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Subseries A. San Pedro
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Olive Percival Collection of Photographs
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The Olive Percival Collection of Photographs contains approximately 875 photographs of California and Mexico, chiefly cyanotype snapshots and gelatin silver prints of locations in Los Angeles and environs and Mexico City, taken chiefly by Olive Percival (1869-1945) from approximately 1880-1941; many of the photographs contain captions written on versos by Percival. The photographs of California depict San Pedro scenes including fishing shacks, boats, and squatters' huts on Terminal Island and East San Pedro; Chinatowns in Los Angeles and San Francisco, including street scenes and images of the first Fiesta de Los Angeles (1894) and the Feast of the Dead in Los Angeles (1902); exterior and interior views of Percival's home, collections, and garden, including many photographs with captions identifying particular plants; and cemeteries in Los Angeles, including the Calvary Cemetery, the Fort Hill Cemetery, and the San Gabriel Mission Cemetery. The collection also includes two sepia portraits of Percival as a young woman, one dated 1895 (Items 754-755); one photograph of Percival with her mother (Item 753); images of Indian basket collections that she used in writing articles (photPF 3940-3945); and photographs depicting various people and locations, chiefly in Los Angeles and environs, taken by Percival and by commercial photographers, including a set of studio portraits featuring various sitters. Photographs of Mexico depict various views of Mexico City, including the Flower Market, the Thieves' Market, the market at Viga Canal, and others; the Mexico City Cathedral and various other buildings; and street and courtyard scenes. Photographs depicting other areas of Mexico include views of churches, rural scenes, and images of various towns and regions including Juarez; Toluca; Guadalupe; Teotihuacan, including images from journeys to the Pyramid of the the Sun and Pyramid of the Moon; Tocuba; Vera Cruz; Texcoco; Tlaxcola; and other locations.
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At Fisherman's Bend. Redondo, Calif
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Fishing shacks along the beach in present-day Redondo Beach, California, with boats on the shore and fishing nets drying.
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Los Angeles Harbor, San Pedro, California
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View of rowboats along the dock in the Los Angeles Harbor in San Pedro, California, with railroad tracks visible in front of a hill and storefronts. Signs for "Boats to let," "Boats to Bath House," and signs on buildings for "Real Estate," "Pacific," and "Big Bonanza."
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San Pedro Harbor and Wilmington panorama
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A photograph of a series of three photographs put together to form a panorama of San Pedro Harbor. The photographs are by I. W. Taber and have the following captions printed underneath: "3125. San Pedro Lumber Wharves and Wilmington Harbor" ; "3126. Wilmington Harbor from Rattlesnake Island." and "3127. Wilmington Harbor from Rattlesnake Island." Ships and small boats are seen in the harbor.
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Subseries E. Miscellaneous Views
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Includes photographs depicting Mission San Luis Rey; Pershing Square; the home of Margaret Fowler, who was one of Percival's best friends (Items 169-170); the Friday Morning Club House (Item 171); and Percival on horseback with a woman in Eaton's Canyon, July 4, 1894. Also includes photographs of a man and boy in San Gabriel, a house in which Percival stayed in San Francisco, a girl reading on a porch in Los Angeles, two portraits of a young Percival, dressed up for parties, one of which has a long caption on verso by Percival (Items 750-752, 754-755); and one photograph of Percival with her mother (Box 2, Item 753).
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Views of San Pedro coastline and jetty
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The Olive Percival Collection of Photographs contains approximately 875 photographs of California and Mexico, chiefly cyanotype snapshots and gelatin silver prints of locations in Los Angeles and environs and Mexico City, taken chiefly by Olive Percival (1869-1945) from approximately 1880-1941; many of the photographs contain captions written on versos by Percival. The photographs of California depict San Pedro scenes; Chinatowns in Los Angeles and San Francisco; exterior and interior views of Percival's home, collections, and garden; and cemeteries in Los Angeles. The collection also includes two sepia portraits of Percival as a young woman; one photograph of Percival with her mother; images of Indian basket collections that she used in writing articles; and photographs depicting various people and locations, chiefly in Los Angeles and environs, taken by Percival and by commercial photographers, including a set of studio portraits featuring various sitters. Photographs of Mexico depict various views of Mexico City and other areas of Mexico, including Juarez; Toluca; Guadalupe; Teotihuacan; Tocuba; Vera Cruz; Texcoco; Tlaxcola; and other locations.
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