COLLECTION NUMBER:
C007.
COLLECTION TITLE:
Eldon Anderson Collection.
CREATOR(S):
Eldon Anderson.
DATES OF MATERIAL:
1935-1936.
EXTENT:
39 negatives: safety film; 4 x 5 in.
LOCAL CONTROL NUMBERS:
Copy negatives: 84:15268/0-38.
REPOSITORY:
San Diego History Center
Booth Historical Photograph Archives
P.O. Box 81825
San Diego, CA 92138
1-619-232-6203
ACQUISITION INFORMATION:
Loan for copy from Eldon Anderson, [1984?]
RESTRICTIONS:
Open for research.
COPYRIGHT:
For permission to reproduce or publish, contact the curator of the Booth Historical Photograph Archives of the San Diego History Center. Reproduction or publication of any part of this collection must include the following information next to the image(s) or in a special section of credits: Eldon Anderson Collection, San Diego History Center, Booth Historical Photograph Archives.
GENERAL NOTES:
Arranged by local control number. Forms part of the San Diego Historical Society Negative Collection.
BIOGRAPHICAL OR HISTORICAL NOTE:
Eldon Anderson worked in the field of park planning and development before becoming an artist and photographer.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE:
The collection contains black-and-white copy negatives from original photographs by Eldon Anderson depicting Balboa Park during the California Pacific International Exposition of 1935-1936. It includes general views of buildings and people engaged in various activities, photographs of exposition passes, and portraits of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and those who served him at Casa del Rey Moro.
SUBJECTS INDEXED:
California Pacific International Exposition (1935-1936: San Diego, Calif.)
Parks — California — San Diego.
Balboa Park (San Diego, Calif.)
CONTENTS LIST:
| Negative | Description |
| 84:15268/0 | 1935 California Pacific International Exposition passes |
| 84:15268/1 | President Franklin D. Roosevelt with those who served him at Casa del Rey Moro [i.e. House of Hospitality] |
| 84:15268/2 | Junior girls baseball team |
| 84:15268/3 | Fountain near Arboretum [i.e. Botanical Building] |
| 84:15268/4 | Building facade [House of Charm] |
| 84:15268/5 | House of Hospitality courtyard |
| 84:15268/6 | House of Hospitality courtyard |
| 84:15268/7 | California Pacific International Exposition buildings |
| 84:15268/8 | Man by structure |
| 84:15268/9 | Museum of Art facade |
| 84:15268/10 | Botanical Building |
| 84:15268/11 | California Tower from arcade |
| 84:15268/12 | Gateway near Organ Pavillion |
| 84:15268/13 | Girl with fruit |
| 84:15268/14 | Girl with fruit |
| 84:15268/15 | Technician and girl with sound equipment |
| 84:15268/16 | Technician and girl with sound equipment |
| 84:15268/17 | Technician and girl with sound equipment |
| 84:15268/18 | Two men |
| 84:15268/19 | Luncheon speaker |
| 84:15268/20 | Man at desk |
| 84:15268/21 | Girl with model telescope |
| 84:15268/22 | Girl modeling oversize shoes |
| 84:15268/23 | Girls on steam engine |
| 84:15268/24 | Girl being fitted with oversize shoes |
| 84:15268/25 | Girl in oversize shoes |
| 84:15268/26 | Girls holding giant letters spelling “Expo” |
| 84:15268/27 | Two men with Humpty Dumpty |
| 84:15268/28 | Men working on model characters |
| 84:15268/29 | Two men in park |
| 84:15268/30 | Two women dressing child performer |
| 84:15268/31 | Two men in park |
| 84:15268/32 | Man holding child performer |
| 84:15268/33 | Large group of men in park |
| 84:15268/34 | Babies among flowers |
| 84:15268/35 | Overview of park layout |
| 84:15268/36 | Arch of the Future reflected in pool |
| 84:15268/37 | Museum of Man and California Tower |
| 84:15268/38 | Aerial view of park |
