Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
A bird's eye view of the Los Angeles River and Lincoln Heights as seen from Elysian Park. The Los Angeles pigeon farm is visible in the immediate foreground on the river bank. Southern Pacific rail lines and freight cars can be seen as well as the Southern Pacific railroad yards in the distance.
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Image of the concrete-lined Los Angeles River looking north from Elysian Park in Los Angeles, California, with houses, the Southern Pacific Railroad's Taylor Yard (across the river at right, with railroad train cars visible), the tower of the Great Mausoleum of Forest Lawn cemetery in Glendale (at center) and mountains in the distance.
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This collection of William H. Fletcher commercial card photographs focus mainly on Los Angeles, California, during a period of industrial expansion and population growth in the late 1800s. The images depict various views around Los Angeles, which include Los Angeles Street and some of its intersections, the Main and Spring Streets junction, Old Chinatown, the College of Medicine at University of Southern California (in its second incarnation on Buena Vista Street, now North Broadway), Llewellyn Iron Works, Elysian Park, the Hollenbeck Home for retirees, and what may be William H. Fletcher's residence (see item 6). Also included are photographs of Colorado Boulevard, Fair Oaks Avenue, and Devil's Gate in Pasadena; the Los Angeles River; the Hotel Arcadia in Santa Monica; the Point Fermin Lighthouse in San Pedro; Ventura; Redondo Beach; and the California missions San Luis Rey, San Juan Capistrano, and San Fernando Rey.
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Street view in Los Angeles with pedestrians, horse drawn carriages, and streetcars. The building in the center houses the Cohn Brothers Clothing House, County Bank, Main Street Savings Bank and two law offices. The building to the right houses the A. Zellerbach & Sons Wholesale Stationers and Paper Dealers.
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