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Hilda Adams and painter Kenneth Adams at home, Ranchos de Taos, 1932

Description:
Kenneth Miller Adams studied with G.M. Stone in Topeka, at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League in New York, and then travelled to Italy and France for further instruction. He summered in Woodstock, NY with Andrew Dasburg, painting the landscape and developing his skills as a modernist. In 1924 Adams moved to Taos and became the last and youngest member of the Taos Society of Artists. He was also one of the most emotionally taught at the University of New Mexico, Taos. In 1938 He moved to Albuquerque during the winters, where he worked on nudes, portraits and still life, returning to Taos in the summer to focus on Indian subjects, with whom he had a close connection. He taught at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, as well, eventually earning a tenured professorship and a membership to the National Academy of Design.
Date:
1932
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Hilda Adams and painter Kenneth Adams at home, Ranchos de Taos, 1932

Hilda Adams and painter Kenneth Adams at home, Ranchos de Taos, 1932

Description:
Kenneth Miller Adams studied with G.M. Stone in Topeka, at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League in New York, and then travelled to Italy and France for further instruction. He summered in Woodstock, NY with Andrew Dasburg, painting the landscape and developing his skills as a modernist. In 1924 Adams moved to Taos and became the last and youngest member of the Taos Society of Artists. He was also one of the most emotionally taught at the University of New Mexico, Taos. In 1938 He moved to Albuquerque during the winters, where he worked on nudes, portraits and still life, returning to Taos in the summer to focus on Indian subjects, with whom he had a close connection. He taught at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, as well, eventually earning a tenured professorship and a membership to the National Academy of Design.
Date:
1932
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Hilda Adams and painter Kenneth Adams at home, Ranchos de Taos, 1932

Interior view of the house of William Penhallow Henderson and Alice Corbin, Santa Fe, 1932

Description:
Interior view of a room in the Pueblo Revival Style house of William Penhallow Henderson and Alice Corbin Henderson, with a ceiling of wooden beams supported by corbels, furnished with an upholstered bench, table and chairs in a southwest style, and decorated with a painting on the wall, 2 groupings of books, ceramic pots. The house is located at 555 Camino del Monte Sol.
Date:
1932
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Interior view of the house of William Penhallow Henderson and Alice Corbin, Santa Fe, 1932

Technician engraving the bell of a brass horn at the F. E. Olds and Son plant, Los Angeles, 1933-1939

Description:
Technician applying engraved foliate decoration to the bell of a brass horn with a knife-like tool at the F. E. Olds and Son plant (probably a cornet, trumpet or trombone). Several engraving tools and a bowl of water (?) are on the work bench in front of him. He holds the horn with a piece of cloth and the bell of the horn rests on a piece of cloth. He wears a visor and a leather apron.
Date:
[between 1933 to 1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Technician engraving the bell of a brass horn at the F. E. Olds and Son plant, Los Angeles, 1933-1939

Advertisement for Ghirardelli chocolate bars

Description:
Advertisement photograph for Ghirardelli chocolate bars with a chocolate bar in the foreground, and with "Ghirardelli's" and the profile of a baker in a chef's hat and holding a baker's peel appearing as shadows in the background. In addition, "Ghirardelli's" appears in bold black letters applied to a plate of glass -- used to create the shadow. "Ghirardelli Since 1852" is embossed ion the top chocolate bar.
Date:
[between 1925-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Advertisement for Ghirardelli chocolate bars

Man and woman speaking at a sound stage or radio station with technicians at the controls, 1930-1950

Description:
Man and woman standing behind a window, speaking or singing, in front of a microphone at a sound stage or radio station. A technician is seated in front of the window at a desk with controls and another technician operates controls on a panel. This may be related in some manner to the National Auto Shop reference on the negative sleeve.
Date:
[between 1930-1950]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Man and woman speaking at a sound stage or radio station with technicians at the controls, 1930-1950

Ring, cuff links, tie clip and cigarette case at the Brock & Company jewelry and gift store, Los Angeles, 1930

Description:
Brock & Company Jewelers was the most important jewelry and giftware store in Los Angeles. Founded by George A. Brock in 1903, it was sold in 1964 and the business ended s few years later. It was located at 515 West Seventh St. and had a 2nd location at the Beverly-Wilshire Hotel.
Date:
1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Ring, cuff links, tie clip and cigarette case at the Brock & Company jewelry and gift store, Los Angeles, 1930

Photomontage advertisement for "Double X Floor Cleaner," circa 1934

Description:
Photomontage advertisement for "Double X Floor Cleaner" with a can of the product on a wooden floor. A line of 14 repeated images of a woman mopping, and a circle of 19 images of a men mopping have cleaned areas of a wooden floor. "Double X Makes Old Floors New" is displayed in three-dimensional letters and "Makes Varnish Vanish" appears on a circular cleaned area of the floor.
Date:
[circa 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Photomontage advertisement for "Double X Floor Cleaner," circa 1934

Photomontage composition showing a bar graph scaled by mountain climbers to illustrate the sales growth of "Double X Floor Cleaner," circa 1931

Description:
Photomontage composition showing a bar graph made of strips of floor boards with the years from 1924 to 1931 along the bottom apparently showing the sales growth of "Double X Floor Cleaner" during that time. Superimposed are photographic images of small men wearing lederhosen and holding picks and ropes scaling the bar graph. A strong light casting a dark shadow against the wall behind, enlarges the figures and graph bars, increasing the drama of the scene and giving it a cinematic aspect.
Date:
[circa 1931]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Photomontage composition showing a bar graph scaled by mountain climbers to illustrate the sales growth of "Double X Floor Cleaner," circa 1931

Advertisement for "Double X Floor Cleaner," circa 1934

Description:
Advertisement photograph for Double X Floor Cleaner with a container of the cleaner with added arms, legs and eyeglasses on a hardwood floor. The container figure carries a bucket of suds and cleans the floor with mop ends attached to its feet. Text on the advertisement reads "Double X 'takes' the floor, Makes Varnish Vanish, Makes Old Floors New."
Date:
[circa 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Advertisement for "Double X Floor Cleaner," circa 1934

Interior view of "Irene LTD," a dress shop of designer Irene Lentz Gibbons, Los Angeles, (circa 1930?)

Description:
Interior view of "Irene LTD," a dress shop of designer Irene Lentz Gibbons, with art deco stye furnishings including an upholstered chair, an x-back chair with an upholstered seat, a wood paneled cabinet, a wood paneled round table, the walls decorated with two framed fashion illustrations and two sconces. There is an elaborate paneled wooden door and the floor is covered in carpet with a design formed by thin rectangles.
Date:
[circa 1930?]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Interior view of "Irene LTD," a dress shop of designer Irene Lentz Gibbons, Los Angeles, (circa 1930?)

Interior view of "Irene LTD," a dress shop of designer Irene Lentz Gibbons, Los Angeles, (circa 1930?)

Description:
Interior view of "Irene LTD," a dress shop of designer Irene Lentz Gibbons, with art deco style furnishings including two upholstered chairs, a wood paneled niche desk with an x-back chair (left), a wood paneled cabinet (right), the walls decorated with a framed fashion illustration and a wood relief sculpture of a woman's head. Curtained French doors open to a narrow balcony.
Date:
[circa 1930?]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Interior view of "Irene LTD," a dress shop of designer Irene Lentz Gibbons, Los Angeles, (circa 1930?)

Interior view of "Irene LTD," a dress shop of designer Irene Lentz Gibbons, Los Angeles, (circa 1930?)

Description:
Interior view of "Irene LTD," a dress shop of designer Irene Lentz Gibbons, with art deco style furnishings including an upholstered chair and 2 matching ottomans, an x-back chair with uphlstered seat, the walls decorated with a sconce, and four framed fashion illustrations. The floor is covered in carpet with a design formed by thin rectangles.
Date:
[circa 1930?]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Interior view of "Irene LTD," a dress shop of designer Irene Lentz Gibbons, Los Angeles, (circa 1930?)