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
Visual Materials
A view of a gentleman sitting next to the Los Angeles River.
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Image of Henry E. Huntington sitting on a bench under an oak tree at the Huntington garden. The oak has trunk that has run lateral to the ground before arching upward.
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Image of a squirrel in a pine tree sitting on a branch with nose between its front paws; pine cones underneath its feet.
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The C.C. Pierce collection constitutes one of the most important collections of historical photographs of early California and Los Angeles extant. The collection of 10,100 prints was assembled by Charles C. Pierce, a photographer and long-time operator of a thriving Los Angeles photographic business. The collection is divided into nine topical headings devised by Pierce; these include Los Angeles Historical; Indians; Missions; California cities, counties, etc.; Industries and Agriculture; Transportation; Natural History; Art and Architecture; and Miscellaneous Scenery. Within these large sections are smaller categories that focus on the history, landscape, people, civic and cultural events, built environment, and development of Southern California and the Southwest from approximately 1845-1930. Of particular interest are the various Indian tribes depicted as well as all twenty-one of the California Missions.
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A view of an elephant ear plant with a gentleman standing to the right drinking out of a cup from a water fountain.
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A large oak tree shades a bench just south of the south terrace of the residence.
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