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    Portraits

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    Consists of portraits of various groups and individuals; men; women; children and young adults; and family groups. Portraits are chiefly traditional studio portraits, as well as some portraits with multiple views and images taken outside. Almost all of the sitters are unidentified; only two photographs identify their subject by name (Peggy Ryan, Items 405 and 406) Images consist of group portraits, including Boy Scout troops and a Boy Scout band, lodge members from an unidentified lodge, and a congregation outside a Christian church bungalow (Items 87-93); and portraits of unidentified men (Items 106-120 and 184-322), women (Items 121-151, 323-400, and 777), children and young adults (Items 152-156, 686-776), and families, including couples and parents with children (Items 157-179, 778). A few images depict South Pasadena High School students, including girls' and boys' sports teams, students in costumes, and class photographs (Items 97-105). A few photographs depict ministers (Items 106-109) and women dancers (Items 133-141). Many photographs feature various styles of clothing, including wedding and confirmation dresses; military, housekeeper's or Red Cross uniforms; graduation gowns; and other depictions of formal as well as informal wear. Also includes single images of a woman artist at work (Item 127), a multi-ethnic group portrait (Item 162), an African American woman (Item 777), and a Japanese American family (Item 778), as well as a few photographs from drawings (Items 179-181).

    photCL 281

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    Portraits

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    Copies of 1930 photographic portraits taken by Margrethe Mather.

    photCL MLP 0416

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    Moffat [family portraits]

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    Portraits of unidentified individuals, presumably members of the Moffat family.

    photCL MLP 3976

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    Mrs. Doheny [portraits]

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    Right and left profile portraits of Mrs. Doheny.

    photCL MLP 3480

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    [Wiseman, George, portraits]

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    Portraits of, presumably, George Wiseman, in military uniform.

    photCL MLP 3805

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    [Sprunger, Mr., portraits]

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    Three portraits of a gentleman seated at different furniture settings.

    photCL MLP 4035