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New library building wing under construction, February 13 1951



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    Huntington residence under construction

    Visual Materials

    Photograph of workers pouring concrete into the form for the west wing roof of the house. Typed along the top of the photograph: H. E. Huntington house, 4/6/09.

    photCL 285

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    Arabella Huntington Memorial Wing of the library building, with objects from the Arabella Huntington Memorial Art Collection

    Manuscripts

    MS note on verso reads "Sculpture Gallery, Arabella D. Huntington Memorial Art Collection. All the sculpture here is French, Eighteenth Century." Another copy is photCL 107 vol 13 photo 53. MS note on verso reads "Ruth Chase." Another copy is in HIA 60.1.14. Photograph appeared in Los Angeles Jewish, Community Press Special Edition, September 3, 1937.

    HIA 60.1.14

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    Library building, 1922

    Manuscripts

    A view of the library building from the southwest. Typed note on verso reads "Huntington Library building and planting as it appeared immediately after completion."

    HIA 60.1.14

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    Library building with visitors

    Manuscripts

    Three visitors walking up the steps to the west entrance of the library building. A slightly cropped version of this image is in HIA 60.1.14. MS note on verso reads "1958."

    HIA 60.1.14

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    Parking Space Under Construction

    Manuscripts

    Pavement is being laid and flattened in the public parking lot for the San Marino ranch. A slightly different version in the same folder has an MS note on verso that reads "August 14 1952."

    HIA 60.1.14

  • Construction of the new wing of the Huntington residence, circa 1933

    Construction of the new wing of the Huntington residence, circa 1933

    Visual Materials

    View of work on the extension of the residence which now houses the portrait gallery. The label that accompanies this photo in the album reads "No. 135 Steel structure for new wing of art gallery. About 1933."

    photCL 107 vol4 pg120