San Gabriel and Pasadena, Calif. Views, circa 1890

Summary

Abstract:

The collection consists of an album of 30 photographs taken circa 1890 in the Pasadena and San Gabriel area.

Extent:

1 album (30 photographic prints); 19 x 30 cm. 30 digital objects

Language:

Collection materials are in English

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of an album of 30 photographs taken circa 1890 in the Pasadena and San Gabriel area. One photograph is by N. Henderson; the other photographer(s) are unknown. The collection includes exterior views of the Hotel San Gabriel and San Gabriel Mission, and views of homes in Pasadena and San Gabriel, including the residences of William Stanton in Grace Hill, Pasadena, and Edwin. F. Hurlbut on Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena. Also included are views of the Presbyterian Church, the Hotel La Pintoresco, The Green Hotel, Eaton Canyon, a residence at the corner of Carr Street and Main Street, and the Old Mill in San Marino. Rural scenes depict people at their homes; men fishing on the shore; a group portrait of children in front of the Old Adobe House; and various landscapes, including cacti, streams and waterfalls, and oak trees.

Acquisition information:

Purchased 1976

Rules or conventions:

Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Location of this collection:

UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library

University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library

Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US

Contact:

510-642-6481

bancref-library@berkeley.edu

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