Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
A chest-length oval-shaped studio portrait of James De Barth Shorb, with his head turned slightly to the left. Shorb is wearing a suit and vest, white shirt, and striped tie. He has wavy hair parted on the right, and a wide, thick mustache.
photCL 284 (100)
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A round, chest-length studio photographic portrait of Donald McMeal Shorb as a young man, with his head turned slightly to the left. He is wearing a light colored suit and vest with a high-collared white shirt and a very light bow tie. His dark straight hair is cut above his ears, and is parted in the center.
photCL 284 (150)
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A full-length studio portrait of Annie Wilson (1858-1931), standing with her body turned very slightly to the left, her head turned partially to the right, and her arms folded across her chest. She is wearing a dress with a checked pattern, buttons along the left side of the bodice, dark bows down the center of her skirt, and dark fringe and ruffles at the bottom of her skirt. Part of a heavy wooden chair is visible on the left.
photCL 283 (40)
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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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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.
photCL 283 (19)
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A full-length studio photographic portrait of Bernardo Yorba Shorb as a toddler or small child, sitting on a low, cushioned seat, turned slightly to the right. He is wearing a white dress with two rows of buttons down the front and a dark bow at his neck, and black buttoned boots. His hair is a mess of medium dark curls, and he is holding a dark blanket or piece of cloth across his lap.
photCL 284 (157)
photCL 282 (342)
