Altadena, Los Angeles, and Southern California (Scenes), approximately 1890
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Scenes of Altadena, Los Angeles, and Southern California
- Dates:
- approximately 1890
- Abstract:
- Collection of 53 late 19th century photographs depicting scenes of popular Southern California destinations including the Andrew McNally residence and grounds on Mariposa Drive, Altadena. Views include Pasadena (streets and Raymond Hotel); Los Angeles (Chinatown, Courthouse, Plaza Church, street railway); San Diego (Hotel del Coronado); Ostrich farm. This was an amateur album possibly taken by a relative of the McNally family.
- Extent:
- 53 photographs on 14 board pages : Kodak bull's eye prints (gelatin silver); image diameter 8.5 cm, sheet 18 x 26 cm
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
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Scenes of Altadena, Los Angeles, and Southern California, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection consists of 53 circular snapshots depicting scenes of popular Southern California tourist destinations including the Andrew McNally residence and grounds on Mariposa Drive, Altadena. Views include Pasadena (streets and Raymond Hotel); Los Angeles (Chinatown, Courthouse, Plaza Church, street railway); San Diego (Hotel del Coronado); and an ostrich farm. The photographs are pasted to 14 disbound pages of an amateur album possibly taken by a relative of the McNally family.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Dawson's Book Shop, October 1997.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Note:
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Finding aid last updated on January 27, 2015.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 1998
- Date Encoded:
- Machine readable finding aid created by Gabriela A. Montoya in 1998 and updated by Diann Benti in January 2015 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, please visit the Huntington's website: www.huntington.org.
- Terms of access:
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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Scenes of Altadena, Los Angeles, and Southern California, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2129