Rodger Bros. Photograph Album, ca. 1935

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Rodger Bros. Photograph Album
Dates:
ca. 1935
Creators:
Rodger Bros.
Abstract:
Extent:
1 album; 1 linear inch.
Language:
Preferred citation:

Rodger Bros. Photograph Album. Sherman Library and Gardens

Background

Scope and content:

This album of black and white prints was created by Rodger Bros., a firm engaged in boat building, repair, charter service, and work with movie studios. The album contains pictures of sailing ships and yachts, including images of the ship used to film Captain Blood (1935), the movie that propelled Errol Flynn to stardom. The album also includes photographs of a tin mine in Santa Ana, the exterior of the South Seas Club, the Balboa Island ferry, and lumber ships.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
shipbuilding
sailing
Motion Pictures
Names:
Flynn, Errol

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by Sherman Library and Gardens staff.
Date Prepared:
ca. 1935
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the Sherman Library. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The Sherman Library do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

Rodger Bros. Photograph Album. Sherman Library and Gardens

Location of this collection:
614 Dahlia Ave.
Corona del Mar, CA 92625, US
Contact:
(949) 673-1880