Courtyard enclosed by potted flowers, cypress trees and a semicircular wall incorporating an exedra, and with a drum-shaped fountain (?) with a sculptural relief of dancing maenads in the center
Two views of the cutting garden area during site preparation with boards used as walkways placed on the ground: looking towards the house and the upper level walled garden (above) and looking away from the house (below)
View of the wooden parterre, walkway and lathhouse frames of cutting garden during construction of the cutting garden, with man visible in the lathhouse area in the background
Two pictures of a woman named "Robie" holding baby Rosita Dee Cornell, daughter of landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell. Rumpus is Rosita Dee's nickname. Text on nitrate negative sleeve seems to identify Robie as Ruth, but the woman pictured in the photograph is definitely not Ralph D. Cornell's wife Ruth Iva.
Ruth Iva Cornell, wife of landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell, standing on the deck of a ship wearing a stack of leis. An island is visible across the water in the background
Landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell standing on the deck of a ship wearing a suit and a stack of leis. An island is visible across the water in the background
View towards lawn and planting beds along the exterior house wall with shrubs, trees, including Italian cypress, and trees in wooden containers. The address of the residence is 376 S. Hudson Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90020.
Bettye K. Cree (Elizabeth Kirkpatrick Cree) was born March 24, 1879. She married Raymond Cree, a founder and developer of Palm Springs, but the marriage ended in divorce. Ms. Cree then maintained an art gallery in Palm Springs. She died in Pasadena on March 16, 1944.
Bettye K. Cree (Elizabeth Kirkpatrick Cree) was born March 24, 1879. She married Raymond Cree, a founder and developer of Palm Springs, but the marriage ended in divorce. Ms. Cree then maintained an art gallery in Palm Springs. She died in Pasadena on March 16, 1944.
Bettye K. Cree (Elizabeth Kirkpatrick Cree) was born March 24, 1879. She married Raymond Cree, a founder and developer of Palm Springs, but the marriage ended in divorce. Ms. Cree then maintained an art gallery in Palm Springs. She died in Pasadena on March 16, 1944.
Bettye K. Cree (Elizabeth Kirkpatrick Cree) was born March 24, 1879. She married Raymond Cree, a founder and developer of Palm Springs, but the marriage ended in divorce. Ms. Cree then maintained an art gallery in Palm Springs. She died in Pasadena on March 16, 1944.
Small urn fountain and pool in center of planting beds with tulips, roses and other plants, divided by unpaved paths. In the left background is a lathhouse with bamboo walls
General Jose Castro House in San Juan Bautista State Historic Park. The adobe house was built by Jose Castro in 1840 and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970. It was opened to the public in 1935.
Baby Rosita Dee Cornell, daughter of landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell, sitting on the ground outside by the side of a house next to a planting bed.
Two pictures of Rosita Dee Cornell, daughter of landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell, in one she is sitting cross-legged on the floor; in the other she is holding a housecat