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Billy and Mary Louise Conn, Los Angeles, 1941

Description:
Billy Conn, boxer and actor, and his new wife, Mary Louise Conn (née Smith) on a train. At this time Billy Conn was filming for "The Pittsburgh Kid," formerly "Kid Tinsel." This was also a combination honeymoon trip. Billy wears a double breasted suit. Mary Louise wears a light-colored dress with a buttoned ruffle down the whole front length and a dark large-brimmed hat.
Date:
July 23, 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Billy and Mary Louise Conn, Los Angeles, 1941

Ada E. Bowers Memorial Fountain in the courtyard of the Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, between 1936-1965

Description:
View of the Ada E. Bowers Memorial Fountain in the courtyard of the Bowers Museum, with a statue of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, discoverer of California, and bas-relief scenes behind the statue and along the base of the fountain. To the left of Cabrillo is a rocky formation from which water issues. Behind Cabrillo are 3 scenes including Cabrillo and companions facing Indians on the sea shore with a ship in the ocean in the distance, a mission church, and Indians in a wooden carat (carretta) drawn by oxen. At the base are 8 bas-relief scenes apparently depicting episodes from the mission era and later settlement by ranchers and farmers. A plaque in the center bears the text "Mrs. Bowers Memorial Fountain."
Date:
[between 1936-1965]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Ada E. Bowers Memorial Fountain in the courtyard of the Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, between 1936-1965

Newspaper sketch showing the course of the 13-mile San Jacinto tunnel, photographed 1941

Description:
This negative is grouped with negatives of 1000 Palms Ranch, a desert oasis near Thousand Palms. Paul P. Wilhelm inherited the property from his father, lived there from 1935-1993, and operated it as a desert resort. He housed San Jacinto Tunnel workers during the three-year construction project. The property is now the Thousand Palms Oasis Preserve in the Coachella Valley Reserve.
Date:
January 15, 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Newspaper sketch showing the course of the 13-mile San Jacinto tunnel, photographed 1941

Newspaper clipping the showing route of the "Vaqueros del Desierto" horse ride, photographed 1941

Description:
This negative is grouped with negatives of 1000 Palms Ranch, a desert oasis near Thousand Palms. Paul P. Wilhelm inherited the property from his father, lived there from 1935-1993, and operated it as a desert resort. His resort was one of the camp sites for the "Vaqueros del Desierto" event.
Date:
January 15, 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Newspaper clipping the showing route of the "Vaqueros del Desierto" horse ride, photographed 1941

Pamphlet advertising "Old Town" in San Diego

Description:
Pamphlet advertising "Old Town" in San Diego with a list of sites to visit, including: The old Plaza and monument where Gen. Fremont first planted the U.S. Flag, the first church and old Mission bells, the first palm tree in California, the old grave yard with crumbling walls and faded wooden head boards, the Serra Cross of tile, Serra Free Museum, first brick house in Southern California, first olive press, and the world famous Ramona's marriage place.
Date:
[between 1920-1965]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Pamphlet advertising "Old Town" in San Diego

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