Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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George Smith Patton, Junior, about twelve, stands at the foot of an outdoor staircase, turned very slightly to the right. Patton, also called Georgie, is wearing a dark suit, white shirt, long dark socks, boots, and a dark cap. A white satchel with "G.S.P.Jr. 1897" printed on the side is slung over his shoulder.
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Anne Patton sits on a stoop, playing with dolls and toy ships. Anne, who looks like she's between seven and twelve, is wearing a white dress with puffy sleeves and dark tights, and has her light, shoulder-length hair pulled back with a narrow headband with a rose on it. She has seven dolls, four of which are seated on a small toy rocking bench, and two model ships with white sails.
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Anne Patton sits on a grass lawn playing with a wooden stable toy set, with a small doll sitting in the foreground just right of center, and a dark horse next to the play set. Anne, who looks like she is between seven and twelve here, is wearing a dark dress with a wide sailor-style collar and a shallow, wide brimmed straw hat, with her blond hair in two braids the reach just past her shoulders. There is a dog sitting on the grass in the background.
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A chest-length studio portrait of Ruth Wilson Patton and her children, Georgie and Annie. Ruth is in the center, with her body turned very slightly to the right, wearing a dark dress with lighter sleeves and a high neck, with her dark, wavy hair parted in the center and pulled back. Georgie, on the left, has his body turned very slightly to the right, is behind his mother, wearing a dark suit with a broad white collar, and has short blond hair. Annie, on the right, is turned slightly to the left, in front of her mother, is wearing a white, lacy dress, and has blond hair that reaches her shoulders, with bangs cut low across her brow.
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Anne Wilson Patton stands with her mother Ruth Wilson Patton in a grassy area with trees in the background. Ruth, on the right, is wearing a black dress with puffed sleeves and a white silk collar, and her hair is swept up into a large black hat. Anne, on the left, is wearing a lighter dress, with gathered waist, sleeves, and shoulders, and a large, soft black hat. Anne is holding a narrow box or album under her right arm, and holding her mother's necklace with her left hand.
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A full-length studio portrait of Maria de Jesus ("Sue") Wilson (later Shorb), with her body turned to the left and her head turned partially to the left. She is wearing a dark dress with a bustle, small train, bows up the side of the skirt, a large bow at the throat, and long sleeves with white lace sticking out at the cuffs. Her hair is parted in the center and pulled up into a dark hat, and she holds a dark umbrella in her gloved right hand. The background behind her is an illustrated scene with a railing leading downward, the sea in the distance, and the sun or moon in the upper left.
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