don Dolores Sepúlveda, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
A young man loads adobe bricks onto a flatbed truck, with Ana Bégué de Packman and additional demolition workers in background. Packman, in overcoat and hat, stands atop a pile of rubble next to the adobe structure, holding a pencil and folded envelope. Her purse rests on the remnants of a wall. Wooden slats and other refuse are propped against partially spackled walls. Two workers are perched above the structure; one working, the other looking in Packman’s direction. A neighborhood dotted with utility poles and numerous trees are viewed in the background.
Date:
December 20, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Ana Bégué de Packman with demolition workers, Casa de Don Dolores Sepúlveda, Los Angeles, 1940

Ana Bégué de Packman with demolition workers, Casa de Don Dolores Sepúlveda, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Ana Bégué de Packman stands atop a pile of rubble next to what remains of the Casa de Don Dolores Sepúlveda. She, in overcoat and hat, rests against the structure, while a worker sits atop a wall of adobe bricks. A second man stands against the wall at right. Remnants of spackle remain attached to the wall, while wooden rafters and door frames remain intact.
Date:
December 20, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Ana Bégué de Packman with demolition workers, Casa de Don Dolores Sepúlveda, Los Angeles, 1940

Ann Roth (Mrs. H. H. West, Jr.) poses at the alter on her wedding day, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of Miss Ann Roth/Mrs. H. H. West, Jr. posing at the altar of the First Methodist Church of Hollywood on her wedding day. Ann Roth (West) stands, left-of-center, in her wedding gown. She faces slightly right and looks to the camera while holding a bouquet of flowers. Floral arrangements and candles are arranged symmetrically on the altar behind her.
Date:
August 19, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Ann Roth (Mrs. H. H. West, Jr.) poses at the alter on her wedding day, Los Angeles, 1945

Ann Roth, P.F.C. Henry H. West, Jr. and Mertie West pose next to a car parked along North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Close-up photograph, from left to right, of Ann Roth, H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West posing while standing next to a car parked along North Ridgewood Place. The trio stands in a row, left-of-center. All three look to the camera. H. H. West, Jr. wraps an arm each around Ann Roth's shoulder and Mertie West's shoulder. He is dressed in his military uniform. His suitcase sits on the grass in front of him. Writing on the suitcase reads, "H.H.WEST JR 19028528 US.QMC." A car is parked along the curb directly behind them. It is viewed at an angle from the side and faces right. It is parked along North Ridgewood Place, which extends on an upward angle through the image from left to right behind the group. Houses line the far side of the street in the background.
Date:
April, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Ann Roth, P.F.C. Henry H. West, Jr. and Mertie West pose next to a car parked along North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1945

Architect John C. Lindsay standing on a tract of land, Los Angeles, 1953

Description:
Tract of land photographed for architect John C. Lindsay. Lindsay stands in a street curb between 2 other men. The tract, apparently behind them, features a house in a grove of trees. The negative sleeve annotation suggests it may be on Riverside Drive in the San Fernando Valley or Happy Valley, a neighborhood in the eastside of Los Angeles near Montecito Heights.
Date:
March 6, 1953
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Architect John C. Lindsay standing on a tract of land, Los Angeles, 1953

Architect John C. Lindsay standing on a tract of land, Los Angeles, 1953

Description:
Tract of land photographed for architect John C. Lindsay. Lindsay stands at an intersection apparently in front of the tract. Behind him is a garage and house and a hill beyond. The negative sleeve annotation suggests it may be on Riverside Drive in the San Fernando Valley or Happy Valley, a neighborhood in the eastside of Los Angeles near Montecito Heights.
Date:
March 6, 1953
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Architect John C. Lindsay standing on a tract of land, Los Angeles, 1953

Architect John C. Lindsay standing on a tract of land, Los Angeles, 1953

Description:
Tract of land photographed for architect John C. Lindsay. Lindsay stands in the center of a field on a hill beside a concrete staircase that goes to the top. The negative sleeve annotation suggests it may be on Riverside Drive in the San Fernando Valley or Happy Valley, a neighborhood in the eastside of Los Angeles near Montecito Heights.
Date:
March 6, 1953
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Architect John C. Lindsay standing on a tract of land, Los Angeles, 1953

Architect John C. Lindsay standing on a tract of land, Los Angeles, 1953

Description:
Tract of land photographed for architect John C. Lindsay. Lindsay stands in the center of a grove of trees with a street in the background. The negative sleeve annotation suggests it may be on Riverside Drive in the San Fernando Valley or Happy Valley, a neighborhood in the eastside of Los Angeles near Montecito Heights
Date:
March 6, 1953
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Architect John C. Lindsay standing on a tract of land, Los Angeles, 1953

Architect John C. Lindsay standing on a tract of land, Los Angeles, 1953

Description:
Tract of land photographed for architect John C. Lindsay. Lindsay stands in the center on a road beside a grove of trees. The negative sleeve annotation suggests it may be on Riverside Drive in the San Fernando Valley or Happy Valley, a neighborhood in the eastside of Los Angeles near Montecito Heights.
Date:
March 6, 1953
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Architect John C. Lindsay standing on a tract of land, Los Angeles, 1953

Arthur C. Crowell and J. E. Smith pose together on the front walkway outside J. E. Smith's home, Los Angeles, 1943

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Arthur C. Crowell and J. E. Smith standing on the front walkway outside J. E. Smith's home on South Eastlake Avenue. The two men look to the camera as they stand side-by-side at center on the concrete walkway that cuts through the front lawn. Arthur Crowell places a hand in his pocket and J. E. Smith stands with his hands behind his back. The walkway stretches on a slight upward angle beneath them from the lower left corner to the right. J. E.'s front lawn extends behind and to the left of the 2 men. A short palm tree stands at the edge of the yard behind Arthur, abutting a neighbor's fence. The sidewalk and South Eastlake Avenue pass through the image at right on an upward angle from right to left, running perpendicular to the walkway. Directly behind Arthur and J. E., South Eastlake and Darwin Avenues intersect. Neighboring houses are visible lining Darwin Avenue in the background at right.
Date:
November, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Arthur C. Crowell and J. E. Smith pose together on the front walkway outside J. E. Smith's home, Los Angeles, 1943

Asbury Methodist Church, viewed at an angle, Los Angeles, about 1930

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of the Asbury Methodist Church standing along Workman Street. The church stands in the near distance at center. It is viewed at a slight angle from the front and faces left. Stairs lead to the main entrance at left. A stained glass window detail is situated above it. To the right of the main entry, a bell tower stands. An arcade with 4 arches stretches to the right of the bell tower. Another set of steps lead from the sidewalk and up to the arcade. Another section of the church stands to the right of the arcade. Two houses in partial view stand on either side of the church along the edges of the image.
Date:
[circa 1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Asbury Methodist Church, viewed at an angle, Los Angeles, about 1930

Asphalt roller on road under construction in Huntington Palisades, Pacific Palisades, 1929

Description:
View of road under construction in the Huntington Palisades area of Pacific Palisades. An asphalt roller is on the road in the middle ground. In the background are workers spreading asphalt and talking in small groups, and parked cars. The curbs and sidewalks are complete and one street light is visible. The landscape is populated by eucalyptus trees
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Asphalt roller on road under construction in Huntington Palisades, Pacific Palisades, 1929

Asphalt trucks and workers on road under construction in Huntington Palisades, Pacific Palisades, 1929

Description:
View of road under construction in the Huntington Palisades area of Pacific Palisades. The curbs and sidewalks are complete. Three trucks with asphalt, two asphalt rollers and fifteen workers holding rakes and shovels are on the road as a man in a light colored suit and cap standing near a parked car observes. Signs on the asphalt trucks read: "...REX TEELE, INC.,...Santa Monica." Signs on the rollers read: "L.A. Paving Co. Incorporated, E. R. Werdin, Gen. Mgr." Eucalyptus trees are visible beyond
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Asphalt trucks and workers on road under construction in Huntington Palisades, Pacific Palisades, 1929

Attendees of a function held by the Alaska-Yukon Club, Los Angeles, 1949

Description:
Attendees of a function held by the Alaska-Yukon Club. A committee member stands with a young man and two young women (possibly family members). Both males wear a suit and tie; the females wear formal attire. The male and female on the left also wear colorful party hats. A decorated evergreen tree is viewed in the background, along with a mock picket fence posted onto the side of a stage. Photographed at the Hotel Alexandria, Los Angeles.
Date:
1949
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Attendees of a function held by the Alaska-Yukon Club, Los Angeles, 1949

Attendees of a function held by the Alaska-Yukon Club, Los Angeles, 1949

Description:
Men and women, wearing suits and ties or dresses, seated at a dining table at an Alaska-Yukon Club function. Most wear badges (likely naming where they lived during their time as Alaska or Yukon territory pioneers), while several wear colorful party hats on their heads. The table is set with coffee cups and saucers. Bread has been laid directly on the table cloth and on waxed paper.
Date:
1949
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Attendees of a function held by the Alaska-Yukon Club, Los Angeles, 1949

Attendees of a function held by the Alaska-Yukon Club, Los Angeles, 1949

Description:
Attendees of a function held by the Alaska-Yukon Club of Southern California. A man stands on a short staircase next to two young women and a girl wearing western attire. They are possibly family members. One of the young women wears a lei around her neck. Photographed at the Hotel Alexandria, Los Angeles.
Date:
1949
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Attendees of a function held by the Alaska-Yukon Club, Los Angeles, 1949

Attendees of a function held by the Alaska-Yukon Club, Los Angeles, 1949

Description:
Included in the photo are presumed family members that are featured in three additional images. They include a man standing with the child wearing western attire (seen along the wall at right), and three females seated facing the camera at left. (See image ark nos. 21198/zz002d5zt7, 21198/zz002d5zvr, 21198/zz002d5zw8, and 21198/zz002d606v)
Date:
1949
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Attendees of a function held by the Alaska-Yukon Club, Los Angeles, 1949

Attendees of the Iowa Picnic in Lincoln Park, Los Angeles, 1939

Description:
Attendees of the Iowa Picnic in Lincoln Park. Two women's backs are to the camera. Two men wear hats and two women are at the left, one wearing a necklace and the other wearing a hat. A woman is at the center of the group along with a child. There are other people in the background, as well as trees.
Date:
February 25, 1939
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Attendees of the Iowa Picnic in Lincoln Park, Los Angeles, 1939

Attendees of the Iowa Picnic in Lincoln Park, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Attendees of the Iowa Picnic in Lincoln Park. Two women sit on a bench, both with their hands to their mouths and their purses on their laps. The woman on the right wears a fur collar. There is another person sitting on the bench at the right of the photograph. The back of another bench is behind the bench in the foreground and people sit on that one, as well. Two women lean over a register that is placed on a wooden plank propped up on the back of the bench. A sign at the top of a wooden post reads, "Montgomery." There are other people in the background, as well as trees.
Date:
February 24, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Attendees of the Iowa Picnic in Lincoln Park, Los Angeles, 1940

Attendees of the Iowa Picnic in Lincoln Park, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Attendees of the Iowa Picnic in Lincoln Park. Three women sit on a bench. The woman at the right has her hand on a coat which is on top of the legs of the woman in the center. All three women wear hats. A man and a woman sit further down the bench. There are other people throughout. A sign at the top of a wooden post reads, "Montgomery." There are trees and a flagpole in the background.
Date:
February 24, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Attendees of the Iowa Picnic in Lincoln Park, Los Angeles, 1940

Attendees of the Iowa Picnic in Lincoln Park, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Attendees of the Iowa Picnic in Lincoln Park. Mrs. Biddick holds a white scarf in her hand. Mr. Powers holds a cane and has a watch chain on his vest. His daughters, Gertrude and Minnie, are on either side of him. There is a bench at the right with people sitting on it. There are other people in the background. At the right, there is a sign that reads, "Montgomery."
Date:
February 24, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Attendees of the Iowa Picnic in Lincoln Park, Los Angeles, 1940

Audience watching outdoor theatrical performance, 1956

Description:
Photograph of performers in an outdoor production. One man (wearing a short tunic and head covering) performs at right while a second man (wearing robes and a gold-trimmed cloak) stands at center and watches. A female stands to the left and is viewed adjusting her gown. A structure made to look like a hut or small dwelling sits in the background at left, next to a faux wall.
Date:
1956
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Audience watching outdoor theatrical performance, 1956

Audience watching outdoor theatrical performance, 1956

Description:
Photograph of performers in an outdoor production. The performers wear a variety of costumes and head coverings- tunics, coats and cloaks with caps and hats (including a robin hood-style hat with a feather). At foreground, two women are viewed sitting behind a divider that obscures them from the audience. One reads from a sheet of paper. A record player can be seen between them. The audience is seated in chairs on a grassy area surrounded by trees; a basketball backboard looms ahead of the trees in the image’s background.
Date:
1956
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Audience watching outdoor theatrical performance, 1956