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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Visual Materials
The collection consists of 6202 black-and-white and color photographs, pen and ink drawings, and postcards, 1412 black-and-white and color negatives, 2606 black-and-white and color slides, and ephemeral materials, 1898-1982 (bulk 1920s-1930s) collected by the Automobile Club of Southern California. They form a general photographic reference collection as well as a broad visual survey of topics of interest to California motorists. Included are images of sites in North and Central America (with an emphasis on California), Europe, the Pacific Islands, and portraits, as well as images related to other subjects of interest to the Club's membership. Many of the images were published as illustrations for articles in the Club's first member magazine, Touring Topics. A large portion of the photographs were taken by authors of articles that appeared in Touring Topics; others were commissioned by the Club; and others appear to have been sent to the Club. Photographers (and authors) include, but are not limited to, Ansel Adams, Fred Archer, Viroque Baker, George Hugh Banning, Adelbert Bartlett, Virginia S. Bartlett, Andrew R. Boone, Julius Cindrich, Norman Clyde, Will Connell, Loyd Cooper, Imogen Cunningham, Asahel Curtis, Edward Sheriff Curtis, Fred Dapprich, E.H. Davis, E.E. East, John Anson Ford, Frasher, Ewing Galloway, Forman G. Hanna, Phil Townsend Hanna, Hoag and Ford, John Edwin Hoag, Bert W. Huntoon, Philip Johnston, Dr. Frederick Monsen, Dave Packwood, C.C. Pierce, Ernest M. Pratt, Putnam Studios, E. Willard Spurr, and John L. Von Blon.
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Visual Materials
A ship at harbor is in the background. In the middle ground, men are loading hides into a dory. In the foreground, on a hill, two men, one of whom is dressed as a sailor holds a paper and speaks to a gentleman with a vaquero hat. Behind them are two barrels and two crates and the painter's signature. Below them on the beach is a vaquero on a horse with a cart drawn by two bullocks and loaded with hides. To the right are men preparing a boat (?).
photCL Pierce 05741
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Visual Materials
Photograph of an oval-shaped painting in a frame depicting a young woman; she may possibly be Isobel Del Valle.
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Visual Materials
This collection contains photographs, papers and published articles related to Los Angeles architect Wallace Neff (1895-1982) and his work designing residential and public buildings, primarily in Southern California, approximately 1913-1960s. The bulk of the collection consists of photographs of residential exteriors and interiors, with some views of other buildings; photographs of Neff's sketches; photographs of architectural drawings; portraits of Neff and family members; and correspondence and patent drawings pertaining to airform construction. The airform construction or "Bubble house" materials also include snapshots of airform housing under construction in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, 1961. An autograph copy of Neff's book "Architecture of Southern California" (Rand McNally, 1964) is also part of this collection (Box 6).
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Manuscripts
A photograph of a painting of Guy Knowles (painting by Sir Gerald Kelly). (7.25" x 9") Note in the hand of Grace (Burke) Hubble: "Guy Knowles, painted by Sir Gerald Kelly, R.A. Hubble Collection." In the painting, Knowles is sitting at a table, holding a glass of red wine. he appears to be wearing a blue velvet jacket, and bow tie.
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Visual Materials
A photograph of an unidentified painting including lion sculptures, peacocks, and monkeys.
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