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Historical Society of Southern California Collection of Photographs by Subject

Overview of the Collection

Repository::
The Huntington Library
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA
91108
Phone: 626-405-2180
Email: jwatts@huntington.org

Title:
Historical Society of Southern California Collection of Photographs by Subject

Dates:
circa 1850-1982

Dates:
(bulk 1880s-1930s)

Quantity:
24 boxes,
22.42 linear feet

Abstract:
The collection consists of 3511 photographs, negatives, and ephemeral items in various formats circa 1850s-1982. Compiled from the gifts of various donors to the Historical Society of Southern California, the collection covers a wide breadth of subject matter. The images provide comprehensive information about many activities and events important to Southern California in the late 19th and early 20th century.

Identification:
photCL 400 volume 1

English