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Dennis & Farwell and Oliver P. Dennis architecture photographs
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Dennis & Farwell and Oliver P. Dennis architecture photographs
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Two albums of photographs of buildings and houses designed by Oliver P. Dennis or Dennis & Farwell, primarily in the Los Angeles area, approximately 1895-1913. One album is titled: "Dennis and Farwell. Architects, Los Angeles," and the other: "Oliver P. Dennis, Architect, Los Angeles," though some buildings appear in both albums. The prints are black and white and primarily 8 x 10 inches, and there are no identifications except for a few names in pencil. The images include many exteriors and interiors of grand residences of the turn of the 20th century, showing furnishings and decor. Identified residences include those of: Henry Fisher, Redlands (1897); Erasmus Wilson, West Adams (1903); John Cline, West Adams (1903) and Rollin B. Lane, Hollywood (1909), now the Magic Castle nightclub. Other buildings shown include: Union Bank, Pasadena (many interiors), Culver City Grammar School, Hotel Hollywood (1902), Merchants Trust Company building, Hotel Chickasaw, F.P. Fay building, as well as high schools, churches, and other office buildings. Several houses and buildings are unidentified.
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Photographs of San Francisco buildings and residences
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A collection of 53 photographs of recently constructed buildings and residences in San Francisco, California, in 1886. Most of the images show exterior views of the buildings, with a few views of the interiors as well. The houses are generally large, multi-story buildings. Some of the non-residential buildings include the San Francisco Hall of Records, the Union Club building, and three churches. Some of the represented architects include Clinton Day, J.C. Mathews & Son, Samuel Newsom and Joseph Cather Newsom, and Wright & Sanders.
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Photographs of Pasadena residences
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A collection of 39 photographs showing the interiors and exteriors of residences in Pasadena and Altadena, California. Some of the photographs have manuscript captions below the image, while others have "F.L. Roehrig, Architect" printed on the image. The houses shown are mostly 2-3 stories, with large fireplaces and handsomely decorated interiors.
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Frederick Louis Roehrig photograph album
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A presentation album containing views of approximately twenty-two residential projects of architect Frederick L. Roehrig chiefly in Pasadena and Los Angeles, California. Most of the residences in this album were designed by Roehrig between the 1890s and 1910s and are concentrated in the West Adams district of Los Angeles and the Orange Grove Avenue area of Pasadena. Images depict the exteriors of the residences, with some interiors. Buildings in Pasadena include the following projects: John B. Miller pergola and pool; Clayton H. Garvey residence; Arthur H. Fleming garage; Harkness residence; Sprague residence; J.M. Durand residence; Brooks Gifford residence. The Los Angeles projects include: W.E. Ramsey residence; M.A. Wilcox residence; E.T. Stimson residence; F.H. Rindge residence; Schiappapietra residence. Additional projects include the William H. Bartlett residence in Montecito and the Daniel R. Cameron residence in Altadena, and some unidentified residences. Most of the residences are identified by handwritten captions. The photographs are various sizes and the only identified photographer is Leroy Hulbert (Items 48-53).
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William A. Parish photographs of late-19th century architecture in Southern California
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This collection contains photographs and an unpublished draft typescript on Southern California architecture, 1870-1900, by Huntington Library curator William A. Parish, dating from approximately 1942. Parish traveled all over the region to take photographs of late-19th century buildings, which include churches, houses, businesses, railway depots, warehouses, and schools. There are about 100 black-and-white prints, 8 x 10 inches and smaller, with Parish's identifications written on the back. Images are mostly exteriors with some close-ups of architectural details. The draft typescript, written for a proposed Huntington Library Press book, includes.demographic statistics for Southern California in the late-19th and early-20th centuries, and a list of Southern California architects, some with dates and names of their buildings. Photographs include structures in the Los Angeles area, Pasadena, Ventura County, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara. Some residences pictured are those of Theodore Lukens, Jackson Graves, and Charles Fernald.
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William A. Parish photographs of late-19th century architecture in Southern California
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