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N.E. corner Walnut & Madison
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A cluster of small houses at intersection of two dirt roads in Pasadena, California. Two men and a group of children stand on corner of intersection. A handwritten note indicates two of the houses were owned by photographers Benjamin Jarvis and his son Lucius E. Jarvis, the owners of the Jarvis studio.
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Jarvis family life histories [microform]: c.1943
Manuscripts
Microfilm of typescript and handwritten biographies and autobiographies, primarily related to the Jarvis family. Included are a biography of Heber Jarvis (1860-1953) by his daughter Pearl Jarvis Farr written in 1943 (and which also includes biographical notes on her grandparents George Jarvis and Ann Prior Jarvis), a biography of Janet Mauretta Johnson Smith (1848-1933) by Farr, a biography of Joel H. Johnson (1850-1902), a biography of George Jarvis by his daughter Victoria Josephine Jarvis Miles, a portion of Ann Prior Jarvis' autobiography (see also MSS MFILM 137), a biography of Lorin Farr (1820-1909), and a biography of Margaret Jarvis (1857-1934) by her daughter Stella Jarvis Peterson.
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The Sphinx Realty Co. building, Los Angeles
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The Sphinx Realty Company building, at 537 North Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles, California, built in the shape of the head of a sphinx. The business was no longer operating from this site when the photograph was made, as it shows a "For Rent" sign on the door.
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The Sphinx Realty Co. building, Los Angeles
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The Sphinx Realty Company building, at 537 North Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles, California, built in the shape of the head of a sphinx. The business was no longer operating from this site when the photograph was made, as it shows a "For Rent" sign on the door.
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"Willow Dale." N.C. Carter's residence, San Gabriel, Cal
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A little boy in a top hat, and little girl stand holding hands on a wood-plank walkway. Behind them is a driveway that runs past a vineyard and up to the two-story residence of Nathaniel C. Carter on the Willow Dale estate in San Gabriel (now San Marino, California).
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Ford coupe at Brown Derby, Los Angeles. 1936
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A man stands next to a Ford coupe parked in front of the Brown Derby restaurant. There is an awning over the entrance to the restaurant and a large neon sign in the shape of a derby hat mounted on top of the restaurant with the words "Eat in the hat" spelled out on it.
photCL Whitt 2467 ; Whitt neg. 2937