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Photographs of Pasadena

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Description: Card photographs of Pasadena, California, consisting of a variety of views of town streets, residence and building exteriors, horse-drawn vehicles, and parades. Most of the photographers were taken by photographer William Henry Hill, though there is one by M.B. Howard (photPF 20046) and two by C. J. Crandall (photPF 20047 and 20048).
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Production date: approximately 1890s.
Call number: photPF 20035-20048
Provenance: Gift of Kathleen Garrett, July 2000.
Dimensions: 8 x 10 in.
Associated people: Crandall, C. J., (1855-1935,); Garrett, Kathleen, (1845-1925,)

Photographs related to Henry Mayo Newhall

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Eight photographs related to Henry Mayo Newhall and his family, including three cabinet cards: a portrait of Newhall at age 50 by Bradley & Rulofson (photPF 20142); a portrait of Newhall with his family by Rieman & Co. (photPF 20143); and a horse-drawn carriage in front of the Newhall residence, San Francisco (photPF 20144). There are also copy prints of the exteriors of the Newhall residence at 1299 Van Ness Street, San Francisco (photPF 20145) and the Newhall Building at California and Battery Streets, San Francisco in 1914 (photPF 20146), and two color slides and a copy print depicting an oil painting of Henry Mayo Newhall, artist unknown, circa 1850 (photPF 20147). There is an additional folder of photocopied printed material related to Newhall and the images.

photPF 20142-20147

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Early Santa Monica and Whitaker Ranch photographs

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Nine photographs, of various dates and sizes, related to the Whitaker family and their ranch in Santa Monica, California, primarily from the late 1890s. Photographs include card portraits of Katherine Bergk Whitaker (photPF 297) and Alonzo Whitaker (photPF 298), three images of the exterior of the Whitaker Ranch House (reproductions) located on Centinela Avenue (photPF 299-301); two snapshots of a man and a woman driving a small horse-drawn carriage (photPF 302-303); a picture of the students of Santa Monica School, 1895 (photPF 304); and a 20th century photograph of women on the Venice Pier (photPF 305). The folder also contains a copy of the Whitakers' marriage certificate and deed of purchases.

photPF 297-305

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Photographs of a Northern California rabbit drive, haying, and Yosemite stage coach

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Copy prints of early 20th century photographs of scenes, presumably in Northern California, consisting of three images of a rabbit drive including one of with men, women, and children, gathered around hundreds of dead rabbits (photPF 20016-20018); one photograph showing haying operations (photPF 20019), and one image of an open horse-drawn stage with passengers in the Yosemite Valley, with the wagon labeled "Yosemite Transportation Co." (photPF 20020). The photographer is unidentified.

photPF 20016-20020

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Views of the home and family members of Horatio N. Rust in South Pasadena, California

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Card photographs of exterior views of the residence and garden of Horatio N. Rust in South Pasadena, California, as well as an image of men picking oranges in Rust's orchard. Many of the images focus on flowering plants near the house including Lady Banksia and Gold of Ophir roses. Some of the photographs depict members of the Rust family including Edward H. Rust, Mary Pryor Rust, and Elizabeth Margaret Rust. Identified photographers include Pierce (photpF 23997-23998); T.D. Keith of South Pasadena, Cal. (photPF 23999); Jarvis of Pasadena (photPF 24000, 24008); Crandall of Pasadena (photPF 24001, 24007); and Wm. Graham, with Chas. Beal of Los Angeles (photPF 24002-24004).

photPF 23997-24009

East view of Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y. taken in Septr. 1836

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Image of an elevated view of Ithaca, New York, from the end of a dirt road leading into town; pedestrians, dogs, and horse-drawn vehicles on road in foreground; cattle in fields outside the town and fields beyond.

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Photographs of Pasadena, California and environs related to the Heslop Family

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6 card photographs related to the Heslop Family of Pasadena, California, including an exterior view of the Heslop Building, built in 1904, with awnings labeled "Lamanda Store" and "J.M. Brown" in the Lamanda Park neighborhood of Pasadena and a stamp on verso for "W.H. Kindig, Photographer, Wilson Peak Park, Pasadena, California" (photPF 21175); the front exterior and garden, with palm trees and cacti, of the Heslop residence on East Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena (photPF 21176); a street view of an unidentified Pasadena residence, with a stamp for "J.C. Carr, Photographer, Pasadena, Cal." (photPF 21177); the chariot races at the Tournament of Roses (photPF 21178); and two views of Pismo Beach (El Pizmo) and the surrounding countryside signed by photographer McCurry (photPF 21179-21180).

photPF 21175-21180

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