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Don Antonio Coronal and Doña Mariana
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Coronel, Don Antonio and Mariana
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The collection consists of 809 portrait photographs in a variety of formats. It is a reference collection of individual and group portraits and contains portraits of both prominent and lesser-known Los Angelenos and Southern Californians from both the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection contains images created by a number of well-known California photographers.
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First hotel in Alhambra
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Exterior view of hotel with figures posed at entrance and on balcony.
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Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey : The great Alzanas world renowned high wire daredevils
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Image of male high-wire walker Harold Alzana performing two acts on a high wire tightrope including one with two female aerialists suspended from a bicycle; "The Greatest Show on Earth" globe logo at lower left; one layer of a photomechanical print of a portion of a figure wearing a tuxedo and top hat started on verso.
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The world famed M’me Rentz’s celebrated minstrels
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Image of a group portrait of a female musical group dressed in formal gowns and seated in a row under a loggia with a lake and trees in the background, with some playing musical instruments including violins, a flute, horn, harp, and cello and accompanied by one male member seated in the center and two male members in blackface at each end also playing instruments; thirteen vignettes with head-and-shoulder portraits of the female performers in formal dress above the central image.
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The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : Déry the most intricate and difficult balancing act in the world. : the 3 Lienerts sensational act the promenade on the horizontal mirror. : The 3 Arleys marvelous act performing the feats exactly as shown in the picture
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Image of three different acrobatic acts being performed before spectators under a circus tent: two male acrobats balancing on a stack of tables, three female circus performers standing upside down on a mirror suspended from the ceiling, and six male acrobats performing balancing acts with poles; small vignettes of head-and-shoulder portraits of P.T. Barnum and J.A. Bailey in upper left corner.
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Die Barnum & Bailey groesste schaustellung der welt : ein wahrer wirrwar der drolligsten einfalle von spassmachern in menge
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Image of whiteface male clown musicians playing various instruments and three female whiteface clowns doing a gymnastic act in a center ring under a circus tent, with additional clowns performing in the background; one clown plays a drum labeled "Barnum & Bailey."
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