Carroll and Lorrin Morrison Photographic Collection

Series 1: Los Angeles Historical Photographs. 1924-1964

Physical Description: 2 archival document boxes

Series Description

This series is comprised of approximately eighty photographs of late nineteenth and twentieth century Los Angeles, as well as several press releases dated 1964, that depict well-known Los Angeles sites such as the Music Center and the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena around the time of their opening. Of particular interest in this series are photographs of nineteenth century illustrations of downtown Los Angeles, Chinatown, the Plaza, the Courthouse, the Los Angeles Cable Railway, and portraits of Pio Pico (1801-1894), last governor of Mexican California; Stephen White; and Caytano Buellna, the last driver of the Butterfield Stage. This series also contains photographs of such twentieth-century buildings as Our Lady Queen of Angels, Olvera Street, the Los Angeles Mission, Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena and the Music Center.

The photographs that comprise this series have been collected from a number of sources, including the Behrendt Collection at the Los Angeles County Museum Library, the Title Insurance and Trust Company Collection at the University of Southern California, the Huntington Library and Art Gallery, and the Southern California Historical Society. Again, please note that the Research Collection does not hold the copyright to the photographs in this collection.

Box 1, Folder 1

Photograph of Map of Town of McPherson, Los Angeles County (Chas. W. Bowers Memorial Museum) 1888

Box 1, Folder 2

Photograph of Catalogue advertising excursion to McPherson (Chas. W. Bowers Memorial Museum) 1888

Box 1, Folder 3

2 photographs of illustration of Los Angeles in 1854 (Behrendt Collection at Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Library) 1854

Box 1, Folder 4

Photograph of illustration "East side of Main Street, between Commercial and Requena" Late 19th Century

Box 1, Folder 5

Photograph of illustration "East side of Los Angeles Street, between Aliso and Commercial looking South" Late 19th Century

Box 1, Folder 6

Photograph of illustration "West side of Spring Street, corner of Third Street looking South" Late 19th Century

Box 1, Folder 7

Photograph of illustration "West side of Spring Street, from Los Angeles Theatre to Third Street" Late 19th Century

Box 1, Folder 8

Photograph of illustration "West side of North Los Angeles Street, between Requena and Commercial looking North" Late 19th Century

Box 1, Folder 9

Photograph of illustration "West side of Spring and Second Streets looking North" (Southern California Historical Society) Late 19th Century

Box 1, Folder 10

Photograph of illustration "East side of Main Street, between Arcadia and Commercial" Late 19th Century

Box 1, Folder 11

Photograph of illustration "East side of Spring Street looking North from Second Street" Late 19th Century

Box 1, Folder 12

Photograph of illustration of junction of Main and Spring Streets looking South on Spring Street Late 19th Century

Box 1, Folder 13

Photograph of illustration "East side of Spring Street, between Third and Fourth Streets looking South" Late 19th Century

Box 1, Folder 14

Photograph of illustration "East side of Spring Street, between Second and Third Streets looking South" Late 19th Century

Box 1, Folder 15

Photograph of illustration of Spring Street looking South from Temple Street Late 19th Century

Box 1, Folder 16

Photograph of illustration "Southeast corner of Court and Spring Streets looking South" Late 19th Century

Box 1, Folder 17

Photograph of illustration "East side North Los Angeles Street from Requena looking South" Late 19th Century

Box 1, Folder 18

Photograph of illustration "West side of Broadway, corner of Fifth Street" Late 19th Century

Box 1, Folder 19

Photograph of illustration "West side of Broadway from Fourth Street looking South" Late 19th Century

Box 1, Folder 20

Photograph of illustration "East side of Los Angeles Street, between Commercial and Requena looking South" Late 19th Century

Box 1, Folder 21

Photograph of illustration "Corner of First and Spring Streets, West side looking North" (Southern California Historical Society) Late 19th Century

Box 1, Folder 22

2 photographs of painting of Los Angeles Chinatown looking Southeast from the plaza Late 19th Century

Box 1, Folder 23

Photograph of illustration of town life Late 19th Century

Box 1, Folder 24

Stephen M. White, 2 photographs (Behrendt Collection in Los Angeles County Museum Library Late 19th Century

Box 1, Folder 25

"Dock at Wilmington" (Journal of the West) Late 19th Century

Box 1, Folder 26

"Center of Plaza ? Los Angeles Reservoir" 1869

Box 1, Folder 27

"Pio Pico's first house on Whittier Road" (Title Insurance and Trust Company Collection) 1885

Box 1, Folder 28

"Ranchito de Pio Pico" (Huntington Library and Art Gallery) Late 19th Century

Box 1, Folder 29

"Pio Pico at Ranchito" (Huntington Library and Art Gallery) circa 1880

Box 1, Folder 30

"Pio Pico" (Journal of the West) Late 19th Century

Box 1, Folder 31

"Wilmington breakwater" (photograph and negative) 1869

Box 1, Folder 32

"Los Angeles Chinatown from Northeast corner" (photograph and negative) 1872

Box 1, Folder 33

"Sisters Hospital end of Alvaro Street" (photograph and negative) Late 19th Century

Box 1, Folder 34

"Main and Temple Streets" (photograph and negative) Late 19th Century

Box 1, Folder 35

"Wagon tracks left by Butterfield Stages" (photograph and negative) Late 19th Century

Box 1, Folder 36

"Main and Commercial Streets" (photograph and negative) circa 1860

Box 1, Folder 37

Main and Commercial Streets (photograph and negative) circa 1860

Box 1, Folder 38

"Caytano Buellna, last driver of the Butterfield Stage" (photograph and negative) Late 19th Century

Box 1, Folder 39

"Main Street at Commercial Street, Lafayette Hotel" (photograph and negative) Late 19th Century

Box 1, Folder 40

"Sonora Town, Los Angeles" (photograph and negative) Late 19th Century

Box 1, Folder 41

Courthouse (photograph and negative) 1867

Box 1, Folder 42

"Los Angeles Cable Railway" (Journal of the West) Late 19th Century

Box 1, Folder 43

"Los Angeles Street" (Los Angeles Historical Society) 1888

Box 1, Folder 44

Los Angeles Plaza (California Historical Society) 1888

Box 1, Folder 45

"School of Our Lady Queen of the Angels Parish" (1875) and photograph of illustration "First school in Los Angeles" (1856) (Title Insurance and Trust Company Collection) 18,561,875

Box 1, Folder 46

"School at Los Angeles Orphan Asylum" and photograph of "Copy of 1863 painting of Sisters of Charity returning from Los Angeles Plaza Church" (Title Insurance and Trust Company Collection) 1863, Late 19th Century

Box 1, Folder 47

Illustration of "Little Church on the Corner", the first Protestant (Episcopal) house of worship in Los Angeles and brief history 1891

Box 2, Folder 1

Autographed photograph of Herbert Hoover Early 20th Century

Box 2, Folder 2

Our Lady Queen of Angels School Early 20th Century

Box 2, Folder 3

"First High School Graduation, Class of 1947", school unknown 1947

Box 2, Folder 4

"Our Lady Queen of Angels Grammar School Class of 1943" 1943

Box 2, Folder 5

"First Communion Class of 1905 children from St. Peter's School" and "Front of St. Peter's School Class of 1909" (Collection of Mr. Angelo Pirri, Bank of America) 1905, 1909

Box 2, Folder 6

"Our Lady Queen of Angels Grammar School Class of 1937" 1937

Box 2, Folder 7

"Class of 1951" Our Lady Queen of Angels 1951

Box 2, Folder 8

"Mercedes" First L.A. Theater, 2 photographs Early 20th Century

Box 2, Folder 9

Aerial view of downtown Early 20th Century

Box 2, Folder 10

"Western Avenue North of Pico" (Los Angeles Historical Society) 1924

Box 2, Folder 11

Photograph of "Imaginative painting of Olvera Street" with City Hall in background Early 20th Century

Box 2, Folder 12

"Part of Olvera Street looking toward the Old Plaza" Early 20th Century

Box 2, Folder 13

"Ralph's Market" (George Albert Ralph, founder, pictured 2nd from the left) 1906

Box 2, Folder 14

"Los Angeles Mission" c1904-1905

Box 2, Folder 15

"Farmer's Market at Third and Fairfax" (2 photographs) 1935, Early 20th Century

Box 2, Folder 16

"Roses and Palms, Covina ranch home" Early 20th Century

Box 2, Folder 17

Photograph of Century City architectural model 20th Century

Box 2, Folder 18

Opening of Sepulveda Boulevard tunnel under Los Angeles International Airport runway, 2 photographs circa 1953

Box 2, Folder 19

Los Angeles International Airport Control Tower, 2 photographs, and public relations memorandum 1964

Box 2, Folder 20

Aerial view of Los Angeles International Airport and public relations memorandum 1964

Box 2, Folder 21

Aerial view of Century City 20th Century

Box 2, Folder 22

Aerial view of Century City 1964

Box 2, Folder 23

Security First National Bank 20th Century

Box 2, Folder 24

Dodger Stadium 20th Century

Box 2, Folder 25

Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 20th Century

Box 2, Folder 26

Music Center 20th Century

Box 2, Folder 27

Music Center 20th Century

Box 2, Folder 28

Music Center 20th Century

Box 2, Folder 29

Music Center 20th Century

Box 2, Folder 30

Photograph of Music Center architectural model 20th Century

Box 2, Folder 31

Invitation to unveiling of Bronze Plaque commemorating Saint Cabrini 1950

Box 2, Folder 32

Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena press release issued by Welton Becket and Associates 1959

Box 2, Folder 33

Travelers Insurance Building press release issued by Welton Becket and Associates 1961

Box 2, Folder 34

Music Center Fact Sheet issued by Welton Becket and Associates 1964

Box 2, Folder 35

Century City Centurion, Vol. 1, No. 6 1964

Series 2: Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Photographs. 1920s-1940s

Physical Description: 3 archival document boxes, 1 oversize folder

Series Description

This series is comprised of approximately 175 photographs, which were acquired by Carroll and Lorrin Morrison from the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. The photographs in this series depict subjects from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and serve to illustrate both residential and business life in Los Angeles during this period. Included here are photographs of factories such as the Sperry Flour Company, Los Angeles Soap Company, Llewellyn Iron Works, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, Hammond Lumber Company, U.S. Motors, the Westinghouse plant, and several furniture manufacturer showrooms. Additionally, this series contains a large number of photographs of residential homes built in Los Angeles and throughout the surrounding areas, including Pasadena, Glendale, Walnut Park, Alhambra, and Altadena. This combination of photographs, documenting both industrial sites and residences, including numerous photographs of Los Angeles bungalows of the 1920s, makes this series an excellent source for the study of Los Angeles architectural history. Portraits of John circa Fremont (1813-1890), explorer; William Godfrey, the first California photographer; and John Steven McGroarty (1862-1944), journalist and author, can also be found in this series.

Box 1, Folder 1

"3 yoke of oxen in main part Los Angeles. Plaza in foreground with guard" (photograph and negative) 1860

Box 1, Folder 2

"Burlap tent where William Godfrey made pictures during camp meetings at Los Nietos, CA" (photograph and negative) 1869

Box 1, Folder 3

Plaza Church, Sisters Hospital, Alvara Street and Avila house (photograph and negative) circa 1860s

Box 1, Folder 4

"North Main Street, Pico House in the distance" (photograph and negative) circa 1860s

Box 1, Folder 5

"Old Temple Courthouse" (Los Angeles County Museum) circa1860-1890

Box 1, Folder 6

"Carreta located in Mason Building, now in Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce" (Palmer Collection) circa1896-1903

Box 1, Folder 7

"School at Aguango during flood of Temecula Creek" (photograph and negative) 1900

Box 1, Folder 8

"Fred Clark, discoverer of Clark Lake, Barrego Valley" (photograph and negative) 1910

Box 1, Folder 9

Carl F. Horn's School of Dance circa 1919

Box 1, Folder 10

"Pacific Electric Railway, Mary St. Car Barn" circa 1919

Box 1, Folder 11

Los Angeles Soap Co. - factory interior circa 1920

Box 1, Folder 12

Los Angeles Soap Co. - factory interior circa 1920

Box 1, Folder 13

"924- 5th Avenue Los Angeles bungalow" 1923

Box 1, Folder 14

"Spanish type of bungalow" 1923

Box 1, Folder 15

House at corner of 9th Street and 4th Avenue 1923

Box 1, Folder 16

"Los Angeles residence" 1923

Box 1, Folder 17

Los Angeles residence with columns and front porch (2 photographs) 1923

Box 1, Folder 18

Los Angeles bungalow 1923

Box 1, Folder 19

Los Angeles residence with front and side porch 1923

Box 1, Folder 20

"Medium priced home, Los Angeles" 1923

Box 1, Folder 21

"Sperry Flour Co." 1924

Box 1, Folder 22

"Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. formal dedication banquet speakers" 1928

Box 1, Folder 23

Portrait of John Steven McGroarty (3 negatives) circa 1929

Box 1, Folder 24

John Steven McGroarty (2 negatives) circa 1929

Box 1, Folder 25

Presentation of Southern California Historical Society plaque commemorating Lieut. Edward Fitzgerald Beale, with newspaper clipping attached 1953

Box 1, Folder 26

Landmarks Committee gathered at former site of Lake Vineyard, with newspaper clipping attached 1955

Box 1, Folder 27

"Drying shed" (photograph 1 of 5) undated

Box 1, Folder 28

"Planing mill" (photograph 2 of 5) undated

Box 1, Folder 29

"End and side of cabinet shop" (photograph 3 of 5) undated

Box 1, Folder 30

"Warehouse with lumber pile in foreground" (photograph 4 of 5) undated

Box 1, Folder 31

"Planing mill with lumber in foreground" (photograph 5 of 5) undated

Box 1, Folder 32

"Pico House--4th hotel in Los Angeles"(photograph and negative) undated

Box 1, Folder 33

"Self portrait of William Godfrey, first California photographer" (photograph and negative) undated

Box 1, Folder 34

"John circa Fremont (seated at left)" and group of men (photograph and negative) undated

Box 1, Folder 35

"Tims Hotel in San Pedro, CA" (photograph and negative) undated

Box 1, Folder 36

"San Gabriel Mission" (photograph and negative) undated

Box 1, Folder 37

"Looking North Mt. Wilson, Verdugo Hills and Ft. Moore Hill" (photograph and negative) undated

Box 1, Folder 38

"Photo from Plaza looking South--Nigger Alley" (photograph and negative) undated

Box 1, Folder 39

"Frank Clark, Widow Hamner later Mrs. Frank Clark and Doc Hopkins" (photograph and negative) undated

Box 1, Folder 40

"Sainsevaine Winery" (photograph and negative) undated

Box 1, Folder 41

Unidentified Los Angeles apartment building and courtyard (2 photographs) undated

Box 1, Folder 42

"Venice" street of duplex homes, with automobiles parked in front undated

Box 1, Folder 43

"Bungalow in Walnut Park" undated

Box 1, Folder 44

"An English type of bungalow in Walnut Park" undated

Box 1, Folder 45

"An original type of bungalow in Walnut Park" undated

Box 1, Folder 46

"Street scene in Alhambra" undated

Box 1, Folder 47

"Bungalow in Walnut Park" undated

Box 1, Folder 48

"Annandale Country Club" undated

Box 1, Folder 49

"San Gabriel Golf Club" undated

Box 1, Folder 50

Unidentified house with front porch undated

Box 1, Folder 51

"Cement bungalow in Los Angeles" undated

Box 1, Folder 52

"Residences where Los Angeles workers live" undated

Box 1, Folder 53

Unidentified two-story house and landscaping undated

Box 1, Folder 54

"Los Angeles bungalow of the smaller type" undated

Box 1, Folder 55

"John Stephen McGroarty's home after fire" undated

Box 1, Folder 56

Illustration of Tudor houses for Milwaukee Building Co. Architectural Designers (2 photographs) undated

Box 1, Folder 57

Three unidentified individuals in front of house undated

Box 1, Folder 58

"Home of John Burton" undated

Box 1, Folder 59

Whiting-Mead Co. Ready Cut House Dept. undated

Box 1, Folder 60

"Latest type of bungalow, West Adams District, Los Angeles" undated

Box 1, Folder 61

Los Angeles bungalow with front yard undated

Box 1, Folder 62

Construction of bungalow undated

Box 1, Folder 63

Small bungalow with front yard undated

Box 1, Folder 64

Family sitting in front yard of small bungalow (2 photographs) undated

Box 2, Folder 1

Unidentified woman standing in yard of millinery shop, next door to The-Come-On-Inn undated

Box 2, Folder 2

"Cart from Pueblo de Laguna, NM, photo taken before cart was brought to Los Angeles" undated

Box 2, Folder 3

"Garage and barn" undated

Box 2, Folder 4

Two small children on bikes in front of homes undated

Box 2, Folder 5

Hellman Bank, "Southeast corner of 7th Street and Figueroa" undated

Box 2, Folder 6

Tree-lined sidewalk bordering homes undated

Box 2, Folder 7

"Altadena home" undated

Box 2, Folder 8

Spanish style home undated

Box 2, Folder 9

"Bungalows and bungalow courts afford simplified living in Southern California" undated

Box 2, Folder 10

"Ranch house near Lankershim" undated

Box 2, Folder 11

"China factory, Burbank" undated

Box 2, Folder 12

Spanish bungalow undated

Box 2, Folder 13

Bungalow with side porch, small child standing in yard undated

Box 2, Folder 14

House and front yard undated

Box 2, Folder 15

Large Spanish style house with drained swimming pool undated

Box 2, Folder 16

House under construction undated

Box 2, Folder 17

Bungalow with front porch undated

Box 2, Folder 18

Bungalow with stone chimney undated

Box 2, Folder 19

Two women and young girl standing in front yard of small bungalow (2 photographs)

Box 2, Folder 20

Drained swimming pool in backyard of house (2 photographs) undated

Box 2, Folder 21

Man and woman in front of very small home undated

Box 2, Folder 22

Large Spanish style house with automobile in driveway (2 photographs) undated

Box 2, Folder 23

Man in hat and overalls standing in front yard of small home undated

Box 2, Folder 24

Workers at building construction site undated

Box 2, Folder 25

Two men working on house frame undated

Box 2, Folder 26

House under construction nearing completion (4 photographs) undated

Box 2, Folder 27

Small shack undated

Box 2, Folder 28

Man cooking in kitchen undated

Box 2, Folder 29

Two men and a woman standing on steps of "Arrowhead Springs Hotel" undated

Box 2, Folder 30

Woman holding parasol sitting on porch undated

Box 2, Folder 31

"Artistic type of bungalow in Walnut Park" undated

Box 2, Folder 32

Small bungalow undated

Box 2, Folder 33

Several women and young girl on bench in front of small cabin undated

Box 2, Folder 34

Interior of "Miss Johnson's home in Glendale" undated

Box 2, Folder 35

Large "vine-covered home in Los Angeles" undated

Box 2, Folder 36

Spanish style church nearing completion undated

Box 2, Folder 37

Japanese gardens undated

Box 2, Folder 38

"Los Angeles city homes" street scene undated

Box 2, Folder 39

"Los Angeles residence" undated

Box 2, Folder 40

Large Los Angeles residence with fountain (2 photographs) undated

Box 2, Folder 41

"Los Angeles apartment" building undated

Box 2, Folder 42

Large "residence in Beverly Hills" undated

Box 2, Folder 43

Small Los Angeles Spanish style bungalow (2 photographs) undated

Box 2, Folder 44

Courtyard of Spanish style building undated

Box 2, Folder 45

"Residence in Pasadena" undated

Box 2, Folder 46

"Beverly Hills home" undated

Box 2, Folder 47

Small Los Angeles bungalows undated

Box 2, Folder 48

"Los Angeles city home" with automobile in drive undated

Box 2, Folder 49

Large "Los Angeles city home" with pond in courtyard undated

Box 2, Folder 50

Los Angeles city home undated

Box 3, Folder 1

"Large house surrounded by orange trees in the citrus belt of Southern California" undated

Box 3, Folder 2

Spanish style home undated

Box 3, Folder 3

Two men working on construction of small home undated

Box 3, Folder 4

Los Angeles residence with large palm tree in front undated

Box 3, Folder 5

Bungalow under construction undated

Box 3, Folder 6

Los Angeles residence undated

Box 3, Folder 7

Municipal Power and Light Station No. 3 building undated

Box 3, Folder 8

Municipal Power and Light Station No. 2 building undated

Box 3, Folder 9

"Entrance to El Paseo de la Guerra, Santa Barbara, CA" undated

Box 3, Folder 10

General Bedding Co. Building undated

Box 3, Folder 11

Workman at factory undated

Box 3, Folder 12

Interior of house with beam ceilings and fireplace undated

Box 3, Folder 13

Bungalow with small front porch undated

Box 3, Folder 14

Large group of men gathered at building site of Firestone of California undated

Box 3, Folder 15

Llewellyn Iron Works "boilers for Pasadena" undated

Box 3, Folder 16

"Los Angeles residence" with stone porch undated

Box 3, Folder 17

Sidway Baby Carriages warehouse undated

Box 3, Folder 18

"Lincoln Heights Branch Library" undated

Box 3, Folder 19

"Boiler shop showing punches, shears, etcirca" with men at work undated

Box 3, Folder 20

Factory interior undated

Box 3, Folder 21

"Gay Engineering Corporation view of general machine shop" undated

Box 3, Folder 22

"Robert Morton Organ Co. finishing department" undated

Box 3, Folder 23

"Robert Morton Organ Co. chest department" undated

Box 3, Folder 24

A.B. Stove Sales Co. warehouse undated

Box 3, Folder 25

"Lumber truck used to transport lumber in Los Angeles Harbor yards" (torn) undated

Box 3, Folder 26

Organ factory workroom undated

Box 3, Folder 27

Stove factory workroom undated

Box 3, Folder 28

Davis Upholstering and Furniture Co. showroom undated

Box 3, Folder 29

Los Angeles Spring Bed Co. showroom undated

Box 3, Folder 30

Wickercraft Co. showroom undated

Box 3, Folder 31

Three men at Newmark Bros. Coffee plant "cupping coffees at Newmark Bros. plant to insure quality and uniformity" undated

Box 3, Folder 32

"Modern vacuum sealing machines in operation in Newmark Bros. Coffee plant" undated

Box 3, Folder 33

Woman worker at Puritas Coffee factory undated

Box 3, Folder 34

Exterior of "Tank Manufacturing Co., manufacturer of piano benches" undated

Box 3, Folder 35

Factory interior undated

Box 3, Folder 36

"Interior view Gilfillron Bros.factory, manufacturers of radio equipment" undated

Box 3, Folder 37

Exterior of "Baily-Schmitz Co." undated

Box 3, Folder 38

"Packing room of White King Soap" company undated

Box 3, Folder 39

Two men in factory interior undated

Box 3, Folder 40

Exterior of Pacific Faucet Manufacturing Co. undated

Box 3, Folder 41

Gasoline Absorption Plant machine undated

Box 3, Folder 42

Interior of U.S. Motors factory undated

Box 3, Folder 43

Exterior of "Golden State Woolen Mills factory in Long Beach" undated

Box 3, Folder 44

Exterior of "Union Tank and Pipe Co." and large truck loaded with pipes undated

Box 3, Folder 45

Interior of "Westinghouse" plant undated

Box 3, Folder 46

"East exterior exposure of Vitrefraxplant at 51st Street and Pacific Avenue" undated

Box 3, Folder 47

Freight depot undated

Box 3, Folder 48

HammondLumber Co. undated

Box 3, Folder 49

"Hammond Lumber Co." undated

Box 3, Folder 50

"Hammond Lumber Co." undated

Box 3, Folder 51

Angelus Furniture Mfg. Co. showroom undated

Box 3, Folder 52

Robinson's Furniture Co. showroom undated

Box 3, Folder 53

Furniture showroom undated

Box 3, Folder 54

L. circa Phenix Company showroom undated

Box 3, Folder 55

Los Angeles Furniture Mfg. Co. showroom undated

Box 3, Folder 56

Illustration of "Theme Hosiery Co." undated

Box 3, Folder 57

Aerial view of "Blue Diamond Plaster Co." undated

Box 3, Folder 58

Illustration of Buttonlath Manufacturing Company undated

Box 3, Folder 59

Seven unidentified negatives undated

Box 1ov, Folder 1

Panoramic view of unidentified drying shed, loading station, warehouse, cabinet shop and planing mill

Series 3: Southern California Families Photographs. 1899-1953

Physical Description: 1 archival document box, 2 oversize folders

Series Description

The materials in this series include newspaper clippings, photographs, and family histories concerning the prominent Los Angeles families of Avila, Machado and Pico. Also included in this series is an essay entitled "The Early History of Southern California" written by William Lauren Rhoades; a prayer card belonging to Romulo Pico; a funeral notice for María Ignacio Alvarado de Pico; and a "Map of City of Los Angeles" by H. J. Stevenson. The materials in this series have been arranged according to the family to which they pertain.

Box 1, Folder 1

Essay by William Lauren Rhoades entitled "The Early History of Southern California" 1943

Box 1, Folder 2-3

Newspaper clippings re Avila family, Los Angeles and early Southern California history 1889-1900

Box 1, Folder 4

Photocopies of newspaper clippings re Avila family, Los Angeles and early Southern California history 1889-1900

Box 1, Folder 5

Reproduction of photograph of Don Juan Abila and family in front of home at San Juan Capistrano undated

Box 1, Folder 6

"Juana Machado (far left) with group of people in front of the American Hotel" (Union Title Insurance and Trust Co. Historical Collection) undated

Box 1, Folder 7

"Juana Machado in the patio of the home at Old Town" (Union Title Insurance and Trust Co. Historical Collection) undated

Box 1, Folder 8

"Juana Machado in the patio of her home at Old Town" (Union Title Insurance and Trust Co. Historical Collection) undated

Box 1, Folder 9

"Dona Juanita and cactus hedge at Old Town" (Union Title Insurance and Trust Co. Historical Collection) 1802

Box 1, Folder 10

Portrait of Andres Pico undated

Box 1, Folder 11

Portrait of George Stanley, "Brother of Bennie Pico" 1908

Box 1, Folder 12

Pio Pico with Maria Ygnacia Alvarado de Pico and two other women undated

Box 1, Folder 13

Pico brothers as young men undated

Box 1, Folder 14

Mr. and Mrs. Romulo Pico with daughter undated

Box 1, Folder 15

Mrs. Romulo Pico, "Mother of Bennie Pico and George Stanley" undated

Box 1, Folder 16

"Pio de Jesus Pico" undated

Box 1, Folder 17

Mr. Juan Forster, "Father of the boys" undated

Box 1, Folder 18

Mrs. Ysidora Pico de Forster undated

Box 1, Folder 19

"Pico children", two young girls undated

Box 1, Folder 20

Lena Pico, "Madame at the 'White House' " undated

Box 1, Folder 21

"Tomb of Pio Pico in Calvary Cemetery" undated

Box 1, Folder 22

Reproduction of photograph of "Mercer Slaughter Rancher, Chino, CA" undated

Box 1, Folder 23

Pico brothers (?) dressed in formal robes undated

Box 1, Folder 24

Three members of Pico family (?) on front steps of porch undated

Box 1, Folder 25

Two members of Pico family (?) on front steps of porch undated

Box 1, Folder 26

Members of Pico family (?) indoors undated

Box 1, Folder 27

Pico portrait undated

Box 1, Folder 28

Romulo Pico prayer card 1915

Box 1, Folder 29

Funeral notice of Maria Ignacia Alvarado de Pico, wife of Pio Pico 1854

Box 1, Folder 30

Page from History of Pasadena featuring map of historic points in 1847 undated

Box 1, Folder 31

Photographs (from newspaper clippings) of Tiburcio Vasquez and Miguel Leonis; flyer re reward for recovery of the body of Edward McGowan; and arrest warrant for Gabriel Ramones 1856

Box 1, Folder 32

Brief handwritten family history of Pio Pico with photocopies undated

Box 1, Folder 33

Brief family history of Pio Pico and extensive handwritten family tree with photocopies undated

Box 1, Folder 34

Brief Pico family history, typewritten with handwritten notes in margins with photocopies undated

Box 1, Folder 35

Brief Pico family history, typewritten with handwritten notes in margins with photocopies undated

Box 1, Folder 36

Newspaper clipping re engagement of Mendora Pico, great-great-great-great-granddaughter of Don Pio Pico 1953

Box 1ov, Folder 2

Southern California home with covered patio undated

Box 1ov, Folder 3

Map of City of Los Angeles by H.J. Stevenson 1884

Series 4: Frank A. Schilling Photographs. probably 1920-1953

Physical Description: 1 archival document box, 2 oversize folders

Series Description

This series is comprised of approximately 68 photographs of Los Angeles city schools, homes and businesses built by Frank A. Schilling in the 1920s and 1930s. These buildings include the Dominguez Memorial Seminary in Compton, the First Church of Christ in Fillmore, the Bath House in Pacific Palisades, San Pascual School in South Pasadena, and Carl Horn's School of Dance. Also included in this series are photographs of the 1950s construction of the Los Angeles International Airport Industrial Tract, which Schilling also built. A blueprint of this industrial tract and an article regarding the development of the land adjoining this tract, written by Schilling, are included in this series as well.

Box 1, Folder 1

"McKinley School, San Fernando Valley" circa 1920

Box 1, Folder 2

Carl Horn's School of Dance hall 1921

Box 1, Folder 3

Carl Horn's School of Dance hall 1921

Box 1, Folder 4

Federal Linen Supply and Laundry Corp. building 1922

Box 1, Folder 5

"Gymnasium, Jefferson High School" 1923

Box 1, Folder 6

"Los Angeles City school" 1923

Box 1, Folder 7

"School addition, Highland Park Methodist Episcopal Church" 1924

Box 1, Folder 8

"Pile foundation Bath House, Pacific Palisades" 1925

Box 1, Folder 9

Bath House on ocean front, north of Santa Monica" 1925

Box 1, Folder 10

Bath House The Lighthouse, Santa Monica 1925

Box 1, Folder 11

"Old Plaza School" 1925

Box 1, Folder 12

"San Pascual School, South Pasadena" 1926

Box 1, Folder 13

"Dominguez Memorial Seminary, Compton" 1927

Box 1, Folder 14

"Dominguez Memorial Seminary Chapel entrance" 1927

Box 1, Folder 15

"Dominguez Memorial Seminary choir loft" 1927

Box 1, Folder 16

"Dominguez Memorial Seminary, Compton" 1927

Box 1, Folder 17

"First Church of Christ front entrance, Fillmore" 1928

Box 1, Folder 18

"First Church of Christ side entrance, Fillmore" 1928

Box 1, Folder 19

"First Church of Christ, Fillmore" 1928

Box 1, Folder 20

"First Church of Christ interior, Fillmore" 1928

Box 1, Folder 21

"First Church of Christ roof interior, Fillmore" 1928

Box 1, Folder 22

"First Church of Christ, Fillmore" 1929

Box 1, Folder 23

"Apartment building on Detroit Avenue near 3rd "Street 1930

Box 1, Folder 24

"Apartment building on 3rd Street and Detroit Avenue" 1930

Box 1, Folder 25

Melrose Theatre interior 1940

Box 1, Folder 26

Lakewood Theatre on Carson Blvd., Long Beach undated

Box 1, Folder 27

"59th Street School near 2nd Avenue" undated

Box 1, Folder 28

Los Angeles City school at corner of Aragon Avenue and Loosmore Street undated

Box 1, Folder 29

Rose Marie Reid Swim Suits building undated

Box 1, Folder 30

Rose Marie Reid Swim Suits building in Los Angeles International Airport Industrial Tract 1951

Box 1, Folder 31

"Setting concrete panels" at construction site undated

Box 1, Folder 32

"Vacuum curing wall panels" at construction site undated

Box 1, Folder 33

"Vacuum lifter" at construction site undated

Box 1, Folder 34

Exterior of Modern Plating Co. undated

Box 1, Folder 35

"Setting foundation panels" at construction site undated

Box 1, Folder 36

"Lifting and planing wall panels" at construction site undated

Box 1, Folder 37

"Broken wall panel due to failure of vacuum lifter" at construction site undated

Box 1, Folder 38

"Trusses in place" at construction site undated

Box 1, Folder 39

"Trusses in place" at construction site undated

Box 1, Folder 40

"Placing lifting bolts" at construction site undated

Box 1, Folder 41

Large crane at construction site undated

Box 1, Folder 42

"Steel reinforcing dowels" at construction site undated

Box 1, Folder 43

"Setting wall panels" at construction site undated

Box , Folder 44

"Lifting wall panels" at construction site undated

Box 1, Folder 45

Exterior of Modern Plating Co. undated

Box 1, Folder 46

"Pouring concrete footings" undated

Box 1, Folder 47

"Hughes Airport Corporation, Summerbell trusses, 5510 W. Century Blvd." 1952

Box 1, Folder 48

Bonner Machinery Company in Los Angeles International Airport Industrial Tract 1951

Box 1, Folder 49

Mattel Creations in Los Angeles International Airport Industrial Tract 1951

Box 1, Folder 50

Aerial view of Los Angeles International Airport Industrial Tract 1951

Box 1, Folder 51

Aerial view of Los Angeles International Airport Industrial Tract 1951

Box 1, Folder 52

Los Angeles International Airport Industrial Tract roof framing 1951

Box 1, Folder 53

Construction site of Los Angeles International Airport Industrial Tract 1951

Box 1, Folder 54

"Bracing of wall panels" at construction site of Los Angeles International Airport Industrial Tract circa 1951

Box 1, Folder 55

"Front wall panels" at construction site of Los Angeles International Airport Industrial Tract circa 1951

Box 1, Folder 56

Los Angeles International Airport Industrial Tract roof framing circa 1951

Box 1, Folder 57

Los Angeles International Airport Industrial Tract roof framing circa 1951

Box 1, Folder 58

Los Angeles International Airport Industrial Tract roof framing circa 1951

Box 1, Folder 59

Aerial view of Los Angeles International Airport Industrial Tract 1951

Box 1, Folder 60

Article re developing land adjoining Los Angeles International Airport by Frank A. Schilling 1951

Box 1, Folder 61

"Los Angeles Airport Industrial Tract looking west" circa1952-1953

Box 1, Folder 62

"Los Angeles Airport Industrial Tract Hayden-Lee Corp building" circa1952-1953

Box 1, Folder 63

Los Angeles Airport Industrial Tract Map undated

Box 1, Folder 64

"Aerial view of Los Angeles International Airport Industrial Tract looking east" circa1952-1953

Box 1, Folder 65

"Aerial view of Los Angeles International Airport Industrial Tract looking northwest" circa1952-1953

Box 1, Folder 66

Aerial view of Los Angeles International Airport Industrial Tract 1952

Box 1, Folder 67

Envelope addressed to Frank Schilling undated

Box 1ov, Folder 4

Two men weaving wire for baskets undated

Box 1ov, Folder 5

Blueprint of Los Angeles International Airport Industrial Tract

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