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Zetta Witherby, Mertie West and Wes Witherby stand and look out onto the Lake Mead reservoir, Boulder City vicinity, 1939

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of: Zetta Witherby, Mertie West and Wes Witherby looking at the Lake Mead reservoir from behind a low wall made of rocks near the Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam). At the center of the photograph, Wes Witherby stands with his hands in his pockets and his body facing the right to look at the river. Mertie stands behind him to the left and looks towards the camera. Zetta Witherby stands behind Mertie on the left and looks out at the landscape with her hand to her chest. A cloudy sky, canyons and the reservoir occupy the background.
Date:
March, 1939
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Zetta Witherby, Mertie West and Wes Witherby stand and look out onto the Lake Mead reservoir, Boulder City vicinity, 1939

Workers in a lumber yard, copy print, Santa Monica, 1930s

Description:
Copy print photograph of workers in a Santa Monica lumber yard. The men are seen holding hammers and saws. Most wear hats, work shirts and pants; two wear overalls. Four of the men look towards the camera while three continue working. In the yard, wood planks are stacked at foreground while the remaining area is piled with salvaged building materials, including window and door frames (at right). The lumber yard is located near the Santa Monica Ice and Cold Storage Company, recorded as being located on 12th and Colorado, Santa Monica.
Date:
[1930s]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Workers in a lumber yard, copy print, Santa Monica, 1930s

Women seated in doorway of Adolph L. Bernheimer residence, Bernheimer Garden, Pacific Palisades, 1927-1940

Description:
Two women, one in light dress seated on cushion, one in flowered dress seated on decorated stool or drum, in doorway of Adolph L. Bernheimer residence, with wood carvings above door, circular medallions decorating door, open woodwork around door, driveway, gatehouse, and mountains in background
Date:
1927-1940
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Women seated in doorway of Adolph L. Bernheimer residence, Bernheimer Garden, Pacific Palisades, 1927-1940

Women in doorway of Adolph L. Bernheimer residence, Bernheimer Garden, Pacific Palisades, 1927-1940

Description:
Two women, one in light dress, one in flowered dress, standing in doorway of Adolph L. Bernheimer residence, with wood carvings above door, circular medallions decorating door, open woodwork around door, driveway, gatehouse, and mountains in background
Date:
1927-1940
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Women in doorway of Adolph L. Bernheimer residence, Bernheimer Garden, Pacific Palisades, 1927-1940

Woman with cat, probably the wife of artist Stanley Reckless, in the studio of their Silver Lake home, Los Angeles, 1930-1939

Description:
Stanley Reckless was born Stanley Zbytniewski. In 1913 he enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), studied under Daniel Garber. In 1915, 1916 he was awarded 2 Cresson Traveling Scholarships, and traveled to Paris, enrolling briefly at the Academie Julian. In 1920 he moved to Lumberville, Pennsylvania and started exhibiting at PAFA, the National Academy of Design, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. In 1924 he settled in New Hope, Pennsylvania, where he painted the landscape and shared a studio with Charles Hargens. In 1930 he moved to California where he painted portraits of members of the film industry. He co-founded the Art Center School in Los Angeles.
Date:
[between 1930-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Woman with cat, probably the wife of artist Stanley Reckless, in the studio of their Silver Lake home, Los Angeles, 1930-1939

Woman walks up to the Wee Kirk o' the Heather for the Wedding of Sam Longstreet and Cosette Pohle, Glendale, 1939

Description:
Woman walks up to the Wee Kirk o' the Heather for the Wedding of Sam Longstreet and Cosette Pohle. She wears a black coat and carries papers. There is a sign behind her. Ivy grows on the church and there are trees next to it and in front of it. There is a tower with a cross on top in the background.
Date:
April 4, 1939
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Woman walks up to the Wee Kirk o' the Heather for the Wedding of Sam Longstreet and Cosette Pohle, Glendale, 1939

Woman standing on a road along the Pacific coast, Santa Barbara, 1939

Description:
Photograph of a young woman looking out at the ocean. She wears a head scarf and short dress with bare feet. She stands on a patch or broken pevement at the head of a stairway to the beach below. To her right are a row of palm trees running adjacent to a coastline drive - probably Channel Drive near the Biltmore Hotel. In the background, the California coastline stretches into the distance.
Date:
1939
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Woman standing on a road along the Pacific coast, Santa Barbara, 1939

Woman standing next to a palm tree along a coastline drive, Santa Barbara, 1939

Description:
A woman in silhouette stands on a strip of land between a road and the beach below. She stands next to one of several palm trees adjacent to the highway, upon which two cars can be viewed. She looks out toward the ocean. In the background, the California coastline stretches into the distance. Above, the sun peeks through the tops of the palm trees. The road is probably Channel Drive, near the Biltmore Hotel.
Date:
1939
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Woman standing next to a palm tree along a coastline drive, Santa Barbara, 1939

Woman seated on the eucalyptus branch fence at Palisades Park, Santa Monica, 1937-1950

Description:
View of a young woman seated on the rustic eucalyptus branch fence along the cliff edge at Palisades Park with her arms raised upwards. On either side of the fence are a century/agave plant and a palm tree; the Santa Monica pier is visible in the distance.
Date:
[between 1937-1950]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Woman seated on the eucalyptus branch fence at Palisades Park, Santa Monica, 1937-1950

Woman next to a palm tree along the walkway at Palisades Park, Santa Monica, 1937-1946

Description:
At some point after WWII the rustic branch fence at Palisades park was replaced with two types: a pre-cast concrete fence with a criss-cross design and a wood board fence. Bartlett photographs of Palisades Park dated 1946 show the rustic branch fence and the wood rail fence.
Date:
[between 1937-1946]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Woman next to a palm tree along the walkway at Palisades Park, Santa Monica, 1937-1946

Woman at the Iowa Picnic in Lincoln Park, Los Angeles, 1939

Description:
Woman at the Iowa Picnic in Lincoln Park. She faces the left. Her hand is up to her chest and she holds on to her purse and what may be gloves. She wears a hat and glasses. There is a man with his back to the camera at the left. There are other people in the background, as well as trees. H. H. West's shadow is visible in the foreground.
Date:
February 25, 1939
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Woman at the Iowa Picnic in Lincoln Park, Los Angeles, 1939

Woman ascending steps from the beach, Santa Barbara, 1939

Description:
A woman in silhouette ascends a concrete stairway that leads to a beach. At ground level lies a strip of land separating the road from the beach below. In view are palm trees lining the grassy path, cars making their way along the highway, and a man walking against traffic near the curb. In the background, the sun sets over the California coastline. The road is probably Channel Drive, near the Biltmore Hotel.
Date:
1939
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Woman ascending steps from the beach, Santa Barbara, 1939