Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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This collection contains approximately 10,000 photographs, negatives and ephemera created or compiled by Grace Nicholson (1877-1948), a collector and dealer of Native American and Asian arts and crafts in Pasadena, California. The bulk of the collection dates from 1903 to the 1920s and includes photograph albums and individual photographs with views of Native Americans of the Northwest Coast, California, and the Southwest of North America; pictures documenting Nicholson's basket collecting trips primarily between 1902 and 1912; images of Nicholson's stores and residences in Pasadena, including the building of the "Grace Nicholson Treasure House of Oriental Art" in the mid-1920s; and personal photographs of Nicholson, her family, friends, and associates. Nicholson's personal snapshots and photograph albums provide a valuable resource for studying Native American communities, particularly in Northern California, in the early 20th century. Many of the photographs depict daily life and include images of homes, community events, dances and rituals, families and children, and portraits. Most of these photographs were taken by Grace Nicholson or her assistant, Mr. Carroll S. Hartman, and are often accompanied by Nicholson's handwritten identifications.
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View of a 19th century wooden Pomo foot drum, acquired 1905-1906 by William Benson (Pomo) for Grace Nicholson.
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A basket possibly made by Pomo Indians.
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View of little girl sitting inside large storage basket made by Pomo Indians.
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A basket possibly made by Pomo Indians.
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This small album contains 25 photographs documenting Grace Nicholson's first collecting trip to Ukiah and vicinity in Northern California in July 1903 and includes photographs of Pomo Indian William Benson and a parade in Ukiah. All of the photographs were taken by Grace Nicholson and Carroll S. Hartman.
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