Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
Ranch, 1912-1916
- Description
Many of the 110 photographs are of scenes of the Valley of the Moon. There are some pictures of London's Truckee trip, a few pictures of Sonoma Creek, the ranch buildings, and Wolf House. A number of stunning photographs of the building of the twin silos. Very few photographs with people, although those included are Charmian and Jack London, Edgar Larkin, Nakata, and Maude McNerviary, the ranch cook.
- Production date
- 1866-1977.
- Call number
- JLP 434
- Provenance
- The nucleus of the collection was purchased by Henry Huntington from Charmian London in 1925. Additional groups of material were acquired by both gift and purchase from Mrs. London and later from literary executors Irving Shepard and I. Milo Shepard over many years. Further material has been acquired from other sources; the provenance of these items is noted on the individual folders.
