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Unidentified scenes in Southern California, possibly Los Angeles and Altadena. Exterior view of small Victorian residence. Palm trees on the west side of San Pedro Street, Los Angeles

Description: This collection consists of 53 circular snapshots depicting scenes of popular Southern California tourist destinations including the Andrew McNally residence and grounds on Mariposa Drive, Altadena. Other views include Pasadena streets scenes and the Raymond Hotel; Los Angeles (Chinatown, Courthouse, Plaza Church, street railway); San Diego (Hotel del Coronado); and an ostrich farm. The photographs are pasted to 14 disbound pages of an amateur album possibly taken by a relative of the McNally family.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Production date: approximately 1890
Call number: photCL 403
Provenance: Purchased from Dawson's Book Shop, October 1997.
Dimensions: image diameter 9 cm, sheet 18 x 26 cm

Palm trees on the west side of San Pedro Street between Second and Fourth Streets, Los Angeles

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This collection consists of 53 circular snapshots depicting scenes of popular Southern California tourist destinations including the Andrew McNally residence and grounds on Mariposa Drive, Altadena. Other views include Pasadena streets scenes and the Raymond Hotel; Los Angeles (Chinatown, Courthouse, Plaza Church, street railway); San Diego (Hotel del Coronado); and an ostrich farm. The photographs are pasted to 14 disbound pages of an amateur album possibly taken by a relative of the McNally family.

photCL 403

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Scenes of Altadena, Los Angeles, and Southern California

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This collection consists of 53 circular snapshots depicting scenes of popular Southern California tourist destinations including the Andrew McNally residence and grounds on Mariposa Drive, Altadena. Views include Pasadena (streets and Raymond Hotel); Los Angeles (Chinatown, Courthouse, Plaza Church, street railway); San Diego (Hotel del Coronado); and an ostrich farm. The photographs are pasted to 14 disbound pages of an amateur album possibly taken by a relative of the McNally family.

photCL 403

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Chinatown, Los Angeles. Street scene

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photCL 403

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photCL 403

Unidentified scenes in Southern California, possibly Los Angeles and Altadena. Exterior view of small Victorian residence. Palm trees on the west side of San Pedro Street, Los Angeles

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