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Stiles Collection of Photographs of South Pasadena and Los Angeles County: Finding Aid
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  • Overview of the Collection
  • Access
  • Administrative Information
  • Biographical Note
  • Scope and Content
  • Related materials in the Huntington Library
  • Arrangement
  • Indexing Terms

    • Overview of the Collection

    Title: Stiles Collection of Photographs next hit of South Pasadena and Los Angeles County
    Dates (inclusive): approximately 1887-1913
    Collection Number: photCL 280
    Creator: Stiles, Mildred Keith, 1892-1961
    Extent: 189 negatives in 9 boxes; chiefly glass-plate negatives; plates chiefly 13 x 21 cm. (5 x 8 in.) and 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.) + 209 prints (chiefly later prints corresponding to the negatives), one cabinet card previous hit photograph next hit , and 1 notebook in 1 box
    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: This collection contains 209 previous hit photographs next hit of families, residences, commercial and municipal buildings, and the natural environment of South Pasadena, the city and county of Los Angeles, and other locations chiefly in California, taken approximately 1887-1913, mostly by photographer T. D. Keith ([1848]-1896). The previous hit photographs next hit are chiefly later prints from glass-plate negatives and, to a lesser extent, from copy film negatives; also included are 20 prints without corresponding negatives, one cabinet card previous hit photograph next hit , and a notebook containing three pages of handwritten titles for some of the previous hit photographs next hit .
    Language: English.

    Access

    Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.

    Administrative Information

    Publication Rights

    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.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Stiles Collection of previous hit Photographs next hit of South Pasadena and Los Angeles County, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

    Provenance

    This collection was a gift of Mrs. Conrad A. Stiles (Mildred Keith Stiles), May 6, 1949.

    Biographical Note

    T. D. Keith ([1848]-1896), also known as Truman D. Keith, was an American photographer known for his previous hit photographs next hit of South Pasadena and environs. Born in New York, he moved to California in 1887, living in San Bernardino before moving to South Pasadena later that year. Keith served as postmaster of South Pasadena from approximately 1889-1892, and his wife, Nellie E. Keith (1851-1935), served as City Librarian from 1895-1930. Their children include Merton E. Keith ([1874]-1908), who worked as a court reporter, councilman, city clerk, and member of the library board; Mabel Keith (1884-1906); and Mildred Keith Stiles (1892-1961), wife of Conrad A. Stiles and mother of Keith L. Stiles.

    Scope and Content

    This collection contains 209 previous hit photographs next hit of families, residences, commercial and municipal buildings, and the natural environment of South Pasadena, the city and county of Los Angeles, and other locations chiefly in California, taken approximately 1887-1913, mostly by photographer T. D. Keith ([1848]-1896); one undated previous hit photograph next hit is by Los Angeles photographer Elkanah P. Tresslar, and other images taken after Keith's death are by an unidentified photographer.
    previous hit Photographs next hit chiefly show South Pasadena residents and residences, including Keith's home and family and other families; many of the previous hit photographs next hit provide a glimpse of clothing and dress styles of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. previous hit Photographs next hit also depict South Pasadena buildings and scenes, including the first and second Raymond Hotel and South Pasadena High School; panoramic views of South Pasadena; railroads; various views of the San Gabriel Valley and Los Angeles; Santa Catalina Island; and the Tournament of Roses Parade in 1901 in Pasadena. The collection also includes a few previous hit photographs next hit showing scenes from San Diego County and the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, and individual images of the San Juan Capistrano Mission and of a street scene in Tijuana, Mexico. A few images, such as Item 37, are originals with the stamp "Keith" on versos.
    The previous hit photographs next hit are chiefly later prints from glass-plate negatives and, to a lesser extent, from copy film negatives; these prints were made by the Huntington photo lab in the 1980s. Also included are 20 prints without corresponding negatives, one cabinet card previous hit photograph next hit , and a chiefly blank notebook containing three pages of handwritten titles for some of the previous hit photographs next hit . The collection contains many duplicates.

    Note

    Huntington Library volunteer Jane Apostol numbered the previous hit photographs next hit , and identified many of them in captions written on the prints.

    Related materials in the Huntington Library

    Arrangement

    previous hit Photographs next hit appear to be generally arranged by previous hit photograph next hit number, and were grouped according to general topic by a previous archivist. The collection is arranged in the following two series:
    • Series I. Prints
      • Subseries A. South Pasadena and Los Angeles County (Items 1-153, 168-199, 208-209)
      • Subseries B. San Diego County (Items 154-165)
      • Subseries C. San Juan Capistrano (Item 166)
      • Subseries D. Mexico (Item 167)
      • Subseries E. San Francisco (Items 200-207)
      • Notebook
    • Series II. Glass-plate Negatives and Copy Film Negatives

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Huntington Library's Online Catalog.  

    Subjects

    Pasadena and Pacific Railway Company -- previous hit Photographs next hit .
    Raymond Hotel (Pasadena, Calif.) -- previous hit Photographs next hit .
    Southern Pacific Railroad Company -- previous hit Photographs next hit .
    Airships -- California -- Pasadena -- previous hit Photographs next hit .
    Architecture, Domestic -- California -- South Pasadena -- previous hit Photographs next hit .
    Clothing and dress -- California, Southern -- previous hit Photographs next hit .
    Dwellings -- California -- South Pasadena -- previous hit Photographs next hit .
    Families -- previous hit Photographs next hit .
    Gardens -- California -- South Pasadena -- previous hit Photographs next hit .
    Hotels -- California -- previous hit Photographs next hit .
    Photography of families -- previous hit Photographs next hit .
    Plants -- California -- previous hit Photographs next hit .
    Portrait photography -- United States -- previous hit Photographs next hit .
    Railroads -- California, Southern -- previous hit Photographs next hit .
    Avalon (Calif.) -- previous hit Photographs next hit .
    Long Beach (Calif.) -- previous hit Photographs next hit .
    Los Angeles (Calif.) -- previous hit Photographs next hit .
    Los Angeles County (Calif.) -- previous hit Photographs next hit .
    Pasadena (Calif.) -- previous hit Photographs next hit .
    San Diego County (Calif.) -- previous hit Photographs next hit .
    San Gabriel Valley (Calif.) -- previous hit Photographs next hit .
    Santa Catalina Island (Calif.) -- previous hit Photographs next hit .
    South Pasadena (Calif.) -- previous hit Photographs next hit .

    Forms/Genres

    Cabinet previous hit photographs next hit .
    Panoramas.
    previous hit Photographs next hit .
    Stereographs.

    Contributors

    Keith, T. D., photographer.
    Stiles, Mildred Keith, 1892-1961, donor.
    Tresslar, E. P. (Elkanah P.), photographer.

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