Visual Materials

Bound journal labeled in ink "'1903. Karl Moon Gen. History."'

Description: Many handwritten pages on daily activities. Starts with a few school essays, perhaps by Karl; the remainder seems to be a diary by Lucy Brunetta Moon. Entries at back mention Karl and first wife, Bessie.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Production date: approximately1860s-1930.
Call number: photCL 484
Creator: Moon, Carl (1878-1948)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: A portion of the collection was purchased and the remainder was donated by Louis F. D'Elia IV and Michael D. Salazar, 2008.
Associated people: D'Elia, Lou,

Portrait of Karl Moon

Visual Materials

Family photographs, albums, clippings and other items relating to the early life and career of photographer Carl Moon (1878-1948) and his wife, Grace Moon, who wrote a series of children's books revolving around Hopi and Navajo culture in the Southwest. There are several portraits of both of them and portraits of Moon family members. A photo/clipping album contains many scenes of their early home life in Pasadena, Ca., with their two children, along with clippings about their careers. There is one view of Grace Moon at El Tovar studio in the Grand Canyon. Another album details several generations of the Moon family in photographs dating from the mid-19th to early-20th centuries. Ephemera includes a 1909 brochure for Hotel El Tovar at the Grand Canyon, and diaries and artwork by Carl Moon's family members.

photCL 484

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