Visual Materials

Panoramic photograph of the Hotel Green, Pasadena, California

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Description: A large panoramic photograph of the original Hotel Green building and adjacent park in Pasadena, before the Castle Green annex building and bridge were constructed. In the foreground, people are sitting in a horse-drawn carriage decorated with flowers, possibly for the annual Rose Parade. There are also men and women in Victorian dress standing in front of the hotel or on the pathways in the park, including a man with a bicycle. The bottom right corner is stamped with the photographers' names, Stiffler & Gill of Los Angeles. Approximate date devised by cataloger; photographers Frank M. Stiffler and R. B. Gill only appear as partners in the 1896 Los Angeles City Directory.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Production date: approximately 1896.
Call number: photPAN 151
Creator: Stiffler & Gill

Mount Wilson Photograph Collection

Visual Materials

This small collection contains 17 commercial card photographs taken by Stiffler & Gill around 1896 promoting outdoor recreational activities and the natural scenery around Mount Wilson in the San Gabriel Mountains of Southern California. Many of the scenes include historic camp sites including Strain's and Martin's camps, often depicting people amid tents and engaged in recreational activities. Each of the photographs has the title "On Pasadena and Mount Wilson Toll Road" stamped on the mount. Approximate collection date devised by cataloger; Frank M. Stiffler and R. B. Gill only appear as partners in the 1896 Los Angeles City Directory. Item titles based on handwritten notes on photograph versos; cataloger-supplied descriptions are in square brackets.

photCL 193

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