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Plan for redesign of Central Park, Pasadena, 1925

Date:

March 1925

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Base plan for a formal garden for Fox Movietone Studio, Westwood

Description:

Sketch shows one possibility for an adaptation of the garden outside Fox Movietone Studio in Westwood

Date:

[between 1924 and 1933]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Adaptation of base plan to different garden style for Fox Movietone Studio, Westwood

Description:

Sketch shows one possibility for an adaptation of the garden outside Fox Movietone Studio in Westwood

Date:

[between 1924 and 1933]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

California Poppies blooming, Tehachapi Mountains, 1924-1925

Description:

Specimen photograph of California poppies. The Tehachapi Mountains is a mountain range in California that extends for approximately 40 miles in southern Kern County and northeastern Los Angeles County. The California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) is a perennial and annual plant native to the United States. The plant is the official state flower of California.

Date:

1924-1925

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cornell, Ralph D.

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Wild flowers blooming by boulders and trees, Tehachapi Mountains, 1924-1925

Description:

The Tehachapi Mountains is a mountain range in California that extends for approximately 40 miles in southern Kern County and northeastern Los Angeles County.

Date:

1924-1925

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cornell, Ralph D.

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Man wearing a scarf standing on rocky ground, Europe, 1920s

Description:

Man wearing a scarf, looking at the camera. The ground he is standing on looks rocky adn there appears to be a stone wall behind hom on the left. Photo is very damaged: fingerprints, fading, emulsion damage.

Date:

[1920s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cornell, Ralph D.

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Double portrait of Ruth Iva Cornell

Description:

Double portrait of Ruth Iva Cornell, wife of landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell. One of the portraits is obscured by a white rectangle, maybe a piece of tape that was stuck on the negative. Ruth is wearing a hat and not smiling in the pictures, she appears to be seated on a stool.

Date:

[1922-1942?]

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cornell, Ralph D.

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Double portrait of Ruth Iva Cornell

Description:

Double portrait of Ruth Iva Cornell, wife of landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell. In one portrait she is looking at the camera, in the other she is looking up and off into the distance. Ruth is wearing a hat and not smiling in the pictures, she appears to be seated on a stool.

Date:

[1922-1942?]

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cornell, Ralph D.

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Yucca brevifolia, Antelope Valley

Date:

[1920-1952?]

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cornell, Ralph D.

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Washingtonia filifera (California Fan Palm), Palm Canyon, Agua Caliente Indian Reservation, 1925

Description:

Specimen photograph of Washingtonia filifera growing in Palm Canyon, one of the Indian Canyons. Common names for the Washingtonia filifera include California Fan Palm, Desert Fan Palm, Cotton palm, and Arizona Fan Palm.

Date:

March 1925

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cornell, Ralph D.

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Desert palm oasis, Palm Canyon, Agua Caliente Indian Reservation, 1925

Description:

Specimen photograph of Washingtonia filifera growing in Palm Canyon, one of the Indian Canyons. Common names for the Washingtonia filifera include California Fan Palm, Desert Fan Palm, Cotton palm, and Arizona Fan Palm.

Date:

March 1925

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cornell, Ralph D.

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Washingtonia filifera (California Fan Palm), Palm Canyon, Agua Caliente Indian Reservation, 1925

Description:

Specimen photograph of Washingtonia filifera growing in Palm Canyon, one of the Indian Canyons. Common names for the Washingtonia filifera include California Fan Palm, Desert Fan Palm, Cotton palm, and Arizona Fan Palm.

Date:

March 1925

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cornell, Ralph D.

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Stream running through a palm oasis, Palm Canyon, Agua Caliente Indian Reservation, 1925

Description:

Specimen photograph of a stream running through a grove of Washingtonia filifera growing in Palm Canyon, one of the Indian Canyons. Common names for the Washingtonia filifera include California Fan Palm, Desert Fan Palm, Cotton palm, and Arizona Fan Palm.

Date:

March 1925

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cornell, Ralph D.

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Opuntia bigelovii (teddy-bear cholla), Palm Canyon, Agua Caliente Indian Reservation, 1925

Description:

A palm oasis can also be seen in the background to the left of the photograph.

Date:

March 1925

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cornell, Ralph D.

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Washingtonia filifera (California Fan Palm), Palm Canyon, Agua Caliente Indian Reservation, 1925

Description:

Specimen photograph of an Washingtonia filifera growing in Palm Canyon, one of the Indian Canyons. Common names for the Washingtonia filifera include California Fan Palm, Desert Fan Palm, Cotton palm, and Arizona Fan Palm.

Date:

March 1925

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cornell, Ralph D.

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Mountain sheep

Description:

Copy print of mountain sheep on a rocky slope with mountains in the background.

Date:

[1922-1952?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Bell cote and church of the Santa Inés Mission, Solvang, 1925

Description:

Close-up exterior view of the bell cote and church, with a picket fence around the entry way of the façade and a post and wire fence along the road.

Date:

July 1925

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cornell, Ralph D.

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

North facade and bell cote of the church at the Santa Inez Mission, Solvang, 1924

Description:

Oblique view across the mission cemetery towards the north façade and bell cote of the Santa Inez Mission church. The wall is supported by five heavy buttresses located between arched window openings, with a sixth buttress wrapping around the corner of the structure. The unplanted cemetery is marked with an tall central cross on a stand, 23 visible wooden crosses and a few plain standing plaques marking graves.

Date:

July 1925

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cornell, Ralph D.

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Prickly poppies in a desert, California

Description:

Prickly poppies in a desert landscape.

Date:

[1920-1952?]

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cornell, Ralph D.

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Lake Sherwood, view of the lake and the Santa Monica Mountains, Ventura County, 1922-1930

Description:

Lake Sherwood is a reservoir created by the Sherwood Dam completed in 1904. The dam is located in the Santa Monica Mountains near Thousand Oaks, California. The construction of the dam created a 165 acre lake that was originally named Potrero Lake and later renamed Lake Sherwood. The lake was used as a film location for the 1922 film "Robin Hood" and the 1938 film "The Adventures of Robin Hood," among other movies.

Date:

[1922-1930?]

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cornell, Ralph D.

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Lake Sherwood, view of the lake and the Santa Monica Mountains, Ventura County, 1922-1930

Description:

Lake Sherwood is a reservoir created by the Sherwood Dam completed in 1904. The dam is located in the Santa Monica Mountains near Thousand Oaks, California. The construction of the dam created a 165 acre lake that was originally named Potrero Lake and later renamed Lake Sherwood. The lake was used as a film location for the 1922 film "Robin Hood" and the 1938 film "The Adventures of Robin Hood", among other movies.

Date:

[1922-1930?]

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cornell, Ralph D.

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Study of administration building for the Twin Falls Bruneau Project, Harriman, Idaho, between 1924 and 1933

Date:

[between 1924 and 1933]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

View of San Jacinto Mountains, Morongo Valley, 1935

Description:

The San Jacinto Mountains are a mountain range east of Los Angeles that extends for approximately 30 miles from the San Bernardino Mountains southeast to the Santa Rosa Mountains.

Date:

March 1925

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cornell, Ralph D.

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

View of San Jacinto Mountains, Morongo Valley, 1935

Description:

The San Jacinto Mountains are a mountain range east of Los Angeles that extends for approximately 30 miles from the San Bernardino Mountains southeast to the Santa Rosa Mountains.

Date:

March 1925

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cornell, Ralph D.

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Mountain view with dirt road running through grove of trees, Tehachapi Mountains, 1924-1925

Description:

The Tehachapi Mountains is a mountain range in California that extends for approximately 40 miles in southern Kern County and northeastern Los Angeles County.

Date:

1924-1925

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cornell, Ralph D.

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Mountain view with wild flowers and trees, Tehachapi Mountains, 1924-1925

Description:

The Tehachapi Mountains is a mountain range in California that extends for approximately 40 miles in southern Kern County and northeastern Los Angeles County.

Date:

1924-1925

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cornell, Ralph D.

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Mountain view with wild flowers and trees, Tehachapi Mountains, 1924-1925

Description:

The Tehachapi Mountains is a mountain range in California that extends for approximately 40 miles in southern Kern County and northeastern Los Angeles County.

Date:

1924-1925

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cornell, Ralph D.

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Mountain view with wild flowers and trees, Tehachapi Mountains, 1924-1925

Description:

The Tehachapi Mountains is a mountain range in California that extends for approximately 40 miles in southern Kern County and northeastern Los Angeles County.

Date:

1924-1925

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cornell, Ralph D.

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Mountain view with trees and boulders, Tehachapi Mountains, 1924-1925

Description:

The Tehachapi Mountains is a mountain range in California that extends for approximately 40 miles in southern Kern County and northeastern Los Angeles County.

Date:

1924-1925

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cornell, Ralph D.

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Mountain view with trees and boulders, Tehachapi Mountains, 1924-1925

Description:

The Tehachapi Mountains is a mountain range in California that extends for approximately 40 miles in southern Kern County and northeastern Los Angeles County.

Date:

1924-1925

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cornell, Ralph D.

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Trees and wild flowers, Tehachapi Mountains, 1924-1925

Description:

The Tehachapi Mountains is a mountain range in California that extends for approximately 40 miles in southern Kern County and northeastern Los Angeles County.

Date:

1924-1925

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cornell, Ralph D.

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Mission San Carlos Borromeo, external view of a bell tower, Carmel, 1925

Description:

External view of a bell tower at Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, also known as the Carmel Mission

Date:

July 1925

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cornell, Ralph D.

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Mission San Carlos Borromeo, external view of a bell tower, Carmel, 1925

Description:

External view of a bell tower at Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, also known as the Carmel Mission

Date:

July 1925

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cornell, Ralph D.

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Garden study for Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Stewart, Los Angeles

Description:

Plan is a three dimensional sketch of the garden.Arthur Chichester Stewart (possibly this Arthur C. Stewart), who died in 1998, was the senior vice president of Union Oil Co.

Date:

[1922-1944?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Garden design for the Mr. and Mrs. Byron F. Hill residence, Calif.

Description:

F.A.S.L.A. is an acronym for Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects. The garden plan does not note a date or location.

Date:

[1922-1952?]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Plan for the Chula Vista Tract, Pasadena

Date:

between 1924 and 1933

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Plan for the Chula Vista Tract, Pasadena

Date:

between 1924 and 1933

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

View of cliffs along the Dordogne River, France, 1920s

Description:

Possibly, view along the Dordogne River, France (?)

Date:

[1920s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cornell, Ralph D.

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Man holding a straw hat and walking stick, standing on a hill with fields behind him, Europe, 1920s

Description:

Bearded man holding a straw hat and walking stick, standing on a hill with farm fields sprawled out behind him.

Date:

[1920s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cornell, Ralph D.

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Man driving an ox team in a field, Europe, 1920s

Description:

Man driving an ox team in a field.

Date:

[1920s?]

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cornell, Ralph D.

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Close-up of two pine cones on a Dammar pine tree

Description:

Close-up of two cones on a Dammar pine tree

Date:

[1922-1952?]

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Cornell, Ralph D.

Collection:

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Century plant in bloom in front of a house on Pico Street, Los Angeles

Description:

The tall bloom of a century plant (or agave plant) in the front yard of a house on Pico Street in Los Angeles, possibly near Figueroa.

Date:

[between 1898 and 1934]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934

Coastline of Santa Monica Bay near Las Flores Canyon, Malibu

Description:

View of the Roosevelt Highway, which was the name given to California State Route 1 (Pacific Coast Highway) as it runs along the coast of the Pacific Ocean in the Santa Monica Bay.

Date:

[between 1915 and 1934]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934

Post card views of the Villa de Leon, Pershing Square and Venice Beach, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, and Venice, between 1920 and 1934

Description:

Lower photo: View of sunbathers on the beach in Venice. The wide, sandy beach runs from the foreground at left into the background at right. A multitude of people in bathing suits can be seen on the sand or in the water. Behind the beach in the background, several large beach club buildings and can be seen.

Date:

[between 1920 and 1934]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934

Grocery store and gas station in mountain or rural location (unidentified), California, circa 1915-1930

Description:

Grocery store or general store and gas station in mountain or rural location in a clearing surrounded by tall trees. The building is constructed of wood with a tree trunk and logs incorporated into the structure. There is a shaded porch on the left, and several barrels with spigots next to the porch. A car and man in a white shirt are at the gas station, a covered parking area on the right side of the building. A United States flag on a tall pole is in front of the store. Legible signs include: "Groceries," "Cold drinks," "Gas 23 c [cents]," and a very faded sign reading "Auto / Shell [with Shell Company symbol]."

Date:

[circa 1915-1930]

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934

Biplane and men at airfield, [1920s?]

Description:

Side view of biplane with propeller in motion, man in cockpit, 3 men standing nearby, with buildings, trees, and another plane at left. Legible signs on buildings read: [Li]ghtning Gasoline, Art Goebel, Rainbow Motor Oils, SB, Bach Passenger Flights, Ticket Office.

Date:

1920s

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966

Collection:

Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Biplane and men at airfield, [1920s?]

Description:

Side view of biplane with propeller in motion, man in cockpit, 3 men standing nearby, with buildings and trees at left, other planes in background. Legible signs on buildings read: Lightning Gasoline, Art Goebel, Rainbow Motor Oils, SB, Bach Passenger Flights.

Date:

1920s

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966

Collection:

Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

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

William Gibbs McAdoo and sign painter at billboard, Los Angeles, 1925 or 1927

Description:

A similar photograph appears with Los Angeles Times article, December 5, 1925, Dons Overalls to Aid Orphans, William Gibbs McAdoo yesterday supported Golden Rule Sunday by helping post sign under direction of club women, Relief For Near East Explained, Billboard Put Up to Aid Campaign Tomorrow for Charity Funds

Date:

1925 or 1927

Resource Type:

still image

Collection:

Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Advertisement for Ghirardelli chocolate bars

Description:

Advertisement for Ghirardelli chocolate bars. Three chocolate bars appear to float one above the other in the foreground; "Ghirardelli's" and the profile of a baker in a chef's hat and holding a baker's peel appear as shadows in the background. "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 photograph with "Ghirardelli's Coatings" spelled with chocolate bon-bons

Description:

Advertisement photograph with "Ghirardelli's Coatings" spelled with chocolate bonbons.

Date:

[between 1925-1939]

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Connell, Will, 1898-1961

Collection:

Connell (Will) Papers

Advertisement for Hydro-Pura laundry soap, 1925-1939

Description:

Advertisement for Hydro-Pura laundry soap in the form of a bird's-eye view of a box of Hydro-Pura laundry soap and water softener with a lightening banner in front with the text "Down Goes The Price."

Date:

[between 1925-1939]

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Connell, Will, 1898-1961

Collection:

Connell (Will) Papers

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

Text for Savabrush advertisement "Of Course You Want To Sell new Brushes," 1925-1939

Description:

Text for Savabrush advertisement "Of Course You Want To Sell new Brushes." Text combined with photograph in image ark no. 21198/zz002j90z7.

Date:

[between 1925-1939

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Connell, Will, 1898-1961

Collection:

Connell (Will) Papers

Paint brush in an advertisement for "Savabrush," 1925-1939

Description:

Image of a paint brush on a table for an advertisement for "Savabrush" with a superimposed advertising message: "Of Course You Want To Sell new Brushes. Savabrush, Restores old Paint Brushes."

Date:

[between 1925-1939]

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Connell, Will, 1898-1961

Collection:

Connell (Will) Papers

Text for Savabrush advertisement "Savabrush Restores old Paint Brushes," 1925-1939

Description:

Text for Savabrush advertisement: "Savabrush Restores old Paint Brushes." Text combined with photograph in image ark no. 21198/zz002j90z7

Date:

[between 1925-1939]

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Connell, Will, 1898-1961

Collection:

Connell (Will) Papers

Pierce Brothers Mortuary, Los Angeles, 1925-1939

Description:

Exterior view of the Pierce Brothers Mortuary located at 720 W. Washington with an arcaded walkway or porch at the ground level and a sign above an arch reading "Pierce Brothers Funeral Direct[..]."

Date:

[between 1925-1939]

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Connell, Will, 1898-1961

Collection:

Connell (Will) Papers

Three matches burning beneath a box of Ohio Blue Tip Matches, 1925-1939

Description:

Photograph of 3 wooden matches with one burnt out and 2 still burning, placed below a box of Ohio Blue Tip Matches

Date:

[between 1925-1939]

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Connell, Will, 1898-1961

Collection:

Connell (Will) Papers

Three matches burning beneath a box of Ohio Blue Tip Matches, 1925-1939

Description:

Photograph of 3 wooden matches with two burnt out and 1 still burning, placed below a box of Ohio Blue Tip Matches

Date:

[between 1925-1939]

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Connell, Will, 1898-1961

Collection:

Connell (Will) Papers

Materials on a table used to create a photographic advertisement for Ghirardelli chocolate bonbons

Description:

View of the materials on a table used to create a photographic advertisement for Ghirardelli chocolates: chocolate bon-bons on a wooden board and materials used to create the backdrop. The backdrop with the word "uniform" and the line of profile women making chocolates is created using 2 props: a line of women in profile cut out of a piece of paper and the work "Uniform" created with letters applied to a plate of glass. Both items are arranged so that they create a gray shadow of a piece of paper when illuminated. The wooden handle of a tool (hammer?) and 2 small boxes of photographic supplies are in the foreground. The finished result is visible in image ark no. 21198/zz002j907c .

Date:

[between 1925-1939]

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Connell, Will, 1898-1961

Collection:

Connell (Will) Papers

Paint brush on crutches for a "Savabrush" advertisement, 1925-1939

Description:

Paint brush on crutches with "Help!" printed beneath it for a "Savabrush" advertisement.

Date:

[between 1925-1939]

Resource Type:

still image

Photographer:

Connell, Will, 1898-1961

Collection:

Connell (Will) Papers