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Arcadia Bandini de Baker Photographs, 1904
P-274
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Title: Arcadia Bandini de Baker Photographs, 1904
Dates: 1904
Collection Number: P-274
Creator/Collector:
Sullivan, Kate
Extent: (Boxes: ½ letter)
Repository:
Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Los Angeles, California 90007-4057
Abstract: A group of seven photographs: Arcadia Bandini de Baker (1825-1912) and members of her family, taken in 1904; a photograph
of her summer home in Santa Monica; a photograph of Kate Sullivan, Bandini's personal assistant for many years.
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[Identification of item]. Arcadia Bandini de Baker Photographs, 1904. Collection Number: P-274. Seaver Center for Western
History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Biography/Administrative History
Arcadia Bandini was the daughter of the Juan Bandini, a Peruvian-born Italian who arrived in California at the time of Mexico's
struggle for independence against Spain. Arcadia acquired land and wealth through inheritance and marriages, first to Abel
Stearns (1798-1871); after being widowed, she married Colonel Robert S. Baker (1826-1894), owner of Rancho San Vicente y Santa
Monica, and they co-founded the city of Santa Monica. She died September 15, 1912 in Santa Monica.
Scope and Content of Collection
A group of seven photographs: Arcadia Bandini de Baker (1825-1912) and members of her family, taken in 1904; a photograph
of her summer home in Santa Monica; a photograph of Kate Sullivan, Bandini's personal assistant for many years.
Californios
Bandini, Arcadia, 1825-1912