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Collection of Henry E. Huntington Family, Residence and Estate photographs: Finding Aid
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  • Overview of the Collection
  • Access
  • Administrative Information
  • Scope and Content
  • Related materials in the Huntington Library
  • Arrangement
  • Indexing Terms

  • Overview of the Collection

    Title: Collection of Henry E. Huntington Family, Residence and Estate photographs
    Dates (inclusive): approximately 1890s-approximately 1930
    Collection Number: photCL 285
    Extent: 327 photographs and 1 album in 8 boxes : albumen prints, gelatin silver prints, photographic copy prints, autochromes ; images chiefly 20 x 25 cm or smaller + 1 drawing
    Repository: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Photo Archives
    1151 Oxford Road
    San Marino, California 91108
    Phone: (626) 405-2191
    Email: reference@huntington.org
    URL: http://www.huntington.org
    Abstract: This collection contains photographs of Henry E. Huntington (1850-1927) and his family in New York and California, as well as early photographs of the Huntington residence and estate in San Marino, California, and the private railroad cars of the Huntington family.
    Language: English.

    Access

    Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.

    Administrative Information

    Publication Rights

    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

    [Identification of item], Collection of Henry E. Huntington Family, Residence and Estate photographs, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

    Provenance

    Acquired from various sources.
    • Photograph album, gift of George Davis Hapgood, 1936
    • Folders 1-9, majority of photographs, gift of Edwards Huntington Metcalf, 1984-1985
    • Folder 9 (1-3, 8), gift of Lucius Beebe, 1958
    • Folder 9 (4-7), gift of John H. White Jr., 1983
    • Folder 9 (9-10), gift of Donald Duke, 1964
    • Folder 10 (1-169), gift of William Hertrich, 1960
    • Folder 10 (166-169), gift of Ralph R. Rule
    • Autochrome (32), purchased from Walter Miller, 2007
    George Davis Hapgood (died 1938), the donor of the photograph album, was Henry E. Huntington's private secretary in New York and came to California in the same capacity. Edwards "Ned" Huntington Metcalf (1911-2001), Henry E. Huntington's grandson, donated the majority of the family photographs . William Hertrich, the Huntington's first superintendent of buildings and grounds, photographed many of the images and donated photographs of the construction of the Huntington mansion.

    Custodial History

    In September 2019, two autochromes were transferred from the Henry Edwards Huntington papers (mssHEH), Box 27/1, to this collection and are now in Box 8.

    Scope and Content

    This collection contains photographs of Henry E. Huntington (1850-1927) and his family in New York and California, as well as early photographs of the Huntington residence and estate in San Marino, California, and the private railroad cars of the Huntington family.
    The family photographs are primarily portraits of Henry E. Huntington, his parents, uncle (Collis P. Huntington), spouses, children and grandchildren. Many views are late-19th century cabinet cards and presentation prints in sleeves with imprints of photographers in San Francisco and New York. Also notable are two autochrome portraits of Henry E. Huntington by Arnold Genthe, 1916; a framed crayon drawing after a photograph of Henry as a young boy, and a framed portrait of Collis P. Huntington, approximately 1900. Photographers represented in the collection include P. R. Young, Theodore C. Marceau, Pach Brothers, James M. Landy, Arnold Genthe, Isaiah West Taber, Carleton E. Watkins, Rieman and Co., W. E. Dassom, Charles Freiot, Robert E. Tener, and George Steckel.
    This collection also includes views of Collis P. and Henry E. Huntington's private railroad cars – the Alabama, Oneonta, and San Marino – accompanied by a file of related correspondence, clippings and a blueprint of the floor plan of H. E. Huntington's Pullman car, 1916.
    The final portion of this collection consists of early scenes of the Huntington estate in San Marino: the building of the Huntington residence (now The Huntington Art Gallery), 1908-1910; a group portrait of workers; and a leather-bound photograph album of 63 views of the Huntington residence, gardens, grounds and statues, approximately 1925; Henry E. Huntington appears in several photographs, posed on the grounds.
    There are copy negatives on file for some images.

    Alternative Form of Materials Available

    Visit the Huntington Digital Library: Huntington History   to view select digitized items from this collection.

    Related materials in the Huntington Library

    Arrangement

    The photographs are arranged in 7 boxes:
    • Box 1 (Folders 1-2): Henry E. Huntington; Mary Alice Prentice Huntington [including with family]
    • Box 2 (Folders 3-8): Collis P. Huntington; Arabella Huntington; Solon Huntington and Harriet Saunders Huntington; Clara Hatzfeldt; children and grandchildren of Henry E. Huntington
    • Box 3 (Folders 9-10): Private railcars of Collis P. and Henry E. Huntington; Huntington residence under construction, 1908-1910
    • Box 4: Photograph album of Huntington residence, gardens, grounds and statues, approximately 1925
    • Box 5: Henry E. Huntington as a child, framed portrait, approximately 1900
    • Box 6: Autochromes of Henry E. Huntington, 1916
    • Box 7: Collis P. Huntington, framed portrait, approximately 1900
    • Box 8: Autochromes of Henry E. Huntington and bookcases in his New York library, 1916

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Huntington Library's Online Catalog.  

    Subjects

    Huntington family -- Photographs.
    Hatzfeldt, Clara Huntington, Princess, 1861-1930 -- Photographs.
    Huntington, Arabella Duval, 1850 or 1851-1924 -- Photographs.
    Huntington, Collis Potter, 1821-1900 -- Photographs.
    Huntington, Henry Edwards, 1850-1927 -- Photographs.
    Huntington, Henry Edwards, 1850-1927 -- Family -- Photographs.
    Huntington, Henry Edwards, 1850-1927 -- Homes and haunts -- Photographs.
    Huntington, Mary A. (Mary Alice Prentice) -- Photographs.
    Huntington, Solon, 1812-1890 -- Photographs.
    Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery -- Photographs.
    Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery -- Employees -- Photographs.
    Gardens -- California -- San Marino -- Photographs.
    Private railroad cars -- Photographs.
    Pullman cars -- Photographs.
    San Marino (Calif.) -- Photographs.

    Forms/Genres

    Photographs.
    Photograph albums.
    Autochromes (photographs).
    Portraits.

    Contributors

    Metcalf, Edwards H. (Edwards Huntington), donor.
    Genthe, Arnold, 1869-1942, photographer.
    Hertrich, William, 1880-, photographer.
    Marceau, Theodore C., 1859-1922, photographer.
    Steckel, Geo. (George), 1864-, photographer
    Taber, I. W. (Isaiah West), 1830-1912, photographer.
    Tener, R. E., photographer.
    Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916, photographer.