Adelbert Barlett, in bow tie and hat, and another man, in checked cap and sunglasses with one foot on bench, standing near bench mounted between trees, among row of eucalyptus trees, with shadows of trees falling toward camera and road in background
Edward M. Blatchford, Near East Relief director, in light suit, standing upright, and Adelbert Bartlett, in suit and holding pith helmet, leaning forward, both photographed through stone or plaster archway or gate
Albert Dyer and his lawyers William Neeley and Ellery Cuff at Dyer's murder trial. Dyer lured three Inglewood girls to the hills, where he strangled them to death with his hands as well as rope. From left to right is Albert Dyer and public defenders Neeley and Cuff.
Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, Apostolic Delegate to the United States and Archbishop of Laodicea in Phyrigia, seated on the throne during the elevation ceremony of Bishop John Joseph Cantwell to Archbishop of the newly created Roman Catholic Province of Los Angeles. He offers his hand to Bishop Cantwell who is half-kneeling oppposite him. Using the powers vested in him by Pope Pius XI Cicognani presided over the ceremony, which took place at the Cathedral of Saint Vibiana in Los Angeles.
Another photograph of Atanas Katchmakoff, with this sculpture, with his attorney Saul Ruskin, and art expert Dr. Ernest L. Tross appears in a Los Angeles Times article on 4/17/1935 titled: "Worth of Statue Debated: Value of Lost Madonna Estimated in Cost Case." At this time Katchmakoff sued Fred Keeler, the owner of the foundry that cast his Madonna sculpture for losing the plaster original. Two bronze sculptures had been made, but the owner of the bronze Madonnas had refused to allow his bronzes to be used to produce a new plaster cast.
George W. McDill, member of the 1935 Los Angeles Board of Education, sits looking solemn. McDill was a part of the law and rules committee of the Board.
Carolyn Bartlett, about 4 years old, standing near Christmas tree with holding telephone, with doll, wicker doll carriage, elephant, teacups, and other presents, indoors with floor lamp and candle in background
District Attorney Buron Fitts and his sister Mrs. Berthal Gregory appear in a crowded courtroom with Mrs. Marion Fitts and their attorneys Joseph Scott and Jerry Giesler. Seated left to right is Buron Fitts, Mrs. Marion Fitts, and Berthal Gregory. Standing in the back, left to right, is Joseph Scott and Jerry Giesler.
Note on back of photograph: Shelty white with blue trim. Fls on door in pink & blue with blue green stims. Flowers in beds in pink & blue. Tree roses in pink
Dr. St. Louis Estes with five uniformed men (probably firefighters), one man in a cowboy hat, and one woman, on a street corner with a fire wagon in the background. Dr. Estes and most of the men have fists raised, elbows out, as if exercising.
Ethel Sissle Gordon with her children, Cynthia and Noble, from her marriage to musician Noble Sissle. The photo was taken after she had moved to Los Angeles and married Walter L. Gordon, Jr.
LA Daily News city editor Charles Judson participates in a series demonstrating "right" and "wrong" golf swings with local pro golfer and golf instructor Fay Coleman. Judson represents the "wrong" form for each swing.
View towards the apricot orchard of Harve Brillhart, uncle of the photographer Adelbert Bartlett, with an irrigation ditch on the left, farmhouse and windmill in the center middle ground, small apricot trees in the foreground and a wooden outbuilding in the right background. The typescript description of this group of photographs (uclamss_1300_0338i ) locates the orchard near the town of Patterson
A similar photograph appears with the article, "Declares Spouse not Home Body; Wife Declares in Divorce Action Husband Deserted Marital Nest Often," Los Angeles Times, July 22, 1926.
The Heberton residence, also known as the as Casa Dracaena and El Hogar, was built by the architect George Washington Smith for himself in 1917. It was an immediate success and commissions for similar houses soon began. Ultimately Smith designed 80 houses (of which 54 were built) in the Santa Barbara area and he is often credited as starting the Spanish-Colonial Revival style of architecture in the United States.
Helena Burnett, child actress and dancer, stands holding what appears to be a toy flower. She wears a dress, fingerless gloves and bonnet made of a light netted material. The dress appears to have hoopskirts, and is trimmed with flower appliqués. The bonnet also has a flower appliqué and ties under her chin with a ribbon. The photograph was taken at the home of Adelbert Bartlett, located at 535 15th St., Santa Monica.
Prince and Princess Kaya undertook a seven-month world tour in 1934, visiting the United States, Great Britain, France, and Germany. The tour received extensive press coverage at the time.
John D. Kennedy, 62, appears with Municipal Judge George S. Richardson in relation to charges he attacked Arthur C. Burch. Burch was tried twice and acquitted for the shooting death of John D. Kennedy's son.
Judge Benjamin J. Scheinman marries Bobby Burns Berman and Betty Jane Hardesty. Berman operated a night club and Hardesty was a Washington D.C. socialite.
Judge Clarence L. Kincaid, holding an open book and raising his right hand, administering an oath to Judge Edward R. Brand, who also holds up his right hand. A coat and hat on a coat rack are in the background on the right.
Los Angeles District Attorney Buron Fitts, second from right, sits with his defense lawyer Jerry Geisler, second from left, along with his chief deputy Robert P. Stewart, far left, and deputy District Attorney, William Simpson.
Double image. Top: Claudine, Claudette, and Angella Mawby, about age 8 or 9, lying in sand, in bathing suits and caps, with teddy bears on each side and fence in background. Bottom: Claudine, Claudette, and Angella Mawby, about age 8 or 9, playing on toy pirate ship decorated with flag, parrot, and monkeys, in fur-trimmed dresses, caps, and white gloves, with backdrop decorated with ocean and birds
New York mayor Fiorello La Guardia presides over the Pacific coast regional meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors. Boston Mayor Frederick Mansfield served as Mr. La Guardia's secretary. Approximately 60 Pacific coast mayors attended the conference. Unemployment relief was a focal topic at the conference, which was held at Los Angeles' City Council chamber. May 15, 1937.
A woman, likely Miriam Braun, stands on the top of the Janss steps at UCLA. In her arms, she holds books. Behind her, Royce and Haines halls are visible.
The woman (fourth from the left, in the back wearing a necklace) is Angelique DeLavallade. Miriam Matthews is fifth from the left, dressed in a black coat. The other individuals in the photo are unidentified, although Walter Gordon believed that the woman standing to the right of the man in uniform ran an escrow company.
Montage photograph of Claudine, Claudette, and Angella Mawby, about age 7 or 8, wearing dresses with bows at shoulders, lying on their stomachs in front of lit fireplace, with Christmas tree and stockings
An unidentified lawyer approaching Robert S. James as he sits in the witness stand. A map of his home is visible behind him. He was most likely testifying in his own defense for the murder trial of his wife Mary Emma James. He purportedly had an affair with his niece, which spurred him to tie down his wife and have a rattlesnake bite her, and then later drown her in their fish pond. He was supposedly helped by his friend, ex-sailor Charles H. Hope, who was also charged with murder.
Painting of King Gustav V, in military uniform with sword, printed as a plate in a book and photographed from open book on mat or carpet. Caption under plate reads: H. M. King Gustaf V of Sweden (In the Swedish Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.)
Portrait painter Josef Sigall with his wife Marie Sigall. Josef wears a double-breasted suit with a vest and Marie wears a felt hat and a coat with a fur collar and fur cuffs.
Robert H. Scott (right) [probably the one who was a juvenile court judge in Los Angeles 1926-1943], at an officious occasion shaking the hand of another man at a desk with baskets of flowers and with an American flag behind him
[with sketched portrait of Kramer on wall; in front of Thelner Hoover exhibit at the Los Angeles Tennis Club; handwritten: "about 1965"-KM]; Kramer not an alum; Club not associated with UCLA
Dr. St. Louis Albert Estes (1876-1951) was an American doctor and the author of Raw Food and Health. He lived in Van Nuys, California in the late 1920s and early 1930s, and had 3 children with his first wife in the 1910s, 12 children with his second wife in the 1920s and 1930s.
Walter Gordon could not remember the name of the woman on the far left, but he represented her when she was arrested by federal authorities for drug possession. He won her case.