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.
Detail of the art deco styled interior of The Bachelors haberdashery, designed by Julius Ralph Davidson in an art deco style. A cactus in a pot stands in front of venetian blinds serving as a room divider. The room beyond is furnished with directors chairs and a wood paneled desk, and the wall on the left is faced with closets with wood paneled sliding doors.
Lunette-shaped mural study with a male nude half-figure with his hands raised upwards and small airplanes flying around him. A caption beneath the image reads: Communication.
Watercolor painting with a vacant foreground and farming or industrial activity indicated by buildings, a truss tower and a building that appears to be on stilts in the lower hills beyond
Watercolor painting of a view towards an oceanside amusement pier with power poles lining the road down to the pier and 2 amusement rides visible beyond the pier buildings in the distance
Photograph of Stanley Reckless seated in front of a painting on an easel and holding a paint brush with a Pallet on a tripod next to him. Two paintings on the wall behind him are partially visible and other paintings are turned away and leaning against the wall.
Photographic portrait of artist Stanley Reckless wearing a white shirt and tie and seated in his studio. Visible behind him are 2 small paintings on the wall, the backs of 2 or 3 paintings and a jar filled with paint brushes.
Stanley Reckless was born Stanley Zbytniewski. In 1913 he enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), studied under Daniel Garber. In 1915, 1916 he was awarded 2 Cresson Traveling Scholarships, and traveled to Paris, enrolling briefly at the Academie Julian. In 1920 he moved to Lumberville, Pennsylvania and started exhibiting at PAFA, the National Academy of Design, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. In 1924 he settled in New Hope, Pennsylvania, where he painted the landscape and shared a studio with Charles Hargens. In 1930 he moved to California where he painted portraits of members of the film industry. He co-founded the Art Center School in Los Angeles.
Photograph of Dave Whyte, Darryl Zanuck, Lucian Hubbard and Raymond Griffith, of the Los Indiens polo team, posing on their horses with their mallets raised. They wear t-shirts with the Indian head nickel image on the front.
View of a girl's bedroom, probably Deirdre Conselman's room, in the house of William Conselman, with wood paneled walls and furnished with a canopied bed, a chair and ottoman, and dolls.
Raymond Griffith was one of the great silent movie comedians; Darryl Zanuck was an American film studio executive and producer; and Lucien Hubbard was a film producer and screenwriter.
View of a bed room in the house of William Conselman, with wood paneled walls and an open beam ceiling, and furnished with a bed, upholstered chair and ottoman, all covered in a leopard print fabric, and a desk, chair side table and floor lamp. There are 3 prints or paintings of horses on the wall.
View of the living room in the house of William Conselman, with book cases built into the wood paneled walls, and furnished with upholstered chairs, a carved wood folding screen and Indian throw rugs.
Photograph of two men standing in front of a stage curtain, dressed in 3-piece suits, performing a vaudeville act, with one man playing a ukulele and singing with his mouth wide open next to another man who is frowning, holds a finger over the ear closest to the singer and holds his other hand over his stomach.
Mabel "Toots" Herriman and Barbara "Bobbie" Herriman (1908-1939), were the daughters of George Joseph Herriman, an American cartoonist best known for the comic strip Krazy Kat (1913–1944).
Mabel "Toots" Herriman and Barbara "Bobbie" Herriman (1908-1939), were the daughters of George Joseph Herriman, an American cartoonist best known for the comic strip Krazy Kat (1913–1944).
Photograph of Alice Corbin Henderson seated in a hoopback Windsor chair on the back porch of her Pueblo Revival house in Santa Fe. Behind her are a bench covered with and Indian blanket, a few terracotta pots and a view through 3 windows. The house is located at 555 Camino del Monte Sol.
Carlos Vierra (1876 – 1937) studied at the Mark Hopkins Institute (now part of the San Francisco Art Institute) under Gottardo Piazzoni in the 1890s, and also studied illustration in New York. He was the first resident artist in New Mexico and one of the first 3 members of the Santa Fe Art Colony. He was a strong advocate for preserving landmark buildings in New Mexico and promoted a modern architectural style now called the Pueblo Revival Style architecture that reflects this historic architectural heritage.
Bust-length portrait photograph of William Penhallow Henderson in a cowboy hat, white shirt, neckerchief and glasses, at his Santa Fe home (555 Camino del Monte Sol).
This photograph was taken on the same occasion as a portrait photograph Will Harrison, probably the Will Harrison who was an editor for the Santa Fe New Mexican, and his wife Evelyn (image ark no. 21198/zz002h2r8z). Bradford had a summer home in Santa Fe during the 1930's.
Bert Geer Phillips was an American artist and a founding member of the Taos Society of Artists. He was the first artist to permanently settle in Taos, New Mexico (1898) and is considered to be the founder of the Taos art colony. He is known for his paintings of Native Americans, New Mexico, and the American Southwest.
Bert Geer Phillips was an American artist and a founding member of the Taos Society of Artists. He was the first artist to permanently settle in Taos, New Mexico (1898) and is considered to be the founder of the Taos art colony. He is known for his paintings of Native Americans, New Mexico, and the American Southwest.
View of the upper half of an unidentified man wearing a shirt and tie and suit trousers, holding a cigarette and looking out a screen door. A porch railing and tree leaves are visible outside the door.
Photograph of Sheldon Parsons standing in front of a painting, holding a pallet and brushes in his Santa Fe studio home. Parsons wears a white shirt and tie, slacks and a cowboy hat. His house is located at 3 & 5 Cerro Gordo Road.
Photograph of Walter Willard "Spud" Johnson seated in front of a window and a table with a checkered tablecloth. Three horse figurines are placed on an upper window ledge above Johnson's head.
Sheldon Parsons studied at the National Academy of Design and was a successful portrait artist in New York City from 1896 to 1912. He moved to Santa Fe around 1912, became a founding member of the Santa Fe colony of artists and changed from portrait painting to landscape painting.
Sheldon Parsons studied at the National Academy of Design and was a successful portrait artist in New York City from 1896 to 1912. He moved to Santa Fe around 1912, became a founding member of the Santa Fe colony of artists and changed from portrait painting to landscape painting.
A very similar photograph appears on page 24 of a catalog of the Chicago Musical Instrument Co. which is dated to 1933 or later (because it contains a reference to Radio City Music Hall which opened in December 1932).
View of three women in an assembly line filling 5-gallon bottles of drinking water at the Arrowhead-Puritas plant. The women are dressed in light-colored uniforms and hats.
Photo shoot set-up for the "California Fruit Growers" (perhaps the California Fruit Growers Exchange). The set, illuminated by 10 lights on stands, is a kitchen with a refrigerator, stove and with a mixer and a citrus juicer on the counter. A man and a woman stand in the kitchen and another man and woman look on from the right.
Advertisement for Ghirardelli chocolate bars. Three chocolate bars appear to float one above the other in the foreground; "Ghirardelli's" and the profile of a baker in a chef's hat and holding a baker's peel appear as shadows in the background. "Ghirardelli Since 1852" is embossed ion the top chocolate bar.
Close-up view of the bell of an F. E. Olds Military trumpet with a hammered finish. This line was introduced in about 1933. Engraving visible near the end includes the wing of an American bald eagle above "Olds" and "Military Model."
Advertisement photograph of a row of six tubes of Olds brand lubricant for trumpet valves and trombone slides against a sign reading "Olds Lubricant 35¢." Four drops of lubricant fall from a seventh suspended tube.
Advertisement for Hydro-Pura laundry soap in the form of a bird's-eye view of a box of Hydro-Pura laundry soap and water softener with a lightening banner in front with the text "Down Goes The Price."
Stack of 4 Ghirardelli chocolate bars arranged to appear as though they are floating one above the other. "Ghirardelli Since 1852" is embossed on the top chocolate bar.
Figure of a man cut out from paper with floor boards printed on it, walking with crutches. Perhaps this was used for the "Waxoff" advertising campaign.
Photograph of an Adohr Farms advertisement of a family at a breakfast table with the girl drinking milk and the boy holding a bundle of books. The father holds a newspaper with the headline "School Starts Today."
Photomontage image with a dentist showing a patient a chart displaying healthy food choices, including orange juice. Two giant glasses of orange juice are behind them.