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
Manuscripts
Black and white portrait of Harrison Gray Otis, profile and bust length view, with gray suit and black bow tie. Bottom portion of suit is outlined and details drawn in. Portrait is enclosed in folder and signed: "For Harry Chandler, with perennial regards. [at top of portrait] Harrison Gray Otis [at bottom of portrait]." Partial view of "Steckel" seen behind signature. Based on Image Number 000006.
mssLAT 000022
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Visual Materials
Photographs of the American West, dating from the 1870s to the 1890s, collected by Carl S. Dentzel (1913-1980), director of the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles, California, including a disbound album of photographs of Alaska taken by A. L. Broadbent. These views show Revenue Cutter Service ships and officers; Alaskan natives; towns; scenery; the fur trade and mission schools. Other notable photographs in this collection include portraits of John C. Frémont, Harrison Gray Otis, and John A. Sutter; a series of Lake Tahoe card photographs; and views of early western settlers around the time of the Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889. The collection also depicts Alaskan native graves; missionaries; walrus hunting; whaling ships; totem poles; officers in the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service; vacationers throughout California; the logging industry; Kingston, New Mexico; Greek Orthodox church buildings; the first grand jury in Nome, Alaska; James Gilchrist Swan; and a portrait of one of the collection's photographers, Alfred Lee Broadbent. Photographers who contributed to this collection include William C. Billington, Alfred Lee Broadbent, F. Davey, Edward De Groff, Charles D. Kirkland, D. S. Mitchell, C.H. Shaffner, Julius Ulke, and Raper James Waters.
photCL 98
Manuscripts
Black and white portrait of Harrison Gray Otis, bust length view, facing forward and to his left, wearing his brigadier general uniform from the Spanish American War at age 62. Uniform has epaulettes and is adorned with several medals. Curved line near top right corner of photo is from crack on negative.
mssLAT 000025
Manuscripts
Black and white negative print of portrait photograph of Harrison Gray Otis, facing left and bust length view, in his Spanish American War uniform with hat at age 62. Left side and bottom left corner of print is torn.
mssLAT 000028
Manuscripts
Black and white oval portrait print of Harrison Gray Otis, in profile and bust length with medium tone suit, dark bow tie. Black border around portrait.
mssLAT 000002
