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H. H. West, Jr., Mertie West and Wes and Zetta Witherby pose for a photograph, Los Angeles, 1925

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr., Mertie West, Wes Witherby and Zetta Witherby posing for a photograph in front of foliage at Hobart Blvd. The group stands left-of-center. H. H. wears dark clothes and rests his hand to his hip. Next to him, Mertie has one arm wrapped around H. H. and the other rests at her side. She wears a striped dress. Wes stands slightly behind her and rests one arm on Mertie's right shoulder and rests the other on Zetta's left shoulder. He wears a fedora hat, jacket and vest. At right, Zetta stands with her arms clasped in front of her as Wes's arm rests on her shoulder.
Date:
1925
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Jr., Mertie West and Wes and Zetta Witherby pose for a photograph, Los Angeles, 1925

Mary West stands in the front lawn of her house at 1644 Wellington Road, Los Angeles, about 1920

Description:
H. H. West's wife, Mary, stands in the front yard of their house at 1644 Wellington Road. She wears a hat. The house is at the right and there are bushes planted in front of it and at the left of the house. There are other houses in the background, as well as utility poles and wires, and trees.
Date:
about 1920
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mary West stands in the front lawn of her house at 1644 Wellington Road, Los Angeles, about 1920

H. H. West and William Shaw stand next to West's car while H. H. West Jr. leans out the window before departure for Twin Lakes, Los Angeles, 1929

Description:
H. H. West and Will Shaw stand next to West's Chandler car while H. H. West Jr. leans out the window. West has his hands on his hips and Shaw has a hand on the car. There is a bag strapped to the car's running board. There are houses and palm trees across the street. The shadow of the person taking the photograph is visible in the foreground.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West and William Shaw stand next to West's car while H. H. West Jr. leans out the window before departure for Twin Lakes, Los Angeles, 1929

View looking down from Point Fermin to cliffs and the ocean, Los Angeles, about 1920

Description:
Photograph looking from atop Point Fermin down to where the cliffs meet the ocean. The coastline stretches on an upward diagonal from the lower right to upper left. Cliffs and stairs are at left and the ocean is at right. Stairways and landings wind downward along the cliffs on the left towards the water. A person stands on the landing nearest the ocean and looks out over the ocean to the right. Waves approach the shore at right.
Date:
[circa 1920]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
View looking down from Point Fermin to cliffs and the ocean, Los Angeles, about 1920

Frances West stands in the West's backyard wearing a bathing suit, Los Angeles, about 1920

Description:
Frances West stands in the West's backyard wearing a bathing suit. She wears a white cap and white tights. A fence surrounds the yard. There is a clothes line in the background, as well as a small structure surrounded by a cloth at the left. At the right, there is a structure that may be a garage or back of the house. Another house is visible at the left.
Date:
about 1920
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Frances West stands in the West's backyard wearing a bathing suit, Los Angeles, about 1920

Exterior view of Ma Jen Low Cafe in old Chinatown, Los Angeles, 1900-1930

Description:
Photograph of Ma Jen Low Cafe in Chinatown in Los Angeles, a 3-story brick building with a balcony on the 2nd floor and a narrow 3rd floor. Above the building is a sign reading "Chop Suey." Across the front of the balcony is a sign reading "Ma Jen Low Cafe." Two automobiles are parked on the street.
Date:
[between 1900-1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Percival, Olive, 1869-1945
Collection:
Olive Percival papers, circa 1869-1948
Exterior view of Ma Jen Low Cafe in old Chinatown, Los Angeles, 1900-1930

Peggy Hamilton with actresses Priscilla Dean and June Marlowe modeling wedding attire at the Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles, 1929

Description:
Peggy Hamilton modeling a wedding dress and veil, flanked by a maid of honor on the right, actress Priscilla Dean, and a bridesmaid on the left, actress June Marlowe at the Cocoanut Grove night club, at the Ambassador Hotel. The bouquets and backdrop flower arrangements are by Kathleen Clifford.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Adams (Peggy Hamilton) Papers
Peggy Hamilton with actresses Priscilla Dean and June Marlowe modeling wedding attire at the Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles, 1929

Boos Bros Cafeteria on the 600 block of S. Broadway St., Los Angeles, circa 1929

Description:
View from the south-west corner of 7th street and Broadway, down Broadway facing south. Legible signs include "Bank of Italy," at 660 S. Broadway, "Boos Bros" cafeteria," "Fox Palace," movie theater playing "Hallelujah M. G. M. hit," "Kress," "Bedell...Fashion Shoes," "Maximes," and "Walkers." The movie "Hallelujah" opened in 1929.
Date:
[circa 1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Boos Bros Cafeteria on the 600 block of S. Broadway St., Los Angeles, circa 1929

Henry William Cannon in studio with paintings on wall and on table, Los Angeles, 1927

Description:
This biography from the Archives of AskART: Born in England on April 9, 1862. Cannon was educated in London and worked there as a designer for gold and silversmiths. He worked in NYC for several years before settling in Los Angeles about 1906. In 1912 he established the Cannon Art School in Los Angeles and taught there until 1933. He died in Redondo Beach, CA on Feb. 5, 1939. Member: Commercial Artists Ass'n of So. Calif.; Free Lance Art League of LA (co-founder and vice pres., 1918).
Date:
1927
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Henry William Cannon in studio with paintings on wall and on table, Los Angeles, 1927

Rosemary Chew and Olive Young standing in front of the Elk's Lodge No. 99, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
Rosemary Chew and Olive Young standing hand in hand in front of the former Elk's Lodge No. 99 building (607 Park View Street) with arched windows, two angel statues and frieze near roof. The building is an outstanding example of Gothic Revival architecture style (Neo-Gothic), and was designed by Claud Beelman.
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Rosemary Chew and Olive Young standing in front of the Elk's Lodge No. 99, Los Angeles, 1928

Bird's-eye view towards the entrance to Santa Monica Canyon on the Pacific Coast Highway, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
Bird's-eye view towards Santa Monica Canyon where Chautauqua Blvd. and West Channel Road end at Pacific Coast Highway on the coast, with the ocean and the Pacific Palisades cliffs beyond. The canyon area has buildings and open land and there are two houses on the beach. A sign at the top of the cliff reads: "This is Huntington Palisades." A sign on a building on West Channel Road reads: "Law's Pharmacy."
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Bird's-eye view towards the entrance to Santa Monica Canyon on the Pacific Coast Highway, Los Angeles, 1928

Asphalt trucks and workers on road under construction in Huntington Palisades, Pacific Palisades, 1929

Description:
View of road under construction in the Huntington Palisades area of Pacific Palisades. The curbs and sidewalks are complete. Three trucks with asphalt, two asphalt rollers and fifteen workers holding rakes and shovels are on the road as a man in a light colored suit and cap standing near a parked car observes. Signs on the asphalt trucks read: "...REX TEELE, INC.,...Santa Monica." Signs on the rollers read: "L.A. Paving Co. Incorporated, E. R. Werdin, Gen. Mgr." Eucalyptus trees are visible beyond
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Asphalt trucks and workers on road under construction in Huntington Palisades, Pacific Palisades, 1929

John Bradbury residence on Hill Street on Bunker Hill, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
Exterior view of the Bradbury mansion, located at the corner of Hill Street and Court Street (now gone, Court St. was located between first St. and W. Temple St.). The photograph was taken the year before the mansion was demolished in 1929. The mansion is an example of Queen Anne style architecture with turrets, scale pattern shingles and carved moldings.
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
John Bradbury residence on Hill Street on Bunker Hill, Los Angeles, 1928

View of housing development areas in Santa Monica Canyon and Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
View across Santa Monica Canyon towards Pacific Palisades. A sign in the foreground reads: "This is picturesque Santa Monica Canyon, mountains, country, sea shore. For vacant and improved property see Albert Leonard, 4th and Wilshire Blvd., phone 21627, Santa Monica." A sign across the canyon in the background reads "The California [Riviera]," a Pacific Palisades housing development initiated in the 1920's.
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
View of housing development areas in Santa Monica Canyon and Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, 1928

William Gibbs McAdoo and two men 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
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
William Gibbs McAdoo and two men at billboard, Los Angeles, 1925 or 1927

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
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
William Gibbs McAdoo and sign painter at billboard, Los Angeles, 1925 or 1927

View of housing development areas in Santa Monica Canyon and Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
View across Santa Monica Canyon towards Pacific Palisades. A sign in the foreground reads: "This is picturesque Santa Monica Canyon, mountains, country, sea shore. For vacant and improved property see Albert Leonard, 4th and Wilshire Blvd., phone 21627, Santa Monica." A sign across the canyon in the background reads "The California [Riviera]," a Pacific Palisades housing development initiated in the 1920's.
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
View of housing development areas in Santa Monica Canyon and Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, 1928

The Melrose Hotel on Bunker Hill, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
View towards the two buildings of the Melrose Hotel, on 120-30 Grand Avenue (between First Street and Second Street) on Bunker Hill. On the right is a Victorian mansion with a tall, bell-shaped tower topped by a cupola. On the left is a four-story rectangular building with four pediments decorating the top and a sign reading: "Melrose"
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
The Melrose Hotel on Bunker Hill, Los Angeles, 1928

William Gibbs McAdoo standing on scaffolding working on 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
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
William Gibbs McAdoo standing on scaffolding working on billboard, Los Angeles, 1925 or 1927

Asphalt roller on road under construction in Huntington Palisades, Pacific Palisades, 1929

Description:
View of road under construction in the Huntington Palisades area of Pacific Palisades. An asphalt roller is on the road in the middle ground. In the background are workers spreading asphalt and talking in small groups, and parked cars. The curbs and sidewalks are complete and one street light is visible. The landscape is populated by eucalyptus trees
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Asphalt roller on road under construction in Huntington Palisades, Pacific Palisades, 1929

Workers spreading asphalt on road under construction in Huntington Palisades, Pacific Palisades, 1929

Description:
View from behind tall eucalyptus tree towards road under construction in the Huntington Palisades area of Pacific Palisades. The curbs and sidewalks are visible as well as two street lights. Nine road construction workers are spreading asphalt with rakes and shovels and one worker operates an asphalt roller. Two cars are parked on the road and Eucalyptus trees populate the landscape
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Workers spreading asphalt on road under construction in Huntington Palisades, Pacific Palisades, 1929

Holton Arms patio, palm trees, St. Vincent Catholic Church, and Automobile Club of Southern California, Los Angeles, [1920-1939?]

Description:
These palm trees are among the oldest trees in Los Angeles, planted ca. 1865 along Palm Drive near the Charles Longstreet residence, later near the Holton Arms apartment building, later still standing on the grounds of Orthopaedic Hospital on West Adams Blvd
Date:
[1920-1939?]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Holton Arms patio, palm trees, St. Vincent Catholic Church, and Automobile Club of Southern California, Los Angeles, [1920-1939?]

Rosemary Chew and Olive Young in the garden of the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
Olive Young was an actress who was a major star at the Great Wall studio in Shanghai from 1926 to 1929. Born Olive Young in St. Joseph, Missouri, she first visited China at the age of 16, when her parents sent her to Hong Kong to complete her education. Two years later she began her acting career in Shanghai. After 1929, she returned to the United States and had a brief acting career in Hollywood.
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Rosemary Chew and Olive Young in the garden of the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, 1928