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Military band procession outside the Federal Building, Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco, 1939

Description:
The mural seen in the background titled, "Conquest of the West," was created Herman Volz - a Swiss-born painter, lithographer, decorative artist and ceramist. The Federal Building was designed by Timothy L. Pflueger, as well the Court of Pacifica, and the California State Building and Auditorium.
Date:
August 24, 1939
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Military band procession outside the Federal Building, Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco, 1939

Woman's Relief Corps tree dedication ceremony at the Sawtelle Veterans Home, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Members of the Woman's Relief Corps and additional participants at a tree dedication ceremony at the Sawtelle Veterans Home. A woman stands at the fore of the group holding a small box and an open program or leaflet. Six women wearing light-colored attire stand behind her, with five of the six women bearing flags over their right shoulders. Each woman wears a badge on her chest (some are Woman's Relief Corps badges with the characteristic Maltese cross attached to a ribbon and bar pin). The group is joined by several men and women. One man standing at far right holds a document with title, "Commemorative Tree Marker," followed by illegible text and an image of a rectangular plaque (inscription begins with "This Tree"). The photo was possibly taken on Veterans Day, November 11, 1938.
Date:
May 2, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Woman's Relief Corps tree dedication ceremony at the Sawtelle Veterans Home, Los Angeles, 1938

Open-Air theatrical ballet performance during Symphonies by the Sea at the Memorial Greek Amphitheatre, Santa Monica, 1939-1945

Description:
View from audience seats of a performance during Santa Monica's annual cultural event, "Symphonies by the Sea" at the Open-Air Memorial Theater on the Santa Monica High School campus. Symphonies by the Sea was a free-admission annual symphonic and operatic season which started at Santa Monica High School, then moved on to Santa Monica City College.
Date:
[between 1939-1945]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Open-Air theatrical ballet performance during Symphonies by the Sea at the Memorial Greek Amphitheatre, Santa Monica, 1939-1945

Open-Air theatrical production during Symphonies by the Sea at the Memorial Greek Amphitheatre, Santa Monica, 1939-1945

Description:
View from audience seats of a performance during Santa Monica's annual cultural event, "Symphonies by the Sea" at the Open-Air Memorial Theater on the Santa Monica High School campus. Symphonies by the Sea was a free-admission annual symphonic and operatic season which started at Santa Monica High School, then moved on to Santa Monica City College.
Date:
[Between 1939 and 1945]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Open-Air theatrical production during Symphonies by the Sea at the Memorial Greek Amphitheatre, Santa Monica, 1939-1945

Open-Air ballet performance during Symphonies by the Sea at the Memorial Greek Amphitheatre, Santa Monica, 1939-1945

Description:
View from audience seats of a performance during Santa Monica's annual cultural event, "Symphonies by the Sea" at the Open-Air Memorial Theater on the Santa Monica High School campus. Symphonies by the Sea was a free-admission annual symphonic and operatic season which started at Santa Monica High School, then moved on to Santa Monica City College.
Date:
[between 1939-1945]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Open-Air ballet performance during Symphonies by the Sea at the Memorial Greek Amphitheatre, Santa Monica, 1939-1945

Ballet dancers at Symphonies by the Sea, Santa Monica, 1939-1945

Description:
Photograph of performers at Santa Monica's annual cultural event, "Symphonies by the Sea" at the Open-Air Memorial Theater on the Santa Monica High School campus. The three dancers, in dresses of satin and lace and ballet shoes pose at the steps of the theater. They're all wearing cardboard statue of liberty crowns. Symphonies by the Sea was a free-admission annual symphonic and operatic season which started at Santa Monica High School, then moved on to Santa Monica City College.
Date:
[between 1939-1945]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Ballet dancers at Symphonies by the Sea, Santa Monica, 1939-1945

“Pagliacci” production with Nelda Scarsella and Julian Oliver, Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles, 1951

Description:
Production of “Pagliacci,” performed by the Los Angeles Civic Grand Opera. Cast members portray an audience watching a comedy troupe perform. The characters are Pagliacci and Columbina (portrayed by Julian Oliver in a black and white clown costume, and Nelda Scarsella wearing a blond wig and satin and tulle dress). The setting is a 19th century Calabrian village. The performers are surrounded by trees, suggesting an outdoor, country landscape. Pagliacci and Columbina stand on a secondary stage resembling a Greek temple with comedy and tragedy masks painted on the pediment. An adjacent banner reads: “Quest’oggi, Grande Rapresentazione di Pagliacci,” loosely translated to: ”Today, Grand Presentation of Pagliacci." Beyond the stage, musicians can be viewed from the orchestra pit at foreground. Opera performed at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles.
Date:
December 10, 1951
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
“Pagliacci” production with Nelda Scarsella and Julian Oliver, Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles, 1951

“Pagliacci” production with Nelda Scarsella and Dick Vanderlaan, Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles, 1951

Description:
Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” and Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” were performed as a double bill at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre, December 10, 1951. The opera was produced by Francesco (Frank) Pace. A critique of the production appears in a Los Angeles Times article, “’Cavalleria’ Given at Wilshire Ebell,” 11 Dec. 1951: B9.
Date:
December 10, 1951
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
“Pagliacci” production with Nelda Scarsella and Dick Vanderlaan, Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles, 1951

“Cavalleria Rusticana” production with Verna Montreys and Julian Oliver, Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles, 1951

Description:
Production of “Cavalleria Rusticana,” performed by the Los Angeles Civic Grand Opera. Cast members wearing Italian peasant costumes line up across the stage and sing with Turrido (portrayed by Julian Oliver in velvet breeches, short jacket, and sash at the waist) and Lola (Verna Montreys in full skirt, peasant blouse and waist cincher). The characters raise their glasses at a table set outside of the cantina. The setting is a 19th century Sicilian village. Painted backdrops and sets depict stone and brick architecture surrounding a village square. A church stands opposite the cantina. Beyond the stage, musicians can be seen in the orchestra pit, while audience members are viewed at foreground. Opera performed at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles.
Date:
December 10, 1951
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
“Cavalleria Rusticana” production with Verna Montreys and Julian Oliver, Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles, 1951

“Pagliacci” cast members and conductor, Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles, 1951

Description:
Cast of “Pagliacci” in costume, with conductor, posed in front of a stage set. From left to right: Sidney Bloom (as Arlecchino/Beppe), Dick Vanderlaan (Silvio, a villager), Harold Reed (Taddeo/Tonio), Nelda Scarsella (Columbina/Nedda), Julian Oliver (Pagliacci/Canio), and conductor Justino Camacho Vega (in coattails). Behind the costumed group stands the Los Angeles Civic Grand Opera's director, Francesco Pace, with an unidentified man. Photographed at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles.
Date:
December 10, 1951
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
“Pagliacci” cast members and conductor, Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles, 1951

“New Moon” cast members, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1949

Description:
Santa Monica Civic Opera singers from a production of “The New Moon.” Four men, in late 18th century costumes (long jackets, breeches, stockings, and tricorn hats), stand in front of a backdrop painted to look like a brick building with an elaborate ironwork balcony, dormered windows, decorative columns, and a pediment above the functioning doorway. The setting is the “Café Creole” in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. A microphone can be seen at the foot of the stage.
Date:
1949
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
“New Moon” cast members, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1949

“New Moon” production, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1949

Description:
Santa Monica Civic Opera singers performing in “The New Moon.” A female singer stands under the spotlight at center stage. She sings as a chorus of men dressed as sailors (in stripped shirts, light colored pants, and short jackets) and women in long eyelet sundresses accompany her. The set is sparse, comprised only of a landing with a staircase and balustrade wall. Microphones can be seen at three points along the foot of the stage. Image photographed from the balcony, with a view of the stage and orchestra pit, musicians viewed in silhouette.
Date:
1949
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
“New Moon” production, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1949

Eugene R. Plummer with guitar and Indian artifacts, with woman in shawl, West Hollywood, 1927

Description:
Eugene R. Plummer and his family once owned sections of Los Angeles including the Hancock Park area, mid-Wilshire, Hollywood Hills, and West Hollywood. The site of his home was purchased by the County of Los Angeles in 1937 and is known as Plummer Park, West Hollywood.
Date:
August 1927
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Eugene R. Plummer with guitar and Indian artifacts, with woman in shawl, West Hollywood, 1927