The Witch's House in Southern California (1927)

A whimsical, storybook cottage featuring dramatic, sharply peaked roofs and a rustic fence, with a small child standing in the front yard. — The Witch's House in Southern California (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

In 1927, Spirit of St. Louis Chief Engineer Donald A. Hall Sr. captured this whimsical storybook cottage (known as the Witch's House) in Southern California. Using his high-quality Leica screw-on lens, Hall demonstrated a keen artistic eye for architectural composition. This historic image is preserved in the Donald A. Hall Estate Collection.