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Olive orchard on the Shorb estate near Huntington Drive, circa 1890

Description: A dirt road passes through an olive orchard on the land that was bought by Henry E. Huntington from the Shorb estate on January 2, 1903. Printed on bottom right of mounting "Vincent, Los Angeles, Cal." MS notes on verso read "Olive orchard near Huntington Drive - Virginia Road?" and "In house 1987." Logo on verso for "Henderson's Art Store, Picture framing a specialty, 508 S. Spring St. Los Angeles, Cal." MS note on storage box reads "Shorb Ranch grounds, ca. 1890."
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Date: circa 1890
Call number: photOV 10453
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Huntington Drive, Rubidoux Mountain, Riverside, Calif

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View of a valley with mountains in the distance. In the foreground is an early automobile pulled to the side of a dirt road along the edge of a drop. MS note on verso reads "Huntington Drive, Rubidoux Mountain, Riverside, Calif." Stamps on verso read "Putnam & Valentine, Photo., Los Angeles Cal." and "Behymer." Another, wider version of this image is HEH 61/5/5 (2). Stamp on verso reads "Riverside, Cal. Putnam & Valentine, Photo., Los Angeles Cal."

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Huntington residence from the south, circa 1911-1912

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View of the Huntington residence from a distance soon after it was built, with the mountains in the background. Stamp on verso reads, "Photographs from Frederick W. Martin, 60 E. Colorado St., Pasadena, Cal." Another reads "1787." MS note on folder says, "HEH residence, c. 1911-1912."

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Original Shorb entrance drive, circa 1905

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Henry E. Huntington bought the Shorb Ranch on January 2, 1903. This was the land that became the San Marino ranch. The label that accompanies this photo in the album reads "No. 63 Original Shorb entrance drive, about 1905."

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Rose garden and the Huntington residence from the south west, circa 1911

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View of the southwest corner and south terrace of the residence, seen over the blooming rose garden. Writing in white on lower left side of picture reads "C 1793." MS note on verso reads "Rose garden, about 1911." Stamp on verso reads "Photographs from Frederick W. Martin, 60 E. Colorado St., Pasadena, Cal."

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Huntington residence and drive with rockery

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View from the porte cochère to the thick vegetation immediately to the north of the Huntington residence. MS note on verso reads "HEH grounds: drive and residence, with rockery."

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Portrait of Collis P. Huntington, circa 1860

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A studio portrait of Collis P. Huntington. MS note on verso reads "Metcalf 1984."

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Olive orchard on the Shorb estate near Huntington Drive, circa 1890

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