Finding aid for the Art Vincent photograph album 5296
Sue Luftschein
USC Libraries Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
213-740-5900
specol@usc.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Art Vincent photograph album
creator:
Vincent, Art
Identifier/Call Number: 5296
Physical Description:
1.42 Linear Feet
1 box
Date (inclusive): 1928-1945
Abstract: Photographs of the Southern California, the 1932 Olympics, Rose Parade, etc. taken and compiled by Art Vincent, Class of 1938.
Container: 1
Photograph album containing small format black and white photographs, dated 1928-1945, taken and compiled by Art Vincent,
USC Class of 1938. Included are snapshots of Leffingwell Rancho (Whittier); Santa Fe Springs, the oil well fires, and oil
tank explosion (1931); Long Beach; Imperial Valley and the Salton Sea; Rose Bowl football games; the Tournament of Roses parade;
snow scenes in the San Bernardino Mountains; a rodeo in Prescott, Arizona; walnut and orange groves; family, friends, and
pets; fishing expeditions to Huntington Beach and Catalina; Jenk's Lake (San Bernardino National Forest); Easter services
at the Hollywood Bowl; the 1932 Olympics, including photographs of American athletes; and 1933 earthquake damage in Compton
and Long Beach. Most of the photographs are captioned; some include exposure information, e.g. "Taken at night with tin pan
reflector, 3 40 watt bulbs". There are a few loose photographs, 1 ticket to the Olympics, and a letter sent to the members
of XII Corps, US Army, by Major General M.S. Eddy on April 20, 1945.
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Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Art Vincent photograph album, Collection no. 5296, University Archives, Special Collections,
USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Nancy McGee, November 13, 2010.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California, Southern -- Photographs
Photograph albums
Snapshots
Vincent, Art
Vincent, Art -- Archives
Vincent, Art -- Photographs
Olympic Games. (10th : 1932 : Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Photographs
Tournament of Roses -- Photographs