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Frank Layton Washburn (1867-1950) Collection, ca.1900-1935
P-007
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Title: Frank Layton Washburn (1867-1950) Collection, ca.1900-1935
Dates: 1900-1935
Collection Number: P-007
Creator/Collector:
Washburn, Frank Layton
Extent: 2.5 linear feet (Boxes: 5x7, ½ letter)
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Repository:
Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Los Angeles, California 90007-4057
Abstract: Photographs, negatives.
Washburn was an inspector for the gas and electric company in Los Angeles; some photos document the company's work. Collection
includes Los Angeles Chinatown photos, ca.1902-05.
Language of Material: English
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Frank Layton Washburn (1867-1950) Collection, ca.1900-1935. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum
of Los Angeles County
Scope and Content of Collection
Photographs, negatives.
Washburn was an inspector for the gas and electric company in Los Angeles; some photos document the company's work. Collection
includes Los Angeles Chinatown photos, ca.1902-05, significant because they feature the Chinese inhabitants; other photographers
at the time did not photograph this group. Also includes San Francisco Chinatown and Fisherman's Wharf, Aug. 1904 and Sept.
1910. See also P-007.1 Washburn Lantern Slide Collection
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Pictorial works.
Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.)--History--Pictorial works.
Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.)--History--Pictorial works.
Fisherman's Wharf (San Francisco, Calif.)--History--Pictorial works.