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Esther McCoy papers, circa 1876-1990, bulk 1938-1989

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Series 9:Photographs and Slides, circa 1876-1989
(Boxes 31-38, 41-46, 51; 8.7 linear feet)

Most of the photographs arranged in this series are of architects, architecture, and related research subjects, and were taken by McCoy and others in support of her numerous articles, books, and exhibitions. Also included are McCoy's personal and family photographs. In addition, there are approximately 3,600 slides used by McCoy in her numerous lectures and talks.
The series is arranged as 6 subseries:
  • 9.1: Personal and Family Photographs, circa 1876-1989
  • 9.2: Architects, circa 1898-1980s
  • 9.3: Case Study Houses, circa 1945-1962
  • 9.4: Exhibition Photographs, circa 1952-1969
  • 9.5: Research Photographs, circa 1915-1970s
  • 9.6: Slides, circa 1950s-1980s

9.1:Personal and Family Photographs, circa 1876-1989

Found here are photographs of McCoy, her family, and friends. Included are many portraits and snapshots of McCoy, as a child and adult, as well as snapshots of her with her sister Ruth, other family members, her husband Berkeley Tobey, and various friends. Also found are photographs of McCoy and Tobey family members, dating back to the 1870s. Most photographs of family and friends are unidentified. Included are photographs of her colleague and editor of Arts and Architecture, John Entenza; photographs of artist Margeurite Wildenhain at Pond Farm; and photographs of Theodore Dreiser, Albert (Tim) Robert, Ray Eames, John Collier, and Reyner Banham.
This subseries also includes three photograph albums. One album contains photographs of McCoy from the age of 12 to 16, her sister Ruth, and childhood friends and family. The other two albums document awards dinners honoring McCoy. The Vesta Awards album also serves as a guest book for the event and includes photographs of each guest and brief handwritten notes to McCoy.
DescriptionContainer
Photographs of Esther McCoy, 1905-circa 1939
31
36-37
Photographs of Esther McCoy, 1940s
31
38-39
Photographs of Esther McCoy, 1950s
32
1-2
Photographs of Esther McCoy, 1960-1989
32
3-4
Photographs of Esther McCoy by Deborah Sussman, 1977
32
5-6
Esther McCoy School Photographs, 1911-circa 1916
32
7
Esther McCoy School Photographs, circa 1920
(Rolled Photographs)
41
1
Photographs of Esther McCoy with Family and Friends, circa 1910-1989
32
8-12
Photographs of Esther McCoy with Berkeley Tobey, 1920s, 1941-1950s
32
13
Photographs of Berkeley Tobey, 1887, 1914-1956
32
14
Photographs of Esther McCoy's Sister, Ruth, 1917-circa 1920
32
15
Photographs of the McCoy Family, circa 1876-1953
32
16-21
Photographs of the Tobey Family, 1879-circa 1950s
32
22
Photographs of Family and Friends, circa late-1800s-1950s
32
23-28
Photographs of Friends, circa 1960s-1989
32
29-30
Photographs of John Entenza, circa 1960s-1980s
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31
Photographs of Esther McCoy's 80th Birthday Party, 1984
32
32-34
Photographs of Coffeyville Lumber Co., circa 1887-early 1900s
32
35
Photographs of J. E. McCoy General Store, late-1800s
32
36
Photographs of McCoy Family Houses, circa 1910-1953
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37
Photographs of Frank McCoy's Funeral, 1939
32
38
Photographs of Marguerite Wildenhain at Pond Farm, circa 1949
32
39
Travel Snapshots, circa 1950s-1970s
32
40
Photographs of Long Beach Earthquake and Santa Monica Flood Damage, 1933, 1938
32
41
Photograph Albums
Loose Pages from an Album, circa 1915-1920
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42
Album, 1916-1920
32
43
Schindler House Dinner Honoring Esther McCoy, 1980s
32
44
Vesta Awards (Dismantled), 1987
33
1
Vesta Awards, Loose Items, 1987
33
2
Miscellaneous and Unidentified Photographs, circa 1900-1960s
33
3
Negatives, circa 1920s-1950s
33
4-5
Copyprints of Negatives, circa 1920s-1950s
33
6-7
Negatives, circa 1950s-1970s
33
8

9.2:Architects, circa 1898-1980s

Found here are photographs of works by architects, which McCoy compiled for her books, exhibition catalogs, articles, and other professional projects. Photographs primarily depict architecture by Southern California architects, but also including works by architects working elsewhere in the United States, Italy, and Mexico. Some of these photographs also document architecture by young architects working in the U.S. during the mid-1960s. Photographs depict various interior and exterior views, construction, and occasionally found are photographs of the architect. A large number of photographs found here depict the work of Gregory Ain, Luis Barragan, J. R. Davidson, Irving Gill, Bernard Maybeck, Juan O'Gorman, R. M. Schindler, and Raphael Soriano. Photographs were taken by Esther McCoy, prominent architectural photographers Marvin Rand and Julius Shulman, and many others.
DescriptionContainer
Abell, Thornton, Unidentified House, undated
33
9
Ain, Gregory
Photographs of Gregory Ain, circa 1950, 1955
33
10
Edwards House (1936), circa 1940s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
33
11
Ernst House (1937), circa 1960s
33
12
Scharlin House (1937), circa 1940
33
13
Dunsmuir Flats (1937-1938), 1939-1960s
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
33
14
Becker House (1938), circa 1960s
33
15
Beckman House (1938), circa 1960s
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
33
16
Vorkapinch House (1938), circa 1960s
33
17
Daniel House (1939), circa 1960s
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
33
18
Hay House (1939), circa 1960s
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
33
19
Tierman House (1939), circa 1960s
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
33
20
Community Homes, Reseda (1945-1949), circa 1949
33
21
Avenel Cooperative Housing (1948), circa 1950s
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
33
22
Mar Vista Housing (1948), circa 1950s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
33
23
Miller House (1948), circa 1950s
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
33
24
Wilfong House (1949), circa 1950s
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
33
25
Museum of Modern Art, Women's Home Companion Exhibition House (1950), 1950
33
26
Various Projects, 1929-1957, 1971
(photographs by Julius Shulman and Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
33
27-30
Unidentified Projects, undated
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
33
31
Artigas, Francisco, Various Projects, circa 1960s
33
32
Barnes, Edward Larrabee, Hallmark House, circa 1965
33
33
Barragan, Luis
Photographs of Luis Barragan, circa 1960s
33
34
Barragan House (1947-1948), circa 1948
(Oversized Items housed in Box 42)
Photographs by Elizabeth Timberlawn and Armando Salas Portugal. The Barragan Foundation owns complete rights to all photographs by Armando Salas Portugal related to the oeuvre of Luis Barragan.
33
35
Jardines del Pedregal (includes Alfred Ortega House), circa 1940s-1950s
(Oversized Items housed in Box 42)
Photographs by Elizabeth Timberlawn and Armando Salas Portugal. The Barragan Foundation owns complete rights to all photographs by Armando Salas Portugal related to the oeuvre of Luis Barragan.
33
36
Prieto Lopez House, undated
(Oversized Items housed in Box 42)
Photographs by Armando Salas Portugal. The Barragan Foundation owns complete rights to all photographs by Armando Salas Portugal related to the oeuvre of Luis Barragan.
33
37
Birkerts, Gunnar, Tougaloo College (1965), circa 1965
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38
Birkerts, Gunnar, Various Projects, circa 1960s
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39
Blair, Donald and Saul Zaik, Salishan Village, 1965
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40
Blake, Pater and Alan Chapman, Beach House, circa 1959
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41
Blake, Peter and Julian Neski, Martinez House (1957), circa 1957
(Photographs by Hans Namuth have not been scanned)
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42
C. F. Murphy Associates, Blue-Cross Blue-Shield Building, Chicago, circa 1970s
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43
C. F. Murphy Associates, Chicago Civic Center (1965), circa 1965
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44
Candela, Felix
Inglesia de la Virgen Milagrosa (1954), circa 1954
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45
Chapel Coyoacou, circa 1950s
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46
Mexican House (Transparencies), circa 1950s
33
47
Various Projects, circa 1950s-1960s
(photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
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48-49
Cetto, Max, Cetto House, Jardines del Pedregal (1949), circa 1949
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50
Cetto, Max, Various Projects, circa 1950
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51
Cheval, Ferdinand, Le Palais Idéal (1923), circa 1960s
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52
Ciampi, Mario J., Various Projects, circa 1950s-1960s
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53
Clements, Stiles O., Richfield Oil Building (1929), circa 1950s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
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54
Corbett, Mario, Unidentified House, circa 1950
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55
Davidson, J. R.
Photographs of J. R. and Greta Davidson, 1902, 1922, 1942
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56
Pfeifferling House (1919), circa 1919
(oversized items housed in Box 43)
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57-58
Hi-Hat Restaurant (1929), circa 1929
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59
Hotel Shoreland (1937), circa 1937
(Oversized items housed in Box 43)
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60
Maitland House (1937), circa 1937
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
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61
Sardis Restaurant (1937), circa 1938
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
33
62
Stothart House (1937), circa 1930s-1940s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
33
63
Stothart House (1937), circa 1930s-1940s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
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64
Stothart House (1937), circa 1930s-1940s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
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65
Berkson House (1939), circa 1940s
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
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66
Gretna Green Apartments (1940), 1941-1944
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
33
67
Thomas Mann House (1941), circa 1940s
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68
Vigeveno House (1941), circa 1940s
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
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69
Joseph Kingsley House (1946), circa 1948-1951
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
33
70
Mrs. Paul Kingsley House (1946), 1948
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
33
71
Davidson House and Studio (1947), circa 1940s
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
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72
Osherenko House (1949), circa 1950s
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
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73
Rachford Harris House (1950), circa 1950s
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
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1
Dann House (1952), circa 1950s
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
34
2
Rabinowitz House (1957), circa 1957
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
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3
Jokl House (1958), circa 1958
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
34
4
"House of the Book,", 1959
(Oversized Items housed in Box 43)
34
5
Various Projects, 1926-1931
(Photographs by Julius Shulman and Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
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6
Various Projects, 1940-1957
(Photographs by Julius Shulman and Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
34
7
Unidentified projects, circa 1940s-1950s
(Photographs by Julius Shulman and Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
34
8
De la Lama, Victor, House, undated
34
9
Del Moral, Enrique, Del Moral House, circa 1952
34
10
Eggers, Henry, Unidentified House, circa 1950s
34
11
Ellwood, Craig, Scientific Data Systems Building (1966-1969), circa 1960s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
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12
Ellwood, Craig, Various Projects, circa 1960s
34
13
Fletcher, Charles, Lummis House, circa 1950s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
34
14
Franzen, Ulrich and Associates, Various Projects, circa 1967-1968
34
15
Fuller, R. Buckminster, Dome, 1967 World Exhibition, circa 1967
34
16
Gehry, Frank O., Various Projects, circa 1970s
34
17
Gill, Irving
Photographs of Irving Gill, circa 1910-1912
34
18
Photographs of Irving Gill, circa 1910-1912
34
19
McKenzie House (1898), circa 1898
34
20
Stephens house (1898), circa mid-1900s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
34
21
Birckhead House (1901-1902), circa mid-1900s
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22
Ellen Mason House (1901-1902), circa early-1900s
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23
Louis B. McCagg House (1901-1902), circa early 1900s
34
24
"Wildacre" Olmstead House (1901-1902), circa mid-1900s
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25
Christian Science Church, San Diego (1904), circa mid-1900s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
34
26
George Marston House (1904), circa mid-1900s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
34
27
Douglas House (1905), circa mid-1900s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
34
28
Burnham House (1906), circa mid-1900s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
34
29
Lee Residence, No. 1 (1906), circa mid-1900s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
34
30
Bailey House (1907), circa mid-1900s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
34
31
Melville Klauber House (1907), circa mid-1900s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
34
32
Laughlin House (1907), circa mid-1900s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
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33
3928 3rd Avenue (circa 1908), circa mid-1900s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
34
34
Blair House (1908), circa mid-1900s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
34
35
Darst Flats (1908), circa mid-1900s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
34
36
Scripps Institution of Oceanography (1908), circa mid-1900s
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37
St. James Chapel (1908), circa mid-1900s
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38
Wilson Acton Hotel (1908), circa mid-1900s
34
39
Bishop's School (1909-1916), circa 1910s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
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40-41
Fountain, San Diego (1909), circa mid-1900s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
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42
Miltimore House (1911), circa mid-1900s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
34
43
Riverside Portland Cement Co. (1911), circa mid-1900s
34
44
Thompson House (1912), circa mid-1900s
(Oversized items housed in Box 43; photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
34
45
Pacific Electric Railway Station (1913), circa mid-1900s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
34
46
Women's Club (1913), circa mid-1900s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
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47
Women's Club (1913), circa mid-1900s
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48
Community House and Playground, La Jolla (1914), circa mid-1900s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
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49
Dodge House (1916), circa 1950s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
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50
Dodge House (1916), circa 1950s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
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51
Dodge House (1916), circa 1950s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
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52
Dodge House, Demolition Photographs, 1970
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
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53
Dodge House, Julius Shulman Photographs, circa 1950s
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54
Dodge House, Duplicate Photographs, circa 1950s
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55-56
Ellen Scripps House (1916), circa 1950s
(Oversized items housed in Box 43)
34
57
Horatio West Court (1919), circa 1950s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
34
58
Christian Science Church, Coronado (1929), circa mid-1900s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
34
59
City Hall, Oceanside (1929), circa 1930-1950s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
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60
Fire House and Police Station, Oceanside (1929), circa 1930-1950s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
34
61
Navada Street School (1931), circa 1930s-1950s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
34
62
Rancho Barona Chapel (1933), circa 1930s-1950s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
34
63
7th Street House, undated
34
64
Various Projects, circa mid-1900s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
34
65-69
Mounted Photographs of Various Projects, circa 1950s
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70-71
Goldfinger, Myron Henry, House on Long Beach Island, NJ, circa 1960s
(Oversized items housed in Box 43)
34
72
Goodhue, Bertram, Balboa Park Buildings (1914), 1903-circa 1950s
34
73
Goodhue, Bertram, Los Angeles Public Library (1925), circa 1950s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
34
74
Grace, Harrison, Grace Bros. Farm, Texarkana, circa 1950s
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75
Greene, Charles and Henry
Photographs of Charles and Henry Greene, 1953
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1
Irwin House (1906), 1968
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2
R. R. Blacker House (1907), circa mid-1900s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
35
3
D. B. Gamble House (1908), circa 1959
(Photographs by Julius Shulman and Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
35
4
Crowe House (1913), circa mid-1900s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
35
5
Various Projects, circa 1959
35
6
Gregotti, Vittorio, Industrial Building, circa 1960s
35
7
Gregotti, Vittorio, La Rinascente Department Store, circa 1960s
35
8
Jones, A. Quincy, UCLA, University Research Library (1964), circa 1964
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
35
9
Jones, A. Quincy, Various Projects, circa 1956
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
35
10
Harris, Harwell Hamilton
Fellowship Park House (1935), circa 1930s
35
11
Havens House (1940), circa 1940
35
12
Various Projects, circa 1950s-1960s
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13-15
Kahn, Louis, Salk Institute (1965), circa 1965
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
35
16
Koenig, Pierre, Photographs of Pierre Koenig, circa 1957
35
17
Koenig, Pierre, Various Projects, circa 1960s
35
18
Lautner, John, Photographs of John Lautner, undated
35
19
Lautner, John, Various Projects, circa 1950s-1960s
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
35
20
Le Corbusier, Visual Arts Center, Harvard University, circa 1961
35
21
Lopez-Bermudez, "$1500 House,", circa 1952
35
22
Lustig, Alvin, Accessory Shop, 1952
35
23
Madaleno, Juan Sordo, Various Projects, circa 1950s
35
24
Maiden, Rowan, Nepenthe Restaurant, circa 1950
35
25
Mariscal, Nicolas, House, undated
35
26
Martinez, Ramon Torres, House, circa 1950s
35
27
Maybeck, Bernard
Photographs of Bernard Maybeck, circa 1940
35
28
Hearst Hall (1899), circa mid-1900s
35
29
Wyntoon on McCloud River (1902), circa mid-1900s
35
30
Unitarian Church, Paolo Alto (1906), circa mid-1900s
35
31
Lawson House (1907), circa 1950s
35
32
First Church of Christ Scientists (1910-1912), circa 1950s
(Oversized items housed in Box 43; photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
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33-34
Chick House (1913), circa 1913
35
35
Palace of Fine Arts (1913-1915), undated
35
36
Marx Greene House (1916), 1959
35
37
Bingham House (1917), circa mid-1900s
35
38
Packard Agencies (1926-1929), circa mid-1900s
35
39
Earle C. Anthony House (1927), circa mid-1900s
35
40
Various Projects, circa 1910-1950s
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
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41-43
McCue and Associates, Chevron Research Laboratory, circa 1965
35
44
Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig
Photographs of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, circa 1960
35
45
Museum of Fine Arts Houston (1958), circa 1958-1959
35
46
Seagram Building (1958), circa 1958-1959
35
47
Ron Bacardi Administration Building (1961), circa 1961
35
48
Redevelopment Project, circa 1960
35
49
Unidentified Administration Building, circa 1960
35
50
Miller, Leroy R., House, undated
35
51
Morgan, William, Various Projects, 1966-1968
(Oversized items housed in Box 43)
35
52
Morrison, Manuel Rosen, Various Projects, circa 1960s
35
53
Nervi, Pier, Various Projects, circa 1960s
35
54-55
Neutra, Richard
Lovell House (1929), circa mid-1900s
35
56
Lovell House, Julius Shulman Photographs, circa mid-1900s
35
57
Lovell House, Negatives, circa mid-1900s
35
58
Bailey House (1946), circa 1940s
35
59
Tramaine House (1948), circa 1948
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
35
60
Various Projects, circa mid-1900s
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
35
61
O'Gorman, Juan
Photographs of Juan O'Gorman, circa 1950s-1960s
(Oversized items housed in Box 43)
35
62
O'Gorman House (1951), circa 1951
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
35
63-67
Central Library, University of Mexico (1952), circa 1952
(Oversized items housed in Box 43; photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
35
68-69
Chapultepec Castle (1960-1961) (Transparencies), circa 1960-1961
36
1
Primary School, circa 1950s-1960s
36
2
Taxco Mural, circa 1956
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
36
3
Communications Building, University of Mexico, circa 1950s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
36
4
Various Projects, circa 1950s-1960s
36
5
Otto, Frei, German Pavilion at Expo 67, 1967
36
6
Palladio, Andrea, Various Projects, circa 1960s
(Oversized items housed in Box 43)
36
7-8
Pani, Mario, Various Projects, circa 1947-1950s
36
9
Pelli, Cesar
Photographs of Cesar Pelli, circa 1980s
36
10
San Bernardino City Hall (1972), circa 1972
36
11
International Jewelry Centre, circa 1965
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
36
12
Various Projects, circa 1960s-1970s
36
13
Pereira and Luckman, IBM Tower, circa 1956-1959
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
36
14
Pereira and Luckman, John Jay Hopkins Laboratory, 1958
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
36
15
Piano, Renzo and Richard Rogers, Various Projects, circa 1970s
36
16
Platt, Anthony C., Penn State Project, undated
36
17
Polshek, James, Research Laboratory in Japan, circa 1964
36
18
Polshek, James, Various Projects, circa 1960s
36
19
Ponti, Gio, Various Projects, circa 1957-1962
36
20
Rapson, Ralph, Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, 1963
36
21
Reid, Merritt and James Watson Reid, Hotel del Coronado (1887), circa mid-1900s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
36
22
Revell, Viljo, Apartment House, Helsinki (1962), circa 1962
36
23
Ricci, Leonardo, "Birth of a Village in an Underdeveloped Area,", 1966
36
24
Ricci, Leonardo, Various Projects, circa 1963-1967
36
25
Roehrig, Frederick, Hotel Green (1903), circa 1960s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
36
26
Safdie, Moshe, Habitat 67, 1967
36
27
Sant'Elia, Antonio, Various Projects, circa 1960s
36
28
Sartoris, Alberto, Various Projects, circa 1960s
36
29
Schindler, R. M.
Hampden Club (1916-1917), circa 1916-1917
36
30
Kings Road House (1921-1922), circa 1920s-1953
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
36
31
Lowes House (1923), circa 1950s
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
36
32
Pueblo Ribera Court (1923), circa 1923-1925
36
33
Gibling House (1926), circa 1926-1927
36
34
Lovell Beach House (1925-1926), circa 1926
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
36
35
Wolfe House (1928), circa 1928, 1937
36
36
Gisela Bernati Cabin (1937), circa 1937
36
37
Rodakiewicz House (1937), circa 1937
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
36
38-39
Daugherty House (Sugarbush Hill) (1945), circa 1945
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
36
40
Kallis House (1946), circa 1946
36
41
Erlik House (1950), circa 1950
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
36
42
Various Projects, circa 1915-1950s
36
43-45
Sedletsky, Marcel, Various Projects, circa 1965-1966
36
46
Soriano, Raphael
Photographs of Raphael Soriano, circa 1950s-1960s
36
47
Jewish Community Center (1939), circa 1939
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
36
48
Lukens House and Studio (1940), circa 1940
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
36
49
Colby Apartments (1952), circa 1952
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
36
50
Eichler House (1955), circa 1955
36
51
Adolph's Office Building and Research Laboratory (1958), circa 1958
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
36
52
McCauley House (1959), circa 1959
36
53
Cooke House (1961), circa 1961
36
54
San Francisco Tower (1969), circa 1969
36
55
Various Projects, circa 1930s-1960s
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
36
56-57
Spaulding, Sumner and John Rex, Eckberg House, circa 1950s
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
36
58
Tigerman, Stanley, Instant City Project, circa 1965
36
59
Wong, Worley K. and John Campbell, Various Projects, circa 1950s
36
60
Wright, Frank Lloyd, Various Projects, circa 1920-1950s
(Photographs by Julius Shulman and Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
36
61
Wright, Lloyd, Various Projects, circa 1920s-1960s
36
62
Wyman, George, Bradbury Building (1893), circa 1950s
(Photographs by Julius Shulman and Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
36
63
Wyman, George, Bradbury Building (1893), circa 1950s
(Photographs by Julius Shulman and Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
36
64
Miscellaneous Architects, A-Z (Includes portraits of architects), circa 1950s-1980s
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
36
65-66
Unidentified Architect, Church, undated
36
67
Unidentified Architect, Supermarket, San Olona Vittore, Italy, undated
36
68
Unidentified Photographs of Architects and Architecture, circa 1950s-1970s
(Oversized rolled items housed in RD 51)
36
69
Oversized Photographs of Barragan House by Luis Barragan, circa 1948
(Scanned with Box 33, Folder 35)
42
Oversized Photographs of Jardines del Pedregal (includes Alfred Ortega House)by Luis Barragan, circa 1940s-1950s
(Scanned with Box 33, Folder 36)
42
Oversized Photographs of Prieto Lopez House by Luis Barragan, undated
(Scanned with Box 33, Folder 37)
42
Oversized Photographs of Pfeifferling House by J. R. Davidson, circa 1919
(Scanned with Box 33, Folders 57-58)
43
Oversized Photographs of Hotel Shoreland by J. R. Davidson, circa 1937
(Scanned with Box 33, Folder 60)
43
Oversized Photographs of "House of the Book" by J. R. Davidson, 1959
(Scanned with Box 34, Folder 5)
43
Oversized Photographs of Thompson House by Irving Gill, circa mid-1900s
(Scanned with Box 34, Folder 45)
43
Oversized Photographs of Ellen Scripps House by Irving Gill, circa 1950s
(Scanned with Box 34, Folder 57)
43
Oversized Photographs of House on Long Beach Island, NJ, by Myron Goldfinger, circa 1960s
(Scanned with Box 34, Folder 72)
43
Oversized Photographs of First Church of Christ Scientists by Bernard Maybeck, circa 1950s
(Scanned with Box 35, Folders 33-34)
43
Oversized Photographs of Various Projects by William Morgan, circa 1966-1968
(Scanned with Box 35, Folder 52)
43
Oversized Photographs of Juan O'Gorman, circa 1950s-1960s
(Scanned with Box 35, Folder 62)
43
Oversized Photographs of Central Library, University of Mexico by Juan O'Gorman, circa 1952
(Scanned with Box 35, Folders 68-69)
43
Oversized Photographs of Various Projects by Andrea Palladio, circa 1960s
(Scanned with Box 36, Folders 7-8)
43
Oversized Unidentified Photographs of Architecture, undated
(See also Box 36, Folder 69; not scanned)
51

9.3:Case Study Houses, circa 1945-1962

Found here are photographs of architecture designed for the Case Study House program. McCoy researched and wrote about this program extensively, and researchers should note that additional photographs of these houses can be found within her writing files in Series 4 for both her book, Modern California Houses: Case Study Houses 1946-1962, and the exhibition catalog, Blueprints for Modern Living: History and Legacy of the Case Study House. Some of these files also include a photograph of the architect(s). Most of the photographs were taken by Esther McCoy, Julius Shulman, Marvin Rand, or the architect.
DescriptionContainer
Abell, Thornton, Case Study House #7, circa 1950s
36
70
Buff, Straub and Hensman, Case Study House #20, circa 1957-1958
(Photographs by Julius Shulman and Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
36
71
Davidson, J. R., Case Study Houses #1, #11, #15, circa 1945-1947
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
36
72
Eames, Charles, Case Study House #8, circa 1949
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
37
1
Eames, Charles and Eero Saarinen, Case Study House #9, circa 1949
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
37
2
Ellwood, Craig, Case Study House#16, circa 1952-1953
(Photographs by Julius Shulman and Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
37
3
Ellwood, Craig, Case Study House #17, circa 1957
37
4
Ellwood, Craig, Case Study House #18, circa 1956-1958
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
37
5
Jones and Emmons, Case Study House #24, circa 1961
37
6
Killingsworth, Brady, and Smith, Case Study House #23, circa 1959-1960
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
37
7
Killingsworth, Brady, and Smith, Case Study Hosue #25, circa 1962
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
37
8
Knorr, Don, Case Study House #19, circa 1957
37
9
Koenig, Pierre, Case Study House #21, circa 1958-1960
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
37
10
Koenig, Pierre, Case Study House #22, circa 1959-1960
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
37
11
Koenig, Pierre, Case Study House #22, circa 1959-1960
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
37
12
Neutra, Richard, Case Study Houses #6, #13, circa 1945-1946
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
37
13
Neutra, Richard, Case Study House #20, circa 1947-1948
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
37
14
Nomland, Kemper and Kemper Jr., Case Study House #10, circa 1945-1947
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
37
15
Smith, R. Whitney, Case Study Houses #5, #12, circa 1945-1946
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
37
16
Soriano, Raphael, Case Study House 1950, circa 1950
(Photographs by Marvin Rand have not been scanned)
37
17-18
Spaulding, Sumner, and John Rex, Case Study House #2, circa 1945-1947
37
19
Walker, Rodney, Case Study Houses #16, #17, #18, circa 1946-1948
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
37
20
Wurster, William W. and Theodore Bernardi, Case Study House #3, circa 1949
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
37
21

9.4:Exhibition Photographs, circa 1952-1969

This subseries consists of exhibition photographs, the bulk of which document the 1967 exhibition "Ten Italian Architects" at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Photograph documentation of this exhibition includes installation views and photographs used for the exhibition catalog. Other photographs related to this exhibition are arranged by name of architect. Not all of the photographs found here were used in the catalog. Researchers should note that additional documentation of this exhibition catalog, written by McCoy, can be found among her architectural writings in Series 4.2: Exhibition Catalogs. Additional files in this subseries include installation views of an exhibition of work by Antoni Gaudi and copies of photographs used in three other exhibitions.
DescriptionContainer
Art Institute of Chicago, "Louis Sullivan and the Architecture of Free Enterprise,", 1956
37
22
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, "Ten Italian Architects"
Installation Views, 1967
37
23
Photographs for Exhibition Catalog, 1967
37
24
Architect, Franco Albini and Franca Helg, circa 1960s
37
25-26
Architect, B. B. P. R. (Belgiojoso, Peressutti, and Rogers) (2 folders), circa 1952-1969
37
27-28
Architect, Giancarlo de Carlo, circa 1950s, 1964
37
29
Architect, Ignazio Gardella, circa 1954-1958
37
30
Architect, Angelo Mangiarotti, circa 1961-1963
37
31-32
Architect, Giovanni Michelucci, circa 1963-1967
37
33
Architect, Alberto Rosselli, circa 1960s
37
34
Architect, Gino Valle, circa 1963
37
35
Architect, Vittoriano Vigano, circa 1960s
37
36
Miscellaneous Photographs, circa 1960s
37
37
Photograph Negatives, circa 1960s
37
38
Photograph Transparencies, circa 1960s
37
39
Museum of Modern Art, "Architecture of Antoni Gaudi,", 1958
37
40
Museum of Modern Art, "Stairs,", 1963
37
41
Museum of Modern Art, "Architecture Without Architects,", 1964-1965
37
42

9.5:Research Photographs, circa 1915-1970s

Found here are photographs which were primarily compiled by McCoy as research photographs during her work as a writer. Many of these photographs were taken to accompany her series of travel articles written for the Los Angeles Times. Files are arranged by subject, and often document craft and architecture in various countries such as Italy, Mexico, Brazil, and Israel. Also found are files of photographs documenting California architectural history. Researchers should note that related photographs may be found among McCoy's architectural writings in Series 4.
DescriptionContainer
Art Deco in Los Angeles, circa 1930s-1960s
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
37
43
Brazil, circa 1959
(Oversized items housed in Box 43)
37
44
Brussels World's Fair, 1958
37
45
California Architectural History, circa 1920s-1970s
(Photographs by Julius Shulman have not been scanned)
37
46-47
Colorado, circa 1965
37
48
France, circa 1960s
37
49
Ghana, 1965
37
50
Guatemala, circa 1960s
37
51
Israel, circa 1960
37
52
Italy
Architecture and Design, 1956-circa 1960s
37
53
Basketry, circa 1950s
37
54
Ceramics, circa 1952-1960
37
55-57
Furniture, circa 1950s-1960s
37
58-60
Glass, circa 1950s-1960s
38
1-2
Handbags, circa 1950s
38
3
Ivrea (Olivetti Company), circa 1960s
38
4
Marble, circa 1954-1964
38
5-6
People and Landscapes, circa 1959-1960
38
7-10
Piedmont Castles, circa 1960s
38
11
Sculpture, circa 1950s
38
12
Textiles, circa 1950s
38
13
Wood Crafts, circa 1950s
38
14
Mexico
Cuernavaca, circa 1954
38
15
Folk Architecture, circa 1950s
38
16-18
Furniture and Crafts, circa 1950s
38
19-20
University of Mexico, Campus, circa 1950s
(Oversized items housed in Box 43)
38
21
University of Mexico, Estadio Olimpico, circa 1952
(Oversized items housed in Box 43)
38
22
Miscellaneous, circa 1950s
38
23-28
Negatives, circa 1950s
38
29
Norwegian Crafts, circa 1960s
38
30
San Diego Architecture, circa 1915-1970s
(Oversized items housed in Box 43)
38
31
Shrines of Nigeria, 1967
38
32
Triennale of Milan 1957, circa 1957
38
33-35
Unidentified Architecture, circa 1950s-1970s
38
36-37
Oversized Photographs of Brazil, circa 1959
(See also Box 37, Folder 44)
43
Oversized Photographs of University of Mexico, Campus, circa 1950s
(See also Box 38, Folder 21)
43
Oversized Photographs of University of Mexico, Estadio Olimpico, circa 1952
(Scanned with Box 38, Folder 22)
43
Oversized Photographs of San Diego Architecture, circa 1915-1970s
(Scanned with Box 38, Folder 31)
43

9.6:Slides, circa 1950s-1980s

Found her are approximately 3,600 slides of examples of architects' works collected by Esther McCoy over the course of her career. Most slides included a handwritten label.
DescriptionContainer
Architects: A, circa 1950s-1980s
  • Abell, Thornton
  • Ain, Gregory
44
1
Architects: A-D, circa 1950s-1980s
  • Ain, Gregory
  • Albini, Franco
  • Artigas, Francisco
  • Barragan, Luis
  • BBPR
  • Buff, Straub, and Hensman
  • Byers, John
  • Cacho, J. Francisco Serrano
  • Callister, C. W.
  • Candela, Felix
  • Cheval, Ferdinand
  • Clements, Stiles O.
  • Coate, Roland E.
  • Le Corbusier
  • Davidson, J. R.
44
2
Architects: D-E, circa 1950s-1980s
  • Davidson, J. R.
  • Del Moral, Enrique
  • DeMars, Esherick, and Olsen
  • DMJM
  • Dorman, Richard
  • Eames, Charles
44
3
Architects: E-G, circa 1950s-1980s
  • Ehrlich, Steven
  • Ellwood, Craig
  • Fenyes, Eva Scott
  • Frey, Albert
  • Furness, Frank
  • Gardella, Iganzio
  • Gaudi, Antoni
  • Gebhard, David
  • Gehry, Frank
  • Gill, Irving
44
4
Architects: G-H, circa 1950s-1980s
  • Gill, Irving
  • Greene and Greene
  • Gropius, Walter
  • Harris, George
  • Harris, Harwell
44
5
Architects: H-M, circa 1950s-1980s
  • Harris, Harwell
  • Hollein, Hans
  • Honnold and Rex
  • Horta, Victor
  • Jenney, William L.
  • Jones, A. Quincy
  • Kahn, Louis
  • Kappe, Ray
  • Killingsworth, Brady, and Smith
  • Koenig, Pierre
  • Kump, Ernest J.
  • Loos, Adolf
  • Lumsden, Anthony
  • Mackintosh, Charles R.
44
6
Architects: M, circa 1950s-1980s
  • Mackintosh, Charles R.
  • Maillart
  • Mangiarotti, Angelo
  • Maston, Carl
  • May, Cliff
  • Maybeck, Bernard
  • McKim, Mead and White
  • Mendelsohn, Eric
  • Michelucci, Giovanni
  • Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig
  • Miller, Leroy
  • Moore, Charles
45
1
Architects: M-P, circa 1950s-1980s
  • Morgan, Julia
  • Morphosis
  • Mosher and Drew
  • Myers, Barton
  • Nervi, Pier L.
  • Neutra, Richard
  • O'Gorman, Juan
  • Olbrich, Joseph
  • Palladio, Andrea
  • Pani, Mario
  • Pei, I. M.
  • Pelli, Cesar
45
2
Architects: P-R, circa 1950s-1980s
  • Pelli, Cesar
  • Piano and Rogers
  • Ponti, Gio
  • Rapson, Ralph
  • Requa, Richard
  • Rice, Lillian
  • Richardson, Henry Hobson
45
3
Architects: R-S, circa 1950s-1980s
  • Riggs, Lutah
  • Roche, Kevin
  • Rosselli, Alberto
  • Sant'Elia, Antonio
  • Scarpa, Carlo
  • Schindler, R. M.
45
4
Architects: Schindler, R. M., circa 1950s-1980s
45
5
Architects: S, circa 1950s-1980s
  • Schindler, R. M.
  • Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill
  • Schulitz, Helmut C.
  • Smith, G. W.
  • Smith, Jones and Contini
  • Smith, Neill
  • Smith and Williams
  • Smithson, Peter
  • Soleri, Paolo
  • Soriano, Raphael
45
6
Architects: S-W, circa 1950s-1980s
  • Soriano, Raphael
  • Spaulding and Rex
  • Sterling, James
  • Stern, Peter
  • Stickney and Hull
  • Stone, Edward D.
  • Terragni, Giuseppe
  • Trubeck and Wislocki
  • Valle, Gino
  • Venturi and Rauch
  • Vigano, Vittoriano
  • Voysey, Charles
  • Wagner, Otto
  • Walker, Rodney
  • Webb, Philip
  • Weston, Eugene
  • Wright, Frank Lloyd
46
1
Architects: W, circa 1950s-1980s
  • Wright, Frank Lloyd
  • Wright, Lloyd
  • Wurster, William
46
2
Location, circa 1950s-1980s
  • Arizona
  • California
46
3
Location, circa 1950s-1980s
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Hawaii
  • Illinois
  • New York
  • Ohio
  • Virginia
  • Austria
  • England
46
4
Location, circa 1950s-1980s
  • England
  • France
  • Italy
  • Japan
46
5
Location, circa 1950s-1980s
  • Japan
  • Mexico
46
6
Location, Mexico, 1969, 1978
38
38
Location, Netherlands, 1970
38
39
Location, Scotland, 1970
38
40
Personal Photographs, 1950-1979
38
41
Unidentified Slides, circa 1950s-1980s
38
42

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