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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. An out-of-focus photograph of Alvin Anderson helping Paul Brooks and his family get some flowers from Frank Cornett's backyard on South Griffin Avenue. The corner of a house stands along the right edge of the image. A brick paved walkway extends from the house and towards the center of the image in the foreground. Plants extend from the backside of the house. A dirt drive stretches from the pavers and to the left. A car sits in partial view along the left edge of the image. In the near distance, brick pavers line the edge of a flower garden that stretches across the image. Paul Brooks and 3 women stand with their backs to the camera in the middle of the garden at right. Paul stands leftmost of the group. Standing to the left of him is Alvin Anderson, a neighbor of Cornett's. He stands left-of-center in the middle of the garden and faces towards the left. Behind him, a ladder stands near a fence. Wooden fencing lines the far side of the garden. A house stands on the other side of the fence. Text from negative sleeve: 1911. Los Angeles, California. 2223 Griffin Ave. Easter Sunday, 1939. 1. Extreme left, Alvin Anderson helping Paul Brooks and family get some flowers in Cornett's back yard. Over the fence beyond Alvin is their yard. 1 film.
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1911_001 ark:/21198/zz002hvfd0
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Backyards--California--Los Angeles Holidays--California--Los Angeles Dwellings--California--Los Angeles Flower gardens--California--Los Angeles Anderson, Alvin Godfrey, 1889-1978 Brooks, Paul
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