Photographic Travel Album of the Southern and Western United States
ca. 1910s
Title: Photographic Travel Album of the Southern and Western United States
Dates: ca. 1910s
Collection Number: photCL 230
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Extent: 49 photographs in 1 album; album 26 x 30.5 cm. (10 x 12 in.). See itemized list under "Additional collection guides."
Repository:
Huntington Library. Photo Archives
Abstract: This personal album features artistically-composed photographs of often-visited sights and scenery from Louisiana to the Western
United States. The photographs were taken by an unknown photographer, and were beautifully printed and mounted, with hand-lettered
ink captions. Thirty-six of the 49 photographs are of California cities, landmarks or landscapes, but there are also views
of New Orleans, Texas, and Arizona.
Language of Material: English
Access is granted to qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact the Curator of Photographs at the Huntington
Library.
All requests for permission to publish photographs must be submitted in writing to the Curator of Photographs. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the Huntington as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or
imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Photographic Travel Album of the Southern and Western United States. Huntington Library. Photo Archives
In house. 2012
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection includes photographs of Missions San Gabriel, San Juan Capistrano; San Fernando, Santa Barbara, San Miguel,
and Carmel; Chinatown in San Francisco; Golden Gate Park; Mt. Tamalpais; Hotel Potter in Santa Barbara; Los Angeles; Long
Beach; Avalon Bay in Santa Catalina Island; Riverside, California; Ocean Park; and Rancho Camulos. Of note are two photos
at the Santa Barbara Mission that include clergy posed in the scenes. Other California locations include Redlands, Riverside
and city scenes in San Francisco.
There are views of buildings in New Orleans; the Alamo (San Antonio, Texas); San Xavier Mission (Texas); the ruins of Casa
Grande (Arizona); and landscapes of Texas and Arizona.
This album was probably owned by "C. W. Hornick," whose name is engraved on the album’s front cover; he may also be the photographer.
Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.)
Casa Grande (Ariz.)
Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.)
Golden Gate Park (San Francisco, Calif.)
MacArthur Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Mission San Carlos Borromeo (Carmel, Calif.)
Mission San Gabriel Arcangel (San Gabriel, Calif.)
Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo (San Antonio, Tex.)
Mission San Juan Capistrano
Mission San Miguel Arcangel (San Miguel, Calif.)
Mission San Xavier del Bac (Tucson, Ariz.)
San Fernando, Rey de España (Mission: San Fernando, Calif.)
Santa Barbara Mission
Arizona
Avalon (Calif.)
Long Beach (Calif.)
Los Angeles (Calif.)
New Orleans (La.)
Riverside (Calif.)
San Francisco (Calif.)
Santa Barbara (Calif.)
Texas
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