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Title: La Habra Old Settlers Historical Society collection
Dates: 1896-1964
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Collector:
La Habra Old Settlers Historical Society
Collection Size:
200 items
86 online items
Repository:
La Habra Old Settlers Historical Society
La Habra, CA 90631
Abstract: The digital La Habra Old Settlers Historical Society Collection includes images portraying the early history and development
of the Orange County community of La Habra, Calif. and surrounding areas from 1896 to 1964. Many of the images cover early
agriculture in La Habra (ranches, farms, farmhouses, agricultural laborers, agricultural machinery and implements, farming
activities, and the early citrus fruit industry). Other topics important to La Habra's economic development are also portrayed,
including the Pacific Electric Railway, and images of laborers constructing railroads and roads. Images related to pioneers
and early residents George Beck, Leander Hodson, Willets J. Hole, John Launer, and Stephen M. Smith are included, as well
as images related to early families (the Leutwiler family, the Luehm family, the Thuet family, and the Warne family). The
history of education in La Habra is portrayed through views of several public schools. Clubs important in the early life
of La Habra are also covered, including the Kiwanis Club of La Habra.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection open for research.
La Habra Old Settlers Historical Society collection. Consult library. La Habra Old Settlers Historical Society, La Habra,
CA 90631.
These slides were loaned to the Orange County Public Library by the La Habra Old Settlers Historical Society. The slides
were digitized by the Orange County Public Library in order to preserve images of La Habra and share the area's cultural,
social, and economic history. The images will be widely accessible to researchers, genealogists, community members, and the
general public, and will be especially valuable to K-12 students and teachers, since they will be included in the California
Digital Library's (CDL) Calisphere website. (see
http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/ ).
The project was part of the California Local History Digital Resources Project (LHDRP), a multi-year program supported by
the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered
in California by the State Librarian. Leveraging the infrastructure of the CDL in partnership with Califa and Infopeople,
the LHDRP explores a model to aggregate, preserve, and provide permanent public access to local history materials maintained
by California cultural heritage institutions via a single statewide online access point. For more information about the LHDRP,
see
http://www.cdlib.org/inside/projects/oac/lsta/ .
Project activities spanned from August 2006 through June 2007. Activities included selection, digitization, and cataloging
of a selection of photographs from the collections of the Orange County Public Library Silverado and Laguna Beach branches.
Digital objects were created and cataloged using CONTENTdm, a digital asset management tool shared by LHDRP participants.
The cataloging conforms to the CDL's Guidelines for Digital Objects specifications for descriptive and copyright metadata
(see
http://www.cdlib.org/inside/diglib/guidelines/ ).
Digitization was performed by Northern Micrographics using flatbed scanners. For each physical item, three digital image
files were created: a TIFF master, a JPEG access image, and GIF thumbnail image. Digital image files conform to the CDL's
Guidelines for Digital Images (see
http://www.cdlib.org/inside/diglib/guidelines/bpgimages/ ).
Scope and Content of Collection
The digital La Habra Old Settlers Historical Society Collection includes images portraying the early history and development
of the Orange County community of La Habra, Calif. and surrounding areas from 1896 to 1964. Many of the images cover early
agriculture in La Habra (ranches, farms, farmhouses, agricultural laborers, agricultural machinery and implements, farming
activities, and the early citrus fruit industry). Other topics important to La Habra's economic development are also portrayed,
including the Pacific Electric Railway, and images of laborers constructing railroads and roads. Images related to pioneers
and early residents George Beck, Leander Hodson, Willets J. Hole, John Launer, and Stephen M. Smith are included, as well
as images related to early families (the Leutwiler family, the Luehm family, the Thuet family, and the Warne family). The
history of education in La Habra is portrayed through views of several public schools. Clubs important in the early life
of La Habra are also covered, including the Kiwanis Club of La Habra.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection.
Beck, George
Hodson, Leander
Hole, Willets J.
Launer, John
Smith, Stephen M.
Leutwiler family
Luehm family
Thuet family
Warne family
Pacific Electric Railway Company
Kiwanis Club of La Habra (La Habra, Calif.)
La Habra (Calif.)
Orange County (Calif.)
Ranches
Farms
Farmhouses
Agricultural laborers
Agricultural machinery & implements
Farming
Citrus fruit industry
Railroads
Laborers
Roads
Construction
Pioneers
Families
Public Schools
Clubs
Slides