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Postal Square Building (National Postal Museum), Washington, D.C., 1947

Description:
Text from negative sleeve: 2367. Eastern trip October 1947. Washington D C. 1 Mertie West looking across at Supreme Court bldg. 2 Looking down street toward entrance to White House, when entrance closed and no visitors. 3 Mertie West entering White House grounds. 4 The City Post office. 5 Our first view of Washington taken at depot as we stepped out. Dome in rear. 6 Mertie West crossing street to White House fence. 7 Front view of White House thru fence. 8 Southern entrance White House taken thru fence.
Date:
October 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Postal Square Building (National Postal Museum), Washington, D.C., 1947

Constance Towers, singer and actress, childhood photographs and ephmera, [rephotograped] circa 1955

Description:
Image comprising two visible photographs of Constance Towers (b. 1933), one including another girl (likely Lucille Towers, listed with Constance in the 1940 U.S. census). Also included is a promotional announcement. Item reads: "Ritz Cafe' at Night presents Connie Towers. Joseph Settano Trio for dancing. John Gallant at the piano." Towers appeared at the Montreal Ritz Carlton three times between 1954 and 1956. Each performance was covered in Variety. Her premiere was noted in "Night Club Reviews: Ritz Carlton, Montreal," Variety, 9 Jun. 1954: 55.
Date:
[circa 1955]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Columbia Pictures stills and key books
Constance Towers, singer and actress, childhood photographs and ephmera, [rephotograped] circa 1955

Ephemera related to Gallant Journey, 1946

Description:
Collage of newspaper clippings related to aviator John Joseph Montgomery and the Columbia Pictures film based on his life: Gallant Journey (1946). Clippings include the Daily Journal article, "Who Flew What First? It's a Feud, Suh, Between North Carolina and San Diego," 12 Apr. 1946 and an article from the Columbus Citizen dated April 12, 1946.
Date:
1946
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Columbia Pictures stills and key books
Ephemera related to Gallant Journey, 1946

Ephemera related to Gallant Journey, 1946

Description:
Three newspaper clippings related to the filming of Gallant Journey (1946). The one on the left is dated Sunday, April 21, 1946, but the headline and publication are cut off. In the middle is a column from The Christian Science Monitor, "Hollywood Letter: New Film to Tell Story of Glider Flight in 1883," 12 Apr. 1946: 8. On the right, there is part of a column from the Los Angeles Times: "By the Way with Bill Henry," 29 Apr. 1946: A1.
Date:
1946
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Columbia Pictures stills and key books
Ephemera related to Gallant Journey, 1946

Ephemera related to Gallant Journey, 1946

Description:
Citizen News article: "Widow of San Diego's Aeronautical Pioneer Presents Priceless Document: Mrs. Montgomery to Visit Site of Mate's First Flight," [13 Apr. 1946], about Regina Cleary Montgomery, widow of aviator John Joseph Montgomery (subject of Gallant Journey). The article mentions that Mrs. Montgomery had been to the set of the movie, which was filmed and released in 1946.
Date:
1946
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Columbia Pictures stills and key books
Ephemera related to Gallant Journey, 1946

Ephemera related to Gallant Journey, 1946

Description:
Collage of newspaper clippings related to aviator John Joseph Montgomery and the Columbia Pictures film based on his life: Gallant Journey (1946). Clippings include the Columbus Citizen article, "Looks Like Small Child," [31 Mar. 1946], Miami Herald article, "Wellman is Film Pooh-Bah," [24 Mar. 1946], and a clipping from the Burbank Review dated April 10, 1946.
Date:
1946
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Columbia Pictures stills and key books
Ephemera related to Gallant Journey, 1946

Ephemera related to Gallant Journey, 1946

Description:
Article related to aviator John Joseph Montgomery and the Columbia Pictures film based on his life: Gallant Journey (1946). The source of the article is not listed, nor is the date. The headline reads, "The Wright Brothers Have Very Loyal Fan," with the byline, "By Virginia MacPherson, UP Hollywood Correspondent."
Date:
[1946]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Columbia Pictures stills and key books
Ephemera related to Gallant Journey, 1946

Ada E. Bowers Memorial Fountain in the courtyard of the Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, between 1936-1965

Description:
View of the Ada E. Bowers Memorial Fountain in the courtyard of the Bowers Museum, with a statue of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, discoverer of California, and bas-relief scenes behind the statue and along the base of the fountain. To the left of Cabrillo is a rocky formation from which water issues. Behind Cabrillo are 3 scenes including Cabrillo and companions facing Indians on the sea shore with a ship in the ocean in the distance, a mission church, and Indians in a wooden carat (carretta) drawn by oxen. At the base are 8 bas-relief scenes apparently depicting episodes from the mission era and later settlement by ranchers and farmers. A plaque in the center bears the text "Mrs. Bowers Memorial Fountain."
Date:
[between 1936-1965]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Ada E. Bowers Memorial Fountain in the courtyard of the Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, between 1936-1965

Manuscript with photographs regarding a Santa Monica Civic Opera production of “Lucia di Lammermoor,” Santa Monica, 1951

Description:
Mock-up manuscript page titled, “Impressions of the Opera,” by Adelbert Bartlett. The article describes a Santa Monica Civic Opera production of “Lucia di Lammermoor,” giving special attention to the performance by Betty Herrick in the title role. As with the article, most of the accompanying photographs feature Herrick. The article was intended for publication.
Date:
1951
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Manuscript with photographs regarding a Santa Monica Civic Opera production of “Lucia di Lammermoor,” Santa Monica, 1951