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Jackson (B.D.) Collection of Negatives and Photographs
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  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Preferred Citation
  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
  • Processing Information
  • Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
  • Biographical / Historical
  • Scope and Contents
  • Arrangement
  • Related Materials
    • Contributing Institution: The Huntington Library
    Title: B.D. Jackson collection of negatives and photographs next hit
    Creator: Jackson, B. D., 1850 or 1851-1937
    Identifier/Call Number: photCL 332
    Physical Description: 35 Linear Feet (62 boxes)
    Date (inclusive): 1903-1950s
    Date (bulk): 1920s-1930s
    Abstract: The B.D. Jackson Collection of Negatives and previous hit Photographs next hit consists of more than 4,800 previous hit photographs next hit , glass plate negatives, and film negatives, as well related manuscript and ephemeral materials, created by Southern California photographer B.D. Jackson (ca. 1850-1937). The collection dates from 1903 to the 1950s (bulk 1920s-1930s) and provides a visual history of the growth of the San Gabriel Valley and Southern California's suburban communities, a survey of California and the West's notable landscapes, and an overview of Jackson's career as a landscape and scenic view photographer.
    Language of Material: English.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

    Conditions Governing Use

    The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

    Preferred Citation

    B.D. Jackson collection of negatives and previous hit photographs next hit . The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Donated by Mrs. Ruth L. Green, 1966.

    Processing Information

    The collection was partially rehoused, arranged and numbered, and a preliminary Container List created, by Jane Apostol in the 1980s. In October-November 2006, Sue Luftschein completed the rehousing and arranging, and created this finding aid based, in part, on the original Container List.

    Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

    RESTRICTED: Boxes 54-62: housed in cold storage; extended retrieval and delivery time required.
    The majority of previous hit photographs next hit are copy prints, unless otherwise noted. Most of the copy prints were made from glass plate negatives, unless otherwise noted. Film negatives are housed in cold storage. The majority of the film negatives are unprinted.

    Biographical / Historical

    Bradford "Dan" Jackson (ca. 1850/51-1937) was born in Sullivan, Ohio, around 1850. He began his career as a portrait photographer in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 1901, in search of a better climate, he moved with his wife, Cora, and his stepdaughter, Ruth, to Pomona, California, where he purchased a portrait studio. In addition to portrait work, he began photographing the surrounding towns, mountains, and beaches of Southern California. Jackson lived and worked at various times in Pomona, Los Angeles, Pasadena, Hollywood, La Canada, Glendora, La Crescenta, and Glendale, all of which figure in his work. Eventually he gave up the portrait aspect of the business and concentrated on landscape views for the production of stereographs and postcards. As he said, "Views don't talk back."
    Jackson was one of the first photographers to document the construction and completion of the Angeles Crest Highway, and his images of the Montrose-La Crescenta flood of 1934 were used by Los Angeles County officials to document the drainage patterns of the mountains in that area.

    Scope and Contents

    The B.D. Jackson Collection of Negatives and previous hit Photographs next hit consists of 804 4 x 5 in. and 8 x 10 in. glass plate negatives, 1782 film negatives (including stereo negatives), 2302 black and white previous hit photographs next hit (including stereos, postcards, and previous hit photograph next hit albums), and related manuscript and ephemeral materials, 1903-1950s (bulk 1920s-1930s). The collection provides a visual history of the growth of the San Gabriel Valley and Southern California's suburban communities, a survey of notable landscapes of California and the American West, and an overview of Jackson's career as a landscape and scenic view photographer. The collection is complemented and supplemented by the Glendora Historical Society Collection of B.D. Jackson previous hit Photographs next hit and Negatives (photCL 448), also in the Huntington's Photo Archives. Many of the negatives in the Jackson Collection exist in print form in the Glendora Collection, and many of the images in the Glendora Collection round out series in the Jackson Collection.
    The first part of the collection concentrates on many of the San Gabriel Valley's growing communities and scenic landscapes. The previous hit photographs next hit of Glendale, Burbank, La Crescenta, La Canada Flintridge, Eagle Rock, Pasadena, South Pasadena, Altadena, Monrovia, Glendora, and San Dimas include views of public buildings, businesses, churches, residences, and schools. The Glendale images include many previous hit photographs next hit of Glendale's business district and the Rossmoyne development. The La Canada images include previous hit photographs next hit of the Jacob Lanterman House (Homewood), the Roy and Emily Lanterman House (El Retiro), El Nido (the residence of Lieutenant Governor A.J. Wallace), and Dryborough Hall. The Pasadena images include numerous previous hit photographs next hit of Busch Gardens, the Colorado Street Bridge, and Tournament of Roses parades from the mid-1920s and 1935. The previous hit photographs next hit of Glendora include numerous views of streets in downtown Glendora as well as previous hit photographs next hit of Judge Charles Silent's home. Images of Mount Wilson and Mount Lowe include the Observatory, the incline railway, and the Mount Lowe Railway. Images of the San Gabriel Mountains depict Orchard Camp, Camp Oak Wilde, Camp Coldbrook, Angeles Crest Highway, Switzer's Camp, Ice House and Wolfskill Canyons, and Mint Canyon.
    Other Southern California landscapes and scenic views include San Juan Capistrano and other missions; Avalon Harbor and the Hotel St. Catherine on Catalina Island; Hollywoodland, Bernheimer Gardens, Lake Hollywood, Mulholland Drive and Mulholland Dam, and Easter Services at the Hollywood Bowl in Hollywood; Sunset Canyon, Sylvan Crest Trail, oil wells, Echo Park, Griffith Park, and the Greek Theater in Los Angeles; Point Fermin in San Pedro; beaches and surf at Santa Monica, Venice, Ocean Park, Redondo Beach and Laguna Beach; Pacoima Canyon, Big Tujunga Canyon, Encino Country Club grounds, and the Santa Susanna Pass in the San Fernando Valley area; Palm Canyon in Riverside County; Ramona's Marriage Place, Mission Cliff Gardens, La Jolla, and Torrey Pines in San Diego County; Agua Dulce Canyon and Vasquez Rocks in Los Angeles County; and sunsets and sunrises taken from southern California beaches and mountains.
    Jackson also ventured beyond the San Gabriel Valley and Los Angeles County for landscape views, and these make up the bulk of the latter part of the collection. The collection contains numerous images of the San Bernardino Mountains including Big Bear Lake, Seven Oaks Camp, and Lake Arrowhead; Mount Baldy and the surrounding area, including Kelly's Camp, Camp Baldy, Mirror Lake, San Antonio Canyon, and San Antonio Falls; Yosemite National Park; scenic canyons, including Red Rock Canyon in Kern County and Painted Canyon in Riverside County; Lake Tahoe, Mount Whitney, Temple Crag, Mount Tallac, and the Devil's Postpile in the Sierra Nevada Mountains; Mount Shasta; redwoods in Sequoia National Park; Yellowsone; Crater Lake and Mount Hood in Oregon; and Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon in Utah.
    Other scenic views depict images of ships, including the U.S.S. California, the steamer "Ruth Alexander," and a wrecked warship off Point Honda; the aftermath of the 1925 Santa Barbara Earthquake, including many views of the Hotel Californian and the Santa Barbara Mission; dams, including the ruins of the St. Francis Dam, and the Boulder Dam; the 1918 San Jacinto Earthquake; the Montrose-La Crescenta flood of 1934; and the construction and completion of the Angeles Crest Highway.
    Other images portray parade scenes (in Glendale, Burbank, and Azusa?); the 1925 National Orange Show in San Bernardino; rural and mountain roads (including views of the Ridge Route); unidentified individuals; Malibu Lake Mountain Drive; surf and beach scenes; residential interiors; and personal snapshots of B.D. and Cora Jackson on various trips, at home, and in front of Jackson's shop in Glendora.
    The collections also contains sample stereo cards, used by Jackson to advertise this aspect of his business, and previous hit photograph next hit albums that display many of his postcards and scenic previous hit photographs next hit . Ephemeral materials include brochures and leaflets about Jackson's stereo views and the Angeles Crest Highway, and type blocks for two of his stereographs. Manuscript materials include correspondence regarding the printing of a client's stereo negatives. The collection also contains family previous hit photographs next hit taken after Jackson's death, presumably by his stepdaughter, Ruth Green, and postcards of Gold Rush Country scenes, presumably collected by Cora Jackson or Ruth Green.

    Arrangement

    The collection is arranged primarily by subject, and each subject has been assigned a "folder" number. The same folder number can span several physical folders. Copy and original prints, previous hit photograph next hit albums, postcards and lantern slides are in boxes 1-16, manuscript material is in box 17, boxes 18-51 house glass plate negatives, and boxes 52-62 contain film negatives (and are housed in cold storage).

    Related Materials

    The Huntington's previous hit Photograph next hit Archives contains additional previous hit photographs next hit that complement and supplement this collection. These additional previous hit photographs next hit , created and collected by B.D. Jackson, his wife, Cora, and his stepdaughter, Ruth Green, form the Glendora Historical Society Collection of B.D. Jackson previous hit Photographs next hit and Negatives, and contains similar and related subjects, photographic prints of many of the Jackson Collection's unprinted negatives, and previous hit photographs next hit of Jackson and his extended family.
    See also: Glendora Historical Society Collection of B.D. Jackson previous hit Photographs next hit and Negatives (photCL 448)  

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Agua Dulce Region (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Altadena -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    American River (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Angeles Crest Highway (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Arroyo Seco (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Avalon (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Big Bear Lake (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Big Pines Camp (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Busch Gardens (Pasadena, Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Crater Lake National Park (Or.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Devil's Gate Dam (Los Angeles County)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Devils Postpile National Monument (Calif.) -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Eagle Rock (Los Angeles, Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Echo Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Encino (Los Angeles, Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Glacier Point (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Glendale (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Glendora (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Griffith Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Hollenbeck Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Hood, Mount (Or.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Ice House Canyon (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    La Canada Flintridge (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    La Crescenta (Calif.) -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    La Jolla (San Diego, Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Laguna Beach (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Lake Arrowhead (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Lassen County (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Lincoln Highway -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Little Bear Lake (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Los Angeles (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Lowe, Mount (Los Angeles County, Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Mecca Hills Wilderness (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Merced River (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Mint Canyon (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Mission Cliff Gardens (San Diego, Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Monrovia (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Montrose (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Mount Baldy (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Mount Rubidoux (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Mulholland Dam (Hollywood, Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Ocean Park (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Oregon -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Palisade Glacier (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Palm Canyon (Palm Springs, Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Pasadena (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Point Fermin (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Pomona (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Red Rock Canyon State Park (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Redlands (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Redondo Beach (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Ridge Route (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Riverside County (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Saint Francis Dam (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    San Bernardino Mountains (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    San Diego County (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    San Dimas (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    San Fernando Valley (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    San Gabriel Canyon (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Santa Barbara (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Santa Catalina Island (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Santa Monica (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Santa Monica Mountains (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Sequoia National Park (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Shasta, Mount (Calif. : Mountain)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    South Pasadena (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Sun Valley (Los Angeles, Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Sunland (Los Angeles, Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Topanga (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Torrey Pines State Reserve (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Tujunga (Los Angeles, Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Utah -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Venice (Los Angeles, Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Verdugo Mountains (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Whitney, Mount (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Wildwood Canyon (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Wilson, Mount (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Wolfskill Canyon (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Yellowstone National Park -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Yosemite National Park (Calif.)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Zion National Park (Utah)-- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Animals -- California -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Beaches -- California -- Los Angeles County -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Beaches -- California -- Orange County -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Business districts -- California -- Burbank -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Business districts -- California -- Glendale -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Business districts -- California -- Glendora -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Business districts -- California -- Monrovia -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Business districts -- California -- San Dimas -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Cactus -- California -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Campers (Persons)--California -- San Gabriel Mountains (Calif.) -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Canyons -- California -- San Gabriel Mountains (Calif.) -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Canyons -- California -- Riverside County (Calif.) -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Churches -- California -- Glendale -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Churches -- California -- Glendora -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Churches -- California -- La Canada Flintridge -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Churches -- California -- Monrovia -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Churches -- California -- Pasadena -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Churches -- California -- San Dimas -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Dams -- California -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Dwellings -- California -- Eagle Rock -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Dwellings -- California -- Glendale -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Dwellings -- California -- Glendora -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Dwellings -- California -- Hollywood -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Dwellings -- California -- La Canada Flintridge -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Dwellings -- California -- Pasadena -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Earthquakes -- California -- San Jacinto -- 1918 -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Earthquakes -- California -- Santa Barbara -- 1925 -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Floods -- California -- La Crescenta -- 1934 -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Floods -- California -- Montrose -- 1934 -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Flowers -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Historic bridges -- California -- Pasadena -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Interiors -- California -- Eagle Rock -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Library buildings -- California -- Glendale -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Library buildings -- California -- Monrovia -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Library buildings -- California -- South Pasadena -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Mountain Roads -- California -- San Bernardino Mountains -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Mountain Roads -- California -- San Gabriel Mountains -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Oil wells -- California -- Los Angeles -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Palms -- California -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Parades -- California -- Los Angeles County -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Parade floats -- California -- Los Angeles County -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Parade floats -- California -- Pasadena -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Parks -- California -- Los Angeles -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Public buildings -- California -- Glendale -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Rural roads -- California -- Los Angeles -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Rural roads -- California -- San Fernando Valley -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Rural roads -- California -- San Gabriel Valley -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Schools -- California -- Burbank -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Schools -- California -- Glendale -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Schools -- California -- Eagle Rock -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Schools -- California -- La Canada Flintridge -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Schools -- California -- Monrovia -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Schools -- California -- Pasadena -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Schools -- California -- San Dimas -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Schools -- California -- South Pasadena -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Streets -- California -- Altadena -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Streets -- California -- Burbank -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Streets -- California -- Glendale -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Streets -- California -- Hollywood -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Streets -- California -- La Canada Flintridge -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Streets -- California -- Pasadena -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Sun -- Rising and setting -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Warships -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Waterfalls -- California -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Autochromes.
    Black-and-white negatives
    Lantern slides.
    Leaflets.
    Positives.
    previous hit Photographs next hit .
    previous hit Photograph next hit albums.
    Postcards.
    Stereographs.
    Type (composition equipment)
    Jackson, Cora.
    Lanterman, Jacob -- Homes and haunts -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Lanterman, Roy -- Homes and haunts -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Silent, Charles, Judge -- Homes and haunts -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Wallace, Albert Joseph -- Homes and haunts -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Wattles, Gurdon H.--Homes and haunts -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Bernheimer Gardens (Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.) -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Catalina Casino -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Greek Theatre (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Lowe observatory (Calif.) -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Mission Inn -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Mission San Carlos Borromeo (Carmel, Calif.) -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Mission San Gabriel Arcangel (San Gabriel, Calif.) -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Mission San Juan Capistrano -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Mount Lowe Railway -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    National Orange Show (1925 : San Bernardino, Calif.)
    Pottenger Sanatorium for Diseases of the Lungs and Throat -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Ramona's Marriage Place (San Diego, Calif.) -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    San Diego Mission -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    San Fernando, Rey de Espana (Mission : San Fernando, Calif.) -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    San Luis Rey Mission (Calif.) -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Santa Barbara Mission -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Santa Ines Mission (Solvang, Calif.) -- previous hit Photographs next hit
    Tournament of Roses -- previous hit Photographs next hit
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    Photographs [7 hits]
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    Postcards
    Lantern Slides
    Photograph Albums [6 hits]
    Manuscript Material
    Negatives
    Glass plate negatives
    Film negatives
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