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Painting of Ruth St. Denis, modern dance pioneer, in Southeast Asian attire, (painting, 1912)

Description:
Photograph of a framed painting of Ruth Sr. Denis depicted wearing a sari and choli (short blouse). She looks over one shoulder and holds a dish in one hand, the other hand is held up over head with the palm up. Painting signed, “Walter Barron Currier, California, 1912.”
Date:
[between 1920-1965]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Painting of Ruth St. Denis, modern dance pioneer, in Southeast Asian attire, (painting, 1912)

Kangaroos in the Australian bush

Description:
Photograph of an illustration featuring two sets of female kangaroos and their young in the Australian bush. Caption: “A Kangaroo can’t carry more than two…” The illustration is signed, “Kuhn.” This is probably a page from a magazine or travel brochure (the shadow of a headline can be seen printed in reverse at top).
Date:
[between 1920-1965]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Kangaroos in the Australian bush

Photograph of a painting by James Fagan, [painting, 1890]

Description:
Copy print photograph of an illustration or hand colored etching by James (Jas) Fagan, signed and dated 1890. The painting depicts a park scene with two women, seated at a picnic table, in conversation with a man wearing a three-piece suit, tie and bowler hat. A young girl stands next to him. Children are viewed playing kick ball on the lawn behind them, while small child and its parents are viewed at far right. Finally, a female figure appears to be stepping into a horse drawn carriage, the door being held open by a valet or carriage driver (far right, background).
Date:
[between 1920-1965]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Photograph of a painting by James Fagan, [painting, 1890]

Nurse holding a swaddled baby at the Children's Home Society, Los Angeles, 1935-1960

Description:
The Children's Home Society of California is a non-profit child welfare agency founded in 1891. It became the first licensed child placement agency in California in 1911. It was located at 919 E. 25th St. from the 1920's up to 1942, when the organization moved to the Ozro W. Childs mansion at 3100 W. Adams Blvd. where it remained until 1977
Date:
[between 1935-1960]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Nurse holding a swaddled baby at the Children's Home Society, Los Angeles, 1935-1960

Little girl at the Children's Home Society, Los Angeles, 1935-1960

Description:
The Children's Home Society of California is a non-profit child welfare agency founded in 1891. It became the first licensed child placement agency in California in 1911. It was located at 919 E. 25th St. from the 1920's up to 1942, when the organization moved to the Ozro W. Childs mansion at 3100 W. Adams Blvd. where it remained until 1977.
Date:
[between 1935-1960]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Little girl at the Children's Home Society, Los Angeles, 1935-1960