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Osborne (James H.) Photograph Collection
SPC.2023.012  
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Photographs 1902, 1919, 1921

Scope and Contents

Includes photographs taken by Fred and Helen Buss of the rose tournament in Pasadena, CA., as well as images taken in San Pedro of the San Pedro Harbor, battleships, sailors, lighthouses, Point Fermin, shipyards, and the Buss Family. Photographs of the San Gabriel Mission can be found in the "Postcards and Ephemera" series in the file titled "San Gabriel Mission".
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Rose Tournament photographs taken by Fred Buss January 1, 1902

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Rose Tournament photographs taken by Helen Buss January 1, 1921

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Images of San Pedro, CA. taken by Helen Buss 1919, 1921

Scope and Contents

Includes images of San Pedro Harbor; battleships; sailors; lighthouses; Point Fermin; southwest shipyards; and photographs of the Buss Family.
 

Postcards and Ephemera 1900-2007; undated

Scope and Contents

Includes postcards featuring photographic images, as well as lithographed representations of noted buildings, parks, attractions, and events from most of the South Bay cities, as well as from Los Angeles and other parts of California such as San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Fresno, Palm Springs, and Sacramento. Locations within Los Angeles County that are featured include: Long Beach, San Pedro, Pasadena, Beverly Hills, Downtown Los Angeles, Mt. Wilson, parks, hotels, residences, landmarks such as Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood Bowl, Griffith Observatory, "Miracle Mile", LACMA, and the San Gabriel Mission. This series also includes a program for "La Fiesta de San Gabriel", and "Long Beach Street Guide", 29th edition.
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Eagle Rock (rock formation) circa 1910s; 2006

General

item from 2006 is a photograph.
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Pasadena, CA. 1910-1914; 1925, circa 1920s; undated

Scope and Contents

Includes images of City Hall; swimming pool, Brookside Park; Church, South Pasadena; Arroyo Seco; Cawston Ostrich Farm; flora; Hotel Green; Raymond Hotel.
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Forest Lawn Cemetary 1911, 1918

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Mount Wilson 1910, 1914, 1925, 1936, 1940; undated

Scope and Contents

Includes images of snow, observatory, trail, view of Pasadena, bungalows, "Old Baldy", San Antonoio, hotel
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Highland Home (Beaumont, CA.) 1911

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Pomona, CA. 1919; undated

Scope and Contents

Include images of Pomona High School; a park
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Redlands, CA. 1911, 1912, 1918; undated

Scope and Contents

Includes images of Smiley Library heights; E.C. Sterling residence; Prospect Park; Brookside Ave.
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Gilman's Relief (San Jacinto, CA.) undated

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San Bernardino, CA. undated

Scope and Contents

Includes: E. St; view of city
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orange groves 1908-1946; undated

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tokay grapes 1920

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chili peppers 1912

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strawberries 1910

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Hemet, CA. 1911; undated

Scope and Contents

Includes images of hotels; Marion Mt.; Falls of North Fork; Little Lake; Hemet Dam; Florida Ave.
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poppies 1910s

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Big Bear Lake 1923

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Riverside CA. 1925; undated

Scope and Contents

Includes: Huntington Park; Rubidoux Mt.; Glenwood Mission Inn; Magnolia Ave.
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Palm Springs, CA. 1939, 1941, 1961; undated

Scope and Contents

Includes: Lone Palm Hotel; Palm Canyon; Salton Sea; yucca; catus
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San Gabriel Mission 1900s-1910s; 1930s-1940s; 1970s; 1980s; 2004; 2007; undated

Scope and Contents

Includes photographs and postcards featuring images of the mission; program for "La Fiesta de San Gabriel" (2007)
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San Pedro, CA. 1908, 1912, 1914, 1921; undated

Scope and Contents

Includes images of Point Fermin; White's Landing; Deadman's Island; Point Firmin Park; Beacon St.; city hall; high school; San Pedro Harbor; lumber wharf
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S. S. Empress; Steamers "Yale" and Harvard" 1916, 1929

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Long Beach, CA. 1905, 1910, 1912, 1947; undated

Scope and Contents

Includes images of The Pike; piers; breakers; Ocean Ave.; Virginia Hotel; Naples; library; city park; Myers residence; Cedar Ave; 1933 earthquake. Also included is a copy of the "Long Beach Street Guide", 29th Edition.
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San Diego, CA. 1914, 1932, circa 1970s

Scope and Contents

Includes images of Mission Valley; Balboa Park; U.S. Grant Hotel; Broadway; Electric Fountain Plaza Park; largest organ in the world; stadium; Naval Air Station; Bishop's School; caves of La Jolla; downtown; Point Loma
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Los Angeles, CA. circa 1960s

Scope and Contents

Includes images of downtown; CBS; civic center; Harbor Freeway; Century City skyline; LACMA; Temple of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; Wilshire Blvd.; city hall; Griffith Observatory; McArthur Park; "Miracle Mile"; Mark Taper Forum; music center
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Southern California- various locations 1910, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1935, 1945, undated

Scope and Contents

Includes images of Huntington Beach; Santa Susana Pass; Santa Monica Inn; Santa Paula; Santa Margarita; Santa Barbara; Pismo Beach; Arroyo Grande; San Luis Obispo; California Readwood Park
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Northern and Central California- various locations circa 1900s-1950s

Scope and Contents

Includes images of Palo Alto; UC Berkeley; Yosemite Valley; Sequoia National Park; Monterey; Lake Tahoe; Mt. Shasta; Italian Swiss Colony Winery (Asti, CA.); Yuba City; Sacramento State Capitol; Fresno (courthouse, chamber of commerce); Lake Merritt; highways; and other locations.
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San Francisco, CA. circa 1900s-1970s

Scope and Contents

Includes images of civic center; Market St.; Bay Bridge; hotels
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Parks in Los Angeles 1900s-1920s

Scope and Contents

Includes images of Westlake Park; East Lake Park; Hollenbeck Park; Elysian Park; Echo Park; St. James Park; Lincoln Park; South Park
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Pepper Trees (Los Angeles, CA.) undated

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Figueroa St. (Los Angeles, CA.) 1906, 1910, 1913

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private residences, bungalow homes, log cabin (Los Angeles, CA.) 1905, 1910-1912, 1923

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Palmetto Ave. (Los Angeles, CA.) undated

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Hollywood Blvd undated

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Hollywood Bowl 1946, 1951, undated

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Los Angeles residences 1940, 1950; undated

Scope and Contents

Includes images of homes belonging to Bob Burns, George Burns, Bud Abbott, Ginger Rogers, Judy Garland
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Griffith Park (Los Angeles, CA.) 1955; 1962

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Carthay Circle Theater (Los Angeles, CA.) undated

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Beverly Hills undated

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Los Angeles- various locations 1900s-1960s

Scope and Contents

Includes images of Broadway, city hall, Spring St., 6th St., 7th St., Hotel Lankershim, Hotel Alexandria, Hotel Clark, Los Angeles Athletic Club, financial center, Pershing Sq., Auditorium Hotel, Biltmore, LA County Courthouse, Angel's Flight, Polytechnic High School, 2nd Church of Christ Scientist, Angelus Temple, UCLA, USC, Sunken Gardens and Museum, Exposition Park, Pigeon Farm, post office and federal building, Hotel Hayward, Ambassador Hotel, LA Public Library, LA County General Hospital, Union Station, Statue of Junipero Serra, Olvera St., old mission plaza, Chinatown
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Photographs
Postcards and Ephemera
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