Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
Side-by-side stereograph image of a vineyard of full grape vines. The vineyard stretches a distance to a grove trees, and then mountains.
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A group of Chinese laborers wearing conical hats, pick grapes in a vineyard. Some are using wooden tubs to collect the grapes, others place them in wooden crates. Vineyard stretches out to the horizon ending at a line of trees.
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A man wearing a cowboy hat and ascot holds a large tray of apricots near a wooden cabinet fitted with shelves. Behind that is a grove of fruit trees, and mountains in the distance.
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This collection consists of one photograph album with 48 photographs and 35 loose photographs (as well as some duplicates), with images depicting the Fair Oaks Ranch in Altadena, California, during the late 19th century. The ranch, owned by businessman and rancher James F. Crank, encompassed a vineyard, winery, and citrus orchards, along with a lavish residence and grounds. Subjects include interior and exterior views of the residence, landscaped grounds, trees, and plant life; members of the Crank family; ranch workers, including Chinese laborers, working in the orchards and vineyard, harvesting and packing fruit, drying apricots, and loading fruit onto horse-drawn carts; workers' quarters; the operations of the winery and distillery; and also a handful of sweeping views of the San Gabriel Mountains and the Altadena and Pasadena areas taken from vantage points on the property. The photographer of the album is unknown; some of the cabinet cards and stereographs have imprints from area photographers: C. McMurtrey (Item 80), C.B. Ripley (Items 73-74), and A.C. Varela (Items 76-78). Photographs in the album are cyanotype prints; the loose photographs include cyanotypes, cabinet cards, and stereographs.
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A large bunch of pampas grass on the left, and a short, dense "umbrella" tree on the right, planted in a flat, dirt area. Behind it, a taller tree, and part of a small house visible between the two trees in front.
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A woman stands holding her hand to her forehead to shade her face from the sun. She wears a light colored dress with floral detailing. To her left landscaped flowers, to her right, grassy lawn, and behind her pine trees and the mountains in the distance.
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