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Irving J. Gill (1870-1936): portrait
This early photograph of Irving Gill, from circa 1898, shows him soon after he moved to the San Diego area from Chicago. Gill is dressed in a suit with a bow tie and is looking away from the camera. It is one of a series of posed studio portraits…
Irving J. Gill: Barker house (San Diego, Calif.)
Gill used simplicity, symmetry and strategic asymmetry in his landscapes and buildings. Garden walls extend the building volume across the site, while also enclosing gardens and terraces.
In this series of drawings of graphite and gouache on board…
In this series of drawings of graphite and gouache on board…
Portrait of Lucile Lloyd
Photographic portrait of Lucile Lloyd.
Lucile Lloyd: Sketch for great hall ceiling ornament (Scarborough, New York)
Sketch for great hall ceiling ornament, Henry house “La Paz”, Scarborough, New York, pencil drawing.
Lucile Lloyd: Great hall (Scarborough, New York)
Photograph showing view of great hall, Henry House “La Paz”, Scarborough, New York.
Lucile Lloyd: Study for stenciled ceiling, Henry M. Robinson Astrophysics Library (Pasadena, Calif.)
Study for stenciled ceiling, Henry M. Robinson Astrophysics Library, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif., oil on board.
Lucile Lloyd: South Pasadena Junior High School auditorium proscenium arch with Madonna of the Covered Wagon mural (South Pasadena, Calif.)
Hand-colored photograph showing view of South Pasadena Junior High School auditorium, showing proscenium arch with Madonna of the Covered Wagon mural.
Lucile Lloyd: Kindergarten murals (Pasadena, Calif.)
Photograph showing a view of kindergarten murals, Stoneman Elementary School, Pasadena, Calif.
Lucile Lloyd: Study for kindergarten mural frieze, (Pasadena, Calif.)
Study for kindergarten mural frieze, Stoneman Elementary School, Pasadena, Calif., oil on board.
Lucile Lloyd: PTA auditorium (East Whittier, Calif.)
Photograph showing a view of PTA auditorium, East Whittier School, East Whittier, Calif.
Lucile Lloyd: Study of decoration for auditorium (South Pasadena, Calif.)
Study of decoration for auditorium ceiling, South Pasadena High School, Pasadena, Calif, oil, ink, and pencil on board.
Lucile Lloyd: Study for a beam and rafter ceiling with floral pattern
Study for a beam and rafter ceiling with floral pattern, oil and pencil on paper mounted to board.
Lucile Lloyd: Architectural design for a ceiling
Architectural design for a ceiling, watercolor and pencil on tracing paper taped to board.
Lucile Lloyd: Architectural design for a ceiling with poppy design
Architectural design for a ceiling with poppy design, watercolor and pencil on tracing paper taped to board.
Lucile Lloyd: Stenciled ceiling, First Methodist Episcopal Church (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Photograph showing a view of stenciled ceiling, First Methodist Episcopal Church, Santa Ana, Calif.
Lucile Lloyd: Children's slumber room, Ives and Warren Mortuary (Pasadena, Calif.)
Photograph showing a view of children's slumber room, Ives and Warren Mortuary, Pasadena, Calif.
Lucile Lloyd: Study for chapel murals, First Baptist Church, (Pasadena, Calif.)
Study for chapel murals, First Baptist Church, Pasadena, Calif., oil and graphite on board
Lucile Lloyd: proposed mural decoration for the Ojai Presbyterian Church (Ojai, Calif.)
Photographic portrait of Lucile Lloyd holding the proposed mural decoration for the main entrance of the Ojai Presbyterian Church
Lucile Lloyd: altarpiece mural, Saint Mary of the Angels Church (Hollywood, Calif.)
Photographic portrait of Lucile Lloyd standing in front of the altarpiece mural, Saint Mary of the Angels Church, Hollywood, Calif.
Lucile Lloyd: Altar piece, Saint Mary of the Angels Church, (Hollywood, Calif.)
Photograph of Lucile Lloyd and Reverend Neal Dodd with altar piece, Saint Mary of the Angels Church, Hollywood, Calif.
Lucile Lloyd: Interior view, Saint Mary of the Angels Church, (Hollywood, Calif.)
Photograph showing interior view of Saint Mary of the Angels Church, Hollywood, Calif.
Lucile Lloyd: Study for ceiling decoration, Pacific Colony State Hospital (Pomona, Calif.)
Study for a ceiling decoration, Pacific Colony State Hospital, Pomona, Calif., oil and watercolor on board
Lucile Lloyd: Study for a theater side wall mural
Study for a theater side wall mural, watercolor and pencil on board
Lucile Lloyd: Monogram for Manning's Coffee Stores
Monogram for Manning's Coffee Stores, paint and pencil on board
Lucile Lloyd: Manning's Cafeteria murals (Long Beach, Calif.)
Photograph showing a view of Manning's Cafeteria murals, Long Beach, Calif.
Lucile Lloyd: Manning's Cafeteria murals (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Photograph showing a view of Manning's Cafeteria murals, Los Angeles, Calif.
Lucile Lloyd: Rug department murals, Broadway department store (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Photograph showing a view of rug department murals, Broadway department store, Los Angeles.
Lucile Lloyd: "Mickey Mouse Goes Fishing" mural, Broadway department store (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Photograph showing a view of "Mickey Mouse Goes Fishing" mural, children's department, Broadway department store, Los Angeles.
Lucile Lloyd: Study for Brea mural
Study for Brea mural, watercolor, ink, and graphite on board
Lucile Lloyd: Study for De Anza, Brea, and Viscaino mural
Study for De Anza, Brea, and Viscaino mural, paint, ink, and graphite on board
Lucile Lloyd: Study for Micheltorena, Citrus, and Smith mural
Study for Micheltorena, Citrus, and Smith mural, paint, ink, and graphite on board
Lucile Lloyd: Study for Brea, Water, And Cahuenga murals
Study for Brea, Water, And Cahuenga murals shown in situ, watercolor, ink, and graphite on board
Lucile Lloyd: Study for Cahuenga mural
Study for Cahuenga mural, watercolor, ink, and graphite on board.
Lucile Lloyd: "The Origin and Development of the State of California" mural
Photograph of "The Origin and Development of the State of California," central panel of mural triptych "California's Name"
Lucile Lloyd: "California's Name" WPA mural, California State Building (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Photograph showing a view of "California's Name" WPA mural in progress, California State Building, Los Angeles.
Lucile Lloyd: Saturday Night Magazine photograph
Portrait of Lucile Lloyd, Saturday Night Magazine, August 27, 1938
Lucile Lloyd: Rotunda, Los Angeles Central Library (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Photograph showing a view of the Los Angeles Central Library rotunda
Kings Road House- exterior view
Exterior photograph of house at 835 Kings Road, Los Angeles, Calif. taken shortly after construction. At the time it was built, the area was unincorporated, now it is in the heart of West Hollywood, surrounded by large apartment buildings. The…
Kings Road House- under construction
Two men are shown hoisting a poured concrete slab into place using a pulley system on the partially completed house. The tilt-slab construction system was invented by architect Irving Gill, and modified by Schindler so that only two people are needed…
Kings Road House- interior view towards garden
Photograph of the sliding door leading out into the patio garden. It highlights the soffit and exposed beams of the roof, and the wide opening created by the sliding glass and wood door. The concept of indoor/outdoor living is showcased with chairs…
Kings Road House- floor plan
Floor plan of the house showing the unusual arrangement of rooms. Instead of the usual living room, dining room, and bedrooms, this plan shows the four live/work spaces for Schindler, his wife Pauline, Clyde Chace, and his wife Marian Chace. Each…
Kings Road House- elevations
Graphite and colored pencil drawings of exterior elevations and sections. This drawing shows the front, rear, and side elevations, as well as the section views. It also has an exterior rendering of the house in the lower right-hand corner of the…
Kings Road House- details
Full size detail construction plan showing typical joints for constructing walls. This drawing shows the exact dimensions of how each piece of wood or other material is connected to form the walls, windows, doors, and frames of the house.
Kings Road House- blueprint
Blueprint showing floor plan and plot plan. This image outlines all of the rooms of the house, the sunken gardens, patios, flower beds, and tree placement in the garden.
Kings Road House- Schindler and Neutra
A photograph of Rudolph Schindler (right), with Richard Neutra (left), and Dionne Neutra with child (seated), in front of the Kings Road house. The Neutra's lived in the house from 1925 until 1930.
Kings Road House- interior with fireplace
Interior view of one of the live/work spaces. The fireplaces were the only heat source in the house. All of the furniture was designed by Schinder specifically for this house.
Kings Road House- exterior elevation
Working drawing of exterior of house, showing the slab walls, garden, horizontal window areas, and 'sleeping basket' on the roof. Drawing also contains original sketching and notes.
Aztec Hotel: Exterior presentation board
Colored pencil on board rendering of exterior view of hotel. This presentation board shows the view of the front entrance of the hotel, with shops on either side. The asymmetrical "Mayan" stonework is shown above the entrance, and the sage green…
Aztec Hotel: Exterior presentation board, side view
Colored pencil rendering of exterior side view of hotel on board. This view shows the corner of Foothill Boulevard (old Route 66), and Magnolia Avenue. It features "Mayan" decorative motifs on the corner, and along the side of the building. The view…
Aztec Hotel: Interior presentation board
Colored pencil on board. Rendering of interior of lobby; this shows the original design from August 1924. This presentation board displays the full color effect that Stacy-Judd was trying to achieve with his "Mayan Revival" style. The fireplace is on…
Aztec Hotel: Lobby looking west
Photograph of interior of lobby looking towards the fireplace with the front desk to the right-hand side. Cast concrete was used for the "Mayan" forms around the doorways and fireplace. Stacy-Judd painted the murals on the walls and designed the…
Aztec Hotel: Lobby looking east
Black and white photograph of the lobby looking towards the east. The front desk is on the left, with the entrance to the lobby on the right. The stairway on the far left leads to the outdoor patio area for the restaurant. "Mayan" themed furniture…
Aztec Hotel: Front desk
This image depicts the front desk in the lobby of the hotel. The "Mayan" themed furniture and the wall accents (including the drinking fountain) were designed by Stacy-Judd. The short staircase led to the private dining rooms for the restaurant.
Aztec Hotel: First floor plan
The original floor plan for the first floor of the hotel. Stores, barber shop, and coffee shop are along the bottom of the image. The lobby and dining room for the restaurant are in the center. In the upper right-hand corner are four one-room…
Aztec Hotel: Exterior elevation drawings
This original drawing depicts each of the four main elevations: west, north, east, and south. The main entrance facade (south elevation) contains the majority of the cast concrete decorative elements. The west elevation shows the pergola and patio…
Aztec Hotel: Lobby elevation drawings
This is a scale drawing of the north and south walls of the Aztec Hotel lobby. The north wall features the detail work on the staircase to the second floor, doorways leading to the restaurant dining rooms, and the front desk. The south elevation…
Aztec Hotel: Exterior photograph with cars
The black and white photograph shows the front facade of the hotel, with 1920s era automobiles. The caption at the bottom of the photograph: "First structure ever erected utilizing Ancient Maya Art Motifs throughout."
Lucile Lloyd: Altarpiece, St. Mary of the Angels Church, (Pasadena, Calif.)
A photograph of the surviving portion of the altarpiece for St. Mary of the Angels Church, Pasadena, Calif.
Thomas Mann House: side view- exterior of house
A photograph of the side of the house, taken from the driveway. The garage and service areas are to the left, with the terrace and balcony above to the right. A portion of the terrace was covered and enclosed by the Lappen family in the 1970s.
Thomas Mann House: exterior elevations
An architectural drawing of the north, south, and west exterior elevations of the house. Both the west and south elevations contain specific instructions for grading of the land and footings for the terrace.
Thomas Mann House: first floor plan
A non-technical first floor plan of the house. The plan shows a large south-facing terrace, a motor court at the north side of the house with covered walkway connecting the service entrance and main entrance. Thomas Mann's study is located in the…
Thomas Mann House: second floor plan
A non-technical plan of the second floor. This plan shows three small bedrooms which share one bathroom on the west side of the house, with access to the large south-facing balcony, which stretches the length of the house. The east half of the house…
Thomas Mann House: elevation and sections
An architectural drawing of the east elevation, details, and sections for the Mann house. The east elevation shows the balcony adjacent to Mann's bedroom, and the sections show the east and west sides of the house. There are also details of the…
World War II Marine base and future site of the UC Santa Barbara campus: view of barracks
A view of the World War II barracks, as they existed when the University developed the Goleta mesa site. Barracks like these were turned into classrooms, laboratories, and offices. This photograph appears to have been taken in the current area of…
World War II Marine base and future site of UC Santa Barbara: aerial view of site and coastline
An aerial view of the Goleta mesa campus site, with Campus Point in the foreground and the Santa Barbara Airport in the distance. World War II era buildings can be seen both inside and outside of the line of eucalyptus trees used as a windbreak. This…
Future site of the UC Santa Barbara campus: view of future Los Caneros Road, with campus planners
A view of a roadway, with eucalyptus trees lining either side. Two men are standing next to a car, looking at plans for the university.
Lecture Hall -- Campbell Hall
A rendering of Campbell Hall, looking northeast towards the main entrance. East Hall (now Phelps Hall) is off to the right and behind. Campbell Hall was named in honor of John and Ina Therese Campbell, founders of the Santa Barbara Campus…
Married Student Housing -- West Campus Housing
A rendering of a design for Married Student Housing (now named West Campus Family Student Housing), at the corner of El Colegio Road and Storke Road. The 250 one- and two- bedroom apartments are grouped into 38 buildings, which are clustered around…
Library Unit 1
The original library building, built in 1952, was part of the original Soule and Murphy master plan for the UCSB campus. It was designed by Chester Carjola, a leading Santa Barbara architect who worked closely with Soule and Murphy on the campus…
Residence Hall #2 -- Anacapa Residence Hall
A rendering of a two story residence hall, with a one story connecting corridor in the distance. This is the second permanent residence hall built and housed up to 400 male students. It now holds over 600 co-ed students in four L-shaped 2-story…
Physical Education Building -- Robertson Gymnasium
A rendering of an aerial view of the Physical Education building. The gym was named after State Senator Alfred W. Robertson, who was instrumental in bringing the UC to Santa Barbara. Originally home to the basketball team, the arena was also a…
Marine Laboratory-- Marine Science Institute
The beach-side location allows for sea water to be pumped into the building for aquatic experiments, some of which is also distributed to other buildings on campus. Prior to construction of the building, it was noted in the specifications the…
Dining Commons -- Ortega Dining Commons
A rendering of the exterior of the dining hall highlights the patterned concrete block, the hipped roof, screen walls (to protect the students from the ocean wind), and dentil mouldings along the bottom of the concrete overhang. These pieces of the…
Speech and Dramatic Arts Building -- Theater and Dance Building/Snidecor Hall
A rendering of the building looking south through the plaza towards the lagoon. The building contained a 380 seat theater, speech therapy facilities, and regular classroom and office space. It was originally designed for the emerging fields of…
Classroom and Office Building #1 -- Girvetz Hall
A rendering of what is now Girvetz Hall, before the addition of South Hall to it's western side. The building was also known as South Hall, after North Hall was built in 1962. It was the first permanent home for the Social Science and Foreign…
Psychology Building
A rendering of the Psychology Building, looking towards the southeast, from the area at the south end of the Library. This was the first permanent home for the Psychology Department, and was designed as a research facility. The building was also a…
Residence Hall #4 -- San Miguel Hall
A view of the two eight-story tower residence hall complex. The hall was designed to hold 400 male students in double occupancy rooms, but is now co-ed and a mixture of double and triple occupancy rooms. The single level building connects the two…
Dining Commons #2 -- De La Guerra Dining Commons
A rendering of the exterior of the dining commons. The addition of a second dining commons helped to alleviate overcrowding at the Ortega dining facilities. An addition in 1963 gave the staff dining space, as well as additional kitchen space. In…
Dining Commons -- Ortega Dining Hall
A birds-eye view of the Dining Commons patio overlooking the lagoon. The first permanent dining hall replaced the use of the Marine Air Base mess hall. The original capacity was 800 students per meal, but was later increased to 1200 students per…
Music Building Unit #2
A rendering of the music building addition, on the south side of the original building. This addition includes the former Arts Library and the Lottie Lehman Concert Hall. The design blends the addition seamlessly with the original building: patterned…
Library Building Unit #3
Almost immediately after the first library building was built in 1952, plans for an addition were being drawn up. And within a year of completing Library II, planning began in 1962 for Library III, which was completed in 1967. The growth of the…
University Center
A rendering of the original University Center design. The UCen is situated with a view over the lagoon and towards the ocean, south of, and between the Music Building and the Arts Building. The UCen has had multiple additions and alterations, though…
Chemistry Building
A rendering of the Chemistry Building, taken from the southern edge of the East Lawn, looking north. This building echoes some of the extended architectural vocabulary of the late campus standard, with patterned concrete block, dentil mouldings under…
Engineering Building -- Harold Frank Hall
A rendering of the south side of the building, from the current location of the Bren School, looking north. This building housed the newly formed College of Engineering, which included electrical, mechanical, chemical, and computer engineering…
Residence Hall #5 -- San Nicholas Hall
A rendering of the view from the southeast, towards the northwest, with the lagoon off to the far left side. Designed by Charles Luckman, the building utilizes some of the design motifs of the earlier campus buildings, and combines some of the later…
University of California, Santa Barbara Aerial View-- looking southwest
An aerial view of the campus from the early 1950s, looking towards the ocean in a southwesterly direction. The first two University buildings constructed are seen in the middle-lower-right (the Carjola-designed library) and immediately to the left of…
University of California, Santa Barbara Aerial View-- looking northwest
An aerial view of the campus looking towards the northwest, with the foot hills in the distance at the top of the photograph. The residence halls Anacapa and Santa Cruz appear to be under construction in the front of the photograph, as well as the…
University of California, Santa Barbara Aerial View-- looking west
An aerial view of the campus from the early 1950s, the Carjola-designed library is in the center of the image. Numerous World War II era buildings are seen in the lower right corner of the photograph. This photograph also highlights the lack of…
World War II Marine base and future site of the UC Santa Barbara campus: view of buildings
A photograph of de-commissioned buildings on the former Marine base, possibly former officers' quarters.. Some of this type of building are still being used today for office space, including housing the ROTC and Military Science department. During…
World War II Marine base and future site of the UC Santa Barbara campus: view of gymnasium and pool
A photograph of the Marine base gymnasium building, with attached pool. This photograph also shows the lack of proper landscaping and grounds maintenance which plagued the early campus planners. Lack of topsoil (which the Marines had scraped off to…
University of California, Santa Barbara-- Campbell Hall
A view of Campbell Hall, looking towards the northwest, from the library. The photograph highlights the landscaping and outdoor patio space for studying. This view no longer exists, due to the building of Ellison Hall and the expansion of the…
University of California, Santa Barbara Aerial View-- Campbell Hall
An aerial view of the campus looking west towards Isla Vista. Campbell hall is in the center, with North Hall and Robertson Gymnasium in the distance. Cheadle Hall is under construction due west of Campbell Hall. Some of the WWII era buildings seen…
World War II Marine base and future site of the UC Santa Barbara campus: view of building 431
A photograph of the former Marine Base, looking southeast towards the ocean. The building in the foreground is possibly Building 431, which was torn down and eventually the 1977 addition to the library was built on this spot. Building 431 was a mess…
World War II Marine base and future site of the UC Santa Barbara campus: looking north towards the mountains
A photograph of the campus as it appeared after the Marines left, but before much construction had taken place. The Marine water tower is seen in the distance, and a car is parked on the road.
World War II Marine base and future site of the UC Santa Barbara campus: campus pool
A view of the campus pool as it appeared before the Marine base was given to the University of California. The pool was used by the Marines to practice water landings and emergency parachute procedures; the jumping platform in the center of the…
World War II Marine base and future site of the UC Santa Barbara campus: view of building 434
A photograph of building 434, the Associated Students Annex, directly across the Pardall bike path from Storke Tower. This building was the recreation building during the time of the Marine Base, it was later converted into a Student Union in the…
World War II Marine base and future site of the UC Santa Barbara campus: Goleta Slough
A view looking west from near the current site of the East Entrance to the campus. This area looks fairly similar today, despite plans in the past to turn the coastal wetland into a recreational lake with a harbor, and other plans to infill the area…
World War II Marine base and future site of the UC Santa Barbara campus: view of water tower
A view looking east towards the ocean, with the Marine base water tower off to the left. This site is currently the Materials Research Lab building.
Arts Building
A watercolor rendering of the Arts Building, from an aerial birds-eye perspective. This shows the Spanish Colonial Revival influence on the design, with a focus on the red tile roof, courtyards, and patio spaces. Additionally, wind screens made of…
Science Building -- Webb Hall
A watercolor rendering of the second building to be built on the Goleta campus. The Science Building was designed by Santa Barbara architects Windsor Soule and John Murphy, who were the supervising architects for the new campus until 1953. The 1.2…