INVENTORY OF THE JUDSON GRENIER PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION,
1870-1980
Finding aid prepared by Veronica D'Aquino
California State University, Dominguez Hills
Archives & Special Collections
University Library, Room G-145
1000 E. Victoria Street
Carson, California 90747
Phone: (310) 243-3895
URL: http://www.csudh.edu/archives/csudh/index.html
©2008
Descriptive Summary
Title: Judson Grenier Photograph Collection
Dates: 1870-1980
Collection Number: "Consult repository."
Collector:
Grenier, Judson
Extent:
4 boxes,
[1.75 linear ft]
Repository: California State University, Dominguez Hills
Archives and Special Collections
Archives & Special Collection
University Library, Room G-145
1000 E. Victoria Street
Carson, California 90747
Phone: (310) 243-3013
URL: http://www.csudh.edu/archives/csudh/index.html
Abstract:
This collection consists of photographs used by Dr. Judson Grenier of California State Dominguez Hills
for educational and research purposes. Photographs of paintings, dioramas, landscapes, and people depict
the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area from its foundation through the 1980s.
Language: Collection material is in English
Administration Information
Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives
and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Preferred Citation
[Title of item], Judson Grenier Photograph Collection, Courtesy of the Department of Archives and Special Collections. University
Library. California State University, Dominguez Hills
Acquisition Information
The materials were donated to the California State University Archives at California State University,
Dominguez Hills in September 2007 by Dr. Judson Grenier. The majority of these photographs were gathered
for teaching purposes and research use. Some photographs and images are published in
A Guide to Historic
Places in Los Angeles County
(Kendall/Hunt, 1978) by the History Team of the City of Los Angeles American
Revolution Bicentennial Committee. Some of the photos were taken personally by Dr. Judson Grenier. Many of
the historical photos were donated to the Bicentennial Guide project. As for the historic locations in
South Central Los Angeles, these photographs were donated by historian/librarian Miriam Matthews. On behalf
of the locations depicted, members of the Associated Historical Societies of Los Angeles County contributed
with donations as well. Most of the color photographs were taken by Dr. Grenier for the 18-minute film
Pueblo of Promise shown in the Sepulveda House Visitor’s Center Downtown Los Angeles. Additional
photographs within this collection attributed to other institutions should contact those institutions
directly for duplicates.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Veronica D’Aquino, 2008.
[History or Biography]
Judson A. Grenier was born in Indiana in 1930. He received his bachelor degree from the University of
Minnesota in 1951 and his masters a year later from the University of California. In 1956 he began teaching
at El Camino College in Torrance, California, while pursuing his doctorate in history at UCLA. After
receiving his PhD, Dr. Grenier joined the original faculty of CSC Dominguez Hills in 1966 during its
inception period. At Dominguez Hills, he served as first chairman of the history department and as a
representative member of the college on the state academic senate. Dr. Grenier has been a consultant for
many cities and school districts in Los Angeles County. Dr. Grenier is also a research associate at the
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History and his works and contributions have been published in history
books, historical societies serials, and journals such as
California History,
the Southern California
Quarterly
, and
Manhattan Beach historical series publications. Among his many honors, he received the
CSUDH University Advisory Board’s Distinguished Community Service Award.
Scope and Content
The materials of this collection contain primarily photographs depicting general city views of the Los
Angeles Metropolitan area: residences, buildings, parks, universities, museums, points of historic interest
as well as events and scenes from every day life to the1980s. Many of these photos were either published in
A Guide to Historic Places in Los Angeles County (Kendall/Hunt, c1978) and the
Manhattan Beach historical
series publication
, or belong to Dr. Grenier’s academic project African American Related Sites & Images
while additional images were used for the 18-minute film
Pueblo of Promise, which can be seen at the
Sepulveda House Visitor’s Center, in Downtown Los Angeles. A majority of the collection includes 8” x 10”
black and white photographs, but also includes color photos, colorized cards, and oversize prints.
This collection has been organized into four series according to Dr. Grenier’s publications and intellectual
contributions and one additional series which gathers oversized prints and miscellaneous items.
Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Subjects
Historic sites—California—Los Angeles County
Dwellings—California—Los Angeles County
Buildings—California—Los Angeles County
Parks—California—Los Angeles County
City and town life—California—Los Angeles County
Personal Names
Grenier, Judson
Geographic Terms
Beverly Hills (Calif.)
Compton (Calif.)
Covina (Calif.)
East Los Angeles (Calif.)
Glendale (Calif.)
Lomita (Calif.)
Long Beach (Calif.)
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Manhattan Beach (Calif.)
Palos Verdes Peninsula (Calif.)
Pasadena (Calif.)
Pico Canyon (Calif.)
Pomona (Calif.)
Redondo Beach (Calif.)
San Bernardino (Calif.)
San Fernando Valley (Calif.)
San Pedro (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Santa Catalina Island (Calif.)
Santa Monica (Calif.)
Terminal Island (Calif.)
Torrance (Calif.)
Whittier (Calif.)
Bibliography
The following work was used in the creation of this finding aid:
Grenier, Judson,
California legacy : the James Alexander Watson—Maria Dolores
Dominguez de Watson family 1820-1980
. Los Angeles: Watson Land Company, 1987.
Series I.
Historical Places and Sites in Los Angeles County
1870s-1970s
Physical Description: 203 photographs
Scope and Content Note
This series consists mostly of 8”x10” black and white photographs featuring
Los Angeles County including cities such as San Pedro, Torrance, and Pasadena. Most images
depict public buildings, parks, theaters, churches, universities, hotels, aerial views, and
events such as the Los Angeles Harbor dredging operations (ca. 1910), the 1910 Los Angeles
Times Building bombing, and the doughboys arrival to Los Angeles after WWI. Many of these
photographs are published in
A Guide to Historic Places in Los Angeles County
(Kendall/Hunt, c1978) and this series is organized following the topical and map zone
arrangement given in the guide.
Founding Years
ca. 1970
Physical Description: 11 photographs
Box 1
Two Gabrielino Indians Constructing a Kish, County Museum Diorama
ca. 1970
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Gabrielino Indians' Houses, County Museum Diorama
ca. 1970
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Founding Father with a Horse, County Museum Diorama
ca. 1970
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Founding Fathers Expedition, County Museum Diorama
ca. 1970
Box 1
Colonist with a Baby
ca. 1970
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Soldado de Cuera
ca. 1970
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
A Hernando Villa Painting: A Mission Scene
ca. 1970
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Photograph of the 1820 Presidio de San Diego map
ca. 1970
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
San Juan Capistrano
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Agustin Olvera: Portrait
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
John G. Downey: Portrait
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Plaza
1870s-1970s
Physical Description: 22 photographs
Box 1
El Pueblo de Los Angeles
ca.1970
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Pico House, Merced Theatre and Masonic Temple
1876
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Avila Adobe
ca. 1890
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Avila Adobe
ca. 1920
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Avila Adobe
ca. 1920
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Brunswig Drug Co. Building
1880
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Security Pacific National Bank / L. A. Theater Mercedes
1970?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
The Plaza Area
ca. 1920
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
The Plaza Area
1869
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
The Pico House
ca. 1880
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
The Pico House
1950?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
The Plaza: The Kiosk
1970?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Church of our Lady Queen of the Angels, Biscailuz Building
ca. 1970
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
The Plaza Church with its Gazebo
1970?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
View of Marchessault St.
1910
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Bella Union Hotel
1880?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
The Plaza Fire House
1950?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Los Angeles Bicentennial, Eddie Albert at The Kiosk
1981
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Los Angeles Bicentennial: LA's The Place Event
1981
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Bella Union Hotel, The Plaza Area
ca.1870
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Los Angeles Reservoir
ca. 1870
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Sepulveda House: Centenaire de la Premiere République Française
1892
Physical Description: B/W
Los Angeles Central Area
1870s-1970s
Physical Description: 27 photographs
Box 1
St. Paul Episcopal Cathedral
ca. 1923
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Bradbury Building Interior
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Los Angeles Times Building
ca. 1950
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Pacific Electric Building
ca. 1910
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Arcade Building, Interior
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Scene in Chinatown
1880
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Pershing Square: Biltmore Hotel & Philharmonic Auditorium
ca.1930
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Garfield Building
1932
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Los Angeles Examiner Building
ca.1920
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Union Station
1960?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Los Angeles City Hall
1960?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Los Angeles City Hall
1930?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Lugo House
ca. 1907
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
First African American Methodist Episcopal Church
ca.1940
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
First African American Methodist Episcopal Church Plaque
ca1970
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
MacArthur Park, Westlake
ca. 1930
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Los Angeles Times Building Bombing
Oct.1, 1910
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Broadway St. and 4th St.
1904
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Broadway St. and 4th St.
1904
Physical Description: Neg.
Box 1
Fire Fighters on 3rd St. and Broadway St.
ca. 1913
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
The Doughboys Arrive Home after WWI, LA Victory Parade
1919
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
The Doughboys Arrive Home after WWI, LA Victory Parade
1919
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Farmers & Merchants Bank: 5th St. and Main St.
ca. 1960
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Los Angeles Stock Exchange Building
ca. 1929
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Hollenbeck Hotel & Bryson Block
ca. 1890
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Los Angeles: looking Towards Los Angeles High School
1887
Physical Description: Col.Card
Box 1
Sonoratown
ca. 1870
Physical Description: B/W
San Fernando Valley
1932-1968
Physical Description: 6 photographs
Box 1
Pico Adobe, Mission Hills
1932
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Mission Wells
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Los Encinos State Historic Park
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Universal Studios
ca. 1930
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Chatsworth Community Church, Chatsworth
1968
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Leonis Adobe, Calabasas
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Western Area
1890-1968
Physical Description: 10 photographs
Box 1
Santa Monica Pier and Palisades
ca. 1960
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Loyola University
ca. 1939
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
UCLA Royce Hall
ca. 1935
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Venice Beach on a Sunday
ca. 1910
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Ocean Park Beach
ca. 1912
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Ocean Park Beach: Beach Wear
ca. 1910
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Los Angeles Airport Opening Day
Oct. 3,1931
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Wilshire Boulevard, Oil Derrick in Background
1918
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Wilshire Boulevard, Oil Derrick in Background
1918
Physical Description: Neg.
Box 1
Sawtelle Veterans Home
ca. 1890
Physical Description: B/W
West Central
1883-1960
Physical Description: 14 photographs
Box 1
Griffith Park Planetarium
1953
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
The Beverly Hills Hotel
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Ambassador Hotel
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Barnsdall Home
ca. 1920
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Mulholland Dr. Aerial
ca. 1920
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
The Charlie Chaplin Studio
1928
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Wilshire Boulevard Temple
ca. 1930
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
DeMille Studio Barn, Paramount Studio
ca.1890
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Third St. Looking Southwest
ca.1930
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Hollywood Sign, Mt. Lee
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Hollywood Bowl
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Hollywood Blvd.
1920
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Mascarel Ranch, Hollywood-Wilshire District
ca. 1883
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
La Brea Pitts before Development
1960
Physical Description: B/W
South Central Area
1918-1970
Physical Description: 17 photographs
Box 1
Armistice Day, Compton 11/11/1918
1918
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Memorial Coliseum: Olympic Games
1932
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
USC, Mudd Memorial Hall
1929
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
USC, Widney Hall
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Automobile Club of Southern California
ca. 1920
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
St. Vincent de Paul Church: Interior
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Patriotic Hall
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Exposition Park, Los Angeles
ca. 1925
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
The Watts Towers
1970?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Second Baptist Church
1959
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Second Baptist Church
1959
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
The Dunbar Hotel (Formerly Hotel Somerville)
1928
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
28th St. YMCA Building
ca. 1960
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
28th St.: YMCA Building
1928?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
West Vernon School Summer Graduating Class of 1926
1926
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Charles Alston Panel (Golden State Mutual Life Building)
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Lincoln Theater / Crouch Temple
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Southwestern/Southern Areas
1872-1960
Physical Description: 40 photographs
Box 1
Camping out at Redondo Beach
1900
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Malaga Cove Elementary School (foreground), La Venta Inn
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Torrance: Weston School
1890's?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Torrance Aerial
1924
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Columbia Steel (foreground) & Union Tool (center), Torrance
1925
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Amestoy Avenue School Gardena: Miss Yerian A1 Class
May-54
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Torrance Fire Department, Torrance
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Lomita Railroad Museum
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Rancho Aguaje de la Centinela, Inglewood
ca.1915
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Map Diseno del Rancho de Los Palos Verdes
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Redondo Beach After the 1915 Storm
1927
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Watson Home at Watson Station
ca.1898
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Eagle's Nest Stage Station, Catalina Island
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
The Wayfarer's Chapel, Rancho Palos Verdes Postcard
ca.1950?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Avalon Harbor, Catalina Island
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Drum Barracks: Camp San Pedro
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Ruins of Adobe Custom House, Port MacArthur, San Pedro,
1899
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Portuguese Point Natural Bridge
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Harbor View, Los Angeles Harbor
1930
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
The Terminal Island, San Pedro Ferry
1896
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
The Terminal Island, San Pedro Ferry
ca. 1940
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Building the Breakwater, Los Angeles Harbor
ca. 1890
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Harbor Area WWII Shipyards
ca.1940
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Los Angeles Harbor: The Boys Come Home
Nov. 1945
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Great White Fleet Visits Japan
1908
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
San Pedro: Timm's Landing from Terminal Island
ca. 1895
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
San Pedro: 6th St. and Front St. : one Week before the Fire
1888
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
San Pedro: 4th St.
ca. 1925
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Passenger Vessel Hermosa, Terminal Island
ca. 1899
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Signal Hill
1932
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
San Pedro Main St.
ca. 1903
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
San Pedro Main St. & 3rd St.
1903
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
L.A. Harbor: US Pacific Fleet in Maneuvers
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
San Pedro Harbor: Panorama
1900?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Rancho Los Cerritos: Garden with John Bixy's Family Members
1872
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Dominguez Hills: Oil Derrick
1950-60?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Metropolitan State Hospital
1923
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Olympic Village, Baldwin Hills
1932
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
Long Beach: Lafayette Hotel & The Campbell Apartment Building
ca.1935
Physical Description: B/W
Box 1
San Pedro Harbor: Panorama of Dredging Operations
ca. 1910
Physical Description: B/W
Southeast Area
1891-1927
Physical Description: 7 photographs
Box 2
Rancho Los Amigos Hospital (Originally County Poor Farm)
ca. 1906
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Pio Pico Adobe, Whittier
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Paddison House, Norwalk
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Hargitt House, Norwalk
ca. 1894
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Gilbert Sproul Museum, Originally Sproul House
1891
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
2650 Olympic Blvd. Aerial
1927
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Battle of the Rio San Gabriel: Plaque
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Eastern Los Angeles
1888-1960?
Physical Description: 11 photographs
Box 2
Pomona College: Summer Hall
1929
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Oil District: Derricks on Glendale St. and 1st St.
1920?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Glendale Public Library
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Rowland Home & Lillian Hudson Dibble Museum
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Rancho La Puente
ca.1930
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Pomona County Fairgrounds
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Queen Ann's Cottage, Baldwin Estate, Arcadia
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Santa Anita Race Track, Arcadia,
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Pylon Gateway, Hollenbeck Ave., San Bernardino
ca. 1960
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Holly Trinity Episcopal Church, Covina
1911
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Lemon Residence, West Covina
ca. 1880
Physical Description: B/W
Northeast Area
1890-1978?
Physical Description: 31 photographs
Box 2
Pasadena Playhouse Façade
1960?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway)
1942
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Hotel Green, Pasadena
ca. 1920?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Pasadena Museum of History (The Fenyes Estate)
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Pasadena Museum of History (The Fenyes Estate)
1942
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Incline to Mt. Lowe-Echo Mountain
ca. 1910
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Rose Bowl, Arroyo Seco, Pasadena
1960?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Pasadena City Hall, Northeast Area
1930
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Verdugo Adobe, Rancho San Rafael, Glendale
ca. 1890
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Colorado Street Bridge, Pasadena
1970?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Occidental College
1960?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Meridian Iron House
1910?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Wyngate House, South Pasadena
ca. 1935
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Zane Gray House, Altadena
1976?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Zane Gray House, Altadena
1976
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Echo Mountains Trail, Pasadena
1978?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Mr. Wilson Observatory, Northeast Area
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
El Molino Viejo
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Adobe Flores, South Pasadena
1976
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Garfield House, South Pasadena
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Howard Longley Residence, South Pasadena
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Christmas Tree Lane, Altadena
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Fair Oaks Home, Altadena
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Adobe Flores Before Restoration, South Pasadena
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Miltimore House, South Pasadena
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Oaklawn Bridge & Waiting Station, South Pasadena
1960
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Ruins of Garfias Adobe, South Pasadena
ca. 1880
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
The Gamble House, Pasadena
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Huntington Hotel
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Michael White Adobe
1947
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Casa de Adobe
ca. 1950?
Physical Description: B/W
Northern Los Angeles
1900-1935?
Physical Description: 7 photographs
Box 2
Grape Wine Loops, Ridge Route
ca. 1900?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Grape Wine Loops, Ridge Route
ca. 1900?
Physical Description: Neg.
Box 2
Ridge Route: 13 Miles to Sandberg's Hotel
1920
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Pico Canyon, Mentryville
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Pico Canyon, Mentryville
ca.1920
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Lang Station, Soledad Canyon
1936
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Ruins of Llano Utopian Community, Antelope Valley
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Series II
Places & Events in Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
1860s-1980s
Physical Description: 27 photographs
Scope and Content Note
This series includes colorized cards and black and white photographs depicting
railroad workers (ca.1868), grape pickers harvesting (ca. 1860), and African American related sites
and images. These photographs are organized in three subseries according to Dr. Grenier’s academic
and research projects: Subseries A: Los Angeles Street Electric Lines & Railroad Workers, Subseries B:
Grape Pickers, and Subseries C: African American Related Sites & Images.
Los Angeles Street Electric Lines & Railroad Workers
1860-1980s
Physical Description: 4 photographs and 4 cards
Scope and Content Note
This subseries consists of 8” x 10” black and white photographs and colorized cards associated
with the Los Angeles Public transportation system. Images feature: Chinese railroad workers building the Central
Pacific Rail Road, museum dioramas, and the Los Angeles transportation system ca. 1860.
Box 2
Railroads Workers
ca. 1868
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Building the Central Pacific Railroad, Chinese Workers
ca. 1860
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Building the Central Pacific, Chinese Workers: Diorama
ca. 1868
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Building the Central Pacific Railroad: Diorama
ca.1868
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Transportation in Los Angeles: 1828-1887: 4 colorized cards depicting street railroads
ca. 1868
Physical Description: Col.
Grape Pickers
1885-1890?
Physical Description: 2 photographs
Scope and Content Note
This subseries consists of 8”x10” black and white photographs of workers harvesting grapes ca. 1890.
Box 2
Grape Pickers Harvesting a Vineyard in the San Bernardino Valley
1885
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Workers Harvesting Grapes
1890?
Physical Description: B/W
African American Related Sites & Images
1919-1960?
Physical Description: 15 photographs
Scope and Content Note
This subseries consists mostly of portraits of infants and family scenes taken ca. 1950s.
Box 2
Pulpit & Choir : First African American Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. M. Ward
1919
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Wedding Scene: Women in Gowns
?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
118th St. School: Miss Al Wilson's Class
Apr. 1956
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Xerox of "Mother & Otto's Uncle, Grandmother leaning on the Car"
ca. 1950
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
"Mother & Otto's Uncle, Grandmother leaning on the Car"
ca. 1950
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Elementary School Class Picture
ca. 1960?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
5 Portraits of Children
1945-1956
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Portrait of Father & Child
1940?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Two Children in the Kitchen
1950?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Two Men Wearing Suits & a Child
1950?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 2
Portrait of Two American Soldiers
1950?
Physical Description: B/W
Series III
Manhattan Beach
1910-ca.1960
Physical Description: 51 photographs
Scope and Content Note
This series consists mostly of 8”x10” black and white photographs and few postcards depicting
Manhattan Beach urbanization, its streets, public transportation system, and its commercial area. Some of
these photographs are published in the Manhattan Beach historical series publication.
Box 3
Manhattan Beach: Women Walking their Dogs
ca. 1920
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach: Streets
ca. 1920
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach: Streets
ca. 1920
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach: Marine Ave.
1921
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach: Foot of Marine Ave.
ca. 1920
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach: Western Ave.
ca. 1890
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach: Paving Highland Ave.
1914
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach: Paving Highland Ave. from 13th St.
ca. 1910
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Ave.: Looking South
1920
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach: Ocean and Marine Ave.: Looking East
1920
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Inn
1920
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Ave.
1930
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach: Oldest Beach Cottage
1910?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach: Bath House and Old Pier
1906
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach Pier
ca. 1930
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Ave. from 3rd St.
ca. 1915
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Pavilion
1920
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Pavilion
1920
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Los Angeles: Merry Christmas Postcard
Dec. 1930
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Standard Oil Refinery, El Segundo
1910
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach Center St.
ca. 1920?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach: The Tree Section from Sand Hill(Rosecrans Ave. )
1912
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach: The Tree Section from Sand Hill(Rosecrans Ave. )
1912
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Standard Oil Refinery El Segundo: Construction of Warf
ca. 1900
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Ball Team, Hermosa Beach
1913
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach Pier
ca. 1960
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach Commercial Area
ca. 1940
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach Second City Hall
1914
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach Second City Hall
ca. 1910
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach Street Intersection, Commercial Area
ca. 1940
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach: Street Intersection
ca. 1940
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach Housing
ca. 1940
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach Housing
ca. 1940
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Hardware and Gibbons Delicatessen
ca. 1945
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach View Over the Ocean
ca. 1910
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Patio Restaurant La Mar Cash Club
ca. 1945
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach: Sepulveda Blvd.
ca. 1910
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach: Land and Inhabitants
ca. 1900
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach: Man Working his Land
ca. 1890
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach: Cottages
ca. 1900
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach Views, Postcard
ca. 1930
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach: Street Railroad and Passengers
ca. 1930
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach Train Trucks & Workers
1910?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach Freight Train
1910?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach Housing
ca. 1940
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach: Tree Line Along the Road
ca. 1930
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach: Land & Housing
ca. 1930
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach: Men Working the Land
ca. 1913
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach Cottages
ca. 1910
Physical Description: B/W
Box 3
Manhattan Beach: Scene at the Beach, Xerox
ca. 1930
Physical Description: B/W photocopy
Box 3
Manhattan Beach: Land and Housing
ca. 1930
Physical Description: B/W photocopy
Series IV
The Plaza Area
ca. 1980
Physical Description: 59 photographs
Scope and Content Note
This series depicting the Plaza Area of Los Angeles consists of 8”x 10” color
photographs of sculptures, paintings, museum dioramas, and landscapes from the late twentieth
century (1980). These photos were taken by Dr. Grenier for the 18-min. film Pueblo of Promise
which can be seen at the Sepulveda House Visitor’s Center.
Box 3
Plaza Church
ca. 1980
Physical Description: Color
Box 3
Father Junipero Serra: Statue
ca. 1980
Physical Description: Color
Box 3
Sepulveda House
ca. 1980
Physical Description: Color
Box 3
Garnier Block
ca. 1980
Physical Description: Color
Box 3
Union Station, Los Angeles Central Area
ca. 1980
Physical Description: Color
Box 3
Union Station, Los Angeles Central Area
ca. 1980
Physical Description: Color
Box 3
Pico House
ca. 1980
Physical Description: Color
Box 3
Pico House, Merced Theatre and Masonic Temple
ca. 1980
Physical Description: Color
Box 3
Chinatown
ca. 1980
Physical Description: Color
Box 3
Avila Adobe
ca. 1980
Physical Description: Color
Box 3
Olvera Street Cross
ca. 1980
Physical Description: Color
Box 3
Bell of Dolores
ca. 1980
Physical Description: Color
Box 3
Biscailuz Building (Mexican Cultural Institute)
ca. 1980
Physical Description: Color
Box 3
Felipe De Neve: Sculpture
ca. 1980
Physical Description: Color
Box 3
Felipe De Neve: Sculpture (Close Up)
ca. 1980
Physical Description: Color
Box 3
Olvera Street
ca. 1980
Physical Description: Color
Box 3
Fire House No. 1
ca. 1980
Physical Description: Color
Box 3
Los Angeles Times Building, Central Area
ca. 1980
Physical Description: Color
Box 3
Los Angeles River, Tapia Park, Western Area
ca. 1980
Physical Description: Color
Box 3
40 Photographs of paintings, sculptures, and museum dioramas featuring Los Angeles history
ca. 1980
Physical Description: Color
Series V
Oversize Prints & Miscellaneous
1870-1923
Physical Description: 40 photographs
Scope and Content Note
This series contains both non-photographic prints and miscellaneous items found with the
Judson Grenier Collection that are not necessarily part of any series. These materials were gathered and
stored together into an appropriate sized box for conservation purposes.
Woodcock LA Studios
1923
Physical Description: 12 prints
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of oversize black and white prints of the Patrick Watson residence at Watson Station on Sepulveda Blvd.,
Carson. It depicts its interiors,
the façade, its surrounding outdoor areas, including two prints of the Carson residence and Dominguez adobe.
Box 3
Patrick Watson Home: Interior
1920-1922
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
Patrick Watson Home: Façade
1920-1922
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
Patrick Watson Home: Interior
1920-1922
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
Patrick Watson Home: Interior
1920-1922
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
Patrick Watson Home: Garage
1920-1922
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
Patrick Watson Home at Watson Station: Façade
ca. 1920
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
Patrick Watson Home
ca. 1920
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
Carson or Watson Cattle
1920-1922
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
Carson Barn
1920-1922
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
Dominguez Adobe, Southern Area
1920-1923
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
Patrick Watson or Carson Family Chicken Yard
1920-1923
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
Patrick Watson Ranch, North of Wilmington
1920-1923
Physical Description: B/W
Miscellaneous
1870-ca. 1970
Physical Description: 28 photographs
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of miscellaneous black and white photographic items found with the
Judson Grenier Collection that are not necessarily part of any series and due to the sizes of some items
were separated into an appropriate box for conservation purposes.
Box 4
Pomona County Band, Eastern Los Angeles
ca. 1870
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
Manhattan Beach Aerial, South to Palos Verdes
1930
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
The Wright Airplane
1904?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
City Street with Pedestrians, Geo. H. Real Estate Co.
ca. 1900
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
City Street: Commercial Area
ca. 1900
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
University Club
ca. 1925
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
Elk Club
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
United States Post Office
1930?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
Los Angeles High School
n.d.
Physical Description: Color Card
Box 4
Car Crashed into Gas Station
1950?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
Federal Grand Jury, Los Angeles
ca. 1935
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
Group of Ladies Gathered in a Garden
ca. 1910
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
Group of Gentlemen and Two Ladies in a Garden
ca. 1915
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
Group of University Students on a Flight of Stairs
1920?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
Group of University Students on a Flight of Stairs
1920?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
Group of People Posing, Indoors
1920?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
Dominguez, Elizabeth Chambeus, Grace Jones, Josephine Terrill, Doris Fowler, Marjorie Grant, Wells Ashley, Margaret Duff,
and Ruth Lee
1920?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
Frank, Nellie, and Ruth on the Beach, Ocean Park
1920?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
Two Men Working the Land, Water Tank and House in the Background
1920?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
Group of People in a Sightseeing Car, Mission in Background
1920?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
Barn
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
Aerial View of Oil & Industrial Plants
1950?
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
Path Leading to a California Mission
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
Print of Suggested Restoration for San Fernando Mission, 1948
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
Stewarts Orchard Ranch
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
Spanish Building Under Construction
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
Cemetery: Wood Crosses Marking Graves
n.d.
Physical Description: B/W
Box 4
Sunset Brooks
1970
Physical Description: B/W