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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Twelve albumen prints that document Jamaica during the early 20th century. They depict sugarcane fields and laborers, local housing structures, pineapple fields, women traveling to a market carrying baskets of fruit, landscape images showing the local flora, and the Castleton Botanical Gardens. Six of the prints were produced by J. W. Cleary; they are marked with the photographer's studio stamp and have handwritten captions in pencil on the verso. The other six prints were produced by H.S. Duperly and have the photographer's studio stamp on the verso, but no captions. Content Warning: some of the captions use harmful and outdated language to describe the subjects of the photographs.
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A portfolio of 12 photographs of trees, taken in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and California in 1964 - 1965. The prints are various sizes and mounted on paper embossed with the photographer's stamp. A four-page preface consisting of a title page, list of photographs, and statement by George A. Tice dated November 9, 1969 accompanies the photographs.
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A carte-de-visite studio portrait of a man wearing a suit, identified in pencil on the back as: "J. Methvin, Manila, Nov. 28th 1870." The photographer's stamp is embossed in the print: A. Honiss, Manila.
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A group of nine photographs of unidentified African American men, women, and children, mostly studio portraits taken between approximately 1888 and 1910. One photograph of a young man and woman dates to the 1930s and has been made into a metal button. Three card photographs have photographer's imprints from Mt. Vernon, Ohio; Jersey City, New Jersey; and Philadelphia. There is also a photographic postcard and a double-sided stereograph, possibly from the early 1900s, with images of a Black couple on a swing on one side, and a group of Black children playing marbles on the other side, with stereotypical language in the printed captions.
photCL 665
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A group of nine photographs of unidentified African American men, women, and children, mostly studio portraits taken between approximately 1888 and 1910. One photograph of a young man and woman dates to the 1930s and has been made into a metal button. Three card photographs have photographer's imprints from Mt. Vernon, Ohio; Jersey City, New Jersey; and Philadelphia. There is also a photographic postcard and a double-sided stereograph, possibly from the early 1900s, with images of a Black couple on a swing on one side, and a group of Black children playing marbles on the other side, with stereotypical language in the printed captions.
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A collection of 731 photographic postcards and 81 photomechanical or printed postcards of the Philippines, spanning the years of transition from the end of the Spanish colonial government through decades of American administration. Many were sent through the mail to U.S. destinations, including Berkeley, Seattle, Honolulu, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Sioux Falls, as well as to recipients in Hong Kong and Portugal. A number of postcards have handwritten inscriptions, stamps, and printed captions, indicating how they were viewed, circulated, and used for tourism and government propaganda. Postcard imagery covers a variety of subjects in the Philippines, including people and communities, with many Indigenous people represented; agriculture; buildings and houses under construction; social and cultural activities; prisons; street and market scenes; weaving and textile production; religious ceremonies; and landscapes. There are several studio portraits, primarily of women and couples, and several color photomechanical postcards of various scenes. The collection also includes some related photographic prints and tourist guides, pamphlets and maps of the Philippines. Please note that this collection contains historical images and language that library users may find harmful, offensive, or inappropriate.
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