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Group photograph of literary figures at the Bohemian Grove, California

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Description: A group portrait of 11 prominent literary figures gathered under the redwoods at the Bohemian Grove on August 7, 1915, by photographer Gabriel Moulin. The Bohemian Grove was a gathering place for members of the elite Bohemian Club of San Francisco in the woods of Sonoma County, California. The individuals pictured are Harry Leon Wilson, Frank Pixley, Jack London, Edwin Markham, George Ade, Charles K. Field, Gilbert H. Grosvenor, Richard Walton Tully, George Sterling, Ernest C. Peixotto and Rufus Steele.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1915 August 7.
Call number: photPF 20271
Creator: Moulin, Gabriel (1872-1945)(Opens in new tab)

Bohemian Club at Bohemian Grove, California

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Photographs by White taken at the Bohemian Grove, a campground in the California Redwoods for the private San Francisco–based men's club known as the Bohemian Club. Images include the camp, men socializing, the Grove Play, and other activities. There are several portraits, but they are not identified. Also includes about 20 photographic postcards of the camp and a 1916 postcard from White to his wife.

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Some Friends and Bohemian Grove, 1904

Manuscripts

Bound in black faux alligator skin. The title and date, "Some Friends and Bohemian Grove 1904" are embossed in gold on cover. Photos are of Jack London's artist friends at the Bohemian Grove, including George Sterling and Xavier Martinez; London's daughters Joan and Becky; and other friends of Jack and Charmian London.

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The Spray, Bohemian Grove, Miscellaneous

Manuscripts

Bound in black faux alligator skin. The title, "The Spray / Bohemian Grove / Miscellaneous," is embossed on the cover in gold. The number "24" is embossed in silver at the top of spine.

JLP 462

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19th century literary and theatre figure photographs

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The majority of the portrait collection consists of cabinet cards and carte de visite images of various figures including Taylor Bayard (1825-1878), James H. Budd (1851-1908), George Washington Cable (1844-1925), Jane Baillie Welsh Carlyle (1801-1866), Francis Brett Harte (18836-1902), Henrietta Anne (Heathorn) Huxley (1825-1914), Sidney Lanier (1842-1881), Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1846), and Whitelaw Reid (1837-1912).

photPF 3300-3319

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Photographs of Pasadena, California

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Consists of ten photographs, including one cyanotype print. Subjects include views of Carmelita (the residence of Mrs. Carr) including one by C. E. Watkins, the garden at Glen Annie, an oak tree in the center of Orange Grove Ave., an oak tree in the center of Orange Grove and Columbia Avenues, a view of early Marengo Avenue towards the Raymond Hotel, the Allen Tennis Court with Annie Allen, Bell's House, The Arroyo Vista, and La Casa Grande Hotel.

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Photograph album of Santa Cruz, California

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A suede-covered photograph album dating from approximately 1904 containing 48 mounted photographs of Santa Cruz and environs by local photographer Charles L. Aydelotte. Subjects include beachgoers at Santa Cruz beach and views of boardwalk attractions such as the first "Neptune's Casino" (built in 1904 and destroyed by fire in 1906) and the "Electric Pleasure Pier." Other subjects include the "Wave Motor," a motor-driven water tank structure that stored salt water used to wet down dirt roads; the Big Tree Grove of redwoods; a bird's-eye-view of the town; and photographs of crashing ocean waves that appear to take on the form of human faces, with titles such as "Maid of the Mist" and "The Old Man of the Sea." Most photographs have brief captions identifying the subject and location.

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Group photograph of literary figures at the Bohemian Grove, California

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