Moore and Draper families photograph collection, approximately 1880s-1910

Summary

Abstract:

Photographs related to the families who owned the Moore & Draper grocery store in Los Angeles, 1890s. Primarily portraits by early Los Angeles studio photographers, and one large view of the store.

Extent:

1.17 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language:

Materials are in English.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Moore and Draper families photograph collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

A collection of 21 photographs and 1 oil painting on cardboard related to the Moore and Draper families and the family business, the Moore & Draper grocery store, in late-19th century Los Angeles. The store is seen in one photograph showing a large wooden building with a sign and Moore, Draper, and others standing in front. There are three images of family members in front of houses in Los Angeles: a bungalow at 4109 S. Figueroa, and a house at 4735 Compton Avenue, taken on Thanksgiving, 1903. The portraits are by a variety of early Los Angeles photographers including F. C. Dando of the Lamson Studio; James D. Westervelt; Lawrence & Son, Excelsior Gallery, Downey Block; Lorenz; and James B. Blanchard. Portrait sitters include: Henry A. and Phoebe Moore and their son Eugene; Durell Draper; Henry and Emma Draper; Kitty Draper; Warren C. Waite (Phoebe's brother) and his family in Chillicothe, Missouri; Minnie Waite Stowell; and members of the Washburn, Crockett and Davies families. The nonprofessional oil painting is a portrait of Joseph Clark Waite.

Biographical / historical:

Henry A. Moore (1854-1937) and Durell Draper (1867-1948) were the proprietors of the Moore & Draper grocery store in South Los Angeles that operated approximately 1892 to 1899 at the corner of Compton and Vernon avenues. The store is listed in Los Angeles city directories 1892 to 1899, with the location sometimes cited as "Vernondale, Los Angeles County, a fruit growing settlement 3 miles south of Los Angeles." Henry A. Moore was born in Illinois and married Phoebe Louise Waite (1865-1947) in Los Angeles in 1890. Phoebe's parents were Joseph Clark Waite (1831-1870) and Helen Washburn Waite (1835-1880). Durell (sometimes spelled Durrell) Draper was also born in Illinois, to Henry A. Draper, a farmer, and Emma Draper. He married Kate M. Draper (1871-1941) in Los Angeles in 1893.

Acquisition information:

Gift of Mrs. Carl Moore, 1970.

Processing information:

Processed by Huntington Library staff, late-20th century. In 2021, Suzanne Oatey created a finding aid.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Architecture, Domestic -- California -- 19th century
Families -- California, Southern -- History -- Sources
Grocery trade
Photographs
Portraits

Names:

Draper, Durell, 1867-1948
Moore, Henry A., 1854-1937

Places:

Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

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]. Moore and Draper families photograph collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:

Huntington Library, Photo Archives Collections

1151 Oxford Road

San Marino, CA 91108, US

Contact:

(626) 405-2129

reference@huntington.org

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