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Shirley Smith stands with her mother, Betty Alice Phillips, and father, Melvin David Smith, outside of the courtroom while Superior Judge Fred Miller decides on a home for her after her divorced parents declare they do not want custody, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Shirley Smith, 14, and her brother Donald Smith, 11, were "abandoned" after their mother, Betty Alice Phillips, and father, Melvin D. Smith, both declared that they were unable to care for the children. The father, Mr. Smith, stated that he was re-married and had three children from his second wife. He asked to be relieved of custody because the two sets of children did not get along. Mrs. Phillips asked to be relieved of custody because she was in the process of divorcing her second husband and did not have a home to provide the children. Ultimately, Mrs. Phillips secured a home from her estranged husband and agreed to keep custody of the children. Superior Judge Fred Miller awarded custody to Mrs. Phillips. Unknown woman wearing a hat may be the children's maternal grandmother, Alice Campbell.
Date:
April 23, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Shirley Smith stands with her mother, Betty Alice Phillips, and father, Melvin David Smith, outside of the courtroom while Superior Judge Fred Miller decides on a home for her after her divorced parents declare they do not want custody, Los Angeles, 1947

Shirley Smith stands with her mother, Betty Alice Phillips, and father, Melvin David Smith, outside of the courtroom while Superior Judge Fred Miller decides on a home for her after her divorced parents declare they do not want custody, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Shirley Smith, 14, and her brother Donald Smith, 11, were "abandoned" after their mother, Betty Alice Phillips, and father, Melvin D. Smith, both declared that they were unable to care for the children. The father, Mr. Smith, stated that he was re-married and had three children from his second wife. He asked to be relieved of custody because the two sets of children did not get along. Mrs. Phillips asked to be relieved of custody because she was in the process of divorcing her second husband and did not have a home to provide the children. Ultimately, Mrs. Phillips secured a home from her estranged husband and agreed to keep custody of the children. Superior Judge Fred Miller awarded custody to Mrs. Phillips.
Date:
April 23, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Shirley Smith stands with her mother, Betty Alice Phillips, and father, Melvin David Smith, outside of the courtroom while Superior Judge Fred Miller decides on a home for her after her divorced parents declare they do not want custody, Los Angeles, 1947

Betty Alice Phillips walks out of Superior Court with her mother, Alice Campbell, after declaring she wanted to relinquish custody of her two children, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Shirley Smith, 14, and her brother Donald Smith, 11, were "abandoned" after their mother, Betty Alice Phillips, and father, Melvin D. Smith, both declared that they were unable to care for the children. The father, Mr. Smith, stated that he was re-married and had three children from his second wife. He asked to be relieved of custody because the two sets of children did not get along. Mrs. Phillips asked to be relieved of custody because she was in the process of divorcing her second husband and did not have a home to provide the children. Ultimately, Mrs. Phillips secured a home from her estranged husband and agreed to keep custody of the children. Superior Judge Fred Miller awarded custody to Mrs. Phillips.
Date:
April 23, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Betty Alice Phillips walks out of Superior Court with her mother, Alice Campbell, after declaring she wanted to relinquish custody of her two children, Los Angeles, 1947

Fellow firefighter attends to Capt. Noble Swanson, who was injured when a section of roof caved in during a fire at the Melody Lane Café on Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Fellow firefighter attends to Capt. Noble Swanson who was injured when a section of roof caved in during a fire at the Melody Lane Café on Wilshire Blvd. The fire began in the roof of the Melody Lane kitchen and high winds swept the blaze through neighboring businesses including the Pig’n Whistle candy and pastry shop, Randall Optometrist, McKiernan’s Fashions, Horton & Converse Pharmacy and Staber’s Beauty Salon. Noble suffered a back sprain, bruises and cuts. No one else was injured but total damage was estimated to exceed $200,000.
Date:
April 3, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Fellow firefighter attends to Capt. Noble Swanson, who was injured when a section of roof caved in during a fire at the Melody Lane Café on Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, 1947

Coast guard and fire fighters working to extinguish the fires that began when the Markay oil tanker exploded in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Coast guard and fire fighters working to extinguish the fires that began when the Markay, an oil tanker owned by the Keystone Tankship Corp., exploded in L.A. Harbor. The fire was fed by leaking gasoline and threatened at least five terminals in the harbor. At least 22 were injured and 9, possibly 12, people were killed. Damage was estimated at $10,000,000.
Date:
June 22, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Coast guard and fire fighters working to extinguish the fires that began when the Markay oil tanker exploded in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947

Fire fighters in a rowboat on their way to battle fires that began when the Markay oil tanker exploded in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Fire fighters in a rowboat in L.A. Harbor on their way to battle fires that began when the Markay, an oil tanker owned by the Keystone Tankship Corp., exploded in the wee hours of the morning. The fire was fed by leaking gasoline and threatened at least five terminals in the harbor. At least 22 were injured and 9, possibly 12, people were killed. Damage was estimated at $10,000,000.
Date:
June 22, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Fire fighters in a rowboat on their way to battle fires that began when the Markay oil tanker exploded in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947

Smoke rises over L.A. Harbor from the fires that began when the Markay oil tanker exploded, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Smoke rising over L.A. Harbor from the fires that began after the Markay, an oil tanker owned by the Keystone Tankship Corp., exploded in the wee hours of the morning. The fire was fed by leaking gasoline and threatened at least five terminals in the harbor. At least 22 were injured and 9, possibly 12, people were killed. Damage was estimated at $10,000,000.
Date:
June 22, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Smoke rises over L.A. Harbor from the fires that began when the Markay oil tanker exploded, Los Angeles, 1947

Fire damage in L.A. Harbor caused by the Markay oil tanker explosion, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Fire damage in L.A. Harbor that happened when the Markay, an oil tanker owned by the Keystone Tankship Corp., exploded in the wee hours of the morning. The fire was fed by leaking gasoline and threatened at least five terminals in the harbor. At least 22 were injured and 9, possibly 12, people were killed. Damage was estimated at $10,000,000.
Date:
June 22, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Fire damage in L.A. Harbor caused by the Markay oil tanker explosion, Los Angeles, 1947

Shirley Smith waits in the hall while Superior Judge Fred Miller decides on a home for her after her divorced parents declare they do not want custody, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Shirley Smith, 14, and her brother Donald Smith, 11, were "abandoned" after their mother, Betty Alice Phillips, and father, Melvin D. Smith, both declared that they were unable to care for the children. The father, Mr. Smith, stated that he was re-married and had three children from his second wife. He asked to be relieved of custody because the two sets of children did not get along. Mrs. Phillips asked to be relieved of custody because she was in the process of divorcing her second husband and did not have a home to provide the children. Ultimately, Mrs. Phillips secured a home from her estranged husband and agreed to keep custody of the children. Superior Judge Fred Miller awarded custody to Mrs. Phillips.
Date:
April 23, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Shirley Smith waits in the hall while Superior Judge Fred Miller decides on a home for her after her divorced parents declare they do not want custody, Los Angeles, 1947

Melvin David Smith walks into Superior Court with his sister-in-law after declaring he wanted to relinquish custody of his two children, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Shirley Smith, 14, and her brother Donald Smith, 11, were "abandoned" after their mother, Betty Alice Phillips, and father, Melvin D. Smith, both declared that they were unable to care for the children. The father, Mr. Smith, stated that he was re-married and had three children from his second wife. He asked to be relieved of custody because the two sets of children did not get along. Mrs. Phillips asked to be relieved of custody because she was in the process of divorcing her second husband and did not have a home to provide the children. Ultimately, Mrs. Phillips secured a home from her estranged husband and agreed to keep custody of the children. Superior Judge Fred Miller awarded custody to Mrs. Phillips.
Date:
April 23, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Melvin David Smith walks into Superior Court with his sister-in-law after declaring he wanted to relinquish custody of his two children, Los Angeles, 1947

U.S. Navy Tugboat 539 fighting fires that erupted from the Markay oil tanker explosion in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
U.S. Navy Tugboat 539 fighting fires in L.A. Harbor that began when the Markay, an oil tanker owned by the Keystone Tankship Corp., exploded in the wee hours of the morning. The fire was fed by leaking gasoline and threatened at least five terminals in the harbor. At least 22 were injured and 9, possibly 12, people were killed. Damage was estimated at $10,000,000.
Date:
June 22, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
U.S. Navy Tugboat 539 fighting fires that erupted from the Markay oil tanker explosion in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947

Fire fighter taking a break while smoke rises over L.A. Harbor in the background, coming from fires caused by the Markay oil tanker explosion, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Fire fighter sitting on a pedestal while smoke rises over L.A. Harbor in the background. The smoke is from fires that began when the Markay, an oil tanker owned by the Keystone Tankship Corp., exploded in the wee hours of the morning. The fire was fed by leaking gasoline and threatened at least five terminals in the harbor. At least 22 were injured and 9, possibly 12, people were killed. Damage was estimated at $10,000,000.
Date:
June 22, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Fire fighter taking a break while smoke rises over L.A. Harbor in the background, coming from fires caused by the Markay oil tanker explosion, Los Angeles, 1947

Man fighting fires from a Navy Tugboat after the Markay oil tanker explosion in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Man fighting fires from a Navy Tugboat in L.A. Harbor. The fires started when the Markay, an oil tanker owned by the Keystone Tankship Corp., exploded in the wee hours of the morning. The fire was fed by leaking gasoline and threatened at least five terminals in the harbor. At least 22 were injured and 9, possibly 12, people were killed. Damage was estimated at $10,000,000.
Date:
June 22, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Man fighting fires from a Navy Tugboat after the Markay oil tanker explosion in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947

Fire fighters using an axe and a hose on a marine terminal in L.A. Harbor to fight at fire caused by the Markay oil tanker explosion, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Fire fighters using an axe and a hose on a marine terminal in L.A. Harbor to fight a fire caused by the Markay oil tanker explosion. The fire was fed by leaking gasoline and threatened at least five terminals in the harbor. At least 22 were injured and 9, possibly 12, people were killed. Damage was estimated at $10,000,000.
Date:
June 22, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Fire fighters using an axe and a hose on a marine terminal in L.A. Harbor to fight at fire caused by the Markay oil tanker explosion, Los Angeles, 1947

Chamber of Commerce ladies chastising Dick Russell for speeding ticket, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Chamber of Commerce ladies chastising Dick Russell for the speeding ticket he received from motorcycle officer Dick Barlow during a planned race between an automobile and a bus. The race was part of a "Don't be April fools, obey Traffic rules" campaign to prove that safe driving always prospers. Russell sped and disobeyed traffic laws in the automobile and almost beat safe driver Frank Lampley's bus full of Chamber of Commerce ladies, until the officer intervened.
Date:
April 1, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Chamber of Commerce ladies chastising Dick Russell for speeding ticket, Los Angeles, 1947

Fire fighters working to save a terminal in the L.A. Harbor which was threatened by flames when the Markay oil tanker exploded, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Fire fighters working to save a terminal in the L.A. Harbor which was threatened by flames when the Markay, an oil tanker owned by the Keystone Tankship Corp., exploded in the wee hours of the morning. The fire was fed by leaking gasoline and threatened at least five terminals in the harbor. At least 22 were injured and 9, possibly 12, people were killed. Damage was estimated at $10,000,000.
Date:
June 22, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Fire fighters working to save a terminal in the L.A. Harbor which was threatened by flames when the Markay oil tanker exploded, Los Angeles, 1947

Smoke rises over the damage done to a marine terminal after the Markay oil tanker exploded in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Smoke rises over the damage done to a L.A. Harbor terminal after the Markay, an oil tanker owned by the Keystone Tankship Corp., exploded in the wee hours of the morning. The fire was fed by leaking gasoline and threatened at least five terminals in the harbor. At least 22 were injured and 9, possibly 12, people were killed. Damage was estimated at $10,000,000.
Date:
June 22, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Smoke rises over the damage done to a marine terminal after the Markay oil tanker exploded in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947

View from below of the damage done to a marine terminal after the Markay oil tanker exploded in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
View from below of damage to a L.A. Harbor terminal after the Markay, an oil tanker owned by the Keystone Tankship Corp., exploded in the wee hours of the morning. The fire was fed by leaking gasoline and threatened at least five terminals in the harbor. At least 22 were injured and 9, possibly 12, people were killed. Damage was estimated at $10,000,000.
Date:
June 22, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
View from below of the damage done to a marine terminal after the Markay oil tanker exploded in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947

Damage done to a marine terminal after the Markay oil tanker exploded in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Damage done to a marine terminal in L.A. Harbor after the Markay, an oil tanker owned by the Keystone Tankship Corp., exploded in the wee hours of the morning. The fire was fed by leaking gasoline and threatened at least five terminals in the harbor. At least 22 were injured and 9, possibly 12, people were killed. Damage was estimated at $10,000,000.
Date:
June 22, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Damage done to a marine terminal after the Markay oil tanker exploded in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947

Mertie West exits the elevator bay at Maid of the Mist, Niagara Falls, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West exiting the entrance to the elevator at Maid of the Mist in Niagara Falls. A driveway stretches across the foreground and into the mid-ground. Mertie West stands in the near distance at left. She walks towards the camera as she exits a hut housing the Maid of the Mist's elevator. The hut stands behind Mertie, along the left edge. It is viewed at an angle from the front. The building is constructed of stone and has a hipped roof. An arched lintel stretches over the building's wide doorway. The doors stand open behind Mertie and other visitors are visible inside the hut. Signage hanging below the roof's eave and above the lintel reads, "ELEVATORS TO FOOT OF FALLS 10[¢]," and "MAID OF THE MIST." Bushes line the perimeter of the driveway to the right of the hut and trees stand in the background.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West exits the elevator bay at Maid of the Mist, Niagara Falls, 1947

Mertie West looks over a parapet towards Horseshoe (or Canadian) Falls, Niagara Falls, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing behind a parapet and looking out towards Horseshoe Falls (or Canadian Falls) at Niagara Falls. The scene is viewed from an elevated perspective. Mertie West stands at center, on the near side of a parapet and with her back to camera. To the left of her, a viewing scope stands. The parapet stretches across the image, in front of Mertie. In the distance and at a lower elevation, the Niagara River (right) cascades over Horseshoe Falls at center. Mist from the falls rises up from the basin at center. On the far side of the falls, at left, Niagara Falls, New York is visible.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West looks over a parapet towards Horseshoe (or Canadian) Falls, Niagara Falls, 1947

View of a glacier in the Columbia Icefield, Alberta, 1947

Description:
Photograph of a glacier in the Columbia Icefield, as viewed at a distance in either Jasper National Park or Banff National Park. In the near distance, an access road stretches on an upward angle from left to right across the image. A parking lot enters frame from right, below the access road, and intersects the road at center. Beyond the access road, a large glacier sits between 2 mountains at center. The mountains to either side of it are covered in snow.
Date:
June 28, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
View of a glacier in the Columbia Icefield, Alberta, 1947

Tracks at a small station between Kamloops and Jasper, Jasper en route, 1947

Description:
Photograph looking along the tracks at a small station somewhere between Kamloops and Jasper. Two sets of tracks run parallel to each other as they stretch back into the image. One enters frame along the bottom edge at center and the other enters frame from the lower right corner. Both curve to the right in the distance. Utility lines run parallel to the tracks at right. A few buildings line the tracks at far left.
Date:
June 27, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Tracks at a small station between Kamloops and Jasper, Jasper en route, 1947

Mertie West and others cross 4th Avenue near Union Station, Seattle, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West and others crossing 4th Avenue near Union Station in Seattle. 4th Avenue stretches along the bottom edge. Mertie West stands rightmost and nearest to camera in the foreground at center. She walks with her back to the camera and towards the far street corner. Other pedestrians to the left of her also cross the street with their backs to camera. In the near distance at right, a car is stopped as the pedestrians cross. It is viewed at an angle from the side, facing left. At far right, behind the car and on the opposite side of 4th Avenue, Union Station enters frame. The Beaux Arts building is viewed at an angle from the front. A large porte-cochere extends from the front of the building, towards the center of the image. In the distance, at left and center, buildings lining South Jackson Street are visible. South Jackson Street is obscured by the pedestrians in the foreground.
Date:
July 2, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and others cross 4th Avenue near Union Station, Seattle, 1947

F. S. Harmon Manufacturing Company building, viewed at a distance, Tacoma, 1947

Description:
Photograph of the F. S. Harmon Manufacturing Company building in Tacoma, as viewed at a distance from a low-angle. A road stretches through the foreground on an upward angle from right to left. On the far side of the road, at left, a car is parked. It is viewed at an angle from the side and the rear, facing left. Shrubbery blankets a slope that rises up from the far side of the road and spans the image in the near distance. At the top of the slope, trees stand in a row. Beyond the trees, left-of-center, the F. S. Harmon building stands. It is viewed from a low angle and is partially obscured by the trees. The building is viewed at an angle from the front and the side. Over the topmost floor's windows, "F. S. HARMON MFG. CO.," is scrolled across the building. Signage painted on the side of the building reads, "F. S. HARMON MFG. CO. FURN[ITUR]E." In the distance at left, another building stands further back from the Harmon building. Two water towers stand atop its roof.
Date:
July 2, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
F. S. Harmon Manufacturing Company building, viewed at a distance, Tacoma, 1947

Mertie West poses while visiting Granary Burying Ground, Boston, 1947

Description:
A slightly out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West posing while visiting the Granary Burying Ground in Boston. Mertie West stands in the near distance at center. She faces left but turns her head towards camera. The narrow, stone-paved walkway she stands upon enters frame from the lower left corner and extends on an upward angle to the right. On the near side of the walkway, grave markers stand in a row, parallel to the walkway. Behind Mertie, the cemetery grounds sprawl into the distance. Grave stones stand in rows that run perpendicular to the walkway. A tomb rises from the ground, behind and to the right of Mertie. Several trees dot the grounds. In the background, a street and buildings are visible lining the cemetery's back edge. Hazy patches of white obscure the image along its right edge.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses while visiting Granary Burying Ground, Boston, 1947

Three women stand outside the Paul Revere House, Boston, 1947

Description:
An out-of-focus and poorly-lit photograph of 3 women standing on the sidewalk in front of the Paul Revere House in Boston's North End neighborhood. A sliver of N Square passes across the lower right corner on an angle. At center and right, 3 women dressed in dark clothing stand on the sidewalk that lines the front of the Paul Revere House. All face away from camera. The Paul Revere House stands on the far side of the street. It is viewed close-up and at an angle from the front. The timber-constructed dwelling stands 2-stories tall with lattice-pane windows lining both floors. An American flag extends out from the center of the building. A building adjacent to the Paul Revere House stands along the right edge. Two streaks of white enter the frame at far right.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Three women stand outside the Paul Revere House, Boston, 1947

Los Angeles Times oil news editor Howard Kegley and another man at fake grave site, [1930-1949?]

Description:
Two men in suits and ties, both kneeling, heads down, holding hats, near simulated burial site with hat and shoes sticking out of mound, with marker reading: Warning: Famous last words, How deep are you? Take heed, folks, with warehouses marked Keep out, pipes, machinery, and base of tower in background
Date:
[1930-1949?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Los Angeles Times oil news editor Howard Kegley and another man at fake grave site, [1930-1949?]

A. C. Robinson feeding pigeons near the Deauville Club, Santa Monica, 1940s

Description:
Photograph of A. C. Robinson, wearing a suit, tie and hat, feeding a flock of pigeons. Several 1940s-era cars are parked next to a food stand behind Robinson. A sign on the stand reads, in part: "Mermaid...dogs...sandwiches." The castle-style building in the background is the Deauville Beach Club.
Date:
[1940s]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
A. C. Robinson feeding pigeons near the Deauville Club, Santa Monica, 1940s

Helena Burnett in tuxedo costume and top hat, Santa Monica, 1947-1950

Description:
Helena Burnett, child actress and dancer, stands in tuxedo dance costume. She wears a top hat on her head, and holds a cane and gloves in one hand. The other hand is poised next to her face. The photograph was taken at the home of Adelbert Bartlett, located at 535 15th St., Santa Monica.
Date:
[between 1947 and 1950]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Helena Burnett in tuxedo costume and top hat, Santa Monica, 1947-1950

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
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]

A. C. Robinson feeding pigeons near the Deauville Club, Santa Monica, 1940s

Description:
Photograph of A. C. Robinson, wearing a suit, tie and hat, feeding a flock of pigeons. Several 1940s-era cars are parked next to a food stand behind Robinson. A sign on the stand reads, in part: "Mermaid...dogs...sandwiches." The castle-style building in the background is the Deauville Beach Club.
Date:
[1940s]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
A. C. Robinson feeding pigeons near the Deauville Club, Santa Monica, 1940s