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Griffiths (Edwin and Louise) collection of Southern California postcards
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Edwin and Louise Griffiths collection of Southern California postcards
creator:
Edward H. Mitchell (Publisher)
creator:
Griffiths, Edwin
creator:
Griffiths, Louise
creator:
Stocoum, R.H.
Identifier/Call Number: 7097
Physical Description:
0.04 Linear Feet
1 document preservation binder
Date (inclusive): 1900-1915
Abstract: The Edwin and Louise Griffiths collection of Southern California postcards consists of 33 historic postcards of Southern California
sites and neighborhoods, including the San Gabriel Mission, Santa Catalina Island, and Mount Lowe Railway. Edwin and Louise
Griffiths collected the postcards during their travels to the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco.
The Griffiths' travels began from their home in Philadelphia and crossed the country to California and other western states.
Publishers of the postcards include R. H. Stocoum, Benham Indian Trading Co., Edward H. Mitchell, and the O. Newman Company.
The postcards in this collection are blank of correspondence or signs of postage.
Container: 1
The Edwin and Louise Griffiths collection of Southern California postcards consists of 33 historic postcards of Southern California
sites and neighborhoods, including the San Gabriel Mission, Santa Catalina Island, and Mount Lowe Railway. Edwin and Louise
Griffiths collected the postcards during their travels to the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco.
The Griffiths' travels began from their home in Philadelphia and crossed the country to California and other western states.
Publishers of the postcards include R. H. Stocoum, Benham Indian Trading Co., Edward H. Mitchell, and the O. Newman Company.
The postcards in this collection are blank of correspondence or signs of postage.
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All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Griffiths family collection of Southern California postcards, Collection no. 7097, Regional
History Collection, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Ross Griffiths, September 11, 2019.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Postcards
Los Angeles County (Calif.) -- Postcards
Missions -- California -- Postcards
Orange County (Calif.) -- Postcards
Pasadena (Calif.) -- Postcards
Postcards -- California, Southern -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Riverside County (Calif.) -- Postcards
Picture postcards
Photographic postcards
Postcards
Griffiths, Edwin -- Archives
Griffiths, Louise -- Archives