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photCL 403
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Title: Scenes of Altadena, Los Angeles, and Southern California
Dates (inclusive): approximately 1890
Collection Number: photCL 403
Extent:
53 photographs on 14 board pages : Kodak bull's eye prints (gelatin silver); image diameter 8.5 cm, sheet 18 x 26 cm
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Photo Archives
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2191
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: Collection of 53 late 19th century photographs depicting scenes of popular Southern California destinations including the
Andrew McNally
residence and grounds on Mariposa Drive, Altadena. Views include Pasadena (streets and
Raymond Hotel); Los Angeles (Chinatown, Courthouse, Plaza Church, street railway); San
Diego (Hotel del Coronado); Ostrich farm. This was an amateur album possibly taken by a
relative of the McNally family.
Language: English.
Note:
Finding aid last updated on January 27, 2015.
The collection is open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information,
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material,
nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and
obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
Scenes of Altadena, Los Angeles, and Southern California, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Purchased from Dawson's Book Shop, October 1997.
This collection consists of 53 circular snapshots depicting scenes of popular Southern California tourist destinations including
the Andrew McNally
residence and grounds on Mariposa Drive, Altadena. Views include Pasadena (streets and
Raymond Hotel); Los Angeles (Chinatown, Courthouse, Plaza Church, street railway); San
Diego (Hotel del Coronado); and an ostrich farm. The photographs are pasted to 14 disbound pages of
an amateur album possibly taken by a
relative of the McNally family.
Books used to identify McNally residence and grounds include:
- Andrew McNally, 1836-1904, Memorials, Messages of Condolence and Press Notices. (Call #: RB 288801);
- Peterson, Robert H. Altadena's Golden Years. Published by Robert H. Peterson, 1976;
- Ives, Sarah Noble. Altadena. Altadena Historical and Beautification Society, 1938. (Call#: F869 A52 I9).