Visual Materials

Later Prints

Description: Photographs include residences and views in and around South Pasadena; studio and outdoor portraits of unidentified people including various groups and individuals, women, men, and children and young adults; and a few photographs showing views outside of South Pasadena and of miscellaneous items.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Production date: approximately 1908-1937
Call number: photCL 281
Creator: Kenny, Herbert J(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of City of South Pasadena, 1985.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Items 339-369

Visual Materials

This collection contains 799 photographs of people and places in South Pasadena, California, taken by photographer Herbert J. Kenny (1863-1956) from approximately 1908-1937. The collection chiefly comprises studio portraits of individuals and images of people posing in outdoor settings. Portraits depict women; men; children and young adults; and groups, including couples, families, Boy Scouts, students, sports teams, lodge members, and a church congregation. Most people are unidentified, though some captions identify professions including minister or dancer, and two photographs identify a sitter by name. Many of the photographs feature early twentieth century fashion, including formal wear, various types of uniforms, graduation gowns, and other forms of dress. The collection also includes photographs depicting residences, commercial and other buildings, and landscaping and agriculture in and around South Pasadena, chiefly in the early 1920s. A few photographs show house interiors, and several depict automobiles and roads. Notably, several photographs show retail establishments holding clearance or going-out-of-business sales. There are also a few photographs showing imagery from outside of South Pasadena and other miscellaneous items.

photCL 281

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