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Henry E. Huntington with Swedish Crown Prince Gustavus Adolphus and Crown Princess Louise
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William A. Monten letter to Henry E. Huntington
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Also: six items related to the visit of Swedish Crown Prince Gustavus Adolphus.
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Boyé Studios letter to Henry E. Huntington
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Enclosed in: John E. Barber letter to Huntington, 1926 July 23. Subjects: photographing His Royal Highness Crown Prince Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden at party at Huntington's home.
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C.E. Wallerstedt letter to Caroline Huntington Holladay
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Also: list of the household employees of Henry E. Huntington who received medals from Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Sweden.
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Henry E. Huntington letters to Sir Joseph Duveen
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Note: the original of the 1927 April 13 letter is cataloged as mssHM 7812. Also: copy of letter relative to biographical sketch, 1925 January 20; copy of telegram from Huntington to LaSalle Corbell Pickett; draft of telegram in Huntington's hand. Subjects: Arabella Huntington's health, death, estate, and memorial, Henry E. Huntington's health, portraits of the Huntingtons by Oswald Birley, "Benjamin Franklin before Privy Council," portrait of Rev. Joshua Huntington, "Lady Hamilton" by George Romney, "Blue Boy," Kahn collection, miniature collection, "Duchess of Devonshire," architect for Greek temple, John Russell Pope, Andrew Mellon, Duveen property in California, Shillman collection, Rockefeller visit, Crown Prince and Princess of Sweden's visit, "Pinkie," Mischelman sale, the library.
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Photographs of Henry E. Huntington, Huntington family members, and Huntington Library buildings and grounds
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A group of photographs of Henry E. Huntington, Collis P. Huntington and other Huntington family members, and 35 views of the Huntington Library's buildings, grounds, mausoleum, statues and outdoor sculpture in San Marino, California. There are also 4 design drawings of an outdoor sculpture (a tempietto) in the Rose Garden that holds the statue "L'Amour Captif de la Jeunesse" ("Love, Captive of Youth"). There are 15 portraits of Henry E. Huntington at various ages, approximately 1890s-1926, including standing in front of the Library's bronze doors; standing outside the Library with Crown Prince Gustav Adolf and Crown Princess Louise of Sweden, 1926; and sitting at a desk with a group of men standing behind him (photOV 11200-11207.2). There are four photographs of Collis P. Huntington (photOV 11208, 11208.1, 11210, 11249), which includes a view of him walking alongside a train, possibly next to his private railroad car, in 1900 (photOV 11249). Caroline Huntington Holladay, Harriet Huntington Doerr and Leslie Huntington Bramhall are seen at the launching of the S.S. Henry E. Huntington in 1944 (photOV 11209-11209.1), and there are photographs of paintings of Henry E. and Arabella Huntington by Oswald Birley, 1924 (photOV 11206, 11213). Views of the Huntington Library grounds include aerial photographs (approximately 1921); a wrought iron gate; desert garden; lily ponds; road near the Japanese garden; a reservoir; rose garden and arbor; the statues "Love, Captive of Youth" and "Neptune"; a fountain, and the mausoleum. Buildings seen are the Library, in 1920, and four views of the construction of the Huntington residence, approximately 1909-1910, by William Hertrich.
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Portrait of Henry E. Huntington, 1907
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Three-quarter length studio photographic portrait of Henry E. Huntington. Previously date to circa 1922, but two other copies of the image (photCL 285 fld1 (2) and photCL 285 fld1 (2)) are dated to 1907.
mssHEH 61/2/7 (10)