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Group portrait of men and women on the drill floor of an oil well, probably at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field, Los Angeles, circa 1930

Description:
Group portrait of well-dressed men and women on the drill floor of an oil well, probably at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field. The drill pipe and rotary table are on the right.
Date:
[circa 1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Pierce, C. C. $q(Charles C.), $d1861-1946
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Group portrait of men and women on the drill floor of an oil well, probably at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field, Los Angeles, circa 1930

Four men standing next to the travelling block at the base of an oil well, probably at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field, Los Angeles, circa 1930

Description:
Photograph of 4 men dressed in suits standing next to the travelling block at the base of an oil well, probably at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field. Other oil rigs are visible in the background.
Date:
[circa 1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Pierce, C. C. $q(Charles C.), $d1861-1946
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Four men standing next to the travelling block at the base of an oil well, probably at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field, Los Angeles, circa 1930

Boy seated at a piano, [Santa Monica?], 1950s

Description:
Photograph of a young male seated at a piano. He looks toward the camera while playing the keys. Sheet music rest on the rack in front of him. Written on cover at left: "Granada. Agustín Lara. For Piano." Written on cover at right: "Intermezzo...the David O. Selznic Production Intermezzo...Ingrid Bergman, Leslie Howard. Music by Heinz Provost...Edward Schuberth & Co. Inc., New York, N.Y." The book partially obscures an open book of sheet music. Photographed in a residence, probably in Santa Monica.
Date:
[1950s]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Boy seated at a piano, [Santa Monica?], 1950s

“Rigoletto” cast members, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

Description:
Photograph of two female cast members with the Santa Monica Civic Opera, in costume. Both wear two-toned, paneled satin dresses with ruffled necklines. Puff sleeves gather in at the elbows and narrow along the forearm. The woman on the right holds a small purse.
Date:
November 26, 1949-December 4, 1949
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
“Rigoletto” cast members, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

“Rigoletto” cast member, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

Description:
Photograph of a female cast member with the Santa Monica Civic Opera, in costume. She wears a two-toned, paneled jacquard-print dress with v-neckline. Juliet sleeves puff at the shoulder, gather at the bicep and narrow along the forearm. She wears a broach, earrings, bracelet, and holds a folding fan.
Date:
November 26, 1949-December 4, 1949
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
“Rigoletto” cast member, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

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

Helena Burnett in dress and bonnet sitting next to a pond, 1947-1950

Description:
Helena Burnett, child actress and dancer, sits on stones on the edge of a pond. She wears a fancy dress with a gathered skirt, a bonnet with lace trim, and open toe sandals. She squints at the camera, as if the sun is in her eyes. Houses can be seen in the background.
Date:
[between 1947 and 1950]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Helena Burnett in dress and bonnet sitting next to a pond, 1947-1950

Gloria Udelle Kerruish in a velvet dress next to a piano, Santa Monica, 1943-1945

Description:
Gloria Udelle Kerruish standing, wearing a velvet dress with a sash and two pins. In her hair is an ornament resembling a flower. She also wears a heart shaped necklace, earrings, rings, a watch and a bracelet. Next to her is a piano, on top of which lay two framed photographs, one of which is likely Wayne Kerruish. Mrs. Kerruish was active as organizer of entertainment for service men in Los Angeles county in the 1930s and 1940s.
Date:
[between 1943-1945]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Gloria Udelle Kerruish in a velvet dress next to a piano, Santa Monica, 1943-1945

Gloria Udelle Kerruish in a dress with brocade bodice and a veil, Santa Monica, 1943-1945

Description:
Gloria Udelle Kerruish stands wearing a dress with a brocade bodice embroidered with flowers and a lace veil. In her hair is an ornament resembling a flower. She also wears a heart shaped necklace and a bracelet. Mrs. Kerruish was active as organizer of entertainment for service men in Los Angeles county in the 1930s and 1940s.
Date:
[between 1943-1945]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Gloria Udelle Kerruish in a dress with brocade bodice and a veil, Santa Monica, 1943-1945