Manuscripts

Entrance pavilion foundation with Hertrich and Townsend

Description: Early stages of construction on the entrance pavilion to the San Marino ranch. MS note on verso reads "William Hertrich and Ronald Townsend examining plans for new entrance pavilion, Huntington library." Stamp on the back gives permission to the San Marino Tribune to publish this print. William Hertrich was Superintendent of Botanical from 1927 to 1949.
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Call number: HIA 60.1.14
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William Hertrich in the Japanese garden, March 1962

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William Hertrich, wearing a suit and bow tie, stands at the entrance gate to the Japanese garden. There is a lion-dog statue on either side of the double doors, and the wisteria pergola is visible through the open gate. William Hertrich was Superintendent of Botanical from 1927 to 1949. On verso: William Hertrich at entrance to Japenese Garden, March 1962.

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William Hertrich Papers

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This collection contains the papers of William Hertrich, superintendent of the Huntington Library grounds and buildings, and consists of correspondence and other papers related to the development of the San Marino Ranch and the Huntington Botanical Gardens, the construction of the Huntington residence and of the Huntington Library, and the city of San Marino, California. There are also articles related to botanical gardens and specific plant species. Of note in the collection is correspondence between William Hertrich and Henry Edwards Huntington relative to the ranch and library. Box 24 consists of photographs and negatives related to Hertrich on the Huntington Library gardens and a luncheon in April 1951.

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Cereus Huntingtonianus, circa 1935

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William Hertrich examining a tall and broad cereus specimen. The label that accompanies this photo in the album reads "No. 130 William Hertrich examining Cereus huntingtonianus, about 1935." William Hertrich was Superintendent of Botanical from 1927 to 1949.

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William Hertrich with the bell house in the Japanese garden, March 1962

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William Hertrich, wearing a suit and bow tie, rests his left hand on the side of the pagoda-esque bell house on the slope of the east ridge of the Japanese garden canyon. William Hertrich was Superintendent of Botanical from 1927 to 1949. On verso: William Hertrich by gong in Japenese Garden, March 1962.

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Palm garden looking to cactus garden with William Hertrich

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Hertrich stands among palms which line a road. MS notes on verso read "HEH grounds: palms and cycads" and "14439." William Hertrich was Superintendent of Botanical from 1927 to 1949.

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William H. Hertrich outside library building, May 1960

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William Hertrich, wearing a light colored suit, stands on the grass in front of an expansive tree with benches surrounding the trunk, with the library building in the background on the right. William Hertrich was Superintendent of Botanical from 1927 to 1949.

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Entrance pavilion foundation with Hertrich and Townsend

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