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Boudinot family photograph album, (bulk 1890-1926)

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Boudinot family photograph album, (bulk 1890-1926)

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Description: A photograph album of the Boudinot family who were a pioneering ranching family in Escondido, California. The album was compiled by Lovenia ("Vinnie") Boudinot, and contains many images of her school friends, family, and scenes around their farm. The album has some newspaper clippings and other ephemera related to the Boudinot family and Lovenia's involvement in Christian Endeavor. Her parents and others are seen in agricultural work on the ranch, such as plowing fields, feeding chickens, and growing vegetables. A display of produce has a sign "from the ranch of F. E. Boudinot." The album begins with images of relatives in Iowa and their houses there, then to the Escondido ranch years, then to the canyons of Pacific Palisades and the Chatauqua religious camp. Ephemera includes local theater programs (1916); a pamphlet about preaching Christianity to the Chinese, along with one photograph of two Chinese children at their church; graduation programs from Escondido High School (1902) and a list of students' names; and a program for a religious convention in San Diego, 1910s.
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Production date

1856-1950s.

Call number

photCL 631

Creator

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Provenance

Purchased from Caroliniana, November 2020.

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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.

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album 18 x 31 cm +

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