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French view of the grand International Exposition of 1876 : being a graphic description, with criticisms and remarks
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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One of an unknown number of presentation copies made to Exposition officials. Each has an individual presentation inscription stamped on front cover. The albums may differ in arrangement and content. The album presented to T. P. Robinson consists of 170 mounted photographs taken in 1894 by Isaiah W. Taber, the official photographer of the Exposition. Most are numbered, with captions and with Taber's copyright notice. The album features views of the buildings, grounds, attractions and events of the California Midwinter International Exposition (C.M.I.E.). Main structures include the Allegorical Fountain, the Administration Building, the Fine Arts Building, the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building and the Mechanical Arts Building. Also featured are attractions and events such as the Firth Wheel, Dante's Inferno, Opening Day ceremonies and the German Procession. Among other pictures are views of Golden Gate Park as construction was underway, buildings and exhibits from various counties, states and nations; crowd and entertainment scenes, international groups in traditional dress and two unidentified group portraits, possibly of Exposition executives. Many night views of the lighted buildings and grounds are also included. Portraits of M. H. de Young, organizer of the Exposition and of the photographer Isaiah W. Taber open and close the album respectively.
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Visual Materials
This is a collection primarily of negatives and photographic prints depicting the growth of Santa Monica and Los Angeles, California, from 1860s to 1980s. Many views are cityscapes or street views, showing buildings, storefronts, homes and roads, and documenting the use of railroads, trolleys, streetcars, and automobiles. There are many card photographs by early professional photographers, and also a number of snapshots made by amateurs, some in personal photo albums. The collection's scope also includes early views of many other communities in Southern California (and a few in other states); the beginnings of aviation in Santa Monica, including the first Douglas Aircraft Company buildings; a photo album of residents in Topanga Canyon, ca. 1913; automobile racing in Los Angeles and Santa Monica, 1920s; maritime views; a photo album of U.S. troops in France during World War I; a 1949 real estate development in Apple Valley, California, and others. Besides photographs, a portion of the collection consists of scarce publications and historical ephemera, primarily related to Santa Monica and Los Angeles, including brochures, advertising cards, menus, event programs and other materials. Highlights of the Santa Monica images are aerial views of the buildings along the coast and pier (1920s); several views of the Arcadia Hotel (1880s); the Long Wharf and adjoining railroad and train depot; the first bath houses on the beach; the beach club culture of the 1920s and 1930s; the amusement piers of Santa Monica, Ocean Park and Venice; and the beginnings of the Douglas Aircraft Company. There is a large set of promotional photographs made late 1920s-1930s by Powell Press Service depicting people enjoying Santa Monica's beaches, clubs and outdoor recreation. An important subset within the collection is 407 negatives made ca. 1890 - 1908 by Los Angeles historian and amateur photographer George W. Hazard (1842-1914). Hazard travelled around Los Angeles and vicinity photographing the adobes, houses, streets and storefronts that told the early history of the city. Many of Hazard's negatives have handwritten identifications, naming streets, former homeowners, ranchos, and other historical details. There are a large number of cabinet cards and other card-mounted prints and stereographs. There are 1,264 stereograph prints, highlighted by the works of photographic pioneers William M. Godfrey, Francis Parker, Hayward & Muzzall, and Carleton Watkins. Other formats represented are: glass and film negatives; panoramic prints; 7 photograph albums, photographic postcards, 20th-century color prints and transparencies; and a small number of tintypes, cyanotypes and a set of chromolithographs.
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