Nicolas Copernicus, Edwin Powell Hubble's cat, in the garden at the Hubble's home in San Marino, Calif

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  A tree in the garden of Edwin Powell Hubble's home in San Marino, California

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  A tree in the garden of the Hubble's home on Woodstock Drive. Note in the hand of Grace Burke Hubble on verso: "The garden at 1340 Woodstock Road."

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  Home of Edwin Powell Hubble, 1340 Woodstock Road, San Marino, Calif

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  The Hubble's home on Woodstock Drive. Note in the hand of Edwin Powell Hubble [?]: "1340 Woodstock Rd. San Marino, Calif. @1930"

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  Grace Burke Hubble standing outside her home in San Marino, California

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  Grace Burke Hubble standing in front of the Hubble's house on Woodstock Road. Note in the hand of Grace (Burke) Hubble: "Grace, 1340 Woodstock Rd. San Marino, Calif.".

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  The Life and Times of Nicolas Hubble, Esq. Photograph album of Edwin Hubble's cat, Nicolas Copernicus

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  Handmade photo album containing eight (8) black-and-white photographs of Edwin Hubble's black cat, Nicolas Copernicus, dated 1947. Photographs by Alfred Parish and Maxine Parish. The album is composed of front and back decorated covers, two title pages, and six (6) pages of photographs of the cat, Nicolas. The insides of the front and back covers also contain photographs of the cat, for a total of eight (8) photos. These photos were taken at the Hubble's residence in San Marino, California in 1947. The album appears to be a gift to the Hubbles from the photographers, Alfred and Maxine Parish. Description of front cover: The front cover is decorated with a Christmas theme: gold-stamped bells, ribbon and angels against a white background (possibly wrapping paper) with "Merry Christmas" added in red with black outlines, and hand-drawn holly leaves in green. The album is bound with a red cellophane ribbon and tied into a bow through two holes along the spine. Description of inside front cover: Blurry, cut-out black and white photo, a head- and- shoulders portrait of Nicolas the cat. The photo is mounted on gray paper, which is then mounted on the green cover. Blue hand-watercolored border. Title page 1: Hand-lettered "The life and times of" against a green and blue hand-watercolored background, on off-white paper. Title page 2: Hand-lettered "Nicolas Hubble Esq. by Maxine and Alfred Parish 1947" against a green and blue hand-watercolored background, on off-white paper. Album page 1: Square black and white photo of Nicolas Copernicus, Edwin Hubble's cat, on a sunny lawn at the Hubble's residence in San Marino, Calif. Front view of the cat, with shrubbery in the background. Photo surrounded by hand-watercolored decorative frame in blue, green, and red with black outlines. Album page 2: Square black and white photo of Nicolas Copernicus, Edwin Hubble's cat, at the Hubble's residence in San Marino, Calif. The cat is on a sunny lawn, walking towards the camera. Shurbbery in background. Photo is surrounded with a hand-watercolored decorative border in blue, green and red, with black outlines. Beneath this decorative frame is a hand-drawn red bow. Album page 3: Square black and white photo of Edwin Hubble's cat, Nicolas Copernicus at the Hubble's residence in San Marino, Calif. The cat is sitting on a brick patio; the cat's body is facing away from the camera but his head is turned toward the camera. A side wall and shrubbery are visible in the background. Photo is surrounded by a hand-watercolored decorative border in blue, green and red with black outlines. Hand-drawn red bow below the decorative frame. Album page 4: Square black and white photo of Edwin Hubble's cat, Nicolas Copernicus, taken at his residence in San Marino, Calif. The cat is standing on a sunny lawn, with its head turned to it's right, away from the camera. Shrubbery is in the background. Photo is surrounded with a hand-watercolored decorative border in blue, green, and red with black outlines. Below the decorative frame is a hand-drawn red bow. Album page 5: Square black and white photo of Edwin Hubble's cat, Nicolas Copernicus, taken at his residence in San Marino, Calif. The cat is sitting on the shady edge of a sunny lawn, with its side and face towards the camera. Shrubbery and trees are visible in the background. Photo is surrounded by hand-watercolored decorative border in blue, green and red with black outlines. Below the frame is a hand-drawn red bow. Album page 6: Square black and white photo of Maxine Parish holding Edwin Hubble's cat, Nicolas Copernicus. Maxine is standing in the yard, and is wearing a woven skirt suit with jacket. The cat is in a vertical position, held by Maxine. Photo is surrounded by a hand-watercolored decorative border in blue, green and red, with black outlines. In the lower right-hand corner below the photo is "Maxine & N." in ms. Inside back cover: Square black and white photo of Edwin Hubble's cat, Nicolas Copernicus, at his residence in San Marino, Calif. The cat is in the yard, and appears to be running with a long white string in its mouth. Shrubbery visible in the background. Photo is mounted on gray paper, which is mounted on green paper. A hand-decorated blue border surrounds the page. Back cover: The back cover of the photo album bears the same decorative paper as the front cover: gold-stamped holiday bells and angels against a white background. Red cellophane ribbon for binding is visible.

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  Grace Burke Hubble standing in the site of their future home in San Marino, California

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  Grace (Burke) Hubble standing in the grass where the Hubble's house was later built. A dog and horses are barely visible behind her. Note in the hand of Grace (Burke) Hubble: "1340 Woodstock Road--before the house was built."

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  Grace Burke Hubble and Edwin Powell Hubble on the patio at their home in San Marino, California

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  Grace Burke Hubble and Edwin Powell Hubble sitting in a wicker chair on their patio at their San Marino home on Woodstock Road. Note in the hand of Edwin Powell Hubble on verso: "Terrasse [sic] of 1340 Woodstock Rd., Grace & Edwin, 1935? ". Visible on the left is a swinging chair with an awning, in front of that is a wooden coffee table. Trees and shrubbery are visible on the right.

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