Historical Society Of Long Beach
Historical Society Of Long Beach
The Historical Society of Long Beach houses a treasure trove of Balboa artifacts, more than the listing below. The website includes information about their collection, upcoming events, tips for researchers and easy online navigating where visitors can purchase books and other HSLB items.
Partial Listing from Press Clippings (The Balboa Scrapbook):
|
Posters/Flyers (events & announcements) |
Page No. (Scrapbook) |
|---|---|
| Baseball Game—University City vs Balboa | 201 |
| Call to Scenario Writers (Jan. 17, 1914) | 35 |
| Balboa/Box Office Attraction (Fox) Collaboration, MPW (May 9, 1914) |
68 |
| “Watch for Balboa,” U.K. Advertisement | 75, 83, 116 |
| Addresses of British agents (Balboa) | 192 |
| Spreadsheet of Balboa Stars (Morning Telegraph, Aug. 02, 1914) |
133 |
|
Poster/Flyers (movies) |
Page No. (Scrapbook) |
|---|---|
| Abide with Me | 52 |
| Gypsy Love | 156, 213 |
| Hunchback of Cedar Lodge, The | 127, 129, 151-152 |
| Sacrificial Fires | 169 |
| St. Elmo | 182 |
| Sea Wolf, The (Jack London);
Balboa’s version was entitled Cruise of the Hell-Ship |
7, 20, 23 |
| Silver Lining, The | 247 |
| Unexpected, The; Nerve (London’s To Kill a Man) | 109-110, 123, 170, 220 |
| Will o’ the Wisp, The | 98, 126, 143-144, 145-147, 179 |
|
Letters |
Page No. (Scrapbook) |
|---|---|
| Two-sided “Rules to Scenarists,” one side the rules, the other side 8 scenes for The Human Soul | 248-249 |
| Balboa letterhead—rejection notice, signed by Frank M. Wiltermood | 214 |
| Letters of praise—the British find picture “perfect” | 136, 148 |
| Cards/Tickets | Page No. (Scrapbook) |
|---|---|
| Invitation to Christmas Gala at the Hotel Virginia (December 24, 1913) | 31 |
| Complete booklet of dance program/May Day Ball (1914) | 65 |
| May Day Ball ticket | 5 |
| Cardiff, Wales, card for Balboa | 134 |
| Box Office special invitation to exhibit Balboa Productions | 88 |
| Programs/Menu | Page No. (Scrapbook) |
|---|---|
| Complimentary Banquet & Dance/Menu | 1 |
| Music suggestions for St. Elmo | 157 |
| Music cue sheet for St. Elmo | 180 |
| Souvenir of 1st Annual Photo-Play Ball | 82 |
| St. Elmo (primo program) photos/text | 114 |
| Program—Path of Sorrow | 102 |
|
Photos of Balboa Stars |
Page No. (Scrapbook) |
|---|---|
| Henry Stanley | 27 |
| Dorothy Davenport | 229 |
| Sidney Ayres, Larry Peyton, Ray Gallagher, Frank Erlanger, Harriett Jansen, Jeannie MacPherson, Eugenie Forde | 46 |
| Mollie McConnel | 53 |
| Robert Grey, Henry King | 54, 93 |
| Neva Gerber | 70 |
Other Balboa Items/Artifacts at the Historical Society of Long Beach:
Audio Tape
- HSLB audio
Books
- Balboa Films: A History and Filmography of the Silent Film Studio
- On Location in Long Beach
Newspaper
- Daily Variety
- Long Beach: A Story of Downtown Renewal
Print, Photographic
- Workers standing in studio
- Roy Bush at piano and Lou Cody in The Shooting of Dan McGrew
- James Harlan at studio
- Images of the studio, interior and exterior views
- Balboa players making movies
- Fatty Arbuckle et al.
- President Horkheimer and Charles Chaplin
- Two views of Balboa Feature Films
- People standing beside Balboa Films car
- Composite of Balboa officers and photo of the lot
- Office bungalows at studio
- Set for the serial, Neal of the Navy
- Charles Chaplin and Buster Keaton at Balboa
Slide Carousel
Videotape
- Long Beach video