Guide to the Georgina D. Bremer Photographs and California Vacation Album
Processed by Audrey Pearson; machine-readable finding aid created by Audrey Pearson
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Georgina D. Bremer photographs and California vacation album
Date: circa 1880s - circa 1980,
Date (bulk): bulk 1922
Collection Number: MS-R109
Creator:
Bremer, Georgina D.
Extent:
0.2 linear feet
(1 box)
Languages: The collection is in English.
Repository:
University of California, Irvine. Library. Special Collections and Archives.
Irvine, California 92623-9557
Abstract: This collection comprises photographs and a California vacation album that belonged to Georgina D. Bremer, a Maywood, Illinois
schoolteacher. Photographs are of Bremer, her family and friends, and her home in Maywood. The vacation album documents
a trip to Southern California in August 1922 with stops at popular tourist locations, including San Juan Capistrano, Tijuana,
San Diego, Riverside, Catalina Island, Glendale, and Long Beach.
Important Information for Researchers
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the University of California. Intellectual property rights are retained by the creators of the
records and their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
Preferred Citation
Georgina D. Bremer Photographs and California Vacation Album. MS-R109. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries,
Irvine, California.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Felicia Sharkey, 2003.
Processing History
Processed by Audrey Pearson, 2007.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection comprises photographs and a California vacation album that belonged to Georgina D. Bremer, a Maywood, Illinois
schoolteacher. Photographs are of Bremer, her family and friends, and her home in Maywood. The vacation album documents
a trip to Southern California in August 1922. Bremer traveled with a small group of tourists and family. She took a train
to California and traveled between destinations via automobile and boat. The album includes photographs of sites in San Juan
Capistrano, Tijuana, San Diego, Riverside, Catalina Island, Glendale, and Long Beach. Bremer added captions describing the
photographs and her experiences. The collection also includes two postcards that were probably obtained during Bremer's California
vacation in 1922.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically by subject.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Bremer, Georgina D.
Orange County (Calif.) -- Archives.
Orange County (Calif.) -- Photographs.
Los Angeles County (Calif.) -- Photographs.
California -- Photographs.
Genres and Formats of Materials
Photograph albums -- California -- 20th century.
Photographic prints -- 19th century.
Photographic prints -- 20th century.
Postcards -- California -- 20th century.
Tintypes -- 19th century.
Collection Contents
Box : Folder 1 : 1
Bremer's home in Maywood, Illinois
undated
Scope and Content Note
14 black-and-white photographs and one color photograph of the interior and exterior of the home.
Box : Folder 1 : 2
California vacation album
1922
Scope and Content Note
Album consists of 15 sheets with 59 black-and-white photographs and handwritten notes on both sides.
Box : Folder 1 : 3-4
Family and friends
circa 1880s-circa 1910
Scope and Content Note
Two black-and-white photographs, six sepia-toned photographs, and one tintype.
Box : Folder 1 : 5
Portraits and snapshots of Bremer
circa 1910-circa1980
Scope and Content Note
Four black-and-white photographs and three color photographs of Bremer as a child and adult.
Box : Folder 1 : 6
Postcards from California
circa 1922
Scope and Content Note
Two black-and-white postcards, one of diver Ed Harrison in Catalina and one of the International Boundary in Tijuana, Mexico.
