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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
A bird's-eye view of the Black Hills gold mining region
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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
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Visual Materials
An oval bird's eye view of Boston, Massachusetts, as seen from a hot-air balloon tethered over the Boston Commons, on October 13, 1860. There are many notations in pencil around the perimeter of the photograph identifying various landmarks in Boston such as Faneuil Hall, Park Street Church, the Custom House, State Street, and the Brattle Church.
photOV 11425
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Visual Materials
The B.D. Jackson Collection of Negatives and Photographs consists of 804 4 x 5 in. and 8 x 10 in. glass plate negatives, 1782 film negatives (including stereo negatives), 2302 black and white photographs (including stereos, postcards, and photograph albums), and related manuscript and ephemeral materials, 1903-1950s (bulk 1920s-1930s), that provide a visual history of the growth of many of the San Gabriel Valley's suburban communities, a survey of many of California's (and the western United States') notable landscapes, and an overview of Jackson's career as a landscape and scenic view photographer.
photCL 332
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photCL 402, photCL 470, photCL Whitt
Visual Materials
A panoramic bird's-eye view of an unidentified town. There are hills in the background in the center and right, and mountains on the left.
photCL 402 (40126)
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Visual Materials
Untitled photograph of a painting. No old shelf mark. Attached verso label "Misc. Uncat. photograph Cleveland - California photograph of relief map. Ord'rd of Huey Co. 10-23-46, 2 items rec. by RGC, cost $3.50." Folder contains negative as well. Prime meridian: GM. Projection: Birds-eye view. Printing Process: Photograph. Verso Text: see general notes.
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