Communications

WANN Microphone

Tools of communication have transformed American society time and again over the past two centuries. The Museum has preserved many instruments of these changes, from printing presses to personal digital assistants.

The collections include hundreds of artifacts from the printing trade and related fields, including papermaking equipment, wood and metal type collections, bookbinding tools, and typesetting machines. Benjamin Franklin is said to have used one of the printing presses in the collection in 1726.

More than 7,000 objects chart the evolution of electronic communications, including the original telegraph of Samuel Morse and Alexander Graham Bell's early telephones. Radios, televisions, tape recorders, and the tools of the computer age are part of the collections, along with wireless phones and a satellite tracking system.

Place: Los Angeles

Picture postcard, "San Buena Ventura Mission, Founded 1782, Ventura, California"

This postcard view of San Buenaventura Mission was printed by the Van Ornum Colorprint Company in Los Angeles, Calif.
Description (Brief)
This postcard view of San Buenaventura Mission was printed by the Van Ornum Colorprint Company in Los Angeles, Calif. using photomechanical processes.
The Van Ornum Colorprint Company (1908-1921) was one of many picture postcard publishing companies producing California landmark scenes.
Mission San Buenaventura, founded in 1782, is located in the coastal town of Ventura. It was the ninth of twenty-one Spanish Franciscan missions established in California between 1769 and 1823 to convert American Indians of the Chumash tribe to Catholicism.
Today the mission serves as a parish church and a museum.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1908-1921
graphic artist
Van Ornum Colorprint Co.
ID Number
1986.0639.0487
accession number
1986.0639
catalog number
1986.639.0487

Holiday

Beatrice Wood (1883-1998) was an acclaimed artist, bestknown for her work with ceramics and her role in founding the Dada Movement.
Description (Brief)
Beatrice Wood (1883-1998) was an acclaimed artist, best
known for her work with ceramics and her role in founding the Dada Movement. While working in the Los Angeles art scene during the 1930s, she was introduced to master printer Lynton Kistler, who persuaded her to take up printmaking and gifted her a set of lithographic plates. Her prints were simple and satirical, sometimes incorporating a subtle dark humor. Her lithograph “Holiday,” was printed in 1932.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
about 1940
September 1920
date made
1932
printer
Kistler, Lynton R.
ID Number
1978.0650.0979
accession number
1978.0650
catalog number
1978.0650.0979

Picture postcard, "Ruins of San Juan Capistrano Mission, Founded 1776, Capistrano, California"

This postcard image of the ruins of San Juan Capistrano Mission was printed by the Van Ornum Colorprint Company in Los Angeles, Calif.
Description (Brief)
This postcard image of the ruins of San Juan Capistrano Mission was printed by the Van Ornum Colorprint Company in Los Angeles, Calif. using photomechanical processes.
The Van Ornum Colorprint Company (1908-1921) was one of many picture postcard publishing companies producing California landmark scenes.
San Juan Capistrano Mission, founded in 1776, is located southeast of Los Angeles. It was the seventh of twenty-one Spanish Franciscan missions built in California between 1769 and 1823. The mission was founded to convert American Indians of the Juaneño and Luiseño tribe to Catholicism.
Today the mission serves as a chapel and a museum.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1908-1921
graphic artist
Van Ornum Colorprint Co.
ID Number
1986.0639.0488
accession number
1986.0639
catalog number
1986.639.0488

Picture postcard view of "San Buena Ventura Mission, Founded 1782, Ventura, California"

This postcard view of San Buenaventura Mission was printed by the Van Ornum Colorprint Company (1908-1921) and the M. Kashower Company (1914-1934) in Los Angeles, Calif.
Description (Brief)
This postcard view of San Buenaventura Mission was printed by the Van Ornum Colorprint Company (1908-1921) and the M. Kashower Company (1914-1934) in Los Angeles, Calif. using photomechanical processes The companies are examples of the many picture postcard publishing firms producing California landmark scenes during this period.
Mission San Buenaventura was founded in 1782. It was the ninth of twenty-one Spanish Franciscan missions established in California between 1769 and 1823. Its purpose was to support the effort to convert American Indians of the Chumash tribe to Catholicism.
Today the mission serves as a parish church.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1908-1921
graphic artist
Van Ornum Colorprint Co.
M. Kashower Co.
ID Number
1986.0639.0500
accession number
1986.0639
catalog number
1986.639.0500

Picture postcard, "Doorway San Gabriel Mission - 1771"

This postcard view of the entry to Mission San Gabriel was printed by "Wood's" Postcards in Los Angeles, Calif. in about 1910, using the halftone process.Mission San Gabriel Arcángel was founded on September 8, 1771, near the present town of Montebello, Calif.
Description (Brief)
This postcard view of the entry to Mission San Gabriel was printed by "Wood's" Postcards in Los Angeles, Calif. in about 1910, using the halftone process.
Mission San Gabriel Arcángel was founded on September 8, 1771, near the present town of Montebello, Calif. It was the fourth of twenty-one Spanish Franciscan missions founded in California between 1769 and 1823 to convert American Indians of the Tongva tribe to Catholicism. The mission was moved in 1775 to its present location in Los Angeles County.
Today the mission serves as a parish church and a museum.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1910
graphic artist
Wood's Post Cards
ID Number
1986.0639.3171
accession number
1986.0639
catalog number
1986.639.3171

Picture postcard, "San Louis Rey Mission, Founded 1798, near Oceanside, California"

This postcard view of San Luís Rey Mission was printed using photomechanical processes by the Van Ornum Colorprint Company in Los Angeles, Calif.The Van Ornum Colorprint Company (1908-1921) was one of many picture postcard publishing companies featuring sites of interest in Calif
Description (Brief)
This postcard view of San Luís Rey Mission was printed using photomechanical processes by the Van Ornum Colorprint Company in Los Angeles, Calif.
The Van Ornum Colorprint Company (1908-1921) was one of many picture postcard publishing companies featuring sites of interest in California.
Mission San Luís Rey de Francia was the eighteenth of twenty-one Spanish Franciscan missions to be founded in California between 1769 and 1823. Its dedication ceremonies took place in 1798 near the town of Oceanside. This mission was established to convert American Indians of the Kumeyaay and Luiseno tribes.
Today the mission serves as a parish church, a museum, and a retreat site.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1908-1921
graphic artist
Van Ornum Colorprint Co.
ID Number
1986.0639.0467
accession number
1986.0639
catalog number
1986.639.0467

Picture postcard, "La Soledad Mission, Founded 1791, near Monterey, California"

This postcard view of La Soledad Mission was printed by the Van Ornum Colorprint Company in Los Angeles, Calif.
Description (Brief)
This postcard view of La Soledad Mission was printed by the Van Ornum Colorprint Company in Los Angeles, Calif. using photomechanical processes.
The Van Ornum firm (1908-1921) was one of many picture postcard publishing companies producing California landmark scenes.
Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad was founded in 1791. It was the thirteenth of twenty-one Spanish Franciscan missions established in California between 1769 and 1823, and was founded to convert American Indians of the Costanoan, Esselin, and Yokuts tribes to Catholicism.
The mission now serves as a parish church and a museum.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1908-1921
graphic artist
Van Ornum Colorprint Co.
ID Number
1986.0639.0497
accession number
1986.0639
catalog number
1986.639.0497

Picture postcard, "San Gabriel Mission, Founded 1771, San Gabriel, California"

This postcard view of San Gabriel Mission was printed using photomechanical processes by the California Postcard Company (1925-1935) in Los Angeles, California.Mission San Gabriel Arcángel was founded on September 8, 1771, near the city of Montebello, California.
Description (Brief)
This postcard view of San Gabriel Mission was printed using photomechanical processes by the California Postcard Company (1925-1935) in Los Angeles, California.
Mission San Gabriel Arcángel was founded on September 8, 1771, near the city of Montebello, California. The fourth of twenty-one Spanish Franciscan missions built in California between 1769 and 1823, it was established to convert American Indians of the Tongva tribe to Catholicism. The mission was moved in 1775 to its present location in Los Angeles County.
Today the mission includes a church and a museum.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1925-1935
graphic artist
California Postcard Company
ID Number
1986.0639.0724
accession number
1986.0639
catalog number
1986.0639.0724

Water Carrier

Henrietta Shore (1880-1963) was an early pioneer of the Modernism movement of art on the West Coast. She discovered lithography while traveling in Mexico, and took inspiration from the southern landscape and indigenous traditions.
Description (Brief)
Henrietta Shore (1880-1963) was an early pioneer of the Modernism movement of art on the West Coast. She discovered lithography while traveling in Mexico, and took inspiration from the southern landscape and indigenous traditions. On returning to California in 1928, Shore began working in the Los Angeles lithography workshop of master printer Lynton Kistler making her one of the first women lithographers working in California. "Water Carrier" was one of the prints produced during her time there.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
ca 1928
original artist
Shore, Henrietta
graphic artist
Kistler, Lynton R.
ID Number
1978.0650.1746
accession number
1978.0650
catalog number
1978.0650.1746

Picture postcard, "San Carlos Mission (El Carmel), Founded 1770. Near Monterey, California"

This postcard view of San Carlos Mission (El Carmel) was printed by the Van Ornum Colorprint Company in Los Angeles, Calif.
Description (Brief)
This postcard view of San Carlos Mission (El Carmel) was printed by the Van Ornum Colorprint Company in Los Angeles, Calif. using photomechanical processes.
The Van Ornum Colorprint Company (1908-1921) was one of many picture postcard publishing companies producing scenes in California.
Mission San Carlos Borroméo del rio Carmelo was founded in 1770 in Carmel Valley. It was the second of twenty-one Spanish Franciscan missions established in California between 1769 and 1823. The mission, built to convert American Indians of the Esselen and Ohlone, or Costanoa, tribes to Catholicism, was restored to its present condition in 1882 by the parish church of Monterey.
The mission continues to serve as a parish church today.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1908-1921
graphic artist
Van Ornum Colorprint Co.
ID Number
1986.0639.0477
accession number
1986.0639
catalog number
1986.639.0477

Picture postcard, "San Fernando Mission, Founded 1797, San Fernando, California"

This postcard view of Mission San Fernando was printed by the Van Ornum Colorprint Company in Los Angeles, Calif. about 1910, using photomechanical processes.
Description (Brief)
This postcard view of Mission San Fernando was printed by the Van Ornum Colorprint Company in Los Angeles, Calif. about 1910, using photomechanical processes. Van Ornum (1908-1921) was one of many picture postcard publishing companies producing California landmark scenes.
Mission San Fernando, in the San Fernando Valley, was founded in 1797. It was the seventeenth of twenty-one Spanish Franciscan missions to be built in California between 1769 and 1823. The mission was established to convert American Indians of the Tataviam and Tongva tribes to Catholicism.
Today it serves as a working parish chapel and a museum.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1908-1921
graphic artist
Van Ornum Colorprint Co.
ID Number
1986.0639.0492
accession number
1986.0639
catalog number
1986.0639.0492

Picture postcard, "Interior San Fernando Mission, Founded 1797, San Fernando, California"

This postcard view of Mission San Fernando was printed by the Van Ornum Colorprint Company in Los Angeles, Calif. in about 1910, using photomechanical processes.
Description (Brief)
This postcard view of Mission San Fernando was printed by the Van Ornum Colorprint Company in Los Angeles, Calif. in about 1910, using photomechanical processes. The Van Ornum Colorprint Company (1908-1921) was one of many picture postcard publishing companies producing California landmark scenes.
Mission San Fernando was founded in 1797, in the San Fernando Valley. It was the seventeenth of twenty-one Spanish Franciscan missions to be established in California between 1769 and 1823, and was built to convert American Indians of the Tataviam and Tongva tribes to Catholicism.
Today it serves as a working parish chapel and a museum.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1908-1921
graphic artist
Van Ornum Colorprint Co.
ID Number
1986.0639.491
accession number
1986.0639
catalog number
1986.0639.491

Picture postcard, "San Fernando Mission, Founded 1797, San Fernando, California"

This postcard view of San Fernando Mission was printed by the Van Ornum Colorprint Company (1908-1921) and the M. Kashower Company (1914-1934) in Los Angeles, Calif. using photomechanical processes.
Description (Brief)
This postcard view of San Fernando Mission was printed by the Van Ornum Colorprint Company (1908-1921) and the M. Kashower Company (1914-1934) in Los Angeles, Calif. using photomechanical processes. The companies are examples of the many picture postcard publishing companies producing California landmark scenes during this period.
The San Fernando Rey de España mission was founded on September 8, 1797, near the site of the first gold discovery in Alta, or Upper, California. It was the seventeenth of twenty-one Spanish Franciscan missions built in California between 1769 and 1823, and was established to convert American Indians of the Tataviam and Tongva tribes to Catholicism.
Today it serves as a working parish church and a museum.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1908-1921
graphic artist
Van Ornum Colorprint Co.
M. Kashower Co.
ID Number
1986.0639.0508
accession number
1986.0639
catalog number
1986.639.0508

Picture postcard, "Santa Ynez Mission, Founded 1804, near Santa Barbara, Calif."

This postcard view of Santa Ynez Mission was printed using photomechanical processes by the Van Ornum Colorprint Company in Los Angeles, Calif.The Van Ornum Colorprint Company (1908-1921) was one of many picture postcard publishing companies offering scenic views of California an
Description (Brief)
This postcard view of Santa Ynez Mission was printed using photomechanical processes by the Van Ornum Colorprint Company in Los Angeles, Calif.
The Van Ornum Colorprint Company (1908-1921) was one of many picture postcard publishing companies offering scenic views of California and its landmarks.
Mission Santa Ynez (or Inés), founded in 1804, is located northwest of Santa Barbara, in the city of Solvang. It was the nineteenth of twenty-one Spanish Franciscan missions to be built in California between 1769 and 1823, and was founded to convert American Indians of the Chumash tribe to Catholicism.
Today the mission serves as both a parish church and a museum.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1908-1921
graphic artist
Van Ornum Colorprint Co.
ID Number
1986.0639.0478
accession number
1986.0639
catalog number
1986.639.0478

Picture postcard, "Pala Mission Chapel, Founded 1816, near Oceanside, California"

This postcard view of Pala Mission Chapel was printed by the Van Ornum Colorprint Company in Los Angeles, Calif.
Description (Brief)
This postcard view of Pala Mission Chapel was printed by the Van Ornum Colorprint Company in Los Angeles, Calif. using photomechanical processes.
The Van Ornum Colorprint Company (1908-1921) was one of many picture postcard publishing companies producing scenes of California landscape and history.
Pala Mission or San Antonio de Pala Asistencia, founded in 1816, is situated about 25 miles northeast of Oceanside. It was an ancillary mission to the Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, the eighteenth of twenty-one Spanish Franciscan missions built in California between 1769 and 1823.
Today the mission is the only of the twenty-one original Spanish Franciscan missions which continues to minister to an American Indian community.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1908-1921
graphic artist
Van Ornum Colorprint Co.
ID Number
1986.0639.0480
accession number
1986.0639
catalog number
1986.639.0480

Picture postcard, "La Purísima Mission, Founded 1787, near Santa Barbara, California"

This postcard view of La Purísima Concepcíon Mission was printed by the Van Ornum Colorprint Company in Los Angeles, Calif.
Description (Brief)
This postcard view of La Purísima Concepcíon Mission was printed by the Van Ornum Colorprint Company in Los Angeles, Calif. using photomechanical processes.
The Van Ornum firm (1908-1921) was one of many picture postcard publishing companies producing California landmark scenes.
Mission La Purísima Concepcíon is located northwest of Santa Barbara in Lompoc, California. It was the eleventh of twenty-one Spanish Franciscan missions founded in California between 1769 and 1823, and was established to convert American Indians of the Chumash tribe to Catholicism.
Today the mission, along with the Mission San Francisco de Solano in Sonoma, is managed by the California State Park system.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1908-1921
graphic artist
Van Ornum Colorprint Co.
ID Number
1986.0639.0496
accession number
1986.0639
catalog number
1986.0639.0496

Picture postcard, "Mission Play Theatre Garden San Gabriel, California"

This postcard view of the Mission Play and Theatre Garden was printed by the Van Ornum Colorprint Company (1908-1921) and the M. Kashower Company (1914-1934) in Los Angeles, Calif. using photomechanical processes.
Description (Brief)
This postcard view of the Mission Play and Theatre Garden was printed by the Van Ornum Colorprint Company (1908-1921) and the M. Kashower Company (1914-1934) in Los Angeles, Calif. using photomechanical processes. The companies are examples of the many picture postcard publishing companies producing California landmark scenes during this period.
Dedicated on March 5th, 1927, the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse was originally established as the venue for the Mission Play by John Steven McGroarty. It tells the story of the founding of the California missions by Franciscan priests led by Fr. Junípero Serra.
Today the facility in San Gabriel continues to serve as a setting for a variety of cultural activities.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1908-1921
graphic artist
Van Ornum Colorprint Co.
M. Kashower Co.
ID Number
1986.0639.0504
accession number
1986.0639
catalog number
1986.639.0504

Picture postcard, "San Luis Obispo Mission, founded 1772, San Luis Obispo, California"

This postcard view of San Luis Obispo Mission was printed by Van Ornum Colorprint Company, Los Angeles, Calif.
Description (Brief)
This postcard view of San Luis Obispo Mission was printed by Van Ornum Colorprint Company, Los Angeles, Calif. using photomechanical processes.
The Van Ornum firm (1908-1921) was one of many picture postcard publishing companies producing scenes of California landscape and history.
Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa was founded in 1772 by Spanish missionaries. It is located in San Luis Obispo. The fifth of twenty one Spanish Franciscan missions established in California between 1769 and 1823, its purpose was to convert American Indians of the Chumash tribe to Catholicism.
Today the mission serves as a parish church.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1908-1921
graphic artist
Van Ornum Colorprint Co.
ID Number
1986.0639.0481
accession number
1986.0639
catalog number
1986.639.0481

Picture postcard, "Old Padres spreading the Gospel to the Indians, Old Mission Plaza Church, Los Angeles"

This postcard view of the painting "Old Padres spreading the Gospel to the Indians, Old Mission Plaza Church, Los Angeles" was printed by George Rice & Sons (1879-1993) in Los Angeles, Calif.
Description (Brief)
This postcard view of the painting "Old Padres spreading the Gospel to the Indians, Old Mission Plaza Church, Los Angeles" was printed by George Rice & Sons (1879-1993) in Los Angeles, Calif. in 1913 using photomechanical processes.
Mission Nuestra Señora Reina de Los Ángeles Asistencia was founded in 1784 as an ancillary mission to Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, the fourth of twenty-one Spanish Franciscan missions established in California between 1769 and 1823. Mission Nuestra Señora was built to convert American Indians of the Tongva tribe to Catholicism.
Today the mission serves as a chapel.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1913
graphic artist
George Rice & Sons
ID Number
1986.0639.0674
accession number
1986.0639
catalog number
1986.639.0674

Hoffman model KP 706 "Trans-Solar" transistor radio

Consumers could buy solar powered products within ten years of the invention of solar cells. Hoffman Electronics manufactured cells for satellites but company president H. Leslie Hoffman believed the sun could power other products.
Description (Brief)
Consumers could buy solar powered products within ten years of the invention of solar cells. Hoffman Electronics manufactured cells for satellites but company president H. Leslie Hoffman believed the sun could power other products. Hoffman already manufactured radios based on vacuum tube technology and decided that solar cells would work well with a radio that used transistors instead of tubes. His company introduced their first Trans-Solar portable radio in 1957 and sold several models in the next few years. Like the others, this model KP-706 could run on sunlight or batteries.
Characteristics: The solar panel is 12cm long X 3cm wide. A paper label inside the back reads: "Made in USA by Hoffman Electronics Corporation Consumer Products Division. Chassis 1123." It also lists the operating characteristics of the radio and solar panel. Label also has "THIS APPARATUS USES INVENTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES PATENTS LICENSED BY RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA. PATENT NUMBERS SUPPLIED UPON REQUEST." The radio has a black plastic case with a metal handle. "Hoffman Electronics Corp of Los Angeles, Calif." Label in battery bay: "Model KP 706 / Battery / type / 4 volt mercury / Hoffman H930003 / Mallory TR233R / or Equiv. / EIA code 207" and "Ser. No. X032637".
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1960
maker
Hoffman Electronics Corp.
ID Number
1979.1269.01
accession number
1979.1269
catalog number
1979.1269.01

Picture postcard, "Santa Barbara Mission, Founded 1786, Santa Barbara, California"

This postcard view of Santa Barbara Mission was printed by the Van Ornum Colorprint Company (1908-1921) and the M. Kashower Company (1914-1934) in Los Angeles, Calif. using photomechanical processes.
Description (Brief)
This postcard view of Santa Barbara Mission was printed by the Van Ornum Colorprint Company (1908-1921) and the M. Kashower Company (1914-1934) in Los Angeles, Calif. using photomechanical processes. The companies are examples of the many picture postcard publishing firms producing scenic views of California landmarks during this period.
Mission Santa Barbara was founded on December 4th, 1786. The tenth of twenty-one Spanish Franciscan missions founded in California between 1769 and 1823, it was built to convert American Indians of the Chumash tribe to Catholicism.
Today the mission serves as a parish church and includes a museum, a Franciscan friary, or monastery, and a retreat center.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1908-1921
graphic artist
Van Ornum Colorprint Co.
M. Kashower Co.
ID Number
1986.0639.0498
accession number
1986.0639
catalog number
1986.639.0498

Picture postcard, "San Francisco Solano Mission, Founded 1823, near Santa Rosa, California"

This postcard view of San Francisco Solano Mission was printed by the Van Ornum Colorprint Company in Los Angeles, Calif.
Description (Brief)
This postcard view of San Francisco Solano Mission was printed by the Van Ornum Colorprint Company in Los Angeles, Calif. using photomechanical processes.
The Van Ornum Colorprint Company (1908-1921) was one of many picture postcard publishing companies specializing in California landscapes and historic sites.
Mission San Francisco Solano was founded in 1823, the last of twenty-one Spanish Franciscan missions established in California between 1769 and 1823. All were founded for the purpose of coverting American Indians of the region to Catholicism.
Today the mission site is operated by the Sonoma State Historic Park system.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1908-1921
graphic artist
Van Ornum Colorprint Co.
ID Number
1986.0639.0479
accession number
1986.0639
catalog number
1986.639.0479

Picture postcard, "San Miguel Mission, Founded 1797, near Paso Robles, California"

This postcard view of San Miguel Mission was printed by the Van Ornum Colorprint Company of Los Angeles, Calif.
Description (Brief)
This postcard view of San Miguel Mission was printed by the Van Ornum Colorprint Company of Los Angeles, Calif. using photomechanical processes.
The Van Ornum firm (1908-1921) was one of many picture postcard publishing companies producing California landmark scenes.
Mission San Miguel Arcángel, located in San Miguel, was the sixteenth of twenty-one Spanish Franciscan missions founded in California between 1769 and 1823. The mission was built to support the effort to convert American Indians of the Salinan tribe to Catholicism.
Today the mission serves as a parish church.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1908-1921
graphic artist
Van Ornum Colorprint Co.
ID Number
1986.0639.0494
accession number
1986.0639
catalog number
1986.639.0494

The Sad Flute Player

From 1948 to 1957, Wayne worked with printer Lynton Kistler at his lithography workshop in California. This is one of Wayne's early prints in the medium from the decade before she established the Tamarind Lithography Workshop in 1960.Currently not on view
Description
From 1948 to 1957, Wayne worked with printer Lynton Kistler at his lithography workshop in California. This is one of Wayne's early prints in the medium from the decade before she established the Tamarind Lithography Workshop in 1960.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1950
graphic artist
Wayne, June
printer
Kistler, Lynton R.
ID Number
1978.0650.1931
accession number
1978.0650
catalog number
1978.0650.1931
78.0650.1931

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