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A. C. Bilbrew on stage, 1961

Description:
Madame A. C. Bilbrew was the director of the first black choir featured in a film, 1928's Hearts of Dixie, which also happened to be the first black "talkie." She was also a pioneer in radio, becoming the first African American soloist on the radio in 1923, and later, the first African American to have and host a show in 1942. She was a cast member of the movie The Foxes of Harrow in 1947. Bilbrew was a champion of women's rights and childhood literacy; she was a community leader, musician, poet, and deputy to Kenneth Hahn (County Supervisor) A Los Angeles branch library is named after her.
Date:
December 4, 1961
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Adams, Harry H., 1918-1988
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
A. C. Bilbrew on stage, 1961

A. C. Bilbrew playing a piano, circa 1963

Description:
Madame A. C. Bilbrew was the director of the first black choir featured in a film, 1928's Hearts of Dixie, which also happened to be the first black "talkie." She was also a pioneer in radio, becoming the first African American soloist on the radio in 1923, and later, the first African American to have and host a show in 1942. She was a cast member of the movie The Foxes of Harrow in 1947. Bilbrew was a champion of women's rights and childhood literacy; she was a community leader, musician, poet, and deputy to Kenneth Hahn (County Supervisor) A Los Angeles branch library is named after her.
Date:
[circa 1963]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
A. C. Bilbrew playing a piano, circa 1963

Adobe dwelling in the Sonora Town neighborhood, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
The part of the city called "Sonora Town" was an old adobe village north of the Plaza and Church of Our Lady, Queen of the Angels. It was Los Angeles' first Mexican quarters, or barrio. The area was named for the numerous miners and families who came from Sonora, Mexico, and may have still been around in the 1930s. Now it is Los Angeles' Chinatown District.
Date:
May 29, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Adobe dwelling in the Sonora Town neighborhood, Los Angeles, 1936

Adobe dwelling on the land of the original Rancho Rodeo de las Agua land grant, now Beverly Hills, 1920

Description:
After the session of California to the United States, the Rancho Rodeo de las Aguas land grant was patented to Maria Rita Valdez de Villa. She possessed the land from 1831 to 1854. After that, the property changed hands several times before becoming Beverly Hills in the early 20th century.
Date:
1920
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Adobe dwelling on the land of the original Rancho Rodeo de las Agua land grant, now Beverly Hills, 1920

Aerial photography crew, 1929

Description:
Exterior shot of four men standing next to tail section of Lockheed Vega airplane. From L to R: Ray K. Candee (UCLA 1929), unidentified, John Brewer Avery, and unknown. Avery, editor of the 1929 "Southern Campus" UCLA yearbook, Candee, and the others accompanied Hoover, the photographer, on flights for aerial photography of the Westwood campus and surrounding areas.
Date:
April 11, 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:
Thelner and Louise Hoover Photographic Collection
Aerial photography crew, 1929

Aerial photography crew, 1929

Description:
Exterior shot of three men standing next to tail section of Lockheed Vega airplane. From L to R: Ray K. Candee (Manager of the 1929 "Southern Campus" UCLA yearbook) (UCLA 1929), Lieutenant Harold Bromley (pilot), and John Brewer Avery (Editor of the UCLA "Southern Campus" 1929 yearbook). Avery and Candee accompanied Hoover, the photographer, on flights for aerial photography of the Westwood campus and surrounding areas.
Date:
April 11, 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:
Thelner and Louise Hoover Photographic Collection
Aerial photography crew, 1929

Aerial view of Bridge and campus, 1930

Description:
Campus as viewed from the Goodyear Blimp looking west across the arroyo. From L to R: The Physics-Biology Building (Kinsey Hall, subsequently the Humanities Building), Library (College Library, subsequently Powell Library), the Esplanade, Royce Hall, and the Chemistry Building (Haines Hall).
Date:
April 28, 1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:
Thelner and Louise Hoover Photographic Collection
Aerial view of Bridge and campus, 1930

Aerial view of Bridge and campus, c.1930

Description:
Campus as viewed from the air (most likely from the Goodyear Blimp) looking northwest across the arroyo. From L to R: The Physics-Biology Building (Kinsey Hall, subsequently Humanities Building), Library (College Library, subsequently Powell Library), Royce Hall, and the Chemistry Building (Haines Hall).
Date:
c.1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:
Thelner and Louise Hoover Photographic Collection
Aerial view of Bridge and campus, c.1930

Aerial view of Chemistry Building (Haines Hall) with Library (Powell Library) and Royce Hall in background, 1930

Description:
Campus as viewed from the Goodyear Blimp looking southwest. The Chemistry Building (Haines Hall) is in the foreground with the Library (College Library, subsequently Powell Library) in the background on the left and Royce Hall to the right.
Date:
April 28, 1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:
Thelner and Louise Hoover Photographic Collection
Aerial view of Chemistry Building (Haines Hall) with Library (Powell Library) and Royce Hall in background, 1930

Aerial view of Janss Steps and campus, 1930

Description:
Campus as viewed from the Goodyear Blimp looking southeast with Janss Steps in the foreground. From L to R: Royce Hall, the Bridge, the Esplanade, Physics-Biology Building (Kinsey Hall, and subsequently Humanities Building), Library (College Library, subsequently Powell Library), and Education Building (Moore Hall).
Date:
April 28, 1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:
Thelner and Louise Hoover Photographic Collection
Aerial view of Janss Steps and campus, 1930

Aerial view of Janss Steps and campus, 1930

Description:
A distant view of campus from the Goodyear Blimp looking southeast. From L to R: The Chemistry Building (Haines Hall), Royce Hall, Physics-Biology Building (Kinsey Hall, and subsequently Humanities Building), Library (College Library, subsequently Powell Library), and Education Building (Moore Hall). Janss Steps and temporary buildings are in the foreground.
Date:
April 28, 1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:
Thelner and Louise Hoover Photographic Collection
Aerial view of Janss Steps and campus, 1930

Aerial view of Physics-Biology Building (Humanities Building) with Library (Powell Library) and Royce Hall in background, 1930

Description:
The Physics-Biology Building as photographed from the Goodyear Blimp looking northwest. The Library (College Library, subsequently Powell Library) appears in the background to the left and Royce Hall is on the right. The Physics-Biology Building was renamed Kinsey Hall and is today known as the Humanities Building.
Date:
April 28, 1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:
Thelner and Louise Hoover Photographic Collection
Aerial view of Physics-Biology Building (Humanities Building) with Library (Powell Library) and Royce Hall in background, 1930

Aerial view of UCLA, 1936

Description:
Aerial view of campus as photographed from the Goodyear Blimp looking northeast. Visible in this photograph, from L to R: Women's Gymnasium (Kaufman Hall), Royce Hall, the Chemistry Building (Haines Hall), the Esplanade and Janss Steps, Men's Gymnasium (in foreground), Library (College Library, subsequently Powell Library), the Physics-Biology Building (Kinsey, subsequently Humanities Building), the Administration Building (Murphy Hall, in background), Kerckhoff Hall, and the Education Building (Moore Hall).
Date:
December 11, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:
Thelner and Louise Hoover Photographic Collection
Aerial view of UCLA, 1936
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