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

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Description: 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).
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Production date: approximately 1905.
Call number: photPF 21175-21180

Heslop family papers

Manuscripts

The collection consists of documents, including account books, and manuscripts related to Heslop family genealogy, land dealings near the city of Pasadena (including Lamanda Park), and the litigation for title of Rancho Muscupiabe. Of note in the collection is a traced copy of a map of Rancho San Pascual, 1843, and José Heslop's diary of a voyage off the coast of Lower California and notes regarding working for Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin, 1906.

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Heslop family papers

Manuscripts

mssHeslop

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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

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Photographs of Pasadena

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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).

photPF 20035-20048

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Views of Pasadena, California, and vicinity

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Chiefly card photographs of views, buildings, and sights in the Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley region of Southern California in the late 19th century. Consists of images of various Pasadena area landscapes, buildings including commercial storefronts, churches, and residences. Among the buildings depicted are the Central School House (photPF 527), the Grand Pasadena Opera House (photPF 530), the Congregational Church (photPF 519), the first Methodist Church building (photPF 505), the first Presbyterian Church, the storefront of the Jarvis's photography gallery (photPF 540) in Pasadena, and the buildings of the Sierra Madre Vintage Co. winery in Lamanda Park, including one showing a locomotive and passenger cars of the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad (photPF 539 and 549); residences include those of William J. Barkus (photPF 510), Albert Brigden (photPF 537) and Moritz Rosenbaum (photPF 514) in Pasadena, J.R. Dobbins in San Gabriel (photPF 509), and General George Stoneman on his Los Robles estate (photPF 504) and B.D. Wilson on his Lake Vineyard Estate (photPF 507-508), both in what is now San Marino. Individuals include George W. Peck (photPF 529) General George Stoneman (photPF 504), B.D. Wilson and James De Barth Shorb (photPF 507), all with their families. Additionally, there are photographs of a welcome arch in honor of the visit of United States President Benjamin Harrison in 1891 (photPF 544), two flower displays from the first flower show in the Wooster Block (photPF 523 and 542), fruit drying (photPF 524), a Pasadena Ostrich Farm (photPF 528), a tennis match (photPF 555), and a photograph of the Hotel Redondo, railroad train, and beach in Redondo Beach, California (photPF 502). There are also two photographs of architectural drawings of a planned YMCA building (photPF 521) and the Pasadena Presbyterian Church (photPF 533). Identified photographers include Elias A. Bonine (photPF 522), E.S. Frost & Son (photPF 539, 547, 551-552), William Henry Hill (photPF 502), Jarvis' Gallery (photPF 512ac-c-514, 519-521, 523-531, 533, 538, 550), C. McMurtrey (photPF 555), T.G. Norton (photPF 555), J.T. Tuttle (photPF 549), and Carleton E. Watkins (photPF 501, 503-509). Primarily cabinet cards with a few stereographs.

photPF 500-555

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Photographs of Pasadena, California

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Consists of nine photographs. photPF 370 contains two cuttings from the Pasadena Star News depicting the intersection of Marengo and Colorado streets, in 1885(?) and 1925(?). These images are also accompanied by annotations and a short handwritten account of land pricing at this intersection in the 1880s. Other subjects include the former Villa Street Reservoir, various floats from the 1900(?) Rose Parade, a chariot race in Tournament Park, and a photo fo an unidentified man by the falls in Eaton Canyon.

photPF 370-379

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