Jules Charbneau with pieces from his collection of miniatures, Los Angeles, 1934

Title: Jules Charbneau with pieces from his collection of miniatures, Los Angeles, 1934
Date Created: February 19, 1934
Date: 1934-02-19
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: On a white napkin placed in front of him are several of Charbneau's tiny objects. In one hand he holds a rifle that is only slightly longer than his finger. There are several other objects including a little glass jar and some tiny animal figurines of a cat and some mice.
Photograph appears with the headline, "He Seeks Out Tiniest of Curios," Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb 1934: A2.
Charbneau has traveled the world three times and now owns more than 300 objects in his collection of miniatures, some of which are a one-thousandth-of-a-watt electric light bulb and a seed containing thirty-three carved elephants.
Caption: Handwritten on negative: Jules Charbneau
Text from newspaper caption: Jules Charbneau
Text from negative sleeve: CHARBNEAU, JULES HOBBIES 1934

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Names: Charbneau, Jules, 1883-1968
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Hobbyists--California--Los Angeles
Figurines
Collectibles--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_1562
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002dc20z
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