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“Traviata” cast members Enrico Porta, Marjorie Taylor and one other, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1950

Description:
Photograph of Opera singer, Enrico Porta, flanked by Marjorie Taylor (R) and an unidentified female cast member, with the Santa Monica Civic Opera. All three performed in an excerpt of “La Traviata” (Act 2, Scene 2). Porta wears a three-piece suit, the ladies wear satin gowns. They stand on stage in front of a “La Traviata” stage set.
Date:
January 28, 1950
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
“Traviata” cast members Enrico Porta, Marjorie Taylor and one other, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1950

"Hansel and Gretel" cast members, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1957-1959

Description:
Cast members from the Santa Monica Civic Opera production of Hansel and Gretel. Three female performers in German-style clothing. One dressed as Hansel (left) wears lederhosen and holds a broom. Another, depicting Gretel, wears a dirndl and poses with knitting needles and fabric. Barnum Hall, Santa Monica.
Date:
[between 1957-1959]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Hansel and Gretel" cast members, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1957-1959

Officials unveiling Cabrillo Monument during the Cabrillo Day ceremony at Palisades Park, Santa Monica, 1942

Description:
Photograph of officials unveiling the Cabrillo Monument, a stone marker with plaque, commemorating the 400th anniversary of the Juan Cabrillo’s landing at Santa Monica Bay, 8 October 1542. Los Angeles County Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz stands at far right. The other officials, probably members of the Pioneer Society, are unidentified. Photographed at Palisades Park, Santa Monica.
Date:
October 25, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Officials unveiling Cabrillo Monument during the Cabrillo Day ceremony at Palisades Park, Santa Monica, 1942

"Bohème" production, Act 3, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1955

Description:
Opera singers in a production of Giacomo Puccini’s, La Bohème. One male dressed as an officer stands at a gate while six women in peasant dress stand in line. The set is comprised of two building facades, a tree, park bench and gates leading into the city of Paris. Behind this, a painted backdrop depicts snow-covered trees. Piano player and three musicians viewed in the orchestra pit at foreground. Performed by the Santa Monica Civic Opera at Barnum Hall, Santa Monica.
Date:
June 1955
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Bohème" production, Act 3, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1955

Birdseye view down Main Street during construction to widen the street, Santa Monica, 1930

Description:
Birdseye view down Main Street during construction to widen the street. The street is vacant of pedestrians and cars and there are five pedestrians on the sidewalks. There are three vacant lots where the buildings were demolished along the left side of the street. Signs on buildings on the right read: "U.S. Shoe Renewing Co., Carlson & Sons...," "New & Used Clothing, Cleaning, Pressing," Kolb's Grocery Delicatessen," The Minnesota Apts., Rooms, 1, 2, & 3 rooms, furnished 2925," "Crescent Apts, Rooms By Day, Week or Month," "Main Bargain," "Hardware," "Hawley...sewing machine..."
Date:
1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Birdseye view down Main Street during construction to widen the street, Santa Monica, 1930

Photograph taken after the widening of Main Street, Santa Monica, 1930

Description:
Photograph taken at the intersection of Main Street and Pier Avenue after the widening of Main Street. A Santa Monica Dairy Co. flat bed truck carrying a large replica of a milk bottle with two women and one man seated next to the bottle and a child seated on top of the bottle is in the center of the intersection. Signs on the truck read: "A quart of milk a day for every child; health, strength and beauty in every bottle, Santa Monica Dairy M...; The 5 milk fairies."
Date:
1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Photograph taken after the widening of Main Street, Santa Monica, 1930

Birdseye view down Main Street after construction to widen the street, Santa Monica, 1930

Description:
Birdseye view down Main Street after construction to widen the street. The street is full of cars. There are three vacant lots where the buildings were demolished along the left side of the street. A sign on a building on the left reads: "Craig's Market, Meat, Fruit, Vegetables." Signs on buildings on the right read: "U.S. Shoe Renewing Co., Carlson & Sons...," "New & Used Clothing, Cleaning, Pressing," Kolb's Grocery Delicatessen," The Minnesota Apts., Rooms, 1, 2, & 3 rooms, furnished 2925," "Crescent Apts, Rooms By Day, Week or Month," "Main Bargain," "Hardware," "Hawley...sewing machine..."
Date:
1930
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Birdseye view down Main Street after construction to widen the street, Santa Monica, 1930

Salt Water Carnival queen’s court posed with longboards, Santa Monica Beach, 1941

Description:
Six young women from the Salt Water Carnival Queen’s court, wearing bathing suits and leis around their necks, photographed in front of longboards planted in the sand. The pier can be seen in the background along with a building next to the sands (partially viewed at right). Photographed at the Salt Water Carnival, sponsored by Santa Monica Junior College.
Date:
May 24, 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Salt Water Carnival queen’s court posed with longboards, Santa Monica Beach, 1941

Santa Monica welfare center, Betty Shoemaker, worker with quilt, Santa Monica, 1934

Description:
The Santa Monica welfare center appears to be affiliated with the Santa Monica Welfare Council. A solicitation for clothing donations (referencing both “the Santa Monica welfare center” and “the council”) appeared in the Santa Monica Evening Outlook article, “Welfare Council Wants Clothes,” 3 Jun. 1927:1.
Date:
October 10, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Santa Monica welfare center, Betty Shoemaker, worker with quilt, Santa Monica, 1934

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

“Marriage of Figaro” production with June Moss and Pryor Bowen, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1958

Description:
Santa Monica Civic Opera performance of Act 3 of “The Marriage of Figaro.” The Count and Countess Almaviva (portrayed by Pryor Bowen and June Moss) sit upstage on two thrones set on a dais. They watch along with others as two peasant women sing at center. The aristocrats wear 18th century style attire – coats with deep cuffs, waistcoats (vests), breeches and stockings. The Count and Countess both wear wigs – she with a pompadour hairstyle, he in a powdered wig. The peasant women wear full skirts with overskirts tied at the waist, peasant blouses covered with lace-up bodices, and caps covering their hair. The men wear coats, breeches, stockings, and cravats. The setting is a hall in Count Almaviva’s palace. Musicians in the orchestra pit and several audience members can be viewed at foreground. Performed at Barnum Hall, Santa Monica.
Date:
March 8, 1958-March 9, 1958
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
“Marriage of Figaro” production with June Moss and Pryor Bowen, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1958

“Rigoletto” production with Enrico Porta, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

Description:
Opera singer Enrico Porta, in the role of Rigoletto, sings while a crowd of nobles and courtiers look on. The singers wear costumes evoking 16th century attire - the female singers wear long gowns with full skirts and puffed sleeves. The men wear stockings, doublet-inspired tunics, ruff collars, and baldrics (for holding a sword) around the waist. Rigoletto wears an embroidered cape and braided belt with tassels. The stage set represents a room in the Duke’s palace complete with a throne (an ornate wooden chair covered with a canopy, placed on an elevated platform). The walls are built with faux columns and crests mounted on them. Musicians can be seen from the orchestra pit at foreground. Additionally, Natalie Garrotto (second from left) performs as a noblewoman and Jean Kortlander is visible as well (3rd from R).
Date:
November 26, 1949-December 4, 1949
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
“Rigoletto” production with Enrico Porta, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

“Rigoletto” cast members Lewis Statham, Laurin Malcolm and 2 others, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

Description:
Photograph of four cast members, two males and two females, in costume, from the Santa Monica Civic Opera. From left: Louis Statham, performing as Sparafucile, wears a Gypsy or pirate-style outfit with a loose shirt, vest, pirate pants and boots. The outfit is completed with a scarf tied around his head and an earring in one ear, and a knife tucked into his sash. Two females wear satin gowns with fitted bodices, lace collars and puffed sleeves. A Malcolm Laurin is dressed as Count Monterone. He wears an embellished tunic with a belt. Photographed backstage next to curtain hoists.
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 Lewis Statham, Laurin Malcolm and 2 others, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

Sorrento Beach Club, Santa Monica, 1952

Description:
P. H. Philbin, of Chicago, a former owner of the Sorrento Beach Club building, had planned a 12-story apartment building on the site in 1953. The project included utilizing the massive concrete Sorrento Beach Club structure which had been abandoned in an unfinished state. The project was controversial, as some property owners felt that it would mar the beauty of the Santa Monica Palisades Park.
Date:
1952
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Sorrento Beach Club, Santa Monica, 1952

Portrait photograph of William H. Moss at the home of Adelbert Bartlett, Santa Monica, 1950-1958

Description:
William Moss was the husband of June Moss, who sang leading roles in operas produced by Santa Monica Civic Opera Association of which she was a member for ten years. Between 1950 and 1958 Adelbert Bartlett photographed June Moss, at his home in Santa Monica, in costume for opera roles that she performed.
Date:
[between 1950-1958]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Portrait photograph of William H. Moss at the home of Adelbert Bartlett, Santa Monica, 1950-1958

Pair of male and female ballet students of the Elena Vartova dance school posing in costume, (Santa Monica?), circa 1951

Description:
Photograph of a male ballet student, wearing silk pants and a patterned silk shirt with a ruffle at the neck and matching cap, supporting a female ballet student wearing a pancake tutu and pointe shoes. They stand on a carpeted floor with a curtain and potted plant in the background.
Date:
[circa 1951]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Pair of male and female ballet students of the Elena Vartova dance school posing in costume, (Santa Monica?), circa 1951