Los Angeles Schools and Homes Photograph Collection, ca. 1930

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Summary

Title:
Los Angeles Schools and Homes Photograph Collection
Dates:
ca. 1930
Creators:
Mott Studios, Arrow Studio, and George F. Adair Photo Service
Abstract:
The Los Angeles Schools and Homes Photographs include 35 photographs of two or three homes and two schools in the Los Angeles area, photographed about 1930 by Mott Studios, Arrow Studio, and George F. Adair Photo Service.
Extent:
0.20 linear feet
Language:
English.
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Background

Scope and content:

The Los Angeles Schools and Homes Photograph Collection includes 35 photographs of two or three homes and two schools in the Los Angeles area. Images 1-11 include homes, exterior and interior views photographed by Mott Studios. Images 1-2 include home exteriors for a Mission Revival style two-story home, with arched chimneys, tile roof, and striped awnings. Images 3-8 consist of home interiors, with furnishings including tapestries, rugs, piano, upholstered furniture, and benches. Image 9 is a doorway through colonnade. Images 10-11 are two prints of the same image of the exterior of a Mission Revival style 2-story home, with wide lawn, patio enclosed by scalloped wall, and rectangular chimney. Image 12 is the exterior of a brick school with arches at left, photographed by George F. Adair Photo Service. Images 13-23 are of Audubon Junior High School (later Audubon Middle School), 4120 11th Avenue, Los Angeles. These were photographed by Arrow Studio. The exteriors of Audubon Junior High School depict the front, entrance, arcade, rear, auditorium, shops entrance, side view, and courtyard. The interior photographs include the library, auditorium, and an industrial area. Images 24-35 are of Dorris Place School (later Dorris Place Elementary School), 2225 Dorris Place, Los Angeles and photographed by Arrow Studio. Dorris Place School exteriors include the entrance, north-loggia, from north-east, from south-east, and rear.

Processing information:

Collection previously processed and described with a collection-level MARC record. Finding aid created by Becky Spiro, 2025.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Photographs

About this collection guide

Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-12-15 11:46:24 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research use.

Terms of access:

Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

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Location of this collection:
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330, US
Contact:
(818) 677-4594
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