Petsch (Adolph) collection of photographs of Pasadena and Southern California, circa 1881-1888

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Title:: Adolph Petsch collection of photographs of Pasadena and Southern California
Dates:: circa 1881-1888
Extent:: 0.2 Linear Feet (1 half-manuscript box; 51 photographs)
Language:: English .
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item, date] Adolph Petsch collection of photographs of Pasadena and Southern California (PC 020). California Historical Society Collection at Stanford, Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.

Scope and content:: Consists of 51 cabinet photographs of Pasadena, California and other Southern California cities, including Long Beach and Los Angeles. The photographs document many of the houses, churches, hotels, schools, and businesses in Pasadena between the years 1881-1888. Some photographs show the Long Beach Hotel, Mission San Gabriel, and two bird's eye views of Los Angeles.
Biographical / historical:: Adolph Petsch was an early Pasadena resident. In 1881 he and three other businessmen formed the Hermosa Land and Water Company in Cucamonga, San Bernardino County. Petsch was active in civic affairs and assisted in the organization of the inaugural La Fiesta de los Angeles in 1894.
Acquisition information:: Given to California Historical Society by The Wagner family in memory of Adolph Petsch, 2016.
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: Cabinet photographs
Places:: Pasadena (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Long Beach (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Pictorial works

Collection Guide Author:: Jaime Henderson
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-05-13 14:54:09 -0700 .

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Restrictions:: Collection is open for research.
Terms of access:: Material in the public domain does not have any restrictions on use.

Preferred citation:: [Identification of item, date] Adolph Petsch collection of photographs of Pasadena and Southern California (PC 020). California Historical Society Collection at Stanford, Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.

Location of this collection:: Stanford University, California Historical Society Collection at Stanford

Department of Special Collections, Green Library

557 Escondido Mall

Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US