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Time books of Heslop Ranch, California

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Description: These two volumes, both entitled "time of men in field & barn," contain the names of the men who worked on the Heslop ranch. It also includes their time worked and money earned. The majority of the workers are Mexican (the cover of one of the books says "No Chinamen"). The volumes have both English and Spanish in them. One of the volumes has information regarding various types of wine.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1882-1890.
Call number: mssHM 77955-77956
Provenance: Purchased from Santa Barbara Mission Archives, October 1986.
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Account book and time book for the Rockdale Mining Company

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The volume contains an account book and time book for the Rockdale Mining Company in Blackhawk, Colorado. The time book, which covers 1864 and 1865, contains the names of employees, hours worked, days worked, and wages earned for several mines including the Leavenworth Gulch, the Calhoun Lode, and the Harsh Lode. The rest of the volume contains financial account information from 1875 to 1881

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Photographs of Pasadena, California and environs related to the Heslop Family

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6 card photographs related to the Heslop Family of Pasadena, California, including an exterior view of the Heslop Building, built in 1904, with awnings labeled "Lamanda Store" and "J.M. Brown" in the Lamanda Park neighborhood of Pasadena and a stamp on verso for "W.H. Kindig, Photographer, Wilson Peak Park, Pasadena, California" (photPF 21175); the front exterior and garden, with palm trees and cacti, of the Heslop residence on East Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena (photPF 21176); a street view of an unidentified Pasadena residence, with a stamp for "J.C. Carr, Photographer, Pasadena, Cal." (photPF 21177); the chariot races at the Tournament of Roses (photPF 21178); and two views of Pismo Beach (El Pizmo) and the surrounding countryside signed by photographer McCurry (photPF 21179-21180).

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Biedebach Brothers Ranch, 3425 East Colorado, Pasadena. 1929

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View of the Biedebach Brothers Ranch at 3425 East Colorado with two men on horses, a dairy barn, and a truck announcing a "Roundup" for a YMCA membership drive. The San Bernardino Mountains are in the background.

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Grub time on Van Nuys Ranch, eating tin the field

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A group of men and one dog eating in the field.

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California, Northern: Nelson Point, Nevada City, Oakland, Oroville, Red Bluff, Redding, Sacramento, Salinas

Visual Materials

One portrait of a woman holding a mask over her face (Nevada City); one man in military uniform wearing a button that says "Cal." (Oakland); a group portrait of five cowboys (Oroville); two portraits of men with bicycles (Oroville).

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Surveyors at dam site, California

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Two men with survey equipment in front of a shack, with a tent and horse and carriage. Location is unidentified, but writing on back says "Telephone station at No. 5 dam, showing the land in its natural state."

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Time books of Heslop Ranch, California

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