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San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
Supreme bon ton : and bon ton by profession. A novel
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Rare Books
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
Image of a fashion plate featuring a dress with a woman standing facing forward and a smaller rear view of the same dress; fashion details include a long slim skirt with bustle, flared hem, and small train, floral jacket bodice, bell sleeves with puffed lace undersleeves, and high collar, accessories include gloves and dark straw hat with flowers.
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Visual Materials
The collection consists of 809 portrait photographs in a variety of formats. It is a reference collection of individual and group portraits and contains portraits of both prominent and lesser-known Los Angelenos and Southern Californians from both the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection contains images created by a number of well-known California photographers.
photCL 400 volume 31
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Manuscripts
Bound volume containing a handwritten copy of Garrick's play with autograph corrections in Garrick's handwriting.
mssHM 185
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Visual Materials
The collection consists of 809 portrait photographs in a variety of formats. It is a reference collection of individual and group portraits and contains portraits of both prominent and lesser-known Los Angelenos and Southern Californians from both the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection contains images created by a number of well-known California photographers.
photCL 400 volume 31
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Visual Materials
The William H. Helfand Collection contains more than 7,000 European and American prints and ephemera relating to health professions including medical, dental, and mental wellness. The materials date from the 1490s to the early 21st century and contain many social and political cartoons that satirize health practices and practitioners. Noted illustrators represented include French artists Honore Daumier, Gustave Dore, J. J. Grandville, and Emile Vernier; British caricaturists Thomas Rowlandson, George Cruikshank, and James Gillray; and the American cartoonist Thomas Nast.
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