Preferred Citation
General Note
Publication Rights
Acquisition Information
Access
Related Collections
Scope and Contents
Biographical / Historical
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
California Historical Society
Title: Adolph Petsch collection of photographs of Pasadena and Southern
California
Identifier/Call Number: PC 020
Physical Description:
2 folders
Date (inclusive): circa 1881-1888
Physical Description: 2 folders (0.2 linear feet)
Language of Material: Finding aid is written in
English.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Adolph Petsch collection of photographs of Pasadena and Southern
California, PC 020, California Historical Society.
General Note
Supplied titles were created using descriptions recorded by unknown person on verso of the
photographs. These descriptions sometimes use racial terms that were commonplace at the
time, but are considered to be derogatory today.
Publication Rights
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must
be submitted in writing to the Director of Library and Archives, North Baker Research
Library, California Historical Society, 678 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. Consent
is given on behalf of the California Historical Society as the owner of the physical items
and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission
must be obtained from the copyright owner. Restrictions also apply to digital
representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Acquisition Information
The Wagner family in memory of Adolph Petsch.
Access
Related Collections
Los Angeles, 1932-33, PC 17
Scope and Contents
Consists of 51 cabinet photographs of Pasadena, California and other Southern California
cities, including Long Beach and Los Angeles. The photographs document many of the houses,
churches, hotels, schools, and businesses in Pasadena between the years 1881-1888. Some
photographs show the Long Beach Hotel, Mission San Gabriel, and two bird's eye views of Los
Angeles.
Biographical / Historical
Adolph Petsch was an early Pasadena resident. In 1881 he and three other businessmen formed
the Hermosa Land and Water Company in Cucamonga, San Bernardino County. Petsch was active in
civic affairs and assisted in the organization of the inaugural La Fiesta de los Angeles in
1894.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Cabinet photographs
Pasadena (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Long Beach (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
T.G. Norton & Co.
Ferndale Gallery (Pasadena,
Calif.)
Weingarth, George