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

URL: http://www.usc.edu/libraries/locations/special_collections/

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

Scope and Contents

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.

Conditions Governing Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. 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.

Preferred Citation

[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