Guide to the Orange County Californio Families Portrait Photograph Album
Special Collections and Archives
The UCI Libraries
P.O. Box 19557
University of California
Irvine, California 92623-9557
Phone: (949) 824-3947
Fax: (949) 824-2472
Email: spcoll@uci.edu
URL: http://special.lib.uci.edu
© 2004
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Guide to the Orange County Californio Families Portrait Photograph Album
Collection number: MS-R76
Special Collections and Archives
The UCI Libraries
University of
California
Irvine, California
Contact Information
- Special Collections and Archives
- The UCI Libraries
- P.O. Box 19557
- University of California
- Irvine, California 92623-9557
- Phone: (949) 824-3947
- Fax: (949) 824-2472
- Email: spcoll@uci.edu
- URL: http://special.lib.uci.edu
- Processed by:
- Andre Ambrus
- Date Completed:
- 2004
- Encoded by:
- Andre Ambrus
© 2004 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Orange County Californio families portrait photograph album,
Date (inclusive): circa 1865-circa
1905
Collection number: MS-R076
Extent:
0.6 linear feet
2 boxes
66 digitized images
Repository:
University of California, Irvine. Library.Special Collections and
Archives.
Irvine, California 92623-9557
Abstract: This collection comprises an album of 66 studio photographs, carte
de visites, and tintypes of early and prominent Californio family members. The families are
predominantly from the Orange County area and include the prolific and prominent Yorbas,
Peraltas, and Sepulvedas, the first three land grant families that received titles for areas
which include the present day UC Irvine campus from King Ferdinand VII of Spain in the early
19th century. Also included are portraits of members from the Avilas, Burruel, Dryden,
Gless, Landell, Lugos, Pryor, and Ríos families. Individual and group portraits of
adults predominate, although there are a number of child and infant portraits. Also of
interest are photographs of wedding party; Soledad Pryor Landell and Peregrina Yorba bridal
portraits, and an unidentified priest. Several of the 17 tinypes are hand-colored.
Language:
English.
Selected digitized images from this collection.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the University of California. These materials are in the
public domain. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of
Special Collections and University Archives.
Preferred Citation
Orange County Californio families portrait photograph album. MS-R76. Special Collections
and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Acquisition Information
Acquired, 1999.
Custodial History
The collection arrived in two batches which were apparently part of the same album. No
information exists as to the creator of the album.
Processing Information
Preliminary processing by Adrian Turner, 2001. Finding aid completed by Andre Ambrus
2004.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection comprises an album of 66 studio photographs, carte de visites, and tintypes
of early and prominent Californio family members. The families are predominantly from the
Orange County area and include the prolific and prominent Yorbas, Peraltas, and Sepulvedas,
the first three land grant families that received titles for areas which include the present
day UC Irvine campus from King Ferdinand VII of Spain in the early 19th century. Also
included are portraits of members from the Avilas, Burruel, Dryden, Gless, Landell, Lugos,
Pryor, and Ríos families. Individual and group portraits of adults predominate,
although there are a number of child and infant portraits. Also of interest are photographs
of wedding party; Soledad Pryor Landell and Peregrina Yorba bridal portraits, and an
unidentified priest. Several of the 17 tinypes are hand-colored.
36 of the individuals are identified, including 12 of which are identified in contemporary
hands on the verso of the prints; other identification is derived from research done by
Gregory H. Bock. Most of these photo mounts are printed with the name of the predominantly
Santa Ana and Los Angeles-based photographers. The photographs have been removed from the
contemporary album and are stored separately for preservation purposes.
Arrangement
The original order of the photographs in the album was maintained.
Collection Contents
Box 1: 1
Color photocopies and research materials, 1999
Box 2
Photograph album, circa
1905
Box 1 : 2
1.
Unidentified adult male, circa 1880
Box 1 : 2
2.
John, Luisa Maria and Maria Magdalena Wilhardt, circa 1890.
Scope and Content Note
The Wilhardt family came to Southern California in the early 19th century and married
into the Peralta family.
Box 1 : 2
3.
Unidentified adult male, circa 1885
Box 1 : 2
4.
Unidentified infant, gender unknown, circa 1890
Box 1 : 2
5.
Amelia Burruel with children Rosita, Ernest and Paul, circa 1905.
Scope and Content Note
The Burruel family came to the Santa Ana area in the early 19th century. The area of
settlement became known as Burruel Point (later Olive) where also the Burruel Point
Milling Co. was located.
Box 1 : 2
6.
Ramon Burruel, 1888.
Scope and Content Note
He was the son of Maria Yorba and Desiderio Burruel and godfather of Maria Antonia
Burruel.
Box 1 : 3
7.
Miguel and Rosa Sepulveda Pryor, circa 1890.
Scope and Content Note
Miguel was son of Nathaniel (Miguel) Pryor. The Pryor family purchased the San
Clemente and the San Juan Capistrano area from the Vejar family in the 1850s.
Box 1 : 3
8.
Unidentified adult male and two adult females, circa 1875.
Physical Description:
1 tintype.
Box 1 : 3
9.
Damien Rios, 1884-1886.
Scope and Content Note
Damien Rios was the son of Gregorio Rios and Maria Gutierrez. The Rios family
received a land grant from Mexican governor Micheltorena in 1843.
Box 1 : 3
10.
Unidentified four men, four women, and three adolescent girls in a wedding
setting, circa 1885
Box 1 : 3
11.
Maria Rios, wife of Damien Rios, 1892
Box 1 : 3
12.
Unidentified male priest, 1890
Box 1 : 4
13.
Soledad Pryor Landell, 1895.
Scope and Content Note
She was the wife of Judge John Landell, mother of Charles Thadeus Landell.
Box 1 : 4
14.
Maria Antonia Peralta with young girl, 1885.
Scope and Content Note
She was the daughter of Juan Pablo Peralta II, and Josepha Verdugo. Juan Pablo
Peralta I, received one of the first grants awarded by the King of Spain.
Box 1 : 4
15.
Simon Gless, 1878-1880.
Scope and Content Note
He was the son of Juan Gless and godfather to Feliciano Gaston Ovarat and Jose Simon
Lopera Yorba. Gless was one of El Toro's pioneer settlers.
Box 1 : 4
16.
Unidentified young boy, circa 1900
Box 1 : 4
17.
Unidentified young girl, 1902
Box 1 : 4
18.
Unidentified adult male, female and two female children, 1890
Box 1 : 4
19.
Theresa Pryor Yorba, 1885.
Scope and Content Note
She was born in 1866, daughter of Pablo Pryor and Rosa Avila, in San Juan Capistrano.
She married Miguel Yorba whose family was among the first families to receive land
grants from the King of Spain in California.
Box 1 : 4
20.
Albert Pryor, 1888.
Scope and Content Note
He was the son of Pablo and Rosa Avila Pryor, born in 1872.
Box 1 : 5
21.
Infant, gender unknown, 1885
Box 1 : 5
22.
Clodomiro Sepulveda and Peregrina Yorba, wedding photo, 1885.
Scope and Content Note
The Sepulvedas were among the first families to receive land grants from the King of
Spain in California.
Box 1 : 5
23.
Paul Pryor, 1895.
Scope and Content Note
He was the son of Albert and Natalia Pryor, born in 1896.
Box 1 : 5
24.
Charles Thadeus Landell, 1900.
Scope and Content Note
He was the son of Judge John Landell, born in 1900.
Box 1 : 5
25.
Unidentified adult male and female, 1895
Box 1 : 5
26.
Teadora Emilia Rios, 1895.
Scope and Content Note
She was the daughter of Antonio and Ignacia Murillo Rios, born in 1896.
Box 1 : 5
27.
Teofilo Juan Evangelista and Jose Ramon Avila, 1895.
Scope and Content Note
The Avilas of Rancho Boca de la Playa were early 19th century landowners.
Box 1 : 6
28.
Infant, gender unknown, circa 1875.
Physical Description:
1 tintype.
Box 1 : 6
29.
Felipe Yorba and unidentified young girl, 1870.
Scope and Content Note
Felipe Yorba was the son of Bernardo Yorba, born in 1851, later he married Felicidad
Peralta.
Box 1 : 6
30.
Emilia Pryor Burruel, 1878-1880.
Scope and Content Note
She married Trinidad Burruel, and was mother of Rosita, Ernest, and Raul Burruel.
Box 1 : 6
31.
Unidentified adult male, circa 1875.
Physical Description:
1 tintype.
Box 1 : 6
32.
Unidentified adult male, 1875
Box 1 : 6
33.
Sebastiano and Ramon Yorba, circa 1865.
Scope and Content Note
They were sons of Teodocio Yorba and Maria Antonia Lugo.
Box 1 : 6
34.
Unidentified adult male, circa 1875.
Physical Description:
1 tintype.
Box 1 : 6
35.
Two unidentified adult males, circa 1875.
Physical Description:
1 tintype.
Box 1 : 6
36.
Maria Anastasia, 1880.
Scope and Content Note
She was the daughter of Maria Anastasia and Jose Antonio Juliana.
Box 1 : 6
37.
Two unidentifed adult males, circa 1875.
Physical Description:
1 tintype.
Box 1 : 6
38.
Unidentified adult male, circa 1875.
Physical Description:
1 tintype.
Box 1 : 6
39.
Margarita and Isidro Reyes, circa 1875.
Physical Description:
1 tintype.
Scope and Content Note
They were daughters of Jose Isidro Reyes and Maria Antonio Villa de Reyes.
Box 1 : 6
40.
Unidentified adult male and female, circa 1875.
Physical Description:
1 tintype.
Box 1 : 6
41.
Julia Dryden with daughter Margarita, 1880.
Scope and Content Note
Dryden was the wife of Bernardo Yorba II.
Box 1 : 6
42.
Bernardo Yorba II, 1880.
Scope and Content Note
Bernardo was the son of Bernardo Yorba I, patriarch of the Yorba dynasty.
Box 1 : 6
43.
Sr. Don Juan Pablo Peralto III, 1870
Box 1 : 7
44.
Maria Yorba de Burruel, 1865.
Scope and Content Note
She was the daughter of Maria Yorba and Desiderio Burruel.
Box 1 : 7
45.
Don Pelon Chino, 1878-1880
Box 1 : 7
46.
Francisca Burruel, 1865
Box 1 : 7
47.
Carlos Lugo, 1870.
Scope and Content Note
The Lugo family came to California in 1790 and settled in the Santa Ana area. He was
married to Rita Burruel.
Box 1 : 7
48.
Two unidentified adult males, circa 1875
Box 1 : 7
49.
Sebastiano Burruel, circa 1875.
Scope and Content Note
He was the son of Maria Lugo and Desiderio Burruel.
Box 1 : 7
50.
Unidentified adult male, circa 1875
Box 1 : 7
51.
Rosalina Burruel, circa
1875.
Scope and Content Note
She was the daughter of Maria Lugo and Desiderio Burruel.
Box 1 : 7
52.
Jose Antonio Burruel, circa 1875.
Scope and Content Note
He was the son of Maria Lugo and Desiderio Burruel.
Box 1 : 7
53.
Adult male priest, 1881-1884
Box 1 : 7
54.
Unidentified adult male, circa 1875
Box 1 : 7
55.
Maria Antonia Burruel, circa 1875
Box 1 : 7
56.
Unidentified adult male, 1881-1886
Box 1 : 7
57.
Maclovia Peralta, circa
1875.
Scope and Content Note
She was born in 1860.
Box 1 : 7
58.
Unidentified adult male, 1885
Box 1 : 7
59.
Unidentified adult male, circa 1875
Box 1 : 8
60.
Rosita Pryor, circa
1875
Box 1 : 8
61.
Unidentified, female child
Box 1 : 8
62.
Unidentified adult male, circa 1875
Box 1 : 8
63.
Unidentified adult male, circa 1875
Box 1 : 8
64.
Unidentified adult male and female, circa 1875.
Physical Description:
1 tintype.
Box 1 : 8
65.
Unidentified adult male, circa 1875.
Physical Description:
1 tintype.
Box 1 : 8
66.
Unidentified adult male, circa 1875
