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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library Photo Archives
Title: Moore and Draper families photograph collection
Identifier/Call Number: photCL 228
Physical Description:
1.17 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): approximately 1880s-1910
Abstract: Photographs related to the families who
owned the Moore & Draper grocery store in Los Angeles, 1890s. Primarily portraits by
early Los Angeles studio photographers, and one large view of the store.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
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[Identification of item]. Moore and Draper families photograph collection, The Huntington
Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. Carl Moore, 1970.
Henry A. Moore (1854-1937) and Durell Draper (1867-1948) were the proprietors of the Moore
& Draper grocery store in South Los Angeles that operated approximately 1892 to 1899 at
the corner of Compton and Vernon avenues. The store is listed in Los Angeles city
directories 1892 to 1899, with the location sometimes cited as "Vernondale, Los Angeles
County, a fruit growing settlement 3 miles south of Los Angeles." Henry A. Moore was born in
Illinois and married Phoebe Louise Waite (1865-1947) in Los Angeles in 1890. Phoebe's
parents were Joseph Clark Waite (1831-1870) and Helen Washburn Waite (1835-1880). Durell
(sometimes spelled Durrell) Draper was also born in Illinois, to Henry A. Draper, a farmer,
and Emma Draper. He married Kate M. Draper (1871-1941) in Los Angeles in 1893.
A collection of 21 photographs and 1 oil painting on cardboard related to the Moore and
Draper families and the family business, the Moore & Draper grocery store, in late-19th
century Los Angeles. The store is seen in one photograph showing a large wooden building
with a sign and Moore, Draper, and others standing in front. There are three images of
family members in front of houses in Los Angeles: a bungalow at 4109 S. Figueroa, and a
house at 4735 Compton Avenue, taken on Thanksgiving, 1903. The portraits are by a variety of
early Los Angeles photographers including F. C. Dando of the Lamson Studio; James D.
Westervelt; Lawrence & Son, Excelsior Gallery, Downey Block; Lorenz; and James B.
Blanchard. Portrait sitters include: Henry A. and Phoebe Moore and their son Eugene; Durell
Draper; Henry and Emma Draper; Kitty Draper; Warren C. Waite (Phoebe's brother) and his
family in Chillicothe, Missouri; Minnie Waite Stowell; and members of the Washburn, Crockett
and Davies families. The nonprofessional oil painting is a portrait of Joseph Clark
Waite.
Processed by Huntington Library staff, late-20th century. In 2021, Suzanne Oatey created a
finding aid.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Architecture, Domestic -- California --
19th century
Families -- California, Southern -- History -- Sources
Grocery trade
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century
Photographs
Portraits
Draper, Durell, 1867-1948
Moore, Henry A., 1854-1937