View of the central, "Youth Arisen," panel of Katz's mural of three panels, funded by the WPA (Works Project Administration). A central youth, with his eyes closed, is shown between creative uses of technology (like the movie camera seen in this photograph) and destructive uses as in war. The overall theme of the murals shown in the other two panels is the history of the uses of tools serving the creative and destructive passions of man within the context of the Toltec and Aztec cultures.
Young women carrying the "Huntington Park High School Band" banner, followed by a drum majorette and the band. The Orth Storage building on the left was located at 238 West Colorado Blvd. (the block later became a freeway overpass). On the right, signs painted on the side of a commercial building read: "Chevrolet, Gwynn Johnson, 245," and "H. R. Slayden."
The Ludington estate, also known as Val Verde, Dias Felices, the Henry Dater house, and the Dr. Warren Austin home was designed by the architect Bertram Grovenor Goodhue, constructed in 1918 and then purchased by Charles H. Ludington in 1924. His son, Wright Saltus Ludington (who inherited the estate in 1927 or 1930), engaged the landscape architect Lockwood de Forest to design the gardens in 1925. Retaining the geometry of Goodhue's design and much of the wilderness, Lockwood transformed the gardens over a period of twenty-three years.
View of the Lansdowne Hermes (a Roman, marble statue from the Hadrianic period, now in the Santa Barbara Museum of Art), against a backdrop of alternating columns and hedges. On top of each column is a sculpted basket of flowers.
Women quilting at the Unemployed Citizens' League of Santa Monica, a localized group of self-sustaining and self-respecting people. Many cooperatives like this one emerged in California during the 1930s, specifically in the Los Angeles - Orange County area
5 women, 3 standing in Spanish-style dresses, 2 dancing (1 in Spanish-style dress, 1 in Spanish-style pants, shirt, and sombrero), outdoors, at Harry Gorham residence, 316 Adelaide Drive, Santa Monica
A similar photograph appears in the Los Angeles Times photo spread "Breath of Old Spain," May 1, 1927, identifying the dancers as Mary Louise and Jacqueline Kopp.
Statue of Lao-tse on horseback, mounted on platform, with woman in flowered dress seated on platform holding horse's front hoof, with trees in background
Woman and two little girls model swim suits by local designers in a fashion show. The show was part of a fashion event that lasted for a week and featured designs by Mary Ann De Weese, Margit Fellegi, and Lynn Lester
Wilson Silsby in studio, standing at easel, with brush in right hand and jar of brushes in foreground, with painting of narrow street with buildings and arches
A tribute to Will Rogers, following his death the previous year, at the 1936 Tournament of Roses Parade, surrounded by an unknown number of spectators. A tribute by the Union Oil Company, the float depicts a riderless horse in front of a large star to represent Rogers's career. The float won the grand prize award for the parade.
Laguna Beach's entry float of flowers arranged into image of humorist Will Rogers, to commemorate his 1935 death, at staging area on S. Orange Grove Blvd.
Three-layer wedding cake float on a gondola-like boat and topped with boy and girl, Harold Van Horn and Ardath Aline Elsasser, dressed as a bride and groom beneath an archway. Inscribed in flowers on the side of the boat: Davis.... The float was entered by the Davis Perfection Bakery.
Three-layer wedding cake float on a gondola-like boat with boy gondolier and girl riding in the boat and topped with boy and girl, Harold Van Horn and Ardath Aline Elsasser, dressed as a bride and groom beneath an archway. Inscribed in flowers on the side of the boat: Davis.... The float was entered by the Davis Perfection Bakery.
View of Warner Bros. Theatre, with Hollywood Boulevard, cars, pedestrians, bicyclist, and Christmas decorations in foreground. Marquee reads: See & Hear Vitaphone "Doorway to Hell" with Lew Ayres. Nearby business signs: Security Bank, Atlas Steamship Agency, Santa Fe, Fruit Boxes, Thomsons Cafe, Van's Smart Frocks Inc., Wm. Stromberg Jeweler, [E]rickson [?] & Landstrom Clothing Sale O'Coats Tuxedos, Leather Goods, Pos[t] Telegraph. Clock near theater reads 9:02.
Friedrich "Fritz" Kreisler was an Austrian-born violinist and composer. One of the most famous violin masters of his or any other day, and regarded as one of the greatest violinists of all time, he was known for his sweet tone and expressive phrasing.
Famed violinist David Rubinoff serenading radio singer Virginia Verrill. A new racing broadcast series was underway, and the line-up included these two stars as well as symphonies and shows from other entertainers such as Bing Crosby.
A young woman in Grecian costume places a wreath on a victorious Greek athlete on a floral platform framed by four Olympic torches on the San Jose Fiesta de las Rosas Association float. Two additional women ride the float, which is seen at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
The Long Beach float with Venus, Virginia Johnson, in a sunburst throne with her attendants, Joan Slaughter, Margaret Burley, Mary Lou Turner and Gladys McCleary, dressed in Grecian robes in pastel shades. A huge peacock heads the float, with a fountain in the center supporting 2 green cockatoos with orchid tails. The float was photographerd at the intersection of Orange Grove. Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
The Long Beach float with Venus, Virginia Johnson, in a sunburst throne with her attendants, Joan Slaughter, Margaret Burley, Mary Lou Turner and Gladys McCleary, dressed in Grecian robes in pastel shades. A huge peacock heads the float, with a fountain in the center supporting 2 green cockatoos with orchid tails. The float is seen passing the Goodhue Flagpole at the intersection of Orange Grove. Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Birdeseye view of the Long Beach float with Venus, Virginia Johnson, in a sunburst throne with her attendants, Joan Slaughter, Margaret Burley, Mary Lou Turner and Gladys McCleary, dressed in Grecian robes in pastel shades. A huge peacock heads the float, with a fountain in the center supporting 2 green cockatoos with orchid tails.
"Venetian Gondola" float with a gondolier and occupied by 4 girls, entered by the Pasadena Light Department in compliment to the University of Pittsburgh.
The "Venetian Gondola" float, about 35 feet on length, is steered by a young girl costumed as the gondola. The float was entered by the Hotel Huntington. The float is shown at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd. with the Goodhue Flagpole on the right.
Float decorated as sailing ship San Carlos, with sails and waves, with about five students in padre and Spanish military costumes riding, on coliseum track with audience in background
"Mertens and Price, Inc." refers to "Mertens and Price Inc. Radio Feature Service syndication" a Hollywood radio promotion company owned (in part, at least) by George Logan Price.
Typewritten and annotated page with information for Sunday Players photo shoots with references to Biblical passages by chapter and verse numbers, quotes from the passages, instructions for poses of the actors and lighting in photographs. Locations are also listed.
The document begins: Eugene Morahan, prominent sculptor, formerly of New York City, who did the Soldiers' and Sailors' monument in Brooklyn immediately after the was, is shown with model of Saint Monica statue...
Two opera singers pose for a performance of La Boheme at the Shrine Auditorium, put on by the Metropolitan Civic Opera House. This particular performance benefitted the P.-T.A. milk fund.
Two opera singers pose for a performance of La Boheme at the Shrine Auditorium, put on by the Metropolitan Civic Opera House. This particular performance benefitted the P.-T.A. milk fund.
Photograph is page from book, caption from photograph reads "JEWEL JADE "YANG TAI CHEN'--History's beauty queen. Her loveliness made roses seem ugly, snow seem grey. With her parrot, symbol of her piteous fate, she is now found immortalized in perfect jade."
Two child performers pose for a performance of La Boheme at the Shrine Auditorium, put on by the Metropolitan Opera house. This particular performance benefitted the P.-T.A. milk fund.
Trumpet player entertains the theater audience on opening night of the opera at Shrine Auditorium. The show was a San Francisco Opera Association production of Tristan and Isolde (Tristan und Isolde), starring Kirsten Flagstad, the Norwegian soprano, accompanied by the San Francisco Opera Orchestra