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 a stone basin on a pedestal in a garden area with brick pavement and a low wall incorporating a bench, with a boxwood hedge and trees visible beyond.
Two views of the Fred G. Young residence under construction and without landscaping. Top photograph captures the back of the residence. The bottom photograph captures the front of the residence. Two unidentified men are standing in the front of the residence.
Wikipedia entry for Culver Crest neighborhood, Culver City, Calif.: "Youngworth Road was named for the early developer, whose home is still on the Marycrest Manor property."
Photo closely resembles uclamss_1411_0622, dated 1932. Patio walls are not visible in other 1928 and 1930 photos of the residence, so 1932 seems the more likely date.
Photo almost identical to uclamss_1411_0622, dated 1932. Patio walls are not visible in other 1928 and 1930 photos of the residence, so 1932 seems the more likely date.
Photo almost identical to uclamss_1411_0622, dated 1932. Patio walls are not visible in other 1928 and 1930 photos of the residence, so 1932 seems the more likely date.
Two pictures of 2-year-old Rosita Dee Cornell, daughter of landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell, standing by a trellis with a big squash growing on it. In one picture Rosita Dee is looking at the camera; in the other she is reaching up towards the squash.
Two pictures of 27 1/2-month-old Rosita Dee Cornell, daughter of landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell. One picture shows her standing at a table in the dark; the other shows her sitting at table wearing an apron.
Double portrait of Ruth Iva Cornell, wife of landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell. One of the portraits is obscured by a white rectangle, maybe a piece of tape that was stuck on the negative. Ruth is wearing a hat and not smiling in the pictures, she appears to be seated on a stool.
Double portrait of Ruth Iva Cornell, wife of landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell. In one portrait she is looking at the camera, in the other she is looking up and off into the distance. Ruth is wearing a hat and not smiling in the pictures, she appears to be seated on a stool.
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
Handwriting on back of photograph states: A particularly interesting treatment. Would like very much to have it, but do you suppose photographer could paint out broken glass in & lamp? Believe they can touch up minor points like that, but am not sure - Is it lemon trees on left?
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.
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.
Walkway bisecting 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
Text on posters partially obscured. Text on poster on left (cf. uclamss_1411_0558): Sevilla Fiestas de Primavera 1929, Semana Santa y Feria, Exposicion Ibero-Americana. Text on poster on right (cf. matching image on eBay auction item, SEVILLA FLAMENCO DANCER Vintage Embossed Sign - Seville): Sevilla Fiestas de Primavera 1924, Semana Santa y Feria.
Wikipedia entry for Culver Crest neighborhood, Culver City, Calif.: "Youngworth Road was named for the early developer, whose home is still on the Marycrest Manor property."
The Giardini Botanici Hanbury (also known as La Mortola, or Hanbury Botanical Garden, or Villa Hanbury), on the cape of Mortola, are major botanical gardens operated by the University of Genoa. The gardens were founded by Sir Thomas Hanbury, a British entrepreneur, after he had made his fortune in China.
Landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell's wife, Ruth Iva, sitting on the ground outside with their twenty-six-month-old daughter, Rosita Dee. Text on the negative says "M.A.C." indicating that Ralph D. Cornell's mother, Maude Cornell, is the adult in the photo. However, it really appears to be Ruth Iva Cornell.
Three photographs: a bird of paradise plant; one of baby Rosita Dee Cornell (daughter of landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell); baby Rosita Cornell held by her grandmother, Maude Cornell
Ralph D. Cornell family including: landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell, wife Ruth Iva Cornell, daughter Rosita Dee Cornell and two older women (one of which is probably Maude Cornell, Ralph's mother) gathered in front of Blueblossom (Ceanothus thyrsiflorus) bushes.
Two pictures of 22-month-old Rosita Dee Cornell, daughter of landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell, in Lafayette Park. One photo shows Rosita Dee with an unknown man and woman and a dog; the other shows her holding a teddy bear. "Rumpus" on the label might be Rosita Dee's nickname?
Two-year-old Rosita Dee Cornell, daughter of landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell, wearing a striped outfit standing next to a tree. "Rumpus" is probably her nickname?
Two pictures of Rosita Dee Cornell, daughter of landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell, outdoors standing with a doll in a baby carriage that has ruffles on the hood.
Two pictures of baby Rosita Dee Cornell, daughter of landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell, sitting and crawling on the ground outsidenext to a planting bed
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.
Also known as El Fureidis, the Gillespie residence and grounds, built in 1906, were designed by the architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue. The grounds of the ten acre estate were modeled on Persian style water gardens.
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 a stone basin on a pedestal in a garden area with brick pavement and a low wall incorporating a bench, with a boxwood hedge and trees visible beyond.