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Street scene at Santa Monica Boulevard and Third Street, Santa Monica, 1928

Description:
View of intersection of Santa Monica Blvd. and Third Street facing north-east, with pedestrians crossing street, traffic control officer, Santa Monica City Hall, vehicles in foreground and background, businesses, and Christmas decorations. Legible store signs include: "Hansen Shoppe, Dresses and Coats, "Grigsby Beauty Salon," "Kress," and "Security First National Bank." Legible window signs read: [D]r. MacKay Dentist," "[D]r. Whelan [D]entist," Banner above Santa Monica Blvd. reads: "Supervised Community Dance, Womens Club House, Every Saturday Night." A clock on the right reads 3:45.
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Street scene at Santa Monica Boulevard and Third Street, Santa Monica, 1928

Dane Gorrell with 1888 horseshoe-shaped shell art wreath made by poet Ina Donna Coolbrith, Santa Monica, 1953

Description:
Dane Gorrell, with 1888 horse-shoe-shaped shell art wreath made by poet Ina Donna Coolbrith. The flowers represented include Mariposa lily, Shasta daisy, Copa de Oro, camelia, rose and other flowers. The wreath was a gift to Elizabeth Dalton Perry and William Hayes Perry. 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
Dane Gorrell with 1888 horseshoe-shaped shell art wreath made by poet Ina Donna Coolbrith, Santa Monica, 1953

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

Description:
Two opera singers in a production of Giacomo Puccini’s, La Bohème. Mimi (portrayed by June Moss) and a singer portraying Marcello wear period costumes and stand downstage under a spotlight. 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. View of the stage and orchestra pit from balcony. 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

Typewritten description of photographs of Hanriot HD.1 plane, newspaper article describing vandalism to plane, 1928 and 1931

Description:
Text of newspaper article reads, in part: Vandals Mutilate World War Relic. Nungesser Insignia Cut From Fuselage of Famous Plane. One of the priceless relics of the World war, a fighting plane flown by Captain Charles Nungesser, the French ace, has been mutilated by one of the grossest instances of vandalism to come to the attention of police ... Working with a sharp knife, the vandal cut from the side of the fuselage the famous Nungesser emblem ... Removal of the entire panel was not noted until a few days ago and makes the plane almost worthless. Handwritten on clipping: Santa Monica, California, 3/16/31
Date:
1931
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Typewritten description of photographs of Hanriot HD.1 plane, newspaper article describing vandalism to plane, 1928 and 1931

"Hansel and Gretel" cast member Barbara Ludwig and fellow performer signing autographs, Santa Monica, 1959

Description:
Cast members from the Santa Monica Civic Opera production of "Hansel and Gretel" greet their audience. Two performers, male and female, wearing German-style clothing greet children in front of a production poster. The male, who portrayed Hansel and Gretel's father, is autographing playbills. Barbara Ludwig, as Gretel, stands to his right. She wears a dirndl, her hair styled in pigtails. A production poster is propped behind them. it reads, in part: "Hansel and Gretel. Irving Beckman conducting. Fri. Ja[nuary...], Sat. [January...]." Barnum Hall, Santa Monica.
Date:
[circa January 23, 1959]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Hansel and Gretel" cast member Barbara Ludwig and fellow performer signing autographs, Santa Monica, 1959

"Hansel and Gretel" production with June Moss and one other performer, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1957-1959

Description:
Santa Monica Civic Opera production of "Hansel and Gretel." June Moss (as Hansel and Gretel's mother), and an unidentified singer as their father, perform at stage left. They are dressed as German peasants and stand within a cottage interior set. Two and three-dimensional trees depict a woodland exterior. View of stage and orchestra pit from balcony. Performed at 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" production with June Moss and one other performer, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1957-1959

House on Adelaide Drive next door to Harry Motson Gorham residence, Santa Monica, 1928

Description:
Spanish colonial style house next door to Harry Gorham residence, probably 336 Adelaide Drive, with Spanish tile roof, glazed tile work around doorway, and large arched window, with cactus, tree, and other plantings, with lawn with stepping stones, sidewalk, and three children and dog in foreground
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
House on Adelaide Drive next door to Harry Motson Gorham residence, Santa Monica, 1928

House on Adelaide Drive next door to Harry Motson Gorham residence, Santa Monica, 1928

Description:
Spanish colonial style house next door to Harry Gorham residence, probably 336 Adelaide Drive, with Spanish tile roof, glazed tile work around doorway, and large arched window, with cactus, tree, and other plantings, with lawn with stepping stones and sidewalk in foreground
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
House on Adelaide Drive next door to Harry Motson Gorham residence, Santa Monica, 1928

Barbara Lee Tramutto posing in straw hat with liquor bottle and necklace of corks, Santa Monica, 1951

Description:
Barbara Lee Tramutto posing, tongue out and smiling, barefoot, in patterned shirt, short pants rolled up unevenly, straw hat, and necklace of corks, holding small liquor bottle, 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 posing in straw hat with liquor bottle and necklace of corks, Santa Monica, 1951

Barbara Lee Tramutto dancing in a muumuu and palm-frond hat, Santa Monica, 1951

Description:
Barbara Lee Tramutto dancing, in flowered dress, sash, necklace of flowers or leaves, and palm-frond hat, barefoot, one foot raised, hand behind head, indoors with wall in background, 2 leis hanging, and flower necklace or wreath on floor. 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 in a muumuu and palm-frond hat, Santa Monica, 1951

"Martha" production, spinning wheel scene, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1951

Description:
Photograph of the spinning wheel scene in a production of the opera "Martha." June Moss (center, as Lady Harriet Durham) her confidante Nancy, and Roger Hansen (2nd from right, as one of the young farmers, Lyonel or Plunkett) are in a farmhouse room with 2 spinning wheels.
Date:
1951
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Martha" production, spinning wheel scene, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1951

Barbara Lee Tramutto posing in Polynesian-style costume, Santa Monica, 1951

Description:
Barbara Lee Tramutto posing in flowered pareo and halter, barefoot, with flower headdress, one foot on on Indian-style drum, holding feathered maracas, indoors with wall in background, with 2 leis on floor, 1 on wall. 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 posing in Polynesian-style costume, Santa Monica, 1951

Gloria Udelle Kerruish in a dress with brocade bodice, Santa Monica, 1943-1945

Description:
Gloria Udelle Kerruish, seated, wearing a dress with a brocade bodice embroidered with flowers. In her hair is an ornament resembling a flower. She also wears a heart shaped necklace and two bracelets. 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, Santa Monica, 1943-1945

Carolyn Bartlett Farnham backstage at Symphonies-by-the-Sea, copy prints, Santa Monica, 1964

Description:
Carolyn Bartlett Farnham was the 1964 chairman of Symphonies-by-the-Sea, a free-admission annual series of symphonic and operatic performances. She is noted in the article, "Ballet to Open Bay City Symphony Series," Los Angeles Times, 2 Jul. 1964: WS3.
Date:
August 28, 1964
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Carolyn Bartlett Farnham backstage at Symphonies-by-the-Sea, copy prints, Santa Monica, 1964

Santa Monica shoreline with the 99 steps staircase from the palisades to the ceach, Santa Monica, 1929

Description:
View from Palisades Park cliff of Santa Monica shoreline, with cliff with palm trees and fenced walkway in left foreground, foot bridge, street railroad tracks and Pacific Coast Highway in midground, buildings, beach, ocean, and Santa Monica Pier with roller coaster in background. The 99 steps staircase from Palisades Park was located at Arizona Avenue. It was replaced with a concrete bridge and stairs in 1935.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Santa Monica shoreline with the 99 steps staircase from the palisades to the ceach, Santa Monica, 1929

Ballet students of Julia Stuart in costume at a park pond, Santa Monica, 1956

Description:
Seven young ballet students of Julia Stuart photographed in a park. The girls pose at the edge of a man-made pond. Six of the girls wear Grecian-style costumes. At center stands a young woman posed as if readying herself to dive into the water. She wears a leotard with sash at waist, tights and ballet flats. The photograph may have been taken at Douglas Park (2439 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica).
Date:
July 15, 1956
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Ballet students of Julia Stuart in costume at a park pond, Santa Monica, 1956

Pegg Connell Phipps (?) seated in front of portraits of the Count and Countess De Grasse, Santa Monica, 1956

Description:
Photograph of Pegg Connell Phipps (?) in a silk gown with feather trim seated in front of a pair of painted portraits of the Count and Countess De Grasse in matching frames. The paintings are placed on top of a cabinet in Adelbert Bartlett's home (535 15th Street).
Date:
1956
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Pegg Connell Phipps (?) seated in front of portraits of the Count and Countess De Grasse, Santa Monica, 1956

Leonora Preston transitioning into fourth position, Santa Monica, 1951

Description:
Photograph of Leonora Preston, wearing a pancake tutu, pointe shoes, and head piece, pictured with arms transitioning into fourth position, feet en pointe. She is posing outside of a residence, presumably in Santa Monica. A portion of the home’s Spanish-style façade and tall flowering plants can be viewed behind the short stucco wall with wooden door.
Date:
October 4, 1951
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Leonora Preston transitioning into fourth position, Santa Monica, 1951

Leonora Preston in arabesque position, Santa Monica, 1951

Description:
Photograph of Leonora Preston, wearing a pancake tutu, pointe shoes, and head piece, pictured in second arabesque position alongside a wall. She is posing outside of a residence, presumably in Santa Monica. A portion of the home’s Spanish-style façade and tall flowering plants can be viewed behind the short stucco wall with wooden door.
Date:
October 4, 1951
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Leonora Preston in arabesque position, Santa Monica, 1951

Performers in a children's concert, Roosevelt Elementary, Santa Monica, 1950s

Description:
Photograph of children in a school performance. The students range in age and are all girls with the exception of one boy at right. The girls wear a variety of costumes and uniforms. At ground level, nine young ladies wear Intermediate Girl Scout uniforms with neckerchiefs and button-down fronts. On stage, groups of dancers represent different cultures and styles of dance. From left to right: a teacher stands next to three girls wearing peasant blouses with full skirts and embellished hats; two wear graphic print pants with loose button-down shirts; one girl wears a modern ballerina ensemble. They are followed by Polynesian Hula girls in "grass" skirts and satin bikini tops, and four ballroom dancers - the boy wearing a tuxedo with a short jacket. Photographed from the audience, with several seated audience members in view. Photographed at Roosevelt Elementary School, Santa Monica.
Date:
[1950s]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Performers in a children's concert, Roosevelt Elementary, Santa Monica, 1950s

"Bohème" production, Act 1, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1955

Description:
Two singers performing in a production of Giacomo Puccini’s opera, La Bohème. The singers, in period costume, portray Rodolfo and Mimi. The painted backdrop and set props recreate an attic apartment in Paris, while windows painted with snow-covered panes suggest the winter season outdoors. Props include a table set with bottles, glasses, a quill pen and ink. Chairs, a market basket, wall painting and easel complete the set. Microphones and an amplifier can be viewed at the stage’s edge, while a piano player and violinists are visible in the orchestra pit at foreground. Performed 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 1, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1955

Mona Ohrtland, Santa Monica Players member, dressed as an Ouled Naïl girl, Santa Monica, circa 1940-1945

Description:
Mona Ohrtland, Santa Monica Players theater group member, dressed as a Berber Ouled Naïl girl. She wears a floral print veil over her head and torso and is seated on the floor handling strewn flowers in a puddle of water with a small wooden cage and open book on either side of her. She was photographed in the home of Adelbert Bartlett (535 15th Street).
Date:
[circa 1940-1945]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Mona Ohrtland, Santa Monica Players member, dressed as an Ouled Naïl girl, Santa Monica, circa 1940-1945

Mona Ohrtland, Santa Monica Players member, dressed as an Ouled Naïl girl, Santa Monica, circa 1940-1945

Description:
Mona Ohrtland, Santa Monica Players theater group member, dressed as a Berber Ouled Naïl girl. She wears a floral print veil over her head and torso and is seated on the floor handling strewn flowers in a puddle of water with a small wooden cage and open book on either side of her. She was photographed in the home of Adelbert Bartlett (535 15th Street).
Date:
[circa 1940-1945]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Mona Ohrtland, Santa Monica Players member, dressed as an Ouled Naïl girl, Santa Monica, circa 1940-1945

Teresa Kirbe, who performed in a Santa Monica Civic Opera production of "Hansel and Gretel," being honored at an event, 1957

Description:
Photograph of Teresa Kirbe, second from left, flanked by unidentified men, women and children. A poster board referencing a Santa Monica Civic Opera production of “Hansel and Gretel,” with Kirbe as the Witch, is held by a man in suit and tie and two females. At far left, next to Kirbe, is a man dressed as a clown holding a balloon animal. Children can be viewed behind the podium at ground level; one boy (wearing, in a poncho, sombrero and fake mustache) is seen kneeling on stage at far right. Photograph likely taken in Santa Monica.
Date:
1957
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Teresa Kirbe, who performed in a Santa Monica Civic Opera production of "Hansel and Gretel," being honored at an event, 1957

Ensemble of ballet students of the Elena Vartova dance school, ventriloquist Lucille S. King and other adults on stage, (Santa Monica?), circa 1951

Description:
Photograph of ballet students of the Elena Vartova dance school with a central man and women costumed as gypsies wearing blouses and dirndl skirts and holding up tambourines, ventriloquist Lucille S. King with a dummy (L) next to 2 men dressed as cowboys, and a man and women (R) on stage, probably after a performance.
Date:
[circa 1951]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Ensemble of ballet students of the Elena Vartova dance school, ventriloquist Lucille S. King and other adults on stage, (Santa Monica?), circa 1951

One male and two 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, standing behind a female ballet student wearing a pancake tutu and pointe shoes, petting the head of a kneeling dancer costumed as a cat. They stand on a carpeted floor with a curtain in the background.
Date:
[circa 1951]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
One male and two female ballet students of the Elena Vartova dance school posing in costume, (Santa Monica?), circa 1951

Performers gathered for a group portrait for a Santa Monica Civic Music Guild event, Santa Monica, circa 1948-1952

Description:
Group portrait of performers back stage posed standing on a staircase stage set. The 4 women wear full-length floral period dresses with puffed sleeves and maids caps. Behind them are 5 men in costumes with white shirts, vests and long stocking caps.
Date:
[between 1948-1952]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Performers gathered for a group portrait for a Santa Monica Civic Music Guild event, Santa Monica, circa 1948-1952

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

Description:
Photograph of 3 male ballet students of the Elena Vartova dance school posing in a carpeted area with a curtain backdrop. Two of the dancers, wearing tights, shirts and vests, cross swords and the 3rd dancer, wearing tights and a dark, fitted top, stands behind them looking out towards the camera.
Date:
[circa 1951]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Three male ballet students of the Elena Vartova dance school posing in costume, (Santa Monica?), circa 1951