Guide to the Tubbs family photographs MS.R.053
Finding aid prepared by Laura Clark Brown and Irene Wechselberg, 1997; updated by Adrian Turner; machine-readable finding
aid created by Adrian Turner, 2001.
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
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The UCI Libraries
P.O. Box 19557
University of California, Irvine
Irvine 92623-9557
spcoll@uci.edu
Note
Geographical (By Place)--California--Los Angeles Area
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Title: Tubbs family photographs
Creator:
Tubbs family
Identifier/Call Number: MS.R.053
Physical Description:
0.7 Linear Feet
(1 box and 1 oversize folder)
Date (inclusive): 1882-1904
Abstract: This collection consists of 67 photographs (albumen and silver gelatin prints) documenting Orange County cities, Santa Catalina
Island, coastal and surrounding areas, and Tubbs family events and homes. The collection includes photographs of President
Benjamin Harrison's whistle-stop tour through Santa Ana in 1891 and three Southern California coastal missions: San Juan Capistrano,
San Luis Rey, and Santa Barbara. Two photographs show the opening of the Santa Ana Valley Irrigation Company's (SAVI) 700
foot siphon in Olive on April 14, 1892, a significant event which brought water to the farms of Tustin, Orange, and Santa
Ana. Other photographs depict World War I draftees from Orange County.
Language of Material:
English
.
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the University of California. Copyrights are retained by the creators of the records and their
heirs. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
Preferred Citation
Tubbs family photographs. MS-R053. 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 Mabel Louise Tubbs, 1973.
Processing History
Processed by Laura Clark Brown and Irene Wechselberg, 1997. Finding aid revised by Adrian Turner, 2001.
Biography
Lewis W. Tubbs, judge and rancher, moved from Iowa to California in 1849 to pursue a mining venture. He returned to Iowa shortly
thereafter, establishing himself as a stock and grain producer. Volney V. Tubbs (b. 1868), one of Lewis's six sons and daughters,
followed the path of his father and moved to California in 1887 or 1888. He settled in Tustin and was active in agricultural
and civic affairs. He served on the Board of Directors of the Santiago Orange Association and was also chairman of the Board
of Exemption during World War I. He married Lillian M. Dixson and had four children, including Dixson Tubbs and Mabel Louise
Tubbs, the donor of this collection.
For further biographical information, see Samuel Armor's
History of Orange County, California (Los Angeles: Historic Record Co., 1921), 987-988.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection consists of 67 photographs (albumen and silver gelatin prints) documenting Orange County cities, Santa Catalina
Island, coastal and surrounding areas, and Tubbs family events and homes. The collection includes photographs of President
Benjamin Harrison's whistle-stop tour through Santa Ana in 1891 and three Southern California coastal missions: San Juan Capistrano,
San Luis Rey, and Santa Barbara. Two photographs show the opening of the Santa Ana Valley Irrigation Company's (SAVI) 700
foot siphon in Olive on April 14, 1892, a significant event which brought water to the farms of Tustin, Orange, and Santa
Ana. Other photographs depict World War I draftees from Orange County.
A majority of these photographs are mounted on printed cards and were taken by the Santa Ana-based photographer B.F. Conaway.
Collection Arrangement
Photographs are arranged by city or regional area, followed by images documenting Southern California coastal missions.
Separation Note
The following pamphlet was removed from this collection and cataloged separately:
- Santa Ana Board of Trade.
Orange County, California, 1891: history, soil, climate, resources, advantages (Santa Ana: The Board, 1891).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Santa Catalina Island (Calif.) -- Photographs.
Tustin (Calif.) -- Photographs.
Photographic prints -- California -- Orange County -- 19th century.
Avalon (Calif.) -- Photographs.
Santa Ana (Calif.) -- Photographs.
San Luis Rey Mission (Calif.) -- Photographs
Santa Barbara Mission -- Photographs
Mission San Juan Capistrano -- Photographs
Cities and regional areas
box 1, folder 2
Corona Del Mar (Rocky Point)
1904
Laguna Beach and Laguna Canyon
box 1, folder 5
Scenes of beach, Laguna Hotel and Laguna Camp
1895 and undated
box 1, folder 6
Newport Bay, sailing and sunset scenes
1901-1902
box 1, folder 8
Olive, opening of SAVI siphon
1892
box 1, folder 9
San Diego, "marriage place of 'Ramona' at Old San Diego"
undated
box 1, folder 10
Main St., Bridle Path, and "I.O.O.F. Parade"
1891 and undated
box 1, folder 11
President Benjamin Harrison
1891 April 23
box 1, folder 11
Santa Ana and vicinity
undated
Physical Description: Negative.
folder XOS 1
World War I draftees' group portraits, posing in front of Court House, panoramic photographs
undated
Physical Description: 5 items.
box 1, folder 13
Harbor views
1889 and undated
box 1, folder 14
Houses, including house of Lewis W. Tubbs
1888 and undated
box 1, folder 15
Tennis grounds and Main St.
1889 and undated
Physical Description: Includes copy print.
box 1, folder 16
San Juan Capistrano
undated
Physical Description: Includes copy prints.
box 1, folder 18
Santa Barbara, images of building and group portrait of friars
circa 1882
Physical Description: Includes copy print.
