Colonial Ball, Malaga Cove School Auditorium, Palos Verdes Estates.
| Title: | Colonial Ball, Malaga Cove School Auditorium, Palos Verdes Estates. |
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| Name(s): |
Allison, David C., architect Allison, James E., architect Johnson, Anton, builder |
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| Date Created: | 1928-02-18 | |
| Extent: | 1 photographic print (b/w); 7.25 x 9.25 in. | |
| Abstract/Description: | Image shows detail of group portrait in doorway of the auditorium at Malaga Cove School, located at 385 Via Almar in Malaga Cove, with the second annual Colonial Ball, hosted by the Palos Verdes Woman's Club. Visible are eight of the fourteen men and women in the original photo, dressed in eighteenth-century costumes, identified (left to right) as: 1. Cora Belle Cheney (wife of Charles H. Cheney); 2. Charles H. Cheney (1884-1943, city planner of Palos Verdes); 3. Bess Schellenberg (wife of Francis Foster, building contractor); 4. William Sutherland; 5. Romayne Martin (1889-1991, wife of Farnham Martin, Superintendent of Parks, Palos Verdes Estates); 6 Mrs. Ellis Yarnell; 7. Ivan Ihm; and 8. Mrs. Ivan Ihm. Approximately 140 guests attended the ball in the auditorium, which was decorated with candlelight and cut tree branches. Malaga Cove School, designed by the architectural film of Allison & Allison, opened on April 5, 1926. | |
| Identifier(s): |
000034553 (Bar Code) 1566 (Negative Number) |
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| Note(s): |
Date Built: 1925 Photo Source: Palos Verdes Homes Association Citation: Palos Verdes Bulletin, March 1928, p. 3. PVH building permit #49. |
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| Subject(s): |
Martin, Romayne Woodside (Cross) (1889-1991) Portraits, Group Cheney, Charles Henry Cheney, Cora Belle Ihm, Ivan Ihm, Ivan, Mrs. Schellenberg, Elizabeth Trufant Sutherland, William Yarnell, Ellis, Mrs. Colonial Ball (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.) Malaga Cove School (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.) Elementary schools--California--Palos Verdes Estates Auditoriums Balls (Parties) |
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| Held by: | Palos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. | |
| Location: | Local History Room. | |
| Shelf locator: | PVLH.POR.35.07 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | Electronically digitized by the Palos Verdes Library District from the Palos Verdes Library Local History Room Photo Collection. Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use. To obtain permission and images for publication purposes please contact the Palos Verdes Library District. | |
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