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Photograph album of Northern California residence and grounds
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Photograph album of Earle C. Anthony residence
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A collection of photographs and other materials related to the Earle C. Anthony residence, built in 1927 in Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California. The items belonged to Harold W. Grieve, who was the interior designer for the estate, and include a presentation photograph album of 46 interior and exterior views of the large residence built in the style of a medieval castle, as well as the grounds and swimming pool. Portraits of Earle C. Anthony and his wife, Irene, are at the back of the album, following the estate photographs by James N. Doolittle. Other materials are a sketchbook of 62 drawings by Grieve of architectural details and scenes in Mexico (1928), during the design phase for the Anthony estate; a pamphlet for the fashion house of Howard Greer, announcing their new headquarters in Hollywood with interior design by Grieve (1927); portraits of Earle C. and Irene Anthony with lengthy inscriptions to Grieve; and a copy of Architectural Digest, Volume 8, No. 1 (1930), featuring the Anthony estate.
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Photograph album of U.S. Army camp and military parades in Northern California
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An album of 44 photographs mounted on heavy boards with several images related to soldiers based in Northern California around 1898. The album begins with views of Boulder Creek and the town of Ben Lomond in the Santa Cruz Mountains, followed by views of San Francisco, including the Cliff House (the second building, which was built in 1896), the Ferry Building and ferries in the bay, and a military parade of soldiers marching down a city street in San Francisco. There are several bird's-eye-views of an unidentified U.S. Army camp with tents, fort buildings, and images of soldiers drilling, probably in the San Francisco Bay area. Another patriotic military parade is shown in a small town, with a replica of the battleship Maine (which was sunk in 1898), American flags, bicyclists, and children dressed as sailors. The back of the album contains family photographs with portraits of women in long dresses posed inside a house, and an older couple outside a gingerbread style Victorian house with a garden.
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Photograph album of Alaska, San Francisco and a citrus ranch in Riverside, California
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A photograph album of mounted albumen prints that begins with two views of totems in Fort Wrangell, Alaska, followed by one view of a woman named "Jummie Niehaus" in a backyard in Centerville, California, and the remaining views depicting buildings and scenes in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, and Riverside, California. The photographs are all numbered and have captions and dates handwritten in ink on the card mounts; the photographer is not identified. Golden Gate Park views depict people boating on Strawberry Lake and the Superindent's Lodge, Conservatory and other buildings from the 1894 Midwinter Fair. There is one view of unidentified men and women on the steps of a Victorian house at 1406 Grove St., San Francisco, followed by a photograph of a mission-style ranch house captioned: "New residence. Lot 4. Everest Rancho, May 16, 1898." Two additional Everest Rancho views show a large citrus grove covered with lath and canvas to protect crops from frost.
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Earle C. Anthony residence photographs and other material
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A collection of photographs and other materials related to the Earle C. Anthony residence, built in 1927 in Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California. The items belonged to Harold W. Grieve, who was the interior designer for the estate, and include a presentation photograph album of 46 interior and exterior views of the large residence built in the style of a medieval castle, as well as the grounds and swimming pool. Portraits of Earle C. Anthony and his wife, Irene, are at the back of the album, following the estate photographs by James N. Doolittle. Other materials are a sketchbook of 62 drawings by Grieve of architectural details and scenes in Mexico (1928), during the design phase for the Anthony estate; a pamphlet for the fashion house of Howard Greer, announcing their new headquarters in Hollywood with interior design by Grieve (1927); portraits of Earle C. and Irene Anthony with lengthy inscriptions to Grieve; and a copy of Architectural Digest, Volume 8, No. 1 (1930), featuring the Anthony estate.
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Garrett, Cliff, residence
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Interiors and exteriors of a large ranch-style residence; aerial views of landscape; airplane in field. House features a "hidden" bar behind door/wall panels.
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An unidentified photograph album of snapshots chiefly of a group of young women who are possibly at a boarding school or summer camp in Southern California. They are seen in bathing clothes at a pool, on the beach, walking on boardwalks, putting on plays in costumes in a large house, and sometimes with young men. There are also some snapshots of family groups, many taken inside an Arts and Crafts style house. One photograph shows a woman holding an advertising sign for Uneeda Biscuits (introduced in 1898), made by the National Biscuit Company.
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