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Description:: Interior view of a built-in wall display and built-in sofa at The Bachelors haberdashery, designed by Julius Ralph Davidson in an art deco style, "featuring panels of Makassar ebony set into aluminum frames, brown and tan carpeting laid in strips, and high-quality pigskin upholstery." (Christopher Long, "The Rise of California Modern Design, 1930-41." in ed. Wendy Kaplan, California Design, 1930-1965: Living in a Modern Way (2012), 65.
Date:: [circa 1929]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:: Connell (Will) Papers

Description:: Will Connell (probably) seated at a desk wearing a cardigan sweater and a visor, using a microscope in his studio. Also on the desk are a paper cutter (partially visible, left), 2 chemical bottles, a book, and wood matches. In the background is shelving with bottles of photography chemicals.
Date:: [circa 1925]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:: Connell (Will) Papers

Description:: Interior view of "Irene LTD," a dress shop of designer Irene Lentz Gibbons, with art deco style furnishings including an upholstered chair, an x-back chair with a upholstered seat, a wood paneled cabinet, the walls decorated with two framed fashion illustrations and two sconces. There is an elaborate paneled wooden door and the floor is covered in carpet with a design formed by thin rectangles.
Date:: [circa 1930?]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:: Connell (Will) Papers

Description:: Bust-length portrait photograph of Dr. Dain Tasker, wearing a suit and bow tie.
Date:: [between 1935-1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:: Connell (Will) Papers

Description:: George Joseph Herriman was an American cartoonist best known for the comic strip Krazy Kat (1913–1944). An influential comic strip, Krazy Kat had an appreciative audience among people in the arts.
Date:: [between 1925-1931]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:: Connell (Will) Papers

Description:: Bust-length portrait photograph of Mabel Herriman, seated in profile, looking out toward the viewer
Date:: [between 1925-1931]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:: Connell (Will) Papers

Description:: Photograph of artist Stanley Reckless standing on a balcony of his home on a hillside in the Silver Lake neighborhood. He is dressed in light-colored trousers, a white shirt and light-colored tie.
Date:: [between 1930-1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:: Connell (Will) Papers

Description:: Night time view of the U.S. Electrical Manufacturing Company, identified by a sign on the front, with 3 automobiles parked in front and a sign reading "U.S. Motors" on the ground on the right.
Date:: [circa 1931-1932]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:: Connell (Will) Papers

Description:: Room in the art deco styled The Bachelors haberdashery, designed by Julius Ralph Davidson, furnished with director's chairs and wood table. The wall on the left is faced with closets with wood paneled sliding doors.
Date:: [circa 1929]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:: Connell (Will) Papers

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