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Fair Oaks Ranch Photographs: Finding Aid

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Collection Contents

Box 1

Photographs

Volume 1

Fair Oaks Rancho Photograph Album, approximately 1889-approximately 1891

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Physical Description: 48 photographs in 1 volume : cyanotype prints ; images various sizes 12.5 x 20 cm and smaller, album 22.5 x 29 cm + 3 drawings

Scope and Content

This photograph album contains cyanotype prints dating from about 1889. The title "Fair Oaks Rancho San Gabriel Valley, California" is hand drawn on the cover. Images are of interior and exterior views of the Crank residence; Chinese agricultural workers and ranch hands in the vineyard and fruit orchards; winery operations; and trees and plant life on the property. The last few pages of album feature three pencil sketches by an unknown artist of a rowboat scene on Lake Keuka, a room interior, and a floor plan.

Album date range supplied by cataloger based on 1889 year visible on a calendar in Item 46 and the 1891 date in the title for the sketch of rowboats (Drawing 1).

Item 1

[Front lawn of Crank residence.]

Item 2

[Upper level of Crank Residence.]

Note

Duplicate loose print in collection.

Item 3

[Three-quarters view of back of Crank residence.]

Note

Duplicate loose print in collection.

Item 4

[Exterior view of front of Crank residence.]

Item 5

[Exterior view of back of Crank residence.]

Item 6

[Three-quarters exterior view of front of Crank residence.]

Item 7

[Porch of Crank residence.]

Item 8

[Interior of Crank residence.]

Item 9

[Road through orchard.]

Item 10

[Road through shade trees.]

Item 11

[Two cabbage trees.]

Item 12

[Roof of water tank.]

Item 13

[Worker's quarters.]

Item 14

Reservoir.

Note

Duplicate loose print in collection.

Item 15

[Fruit harvest.]

Note

Duplicate loose print in collection.

Item 16

[Dirt road through trees.]

Note

Duplicate loose print in collection.

Item 17

[Workers in orchard.]

Item 18

[San Gabriel Mountains.]

Item 19

[Citrus grove.]

Item 20

[Fruit tree].

Item 21

[Orchard and San Gabriel Mountains.]

Item 22

[Scenic view of mountains.]

Item 23

[Orchard path.]

Item 24

Ripe persimmons.

Item 25

In the vineyards.

Item 26

In the vineyards.

Item 27

In the vineyards.

Note

Duplicate loose print in collection.

Item 28

In the vineyards.

Note

Duplicate loose print in collection.

Item 29

In the vineyards.

Note

Duplicate loose print in collection.

Item 30

In the vineyards.

Item 31

Pickers filling the boxes.

Note

Duplicate loose print in collection.

Item 32

Pickers filling the boxes.

Note

Duplicate loose print in collection.

Item 33

Ready for the wagon.

Item 34

Loading the wagon.

Item 35

Loading the wagon.

Item 36

Ready for the wagon.

Item 37

[Harvested grapes.]

Item 38

Hauling to the wine press.

Item 39

On the endless belt going to the crusher.

Note

Duplicate loose print in collection.

Item 40

On the scales.

Note

Duplicate loose print in collection.

Item 41

3700 pounds.

Item 42

Still house.

Item 43

Bottling port.

Item 44

A row in the wine cellar.

Item 45

Making brandy.

Item 46

Sample room.

Item 47

Exterior of James F. Crank house.

Item 48

Chinese vineyard workers.

Drawing 1

Going to the corn roast, Lake Keuka [pencil sketch], Sept. 1, 1891.

Drawing 2

[Pencil drawing of a front room interior with fireplace].

Drawing 3

[Pencil drawing of a house floorplan.]

Loose Photographs, approximately 1880-approximately 1900

Physical Description: 35 photographs : prints ; images various sizes.

Scope and Content

These loose photographs include cyanotypes, cabinet cards, and stereographs. Images are of the Crank residence, the Crank family, horses, and workers harvesting grapes and citrus fruit from the vineyard and orchards on the property. One photograph shows a man painting in the "plein air" manner that was popular at the time (Item 60).

Item 49

Main house.

Item 50

Ranch house.

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Item 51

East porch and garden.

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Note

Duplicate loose print in collection.

Item 52

Garden.