Mrs. Jack Pfister and A. Boyd Mewborn at roadside fruit store, Indio, 1931-1948
Contributor
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966 (photographer) University of California, Los Angeles. -- Library. -- Dept. of Special Collections (repository) Pfister, Jack, -- Mrs. (subject) Mewborn, A. Boyd, -- 1904-1971 (subject)
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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 2183 - 2184 - 2185 Palm Springs. Photo by Adelbert Bartlett, 535 15th Street, Santa Monica, Calif. Palm Springs, Cal., American Sahara, new world's most famous desert winter resort, showing Oriental influce [sic] in architecture of homes. etc. 221R1694 Some us[e?] about 10 Handwritten at edge of negative: 2185 Fruit store on dirt road, with sign reading: "DATES, SNIFF, GRAPE FRUIT." Facade decorated with square tiles, pointed arch with tiled rim, and awnings; roof decorated with metal beehive dome. Mrs. Jack Pfister is striking a gong; A. Boyd Mewborn stands under palm tree at right. Large bowl at right reads NEEDS NO SUGAR.
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