CHARLES AND ARVELLA TEMPLE WITH AN UNKNOWN COUPLE AT LA CASA NUEVA
Entry/Object ID
96.7.19.5
Description
CHARLES AND ARVELLA TEMPLE WITH AN UNKNOWN COUPLE AT LA CASA NUEVA
Color: Black; White
A black and white photograph of Charles and Arvella Temple with an an unknown couple at La Casa Nueva's courtyard, ca. 1920s. The group sits on the edge of the fountain across the center with Charles at the far left. He has his hands clasped at his lap and wears a three-piece suit. Arvella is next to him and holds a cigarette up to her lips with her left hand. She wears a long coat, dark dress, and heels. To her left is a woman with a purse in her left hand who wears a hat, fur-lined coat, knee-length dress, and heels. At the far right is a man who holds a cigarette down in his right hand and who wears eye-glasses, a tie, and a three-piece suit. Maud Bassity stands by a round pillar in the patio shadows at the far right of the background. At the left are trees and behind these is part of the courtyard arcade with the second-floor balcony across the top. At the center of the back is a stamp with the words, "ANDERSON / Photo Service / EL MONTE." At the bottom right is the number, "1." The photograph was housed in Agnes Temple's album which is item 96.7.94.1 along with many other photographs which span 96.7.1.1-.93.1. Contact sheets 2000.159.1.1-.8 show the original positioning of the images within the album. With only a slight yellowing of the paper, the artifact is in good condition.
Number-Units: 1
Lexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Gardens, Courtyards
Search Terms
Two-dimensional, Photographs, Anderson Photo Service, Clothing and dress, Dwellings--City of Industry (Calif.), Historic buildings--City of Industry (Calif.)
