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"Life and Travels of Richard Henry Dana, Jr.", Adrien Machefert
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Description
Order Number
00070050
Title
"
Life
and
Travels
of
Richard
Henry
Dana
,
Jr.
",
Adrien
Machefert
Collection ID
Works Progress Administration Collection
Location/Accession
WPA
9867
Date
Circa
1939
Physical Description
1
photographic
print
:b&w
Description
Photo
shows
one
of
two
murals
,
which
cover
the
walls
at the
north
and
south
ends
of
Dana
Junior
High
School's
cafeteria
. The
oil
on
canvas
murals
,
measuring
8
'
x
42
' were
created
by
WPA
artist
Adrien
Machefert
in
1934
, with the
assistance
of
Joseph
Sena
and
James
Haggart
.
Titled
"
Life
and
Travels
of
Richard
Henry
Dana
,
Jr.
", they
portray
early
San
Pedro
and its
harbor
activity
.
Both
show
San
Pedro
residents
,
including
a
sizable
Indian
population
,
working
beside
sailors
at the
waterfront
.
Dana
Junior
High
School
,
located
at
1501
South
Cabrillo
Avenue
,
is
named
for
Richard
Henry
Dana
and
opened
its
doors
February
6
,
1928
;
it
became
Dana
Middle
School
sometime
after
1988
.
Publisher
Federal Writers' Project.
Subject
Richard Henry Dana Middle School (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Murals--California--San Pedro (Los Angeles).
Middle schools--California--Los Angeles.
Middle schools--California--San Pedro (Los Angeles).
Works Progress Administration Collection photographs.
Machefert, Adrien.
Sena, Joseph.
San Pedro (Los Angeles, Calif.).
San Pedro (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Art.
Haggart, James.
Format
Photographic prints
Reproduction Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at
http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html
for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name
Works Progress Administration Photo Collection
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