Name/Title
THOMAS, CHARLES, AND ARVELLA TEMPLE WITH TWO UNKNOWN PEOPLEEntry/Object ID
96.7.19.2Description
THOMAS, CHARLES, AND ARVELLA TEMPLE WITH TWO UNKNOWN PEOPLE
Color: Black; White
A black and white photograph of Thomas, Charles, and Arvella Temple with two unknown people, ca. 1920s. The group stands on a dirt slope with a woman at the far right. She wears a dark long-sleeve dress, heels, and holds a drink in her left hand. To her left is Thomas who holds a drink in his right hand and wears a wide-brim hat, tie, and three-piece suit. Charles is at the middle and wears a long-sleeve shirt, belt, and slacks. To his left is Arvella who holds a cigarette up to her lips with her right hand and wears a white long-sleeve dress and two-tone heels. The man at the far right has both arms at his back and wears a tie, dark jacket, and light trousers. At the bottom left of the foreground is the photographer's shadow, and at the center are three walkway stones. At the left of the back is the patio of Charles' home of which is seen part of the ceramic shingled roof, stone-floor patio, a round pillar, and a glass door. At the right of the background is a hill, a one-story home, and a hazy valley. At the top of the back is a stamp with the words, "ANDERSON / Photo Service / EL MONTE." At the bottom left is the number, "9." 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 light stains along the top, the artifact is in good condition overall.
Number-Units: 1Lexicon
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Two-dimensional, Photographs, Anderson Photo Service, Clothing and dress, Dwellings--Ventura (Calif.)