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Manuscripts
Seven facsimiles of plats and maps of Sunny Slope ranch. One map was created by the Sunny Slope Water Company.
mssSunny
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Manuscripts
The collection includes correspondence, reports and ephemera. The Correspondence series is primarily related to the Conservative Water Company. Many of the letters deal with the company's public health, financial and legal issues. Though the letters are to or from the Conservative Water Company, many are addressed to and signed by Elizabeth E. Pedder and Otto B. Frank. The company corresponded with institutions like Bank of America, the California Department of Public Health, Hellman Commercial Trust & Savings Bank, and Pacific-Southwest Trust & Savings Bank. The series is arranged in alphabetical order by author and then by addressee. The Reports series is arranged in alphabetical order by author and then by addressee. The reports are primarily about the company's water supply. Moreover, there are some reports about the company's financial state. Many of the reports contain financial information and correspondence inside. Lastly, the Ephemera series includes newspaper clippings, financial documents, legal documents, maps, pamphlets, empty envelopes and public health documents. There are also several maps. This series is arranged in alphabetical order.
mssConsWater
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Manuscripts
This volume contains articles of incorporation; by-laws; stock journal; ledger; land deeds; and minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors. It also has information regarding the company's water rights in the Lytle Creek basin and some financial information for the company.
mssHM 75990
Visual Materials
Vineyards in the foreground, and winery buildings in the distance on the Sunny Slope ranch owned by L. J. Rose in San Gabriel, California. On the right, two men stand on a platform on the side of a white building, with "Sunny Slope" painted in large letters near the top.
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Visual Materials
Vineyards in the foreground, and winery buildings in the distance on the Sunny Slope ranch owned by L. J. Rose in San Gabriel, California. On the right, two men stand on a platform on the side of a white building, with "Sunny Slope" painted in large letters near the top.
photST Watkins
Visual Materials
Full-length portrait of a horse standing next to the wood wall of a barn at the Sunny Slope ranch owned by L. J. Rose in San Gabriel, California.
photST Watkins