Willis Moore Hawkins (1913-2004) was born in Kansas City, Missouri on 1 December 1913. As the only child of Willis Moore Hawkins, Sr. and Elizabeth Daniels, who divorced shortly after his birth, Willis was raised by his mother. He was one of five...
Catherine Turney was born on December 26, 1906 in Chicago. Her family moved to Pasadena in 1921. She graduated from Bishop's School of La Jolla, California in 1924. After graduation, Turney attended the Columbia School of Journalism for a year...
British novelist Hilary Mantel was born in Derbyshire, England, but has lived and worked in Botswana and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, experience which she utilized in two of her novels, A Change of Climate and Eight Months on Ghazzah Street. She has won...
A view showing the rear of the old church with a large rain water cistern in front with an Indian leading a horse to water, another Indian walking by and a horse tied by the water cistern.
A view of an opening in the walls leading into Acoma with with two fences forming a corral. In front of the corral there is an Indian riding a burro who is dwarfed by huge boulders in the foreground.
Black and white photograph of concrete driveway, curving and leading up to Milflores, Harrison Gray Otis' Spanish-style home in the San Fernando Valley. Driveway is lined with shrubs, bushes and small trees. View of house can be seen in background...
Black and white photograph of the exterior detail of the courtyard at Milflores, Harrison Gray Otis' Spanish-style home in the San Fernando Valley. Porch separated from grounds by archways, three are visible to left of photo. First archway on left...
Black and white photograph of view of the landscape, framed by archway, at Milflores, Harrison Gray Otis' Spanish-style home in the San Fernando Valley. Archway has a hanging light at top of arch, with large shrubs on each side, and paved pathway...
Anne Patton stands behind her black bicycle, holding a pair of books. Anne is wearing a dark dress with white buttons and a broad white collar, a circular black hat, dark stockings, and boots. There are stone steps leading up from the dirt road she...
A full-length studio portrait of Maria de Jesus ("Sue") Wilson (later Shorb), with her body turned to the left and her head turned partially to the left. She is wearing a dark dress with a bustle, small train, bows up the side of the skirt, a large...