cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17031429
title: Lumber yard fire, El Monte, Calif., 1942

description: 6 photographs of the remains of a partially burned lumberyard, El Monte, California, 1942 August 6. "Subject: Lumber yard fire at 2112 West Garvey Road, El Monte." "Client: Nelson Gary, 541 South Spring; operator's report - name: Cross; out of city 15 miles; Amount: 15.00" - on envelope. "Job: Lumber yard burned. Two general shots of entire property, then get electrically propelled machinery, 2 or 3 close-ups, & then 1 shot to tie it into one of the general shots" - on job card.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17033178
title: Copies of promotional photos for El Mirador Hotel, Palm Springs, Calif., 1937

description: 53 photographs (copies) of people lounging, swimming, hiking, and engaging in leisure activities at El Mirador Hotel (later became the Desert Regional Medical Center) in Palm Springs. "Client: Whittington, subject: Palm Springs" -- on envelope
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17031444
title: Reducing outside lighting, Los Angeles, Calif., 1942

description: 4 photographs of 2 men, one in a suit and tie and the other in a white uniform, on a ladder and holding and installing fluorescent tube light bulbs, Los Angeles, California, 1942 August 18. "Subject: Reducing outside lighting at station at Wilshire & Flower." "Client: Union Oil Company, in triplicate, Union Oil Building, Mr. McFeddries; operator's report - name: Ed; in city; Amount: 11.00" - on envelope.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17031451
title: Presentation of Army star for excellence, Los Angeles, Calif., 1942

description: 22 photographs of the speakers' platform, the crowd in attendance, and flags, including the Army-Navy "E" flag with the star, and a page from the program, Los Angeles (on 2022 maps as Vernon), California, 1942 August 10. "Client: Norris Stamping & Manufacturing Company, 5215 South Boyle Avenue, Mr. Kenneth C. Kingsley; Agency: Heintz, Pickering, Mr. Rodman; operator's report - name: Vannice & Ed; out of city 15 miles; Amount: $57.50" - on envelope. "Dear Mr. Whittington: Will you please arrange to have the camera man at our plant Monday, August 10th, to take pictures of the Army-Navy Production Award ceremony, which is to be made at our plant at 4:00 P.M. on that afternoon . . . [signed] Kenneth C. Kingsley, Assistant to the President" - on letterhead of Norris Stamping and Manufacturing Company.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17031454
title: Man & glass of beer, profile of man, Los Angeles, Calif., 1942

description: 2 photographs of a man: one in profile, smiling, looking up and left; the other with a glass (with a head on it) of what appears to be beer or ale, Los Angeles, California, 1942 July 28. "Client: Rainier Brewing Company; Agency: The Buchanan Company, George Hall; operator's report - name: D[ick] W[hittington]; Amount: 25.00; model (name) Don McGill 10.00" - on envelope.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17031462
title: Lumber yard fire, El Monte, Calif., 1942

description: 6 photographs of the remains of a partially burned lumberyard, El Monte, California, 1942 August 6. "Subject: Lumber yard fire at 2112 West Garvey Road, El Monte." "Client: Nelson Gary, 541 South Spring; operator's report - name: Cross; out of city 15 miles; Amount: 15.00" - on envelope. "Job: Lumber yard burned. Two general shots of entire property, then get electrically propelled machinery, 2 or 3 close-ups, & then 1 shot to tie it into one of the general shots" - on job card.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17031468
title: Bruno Walter presenting check, Los Angeles, Calif., 1942

description: 4 photographs of conductor Bruno Walter (left) presenting a check to a man in United States Naval uniform, with a third man holding papers, Los Angeles, California, 1942 August 11. "Subject: Bruno Walter presenting check to Navy Relief." "Client: Navy Relief, 31 Pacific Mutual Building; Agency: Elwood Robinson, Harry Bennett; operator's report - name: Ed; in city; Amount: 11.00; hours: time 3/4 hour" - on envelope.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17031467
title: Campus clothes on university students, Los Angeles, Calif., 1942

description: 39 photographs of men and women modeling clothes, mostly in the yard and driveway of the Whittington studio, Los Angeles, California, 1942 August 2. "Client: Desmond's, Ken McNiel, Mr. 'Link' Hannah, Miss Virginia Bates, Mr. Andrews, Newt Free; 10 original photographs to size @ 9.50 each - amount 95.00; 20 original photographs to size (action) @ 14.50 each - amount: 290; 1 original photograph to size (action large group) - amount: 19.50; [total] Amount: 404.50; prices altered subsequently to read "Amount: 375.00" - on envelope. Editor's note: although most of the photographs appear to have been taken "at studio," there are many negatives that have been heavily masked with a fluid to erase the background, and there is at least one that looks as if it was taken on a university campus.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17030601
title: Girl "Thru (sic) the ages with Eastside," Los Angeles, Calif., 1937

description: 25 photographs of a young woman and an older woman interacting with a glass of beer and a glass of ale, probably in the studio in Los Angeles, California, 1937. "Client: Eastside; Agency: Lockwood-Shackelford, Mr. Shackelford; Classifications: H. Women - character; E - People" -- on envelope.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17031979
title: A.W.V.S. banquet, Los Angeles, Calif., 1942

description: 10 photographs of a banquet for the American Women’s Voluntary Services, including a component of a ceremony with flags on a balcony that included "flag girls" in charge of international flags, Los Angeles, California, 1942 August 26. "Client: Town & Country Market; operator's report - name: Cross & Johnson; night; Amount: 29.00" - on envelope. "7:24 AWVS girls taken to their positions by flag poles on balcony before flood lights are turned on; 7:30 Flood lights go on, bugles and drums are played over P[ublic] A[ddress] system and Frank Peterson announces the national anthem; Nita Caroll sings the national anthem . . . ; 7:30 . . . Introduction by Peterson of the United National Consuls who are present and local civic officials such as Mayor Bowron, Howard Mills, etc. to read telegram from Secretary of Treasury; 7:40 . . . introduction of Mrs. Stanhope Nixon, AWVS Director of Western States, Mrs. Stephen Royce, AWVS Regional Director, Mrs. Pat O'Brien, state chairman and Mrs. Gladys Peabody; 7:42 . . . Response by Lech Nieme, Polish Consul, President of United Nations Association. 7:44 Rita Cartwright sings the new AWVS song which was written and composed by Miss Fail Fletcher of the Hollywood Unit of AWVS" - on carbon copy.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17030606
title: Mayor Shaw, P.T.A. group in his office, Los Angeles, Calif., 1937

description: 2 photographs of 3 men and 2 women standing behind the mayor's desk as he sits with pen in hand, Los Angeles, California, 1937 March 9. "Subject: Mayor Shaw, P[arent] T[eacher] A[ssociation] group in his office." "Client: Liberal League, 328 Fidelity B[ui]ld[in]g; Operator's report, name: Joe; in city; 1 hour waiting @2.00; Means"
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17030600
title: Al G. Barnes Sells-Floto Circus, Los Angeles County, Calif., 1937

description: 18 photographs of circus tents and human and animal performers, including little people, elephants, clowns, and zebras, probably in Los Angeles County, Calif., 1937 April 6. "Subject: Al G. Barnes Sells-Floto Circus, behind the scenes." "Client: Radio Transcription Co[mpany], 1509 N[orth] Vine; Mr. Wood; also list under Whittington; Classifications: F - Circus, A - Animals - wild, trained; Operator's report, name: 'Dick' [Whittington]; 15 original photographs -- size: 8x10; Amount: 37.50" -- on envelope. The negative envelope indicates that the Whittington studio furnished proofs and fulfilled 11 print orders, including a "panel," and sold the reproduction rights 7 times.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17031988
title: Portrait, Los Angeles, Calif., 1942

description: 8 photographs on 5 negatives, with 5 prints, of an older woman, probably at studio in Los Angeles, California, 1942 August 28. "Client: Mrs. Carter "Ma"; photographer's report - name: Joe" - on envelope. Editor's note: this may be photographer Joseph E. Carter's mother. There was no charge or location information on the envelope.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17032591
title: Softball team, Los Angeles, Calif., 1937

description: 4 photographs of a women's softball team playing a night game in shorts, probably in Los Angeles, California, 1937 June 7. "Client: Eastside Brewery, Mr. Mintier, 1920 N. Main; Operator's report - name: Jack; night; Amount: 13.00" - on envelope.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17031004
title: Dick Whittington Photography Collection, 1924-1987
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17031006
title: Copies of old snapshots, unidentified locations, 1942

description: 56 photographs on 32 negatives, including from 1 to 4 prints copied onto the same negative, and subjects from people to buildings, automobiles, and landscapes, unidentified locations, 1942. "Subject: Copies of old snap-shots for autobiography." "Client: Dr. U. G. Mandel, 3962 South Normandie; 30 copies @ 1.50; Amount: 45.00" - on envelopes. Editor's note: Some photographs are upside down to one another on the negatives. Neither the creator, place, nor date is known, except that on some of the negatives a year, name, or place is handwritten. The date here is that of the copy negatives.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17033016
title: San Fernando Valley publicity, Los Angeles County, Calif., 1937

description: 13 photographs of a photographers' model engaging with houses, built and under construction, and lots in a housing development, except for one in which she leans against a car stopped on the highway that apparently leads to it, Los Angeles County, California, 1937 June 11. "Client: Calif[ornia] Bank; Agency: Geo[rge] Stiller; Operator's report - name: Joe; 13 original photographs @ 2.00 - Amount: 26.00; 63 miles transportation at 7 c[ents] - Amount: 4.41; 4-1/2 hours time @2.00 - Amount: 9.00; Model (name): Andrea Johnson - Amount: 10.00" - on envelope.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17032604
title: Concert by General Mtrs. - Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, Calif., 1937

description: 16 photographs of a concert sponsored by General Motors at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California, 1937 June 6. "Subject: Concert by General M[o]t[o]rs - Hollywood Bowl featuring Bentinelli, Bori & Klemper[er]." "Client: Columbia Concerts, Mr. Rush, 340 S[outh] Rexford Dr[ive]; Operator's report - name: Jack" - on envelope. The negative envelope indicates that there were 22 orders and the reproduction rights were sold 16 times.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17009686
title: Copies of drawings, etc., unidentified location, 1939

description: 7 photographs of prints of houses and other buildings, unidentified location, 1939 August 3. "Client: Warmac Window Vizor; deliver to Bill Sass, 704 S[outh] Spring; 13 copies: 8x10 & 5x7 @ 1.50; Amount: 19.50" - on envelope. Editor's note: there is no record of the creator, place, or date of the original photographs. The date here is the one on the negative envelope.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17035522
title: Miss Parrish & Creveling, Los Angeles, Calif., 1942

description: 2 photographs of a man and woman in the yard and by the swimming pool at the Whittington studio, Los Angeles, California, 1942 June 19. "Client: Phil Lansdale, Men's Wear Association; operator's report - name: Cross; 2 original photographs - at studio 8x10; Amount: 6.00" - on envelope. "Job: 2 shots of them by our pool. (Pool is supposed to be at Chapman Park Hotel.) They are discussing plans for convention" - on job card.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17035546
title: Convention at Chapman Park Hotel, Los Angeles, Calif., 1942

description: 183 photographs of men's clothing being modeled: surrounding the swimming pool is an audience as if the walkways beside the pool were a fashion runway, Los Angeles, California, 1942 July 14. Occasionally individual women and boys accompany the male models when matching clothes are involved, and there are photographs of lunch service, crowds, and individual crowd members from individuals through groups. "Client: Mens Wear Association; Agency: Phil Lansdale; charge only for 178 neg[ative]s @ 2.75 & extra 8x10 glossy of ea[ch]; Amount: $300.00; priced originally at 2.75 ea[ch], incl[uding] an extra 8x10 print, on acc[coun]t poor photos, sp[e]c[ia]l price was charged" - on envelopes. "Apparel for Morale, Los Angeles Men's Fall Apparel Show, Chapman Park Hotel, Los Angeles, Tuesday, July 14th, 1942, Market Week, July 15 to 18, inclusive; Presented by Men's Wear Manufacturers of Los Angeles; The models (in order of their appearance): Lee Bennett, Billy Wilkerson, Jim Ball, Alan Baldwin, Fred Beckner, Allen Keith,Don McGill, Shep Houghton" - on program.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17035549
title: Seepage conditions in yards of Sharp & Fellows Contracting Co., Los Angeles, Calif., 1937

description: 15 photographs including ditches, standing water, train cars and tracks, with one man demonstrating condition of soil, Los Angeles, California, 1937 February 16. "Client: Hubbard & Kleindienst, att[orne]y, Kerkhoff B[ui]ld[in]g, Mr. Hanson; Agency: C[ollect] O[n D[elivery]; Operator's report - name: Howard; in city; Amount: 17.00" - on envelope.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17035553
title: Gus Edwards & cast, Los Angeles, Calif., 1937

description: 4 photographs of Gus Edwards and the crew of his program "School Days of the Air," probably in Los Angeles, California, 1937 February 9. "Client: K.F.W.B., Kay Buffum; Classifications: R - people; Operator's report - name: 'Dick'; 5 original photographs; night; Amount: 13.50" - on envelope.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17033009
title: Tractor using Union diesel oil, Los Angeles County, Calif., 1937

description: 10 photographs of a Caterpillar tractor moving dirt, with several showing inside the engine and pistons, probably in Los Angeles County, California, 1937 June 7. "Client: Union Oil; Classifications: I. Miscel[laneous] - tractor moving dirt for the quarry; Operator's report - name: Joe; out of city 15 miles; Amount: 45-" - on envelope.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17033017
title: Pico Street at, and entrance to, Hillcrest Country Club, Los Angeles, Calif., 1937

description: 6 photographs of Pico Boulevard and the gates of the Hillcrest Country Club, Los Angeles, California, 1937 May 26. "Client: Parker-Stanbury; Operator's report - name: Howard; out of city 15 miles; Amount: 10-" - on envelope.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17031220
title: Copies of old snapshots, unidentified locations, 1942

description: 56 photographs on 32 negatives, including from 1 to 4 prints copied onto the same negative, and subjects from people to buildings, automobiles, and landscapes, unidentified locations, 1942. "Subject: Copies of old snap-shots for autobiography." "Client: Dr. U. G. Mandel, 3962 South Normandie; 30 copies @ 1.50; Amount: 45.00" - on envelopes. Editor's note: Some photographs are upside down to one another on the negatives. Neither the creator, place, nor date is known, except that on some of the negatives a year, name, or place is handwritten. The date here is that of the copy negatives.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17031230
title: Dick Whittington Photography Collection, 1924-1987
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17031232
title: Copies of old snapshots, unidentified locations, 1942

description: 56 photographs on 32 negatives, including from 1 to 4 prints copied onto the same negative, and subjects from people to buildings, automobiles, and landscapes, unidentified locations, 1942. "Subject: Copies of old snap-shots for autobiography." "Client: Dr. U. G. Mandel, 3962 South Normandie; 30 copies @ 1.50; Amount: 45.00" - on envelopes. Editor's note: Some photographs are upside down to one another on the negatives. Neither the creator, place, nor date is known, except that on some of the negatives a year, name, or place is handwritten. The date here is that of the copy negatives.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17009694
title: Stamping machine & parts, Los Angeles, Calif., 1939

description: 13 photographs of the parts and products of a Kingsley stamping machine for personalizing goods such as napkins, boxes, etc., Los Angeles, California, 1939 August 4. "Client: Kingsley Gold stamping; operator's report - name: Herb; 18 original photographs - at studio; Amount: 63.00" -- on envelope.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17004875
title: Dick Whittington Photography Collection, 1924-1987
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17009911
title: Copies of drawings, etc., unidentified location, 1939

description: 7 photographs of prints of houses and other buildings, unidentified location, 1939 August 3. "Client: Warmac Window Vizor; deliver to Bill Sass, 704 S[outh] Spring; 13 copies: 8x10 & 5x7 @ 1.50; Amount: 19.50" - on envelope. Editor's note: there is no record of the creator, place, or date of the original photographs. The date here is the one on the negative envelope.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17004886
title: Intersection of 10th Brookshire in Downey, Calif., 1938

description: 4 photographs of two damaged sedans and an intersection, Downey, California, 1938 January 11. "Subject: Intersection of 10th Brookshire in Downey - wrecked Dodge sedan owned by Mrs. Ball and wrecked Chev[rolet] (owned by Adolph Eilps." "Client: J. P. McHale Co[mpany]" -- on envelope front. "Operator's report -- name: Dean; 4 original photographs -- size: 8x10; ext[eriors]; out of city - Amount: 4.00; 39 miles transportation at 7 c[ents] - Amount: 2.73; 2-1/2 hours time - Amount: 5.00" -- on envelope back. "#1 Cryde Durmen - garage, Mrs. Ballslar - Dodge sedan 1937 2 shots side view each; #2 Adolph Eilps - car - 1930 Chev[rolet], Herman Motors, 181-11 Paramount R[oa]d; Hynes - Calif[ornia] left front of car or he lives at 310 E[ast] 10th; #3 Brookshire R[oa]d - Lexington & Gallirtin R[oa]d & 10th St[reet]; n[orth]e[ast] cor[ner] 10th & Brookshire & show broken pole & stop sign; shoot north; [on back is a diagram]. The negative envelope indicates that the Whittington studio fulfilled one print order.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10906121
title: Data for "A multimodal machine learning fused global 0.1° daily evapotranspiration dataset from 1950-2022" (1950-1974)

description: The data contains simulation results from 1950-1974, 25 years total.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17009925
title: Copies of drawings, etc., unidentified location, 1939

description: 7 photographs of prints of houses and other buildings, unidentified location, 1939 August 3. "Client: Warmac Window Vizor; deliver to Bill Sass, 704 S[outh] Spring; 13 copies: 8x10 & 5x7 @ 1.50; Amount: 19.50" - on envelope. Editor's note: there is no record of the creator, place, or date of the original photographs. The date here is the one on the negative envelope.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17030095
title: Girl with hair in curlers & after using curlers, Los Angeles, Calif., 1937

description: 11 photographs of a woman with her hair in curlers and without them, Los Angeles, California, 1937 March 31. "Client: Hollywood Rapid Dry Curler, Mr. McFadden, 5916 Hollywood B[ou]l[e]v[ar]d; Operator's report, name: Howard, 3 original photographs -- at studio; 8x10; Amount: $17.50" -- on envelope.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17030094
title: Police dog and child, Los Angeles, Calif., 1937

description: 5 photographs of a young boy with a German shepherd dog, Los Angeles, California, 1937 March 16. "Client: Coast Fishing; Agency: J. Walter Thompson; Classifications: A. dog & child; Operator's report, name: Joe; in city; including model: model (name): Jerry Appel" -- on envelope. Editor's note: the background may be the yard of the Whittington studio.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17030099
title: Girl "Thru (sic) the ages with Eastside," Los Angeles, Calif., 1937

description: 25 photographs of a young woman and an older woman interacting with a glass of beer and a glass of ale, probably in the studio in Los Angeles, California, 1937. "Client: Eastside; Agency: Lockwood-Shackelford, Mr. Shackelford; Classifications: H. Women - character; E - People" -- on envelope.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17030176
title: Loudspeaker system, Los Angeles County, Calif., 1937

description: 5 photographs Mayor Frank L. Shaw alone at the controls of heavy machinery, and with other men at the scene of what appears to be bridge construction, Los Angeles, California, 1937 March 12. "Client: Liberal League, Los Angeles, Jim Bolger; mailed to Dave Ross, Fidelity B[ui]ld[in]g; Operator's report, name: 'Dick' [Whittington]; in city" -- on envelope.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17031460
title: Oil truck bearing damage, Los Angeles, Calif., 1942

description: 6 photographs of a truck under a carport, with a wheel removed to show bearing damage, Los Angeles, California, 1942 August 10. "Subject: Oil truck bearing damage at Square Oil Company truck, 916 Adobe Street; operator's report - name: Cross & Joe; 2 trips; in city; Amount: 14.00" - on envelope. "Job: Truck damage in rear, take 3 shots" - on job card.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17031231
title: Advertising Aids for folder, Los Angeles, Calif., 1937

description: 19 photographs of signs and images featuring Texaco and other petroleum products, Los Angeles, California, 1937 March 19. "Client: The Texas Co[mpany], Mr. Geo[rge] W. Vos; Operator's report, name: 'Dick' [Whittington] - Howard; 32 original photographs -- at studio to size, incl[uding] props, model, lettering, composit[e] printing, etc., etc., in city; Amount: $135.95" -- on envelope.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17031234
title: Pilot seat #4, Los Angeles, Calif., 1942

description: 13 photographs, some showing an experimental seat with either weights or a man standing on it, some with crowds listening to a man speaking on the tail gate of a station wagon, and one with 7 men dining together (some in uniform, some not), probably in Los Angeles, California, 1942 July 23. "Client: Harvill Die Casting Company, 6251 West Century Boulevard, Los Angeles, Mr. Lee; operator's report - name: Cross; 22 original photographs - size 8x10; negative blocking; Wednesday 3 PM, Thursday 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM. Editor's note: it was assumed that the photographs were taken at the address of the client.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10906128
title: Data for "A multimodal machine learning fused global 0.1° daily evapotranspiration dataset from 1950-2022" (2000-2022)

description: The data contains simulation results from 2000-2022, 23 years total.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17031256
title: Copies of old snapshots, unidentified locations, 1942

description: 56 photographs on 32 negatives, including from 1 to 4 prints copied onto the same negative, and subjects from people to buildings, automobiles, and landscapes, unidentified locations, 1942. "Subject: Copies of old snap-shots for autobiography." "Client: Dr. U. G. Mandel, 3962 South Normandie; 30 copies @ 1.50; Amount: 45.00" - on envelopes. Editor's note: Some photographs are upside down to one another on the negatives. Neither the creator, place, nor date is known, except that on some of the negatives a year, name, or place is handwritten. The date here is that of the copy negatives.
DOI: 10.25549/whittington-ouc17033057
title: Tractor using Union diesel oil, Los Angeles County, Calif., 1937

description: 10 photographs of a Caterpillar tractor moving dirt, with several showing inside the engine and pistons, probably in Los Angeles County, California, 1937 June 7. "Client: Union Oil; Classifications: I. Miscel[laneous] - tractor moving dirt for the quarry; Operator's report - name: Joe; out of city 15 miles; Amount: 45-" - on envelope.