Views of Southern California, approximately 1880s

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Summary

Title:
Views of Southern California
Dates:
approximately 1880s
Abstract:
This small, personal album of amateur photographs documents a trip through Southern California, ca. 1880s, from San Juan Capistrano through San Diego County. Of note are views of Indian schools and dwellings in the San Diego area.
Extent:
10 photographs in 1 album : gelatin silver prints ; album 18 x 23 cm, images 9 x 11 cm, mounts 18 x 23 cm
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Views of Southern California, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

This small, personal album of amateur photographs documents a trip through Southern California, ca. 1880s, from San Juan Capistrano through San Diego County. Of note are views of Indian schools and dwellings in the San Diego area. All of the photographs are accompanied by ink manuscript captions. Subjects are: Mission San Juan Capistrano; two views of people with horse and buggy on the shore near Oceanside; caves at La Jolla; adobe building at Old Town [San Diego, possibly Casa de Estudillo]; Indian schools in Old Mission Valley; people camping among the old olive trees on the Old Mission ranch; Sweetwater Dam; mud and brush huts at Agua Caliente; camping by the roadside before reaching Strawberry Valley [San Diego County].

The album has paper covers, tied with a ribbon binding. The cover has a hand-painted title: Views of Southern California. The compiler and photographer are unknown.

Acquisition information:
Provenance unknown, in library as of 2012.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Note:

Finding aid last updated on February 25, 2015.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Suzanne Oatey.
Date Prepared:
© 2013
Date Encoded:
Machine readable finding aid encoded by Diann Benti in February 2015 .

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Views of Southern California, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
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San Marino, CA 91108, US
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