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A captive seal lounges in its enclosure near the bathhouse, Santa Monica, 1901

Description:
Photograph of a seal lounging atop the concrete pool ledge in its enclosure. The seal is viewed through wire fencing. It lounges atop the front side of a small round pool constructed of brick and concrete. The seal lies on its stomach with its head lifted towards the right; a flipper hangs off the side of the pool. The rest of the wooden enclosure is seen in the background. Just left-of-center there are large windows extending out of the top of the photograph.
Date:
May 9, 1901
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
A captive seal lounges in its enclosure near the bathhouse, Santa Monica, 1901

People walk on the boardwalk near the North Beach Bath House, Santa Monica, about 1895

Description:
People walk on the boardwalk near the North Beach Bath House. A man at the center with his back to the camera wears a bathing suit. The other men wear suits and hats. The women wears dresses. There are two children at the right wearing wide-brimmed hats. There are people sitting on the beach in the background. American flags fly at the top of the bath house. The words, "North-Beach Bath House" are printed on the side of the building.
Date:
about 1895
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
People walk on the boardwalk near the North Beach Bath House, Santa Monica, about 1895

North Beach Bath House with people on the beach and the patio, Santa Monica, about 1895

Description:
North Beach Bath House with people on the beach and the patio. A man in the foreground wears a hat and suit and kneels in the sand. Three boys wear bathing suits and sit in the sand. Women wear dresses and some people hold umbrellas. The patio is covered and full of people. Stairs lead down to the sand. There are American flags at the right and others at the top of the bath house.
Date:
about 1895
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
North Beach Bath House with people on the beach and the patio, Santa Monica, about 1895

North Beach Bath House with the beach, ocean, and mountains surrounding it, Santa Monica, about 1895

Description:
North Beach Bath House with the beach, ocean, and mountains surrounding it. There is a pier at the left with people at its base. American flags fly at the right, as well as at the top of the bath house. People sit on the beach and walk on the boardwalk. The camera obscura is visible at the center of the photograph.
Date:
about 1895
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
North Beach Bath House with the beach, ocean, and mountains surrounding it, Santa Monica, about 1895

Girls play on a swings with the North Beach Bath House at the right, Santa Monica, about 1895

Description:
Girls play on a swings with the North Beach Bath House at the right. The girls wears hats and bonnets. There are water towers on the cliffs above. Men sit on the wooden fence by the bathhouse. At the left edge of the negative, there is a black line and on the other side there is a bit of what may be another image.
Date:
about 1895
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Girls play on a swings with the North Beach Bath House at the right, Santa Monica, about 1895

Pinkie (Ellen Lorene) Lemberger stands on the pier, Santa Monica, about 1900 or 1901

Description:
Pinkie (Ellen Lorene) Lemberger stands on the pier in Santa Monica with her eyes closed and slightly turned to the left (facing east). She wears a long skirt, white blouse, dark jacket and a large dark hat. It appears to be windy as her skirt seems to billow in the wind. The photograph may have been taken at the end of the day; Pinkie casts a long shadow to the left of where she stands and the waves in the ocean seem to move towards the left as well. Behind her and to the left on the dock is a picnic basket. A pier support post is behind her on the left as well; it rises just over the level of the pier. In the distance on the left, the shoreline is barely visible.
Date:
[circa 1900 or 1901]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Pinkie (Ellen Lorene) Lemberger stands on the pier, Santa Monica, about 1900 or 1901

Bo Diddley and an unidentified guitarist and drummer performing at the Santa Monica Pier Twilight Dance Series, July 9, 1998 [descriptive]

Description:
Color photograph of American rock and blues musician Bo Diddley (with his trademark rectangular guitar) and an unidentified drummer and guitarist performing in front of a banner for the 14th Annual Santa Monica Pier Twilight Dance Series.
Date:
July 9, 2009
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Arkatov, James, $d1920-
Collection:
Arkatov (James) collection
Bo Diddley and an unidentified guitarist and drummer performing at the Santa Monica Pier Twilight Dance Series, July 9, 1998 [descriptive]

Speaker addressing an audience at Palisades Park, Santa Monica, early 1960s

Description:
Photograph of a man standing at a podium, speaking to an audience. The men and women wear clothing evoking the early 1960s. They are seen seated and standing on an expanse of grass, under palm and eucalyptus trees. The Miramar Hotel, now called the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows, is seen in the background. Photographed at Palisades Park, in the vicinity of Wilshire Boulevard and Ocean Avenue.
Date:
[early 1960s]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Speaker addressing an audience at Palisades Park, Santa Monica, early 1960s

“Marriage of Figaro” production dancers, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1958

Description:
Photograph of dancers from a Santa Monica Civic Opera production of “The Marriage of Figaro.” The performers (one male and one female) danced in a ballet sequence from Act 3. They are standing onstage in front of a background set. They wear costumes evoking 18th century Spanish attire. He wears a coat, cravat, breeches, stockings and shoes with large decorative buckles. She wears a blouse with a lace-up bodice, full skirt and ballet flats. Opera 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 dancers, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1958

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

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

Description:
Photograph of a young male seated at a piano. He reads the sheet music placed on the rack in front of him while playing the keys. Written on the cover of sheet music at left: "Granada. Agustín Lara. For Piano." The open book is turned to “To Love Again,” music from “The Eddy Duchin Story.” 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

Daralyn, Janis and Sharisse Milne at Christmas time, Santa Monica, circa 1957 or 1958

Description:
Photograph of Sharisse, Daralyn, and Janis Milne (left to right), seated on a bench in front of a Christmas tree decorated with tinsel and ornaments. Wrapped gifts are placed beneath it. The remaining living room space contains a rocker recliner and a floor lamp (viewed in the background at right). The girls were photographed at their family home in Santa Monica.
Date:
[December 1957 or December 1958]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Daralyn, Janis and Sharisse Milne at Christmas time, Santa Monica, circa 1957 or 1958

Daralyn, Janis and Sharisse Milne at Christmas time, Santa Monica, circa 1957 or 1958

Description:
Photograph of Sharisse, Daralyn, and Janis Milne (left to right), seated on a bench in front of a Christmas tree decorated with tinsel and ornaments. Wrapped gifts are placed beneath it. The remaining living room space contains a rocker recliner and a floor lamp (viewed in the background at right). The girls were photographed at their family home in Santa Monica.
Date:
[December 1957 or December 1958]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Daralyn, Janis and Sharisse Milne at Christmas time, Santa Monica, circa 1957 or 1958

Officials standing in front of the Cabrillo Monument during the Cabrillo Day ceremony at Palisades Park, Santa Monica, 1942

Description:
Photograph of officials posed in front of the Cabrillo Monument before the unveiling. The stone marker with plaque commemorates 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 standing in front of the Cabrillo Monument during the Cabrillo Day ceremony at Palisades Park, Santa Monica, 1942

Santa Monica College student sculptor, Santa Monica, 1937

Description:
A young woman creates a relief sculpture. The woman, wearing 1930s era blouse, sweater vest and skirt, sits at a table facing a wall with wainscot paneling; three prints illustrating design examples are pinned to the wall. A bust of a female sits on the tables where the student carves what appears to be a Madonna image from plaster. A three-sided ruler and chisel are visible on the right.
Date:
May 15, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Santa Monica College student sculptor, Santa Monica, 1937

Santa Monica College students outdoors, Santa Monica, 1937

Description:
Young women seated and standing on a brick patio situated between two buildings. There are nine women in total. The one closest to the camera sits on a step and looks off to her left. Just beyond her, three women appear to be studying at a picnic table; a woman sits in a reclining chair behind them looking at the camera as does a second woman seated at adjacent table. Two others have a conversation behind her while a girl watches. The patio is replete with trees and planted flowers.
Date:
May 15, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Santa Monica College students outdoors, Santa Monica, 1937

Santa Monica College chemistry demonstration, Santa Monica, 1937

Description:
Photograph of fluid being poured from a test tube into a beaker. The man rests one arm on a table top as he pours. The tight shot only reveals his hands and arms. He wears a watch, his sleeves rolled to the elbows. Rows of indiscernible objects appear to line shelves in the background.
Date:
May 15, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Santa Monica College chemistry demonstration, Santa Monica, 1937

Santa Monica College students dissecting frogs, Santa Monica, 1937

Description:
Two biology students dissect frogs. The students sit at a laboratory desk, each with their own frog. The student in the foreground draws what he sees. Scalpels, tweezers, scissors and teasing needles are laid out on butcher blocks with the frogs. A microscope can be seen on the lab table behind them.
Date:
May 15, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Santa Monica College students dissecting frogs, Santa Monica, 1937

"Rigoletto" curtain call with Ray Gagan, Enrico Porta and Natalie Garrotto, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

Description:
The Santa Monica Civic Opera performed “Rigoletto” at the John Adams Auditorium November 26-27, and December 3-4. This is either the November 26th or December 4th performance, with Natalie Garrotto in the role of Gilda. The role alternated between Natalie Garrotto, Kay Marshall and Diana Guadagno.
Date:
November 26, 1949-December 4, 1949
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Rigoletto" curtain call with Ray Gagan, Enrico Porta and Natalie Garrotto, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

“Cavalleria Rusticana” production with Enrico Porta, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1952

Description:
Santa Monica Civic Opera performance of “Cavalleria Rusticana.” Cast members wearing Italian peasant costumes are gathered center stage while Alfio (portrayed by Enrico Porta) stands to the fore of the group, holding a whip. The setting is a 19th century Sicilian village. Painted backdrops and sets depict stone and brick architecture surrounding a village square. At opposing ends of the stage are a cantina and a church. Beyond the stage, musicians can be seen in the orchestra pit, while audience members are viewed at foreground. Opera performed at Barnum Hall, Santa Monica.
Date:
May 11, 1952
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
“Cavalleria Rusticana” production with Enrico Porta, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1952

Barbara Lee Tramutto dancing Polynesian-style costume, Santa Monica, 1951

Description:
Young woman dancing in flowered pareo skirt and halter, barefoot, with flower headdress, on Indian-style drum, holding feathered maracas, indoors with wall in background, with 2 hanging leis. The photograph was taken at the home of Adelbert Bartlett, located at 535 15th St., Santa Monica.
Date:
1951
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Barbara Lee Tramutto dancing Polynesian-style costume, Santa Monica, 1951