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Bel-vedére or The garden of the Muses
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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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Image of an outdoor scene of an Italian courtyard crowded with people in historical costumes, including soldiers with helmets and swords and nuns, surrounding a man and woman who embrace at the center of the image, with stone buildings, trees, and gates in the background; the print advertises the romantic drama "Bel Demonio" written by Irish-American dramatist John Brougham and performed at Niblo's Garden Theatre in New York City.
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The Eugene Swarzwald Pictorial California and the Pacific Collection consists of 9,674 black and white photographs, negatives, a photograph album, magazine mock-ups, letters, and ephemera, dated 1909-ca. 1968. Eugene Swarzwald and the Swarzwald family collected the material for use in the magazine "Pictorial California and the Pacific." Images depict California and the West with some coverage of the rest of the United States and international destinations. The collection contains photographs depicting general city views of communities in California, scenic views of wilderness areas, images of parks, schools and universities, museums, and points of historic interest (including California mining towns and missions). The collection is strong in subjects related to leisure and social and recreational activities. Many of the photographs are by the Keystone Photo Service. Other photographers include Chuck Abbott, Adelbert Bartlett, Lionel T. Berryhill, Lil and Al Bloom, Hal Boucher, Campbell-Ricco-Mazzuchi Photography, Caroll Photo Service, Garth Chandler, Walter J. Collinge, Fairchild Aerial Surveys, George O. Fales, Frasher's, J. P. Graham, Dean Hesketh Company, Charles M. Hiller, Pat and G. E. Kirkpatrick, Don Knight, Albert J. Kopec, Ward Linton, Lothers and Young, Hubert A. Lowman, David M. Mills, Don Milton, Gabriel Moulin Studios, Karl Obert, Earle O'Day, Pacific Air Industries Aerial Photography, Dave Packwood, Padilla Studios, Maynard L. Parker, Jack W. Patterson, Julius Shulman, Spence Air Photos, H. W. Steward, Thiem, Harry Vroman, Whithurse Aerial Photos, and Steven H. Willard.
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Date built: 1928 Architect: Kaufmann, Gordon B. Landscape Architect: Council & Yoch Description: Garden and courtyard views. Publication(s): The Expert Interior Decorator," by Neil D. Parker, California Arts and Architecture, Vol. 39, April 1931, p. 22; "House for W. T. Bishop, Bel-Air," American Architect, Vol. 136, Sept. 1929, p. 257; "W. T. Bishop House, Bel-Air," California Arts and Architecture, Vol. 39, April 1931, p. 26; SB 466 U7 D6, 1931, California Gardens, by Winifred Starr Dobyns, pl. 158.
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