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Bremer (Georgina D.) Photographs and California Vacation Album
MS.R.109  
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  • Contributing Institution: Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
    Title: Georgina D. Bremer photographs and California vacation album
    Creator: Bremer, Georgina D.
    Identifier/Call Number: MS.R.109
    Physical Description: 0.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
    Date (inclusive): circa 1880s-1980
    Date (bulk): 1922
    Abstract: This collection comprises photographs and a California vacation album that belonged to Georgina D. Bremer, a Maywood, Illinois schoolteacher. Photographs are of Bremer, her family and friends, and her home in Maywood. The vacation album documents a trip to Southern California in August 1922 with stops at popular tourist locations, including San Juan Capistrano, Tijuana, San Diego, Riverside, Catalina Island, Glendale, and Long Beach.
    Language of Material: English .

    Access

    The collection is open for research.

    Publication Rights

    Property rights reside with the University of California. Intellectual property rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.

    Preferred Citation

    Georgina D. Bremer Photographs and California Vacation Album. MS-R109. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
    For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Felicia Sharkey, 2003.

    Processing History

    Processed by Audrey Pearson, 2007.

    Collection Scope and Content Summary

    This collection comprises photographs and a California vacation album that belonged to Georgina D. Bremer, a Maywood, Illinois schoolteacher. Photographs are of Bremer, her family and friends, and her home in Maywood. The vacation album documents a trip to Southern California in August 1922. Bremer traveled with a small group of tourists and family. She took a train to California and traveled between destinations via automobile and boat. The album includes photographs of sites in San Juan Capistrano, Tijuana, San Diego, Riverside, Catalina Island, Glendale, and Long Beach. Bremer added captions describing the photographs and her experiences. The collection also includes two postcards that were probably obtained during Bremer's California vacation in 1922.

    Collection Arrangement

    This collection is arranged alphabetically by subject.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    San Diego County (Calif. ) -- Photographs.
    California, Southern -- Photographs.
    Santa Catalina Island (Calif.) -- Photographs.
    Riverside County (Calif.) -- Photographs.
    Tijuana (Baja California, Mexico) -- Photographs.
    Photograph albums -- California -- 20th century.
    Photographic prints -- 19th century.
    Los Angeles County (Calif.) -- Photographs.
    California -- Photographs.
    Tintypes -- 19th century.
    Photographic prints -- 20th century.
    Postcards -- California -- 20th century.
    Bremer, Georgina D.