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Woman and two men in traditional Dutch clothing standing in front of the ocean, Holland, 1929

Description:
Woman standing between two men in traditional Dutch clothing. The woman is wearing a stiff lace cap, elbow-length sleeves and a layered skirt. The men have on wide-leg trousers and long-sleeved layered tops. One man is wearing a fur hat; the other has on a flat cap. All three are wearing wooden shoes called klompen. Ocean is in the background.
Date:
[1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Woman and two men in traditional Dutch clothing standing in front of the ocean, Holland, 1929

Woman and two men in traditional Dutch clothing sitting in front of a brick building, Volendam, Netherlands, 1929

Description:
Woman sitting between two men in traditional Dutch clothing. The woman is wearing a stiff lace cap, elbow-length sleeves and a layered skirt. The men have on wide-leg trousers and long-sleeved layered tops. One man is wearing a fur hat; the other has on a flat cap. All three are wearing wooden shoes called klompen. Brick building and a shop with a window full of teapots are in the background.
Date:
[July 7, 1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Woman and two men in traditional Dutch clothing sitting in front of a brick building, Volendam, Netherlands, 1929

Victor Emmanuel Monument, view from Piazza Venezia, Rome, Italy, 1929

Description:
View of the Monumento Nazionale Vittorio Emmanuele II (National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II) from Piazza Venezia in Rome. Victor Emmanuel was the first king of unified Italy. The monument was built between 1911 and 1935 and features a central statue of Victor Emmanuel on a horse, Corinthian columns, a wide stairway and two statues of the goddess Victoria riding on quadrigas, a chariot drawn by four horses. The monument is built out of white marble and houses the museum of Italian Reunification and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Date:
March 31, 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Victor Emmanuel Monument, view from Piazza Venezia, Rome, Italy, 1929

Unidentified residence at 3936 East First Street, Garden fence with gate beneath trellis with vine, Los Angeles, 1931

Description:
Two images of an unidentified East First street residence with a garden fence with gate beneath trellis with vine. The picket fence and arbor are made from unpainted wood. In the left image a little boy wearing overalls leans against a gate post. In the right image Josephine Uribe, in a dress and dress shoes, leans against a gate post
Date:
September 6, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Unidentified residence at 3936 East First Street, Garden fence with gate beneath trellis with vine, Los Angeles, 1931

Two little girls wearing traditional Dutch clothing outside a row of buildings in Holland, 1929

Description:
Two little girls wearing traditional Dutch clothing, including wooden shoes called Klompen and layered skirts, in the street outside a row of buildings in Holland, possibly Volendam. A few of the buildings are A-frame and there are several women and young girls in the background.
Date:
[July 7, 1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Two little girls wearing traditional Dutch clothing outside a row of buildings in Holland, 1929

Three little girls and a woman wearing traditional Dutch clothing outside a house, Holland, 1929

Description:
Three little girls, one holding the hand of a woman, outside a house. All are wearing traditional Dutch clothing, including lace head wear, layered dresses and wooden shoes called klompen. The photo was taken in Holland, possibly on the peninsula of Marken in north Holland.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Three little girls and a woman wearing traditional Dutch clothing outside a house, Holland, 1929

Three little girls and a woman wearing traditional Dutch clothing outside a house, Holland, 1929

Description:
Three little girls outside a house with a fenced-in porch, a woman is watching them from the doorway. All are wearing traditional Dutch clothing, including lace head wear, layered dresses and wooden shoes called klompen. The photo was taken in Holland, possibly on the peninsula of Marken in north Holland.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Three little girls and a woman wearing traditional Dutch clothing outside a house, Holland, 1929

San Antonio de Pala Asistencia, external view, Pala, 1922

Description:
External view of mission chapel, which is located in the Pala Indian Reservation in San Diego County. The official name is now Mission San Antonio de Pala but it has also been identified as San Antonio de Pala Asistencia or the "Pala Mission." This is the only historic mission facility still serving a Mission Indian tribe.
Date:
May 30, 1922
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
San Antonio de Pala Asistencia, external view, Pala, 1922

Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso, view of stairs leading down toward the main palace building, San Ildefonso, Spain, 1929

Description:
Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso in the small town of San Ildefonso, which is in the hills near Segovia, north of Madrid, Spain. The palace is in a baroque style. It was once the summer residence of the Kings of Spain, now it is open to the public. This view shows a gradually declining staircase, lined with small plinths and a lion statue. The stairs lead to a pool and a small statue of several women perched on a rock. The main palace building is beyond the pool.
Date:
[May 17, 1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso, view of stairs leading down toward the main palace building, San Ildefonso, Spain, 1929

Ramparts, battlements and towers in the fortified town of Carcassonne, France, 1929

Description:
Battlements (crenelations) and conical towers in the fortified French town of Carcassonne. The town was officially founded in the fifth century but the settlement was fortified by the Romans even earlier. Structures include fifty-three towers and a double ring of ramparts around the outskirts of the town.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Ramparts, battlements and towers in the fortified town of Carcassonne, France, 1929

Ramparts and towers in the fortified town of Carcassonne, France, 1929

Description:
Battlements (crenelations) and conical towers in the fortified French town of Carcassonne. The town was officially founded in the fifth century but the settlement was fortified by the Romans even earlier. Structures include fifty-three towers and a double ring of ramparts around the outskirts of the town.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Ramparts and towers in the fortified town of Carcassonne, France, 1929

Ramparts and towers in the fortified town of Carcassonne, France, 1929

Description:
Notched brick walls and conical towers in the fortified French town of Carcassonne. The town was officially founded in the fifth century but the settlement was fortified by the Romans even earlier. Structures include fifty-three towers and a double ring of ramparts around the outskirts of the town.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Ramparts and towers in the fortified town of Carcassonne, France, 1929

Preliminary Study for the California Arboretum, Santa Anita, 1947

Description:
Structure labeled "exist. adobe building" is probably the Hugo Reid Adobe, which is the only area in the site that has been excavated by archaeologists. Hugo Reid, who was married to a Tongva woman, was the first recorded owner of the land. The site is now called the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden and is currently (2011) open daily during business hours for visitors, at a fee. Cornell was a member of the Southern California Horticultural Institute, which created the Arboretum, and was on the board for several years and acted as chairman of the board for a number of years.
Date:
March 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Preliminary Study for the California Arboretum, Santa Anita, 1947

Poet Ina Donna Coolbrith article with 1880's portrait and 1888 shell wreath, Santa Monica, 1953

Description:
Ornate 1888 horse-shoe-shaped shell art wreath made by poet Ina Donna Coolbrith in upper left corner. In upper right corner is a portrait of Ina Donna Coolbrith from the frontispiece of her book Songs from the Golden Gate, 1895. The lower portion of the page is an article discussing In Coolbrith making the wreath ["Heirloom Shows Poetess' Art," Los Angeles Times, October 12, 1953]. At the time of this photograph the wreath belonged to the Perrys' nephew John H. Crum of Santa Monica. The shell wreath is an example of Victorian era domestic crafts.
Date:
1953
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Poet Ina Donna Coolbrith article with 1880's portrait and 1888 shell wreath, Santa Monica, 1953