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Charcoal drawing by Mildred Rackley


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  • Set of 8 sheets of original drawings, each in charcoal pencil

    Set of 8 sheets of original drawings, each in charcoal pencil

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    One set of 8 sheets of original drawings, each in charcoal pencil, ca. 1840?. Only the first two sheets are numbered, none of the drawings are signed. The first leaf contains images of animal heads and legs; the second is also animal heads; the third is a view of a church, the fourth contains two scenes, one of a thatched-roof house and another of a farm scene; the fifth is of a mill next to a stream, the sixth is of a house and its wood shed; the seventh image is of a vine-covered stone house; and the last image is a landscape view including a stone bridge. Title supplied by cataloger.

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    Drawing of courtyard garden

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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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