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Interior view of The Bachelors haberdashery designed by Julius Ralph Davidson, Los Angeles, circa 1929

Description:
Overhead view of The Bachelors haberdashery from the back of the shop, designed by Julius Ralph Davidson in an art deco style "featuring panels of Makassar ebony set into aluminum frames, brown and tan carpeting laid in strips..." (Christopher Long, "The Rise of California Modern Design, 1930-41." in ed. Wendy Kaplan, California Design, 1930-1965: Living in a Modern Way (2012), 65.
Date:
[cira 1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Interior view of The Bachelors haberdashery designed by Julius Ralph Davidson, Los Angeles, circa 1929

Interior view of The Bachelors haberdashery designed by Julius Ralph Davidson, Los Angeles, circa 1929

Description:
Detail view of art deco cabinet with wood paneling and aluminum strips in The Bachelors haberdashery, designed by Julius Ralph Davidson. Men's brief cases and satchels are on top of the cabinet and a cactus (?) in a pot stands next to the cabinet, in front of venetian blinds functioning as a room divider. The carpeting is composed of brown and tan strips.
Date:
[circa 1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Interior view of The Bachelors haberdashery designed by Julius Ralph Davidson, Los Angeles, circa 1929

Stanley Reckless seated in the studio of his 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
Stanley Reckless seated in the studio of his Silver Lake home, Los Angeles, 1930-1939

Stanley Reckless seated in the studio of his Silver Lake home, Los Angeles, 1930-1939

Description:
Photographic portrait of artist Stanley Reckless seated in his studio wearing light-colored trousers, a white shirt and light-colored tie, and holding a drink and a cigarette. Visible behind him are 3 paintings on the wall, and the backs of 2 paintings leaning against the wall.
Date:
[between 1930-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Stanley Reckless seated in the studio of his Silver Lake home, Los Angeles, 1930-1939

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

Description:
Interior view of "Irene LTD," a fitting area in a dress shop of designer Irene Lentz Gibbons, with art deco furnishings including an x-back chair with an upholstered seat and a small round ottoman in front of a wall mirror illuminated by a sconce, and a window with sheer drapery with the hem cut diagonally from the floor, on the left. to the top of the window.
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?)

Stanley Reckless seated in the studio of his Silver Lake home, Los Angeles, 1930-1939

Description:
Artist Stanley Reckless seated of the edge of a table in his studio holding paint brushes and wearing a white shirt and tie and light-colored trousers. He is gazing towards a painting on an easel, the back of which is visible on the left. Canvases are stacked on the floor on the right and a pleated curtain fills the background below clerestory windows above.
Date:
[between 1930-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Stanley Reckless seated in the studio of his Silver Lake home, Los Angeles, 1930-1939

Will Connell (probably) using a microscope in his studio, Los Angeles, circa 1925

Description:
Will Connell (probably) seated at a desk wearing a cardigan sweater and a visor, using a microscope in his studio. Also on the desk are a paper cutter (partially visible, left), 2 chemical bottles, a book, and wood matches. In the background is shelving with bottles of photography chemicals.
Date:
[circa 1925]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Will Connell (probably) using a microscope in his studio, Los Angeles, circa 1925

Soda siphon bottles in wooden crates, probably at the Arrowhead-Puritas bottling plant, Los Angeles, 1929-1939

Description:
Array of soda siphon (syphon) bottles, or seltzer bottles, with nozzle tops in wooden crates, probably at the Arrowhead-Puritas bottling plant that appears in the upper left corner of the image. Connell has replaced the background with white along the right side of the image.
Date:
[between 1929-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Soda siphon bottles in wooden crates, probably at the Arrowhead-Puritas bottling plant, Los Angeles, 1929-1939

Interior view of The Bachelors haberdashery designed by Julius Ralph Davidson, Los Angeles, circa 1929

Description:
Interior view of a built-in wall display and built-in sofa at The Bachelors haberdashery, designed by Julius Ralph Davidson in an art deco style, "featuring panels of Makassar ebony set into aluminum frames, brown and tan carpeting laid in strips, and high-quality pigskin upholstery." (Christopher Long, "The Rise of California Modern Design, 1930-41." in ed. Wendy Kaplan, California Design, 1930-1965: Living in a Modern Way (2012), 65.
Date:
[circa 1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Interior view of The Bachelors haberdashery designed by Julius Ralph Davidson, Los Angeles, circa 1929

Interior view of The Bachelors haberdashery designed by Julius Ralph Davidson, Los Angeles, circa 1929

Description:
Detail of the art deco styled interior of The Bachelors haberdashery, designed by Julius Ralph Davidson in an art deco style. A cactus in a pot stands in front of venetian blinds serving as a room divider. The room beyond is furnished with directors chairs and a wood paneled desk, and the wall on the left is faced with closets with wood paneled sliding doors.
Date:
[circa 1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Interior view of The Bachelors haberdashery designed by Julius Ralph Davidson, Los Angeles, circa 1929

Stanley Reckless painting in the studio of his Silver Lake home as his wife (?) observes, 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
Stanley Reckless painting in the studio of his Silver Lake home as his wife (?) observes, Los Angeles, 1930-1939

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, an x-back chair with a upholstered seat, a wood paneled cabinet, 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 interior decoration including dark paneled walls with light, narrow horizontal bands, a sconce, and a narrow wall mirror behind a low mirror-topped table with small wooden sculpture of a woman. The floor is covered with a curvilinear design, perhaps formed by inlaid wood.
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 x-back chairs with upholstered seats framing a curtained doorway, a round wall mirror. The floor is covered in carpet with a design formed by thin rectangles. A room with a wall covered in striped panels is visible beyond.
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, a wood paneled cabinet, the walls decorated with a sconce, a bas-relief sculpture of a woman's head and two framed fashion illustrations.
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?)

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

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