UNKNOWN WOMAN WITH THOMAS TEMPLE'S CAT IN LA CASA NUEVA'S COURTYARD
Entry/Object ID
96.7.33.1
Description
UNKNOWN WOMAN WITH THOMAS TEMPLE'S CAT IN LA CASA NUEVA'S COURTYARD
Color: Black; White
A black and white photograph of an unknown woman with Thomas Temple's cat in the courtyard of La Casa Nueva, ca. 1920s. Thw woman sits at the center on the edge of the fountain and faces and smiles at the camera. She wears earrings, a sleeveless top, and wool skirt. She holds an object up in the left hand and has the right arm around the cat which sits on her lap. The cat faces the camera and has white fur above and around the nose, chest, and paws. The rest of its fur is dark. The two round stones of the fountain's center-piece are at the far left. On the second stone are several mano-like stones, and below this is water. At the bottom of the right is the stone walk which is also across the back under the home's west patio. At the left is the screen door to the guest bathroom, at the center is a round pillar, and at the right is a potted fern and the screen door to the guest bedroom. Across the top is the tile awning. At the center of the back is a stamp that reads, "ANDERSON / Photo Service / EL MONTE." At the top right corner is the number, "31." 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 stains along the top and yellowing of the paper, the artifact is in fair condition.
Number-Units: 1
Lexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Fountains, Cats, Pets, Patios
Search Terms
Two-dimensional, Photographs, Anderson Photo Service, Clothing and dress, Architecture, Spanish colonia--City of Industry (Calif.), Domestic animals
