Manuscripts
Monterey - Jamaica, 1905-1906
- Description
69 photographs. The Jamaica scenes were taken by Jack London while on his honeymoon in 1905. Included are photographs of Kingston Harbor and country scenes. The Monterey photographs include a number of coastal scenes and the Carmel Mission. Only Jack and Charmian London are featured in the photographs, although a few unidentified people appear in some of the Jamaican scenes.
- Production date
- 1866-1977.
- Call number
- JLP 426
- 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.
