Frankel, Bessie Bartlett, 1884-1959; Wallenstein, Alfred, 1898-1983; Wallenstein, Virginia
Cellist and conductor Wallenstein, and his wife, pianist Virginia Wallenstein, with their dog, leaning against a gate in front of their home. A Pontiac "Woodie" station wagon is in the background. Monochromatic image printed on card-stock. ...
Photograph of a woman wearing a striped suit, seated at a piano. Monochromatic. Inscribed on the photograph: "Saved by personal delivery, 2 [cents] by Mrs. Bartlett, Yours on the Board from "3-5", [M?]. Embossed and printed on the image is the...
Grunn, Homer, 1880-1944; Kopp, Rudolph George, 1887-1971; Seiling, Oskar
String quintet, seated in front of music stands. Signatures below the performers identify Oskar Seiling, first violinist; Axel Simonson, cellist; pianist Homer Grunn; Rudolph Kopp, violist; Louis Rovinsky, second violinist. All in formal attire,...
Profile of Russian-born Romantic composer Gretchaninoff, in suit and tie. Gelatin silver print, monochromatic. Inscribed on the paper backing and frame of the photograph: "To a great friend of music Mrs. Cecil Frankel sincerely A. Gretchaninoff...
Photograph of Sessions, attached to carboard frame. The wearing suit with detachable collar, seated in front of a pipe organ with four manuals. Gelatin silver print, monochromatic. Inscribed on the photo: "for Miss Bessie Herbert Bartlett, very...
Profile of Scottish-born singer and music educator Bell T. Ritchie, wearing wrap, pearl necklace, ribbons in hair. Gelatin silver print, monochromatic. Inscribed on photo and paper frame: "Sincerely yours Bell T. Ritchie, Mar 19-27".
Photograph of Belgian born mezzo-soprano Sylva, dressed in her signature role as Carmen, wearing mantilla, holding what appears to be a cigarette. Gelatin silver print, monochromatic. Printed on the photo is her name, "Marguerita Sylva". Stamped...
Photograph of Russian composer Prokofieff, seated, wearing business suit and tie. Gelatin silver print, monochromatic. Inscribed on the photo: "To Mrs. Cecil Frankel with sincere wishes, Serge Prokofieff, 1930".
Parade with banners and musicians, pedestrians, wagons, carts and horses, stores along an unpaved roadway in Los Angeles. An American flag is suspended across the street, below electrical power lines. Street car tracks visible. Monochromatic...
Frankel, Bessie Bartlett, 1884-1959; Evans, Gertrude; Jardine, Agnes (Mrs. James Alexander); Sale, Mildred Odell
First of three parts, divided for digital presentation only; the original booklet is 96 pages in length. Publication of a national women's music fraternity whose goals are to "uphold the highest ideals of a musical education", to raise the...
Frankel, Bessie Bartlett, 1884-1959; Evans, Gertrude; Jardine, Agnes (Mrs. James Alexander); Sale, Mildred Odell
Third of three parts, divided for digital presentation only; the original booklet is 96 pages in length. Publication of a national women's music fraternity whose goals are to "uphold the highest ideals of a musical education", to raise the...
Frankel, Bessie Bartlett, 1884-1959; Evans, Gertrude; Jardine, Agnes (Mrs. James Alexander); Sale, Mildred Odell
Second of three parts, divided for digital presentation only; the original booklet is 96 pages in length. Publication of a national women's music fraternity whose goals are to "uphold the highest ideals of a musical education", to raise the...
Unidentified location near or in Ventura, California, with ditch, mounds of dirt, pond, and a house in the background. One of three photographs, each with different views of a lengthy wooden sluice and water channel, possibly an irrigation or...
Unidentified field near foothills by Ventura, California, with intersecting trenches filled with water. Nearby are wooden boards and a tent. One of three photographs, each with different views of a sluice and water channel, possibly an irrigation...
Portrait, one of two identical images: 3/4 profile of McKeeby, the grandfather of Bessie Bartlett Frankel, in formal attire. On the bottom of both photographs is the photographer's name and location, in gold lettering. Gelatin silver print,...
Unidentified location in or near Ventura, California, with lengthy wooden sluice in a field, house and foothills in the background. One of three photographs, each with different views of the sluice and a water channel, possibly part of an...
Photograph of infant, in cardboard frame. Unsigned, undated. Gelatin silver print, monochromatic. Inscribed on the back of the photograph: "Griffin B. McKeeby at 6 months".
Frankel, Bessie Bartlett, 1884-1959; Zoellner, Joseph Sr., 1862-1950; Zoellner, Antoinette, 1885-1962; Zoellener, Amandus, 1892-1955; Zoellner, Joseph Jr.
Members of the Zoellner quartet, grouped together looking at a musical score. Two standing, two seated, with violin, cello, and partial view of viola. Gelatin silver print, monochromatic. Hand-written on verso: "Wishing you a Happy new year! From...
Title taken from image. View of an unidentified man standing at the base of four giant sequoia, ranging from 8.5 to 10.5 feet in diameter, at the south entrance of Yosemite National Park. Uncirculated, colorized, with divided back. Described as a...
