Bernheimer Gardens, Pacific Palisades.
Title
Bernheimer Gardens , Pacific Palisades .
Date
approximately 1940s
Photographer
Plunkett, Bob
Call Number
photCL_555
Image Number
photCL_555_06_2064
Physical Description
1 photograph : film negative ; sheet 9.2 x 14 cm
Description
Image of a group of people walking passed a sculpture of a miniature town situated in a pond at the Bernheimer Gardens in Pacific Palisades , California , that is surrounded by plants , trees and walkways .
Location Depicted
Pacific Palisades (Calif.)
Notes
Title devised by cataloger ; date devised by cataloger based on the history of the Bernheimer Gardens , which opened in 1924 and was demolished in the early 1950s , and the style of clothing visible in the image .
Historical Notes
This image was received as part of a set compiled by Bob Plunkett, a Los Angeles photographer and artist who published souvenir photographic postcards under his own name as well as the business names “Angeleno Photo Service” and “Angeleno Post Card Co.” The credit “Brookwell Photo” sometimes appears on images that Plunkett published, but little information about this photographer is known.
Subject
Bernheimer Estate (Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Calif.) Gardens, Japanese. Miniature cities and towns.
Form/Genre
Photographs. (aat)
Department
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Photo Archives
Physical Collection
Ernest Marquez Collection
Physical Sub-Collection
Series 06. Film negatives
Box
71
Digital Collection
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library
Finding Aid/Guide to Collection
http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8pz5fd1
Unique Digital Identifier
488495
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