Huntington Library, Photo Archives Collections

Altadena, Los Angeles, and Southern California (Scenes), approximately 1890

Scenes of Altadena, Los Angeles, and Southern California, approximately 1890

Summary

Abstract:
Collection of 53 late 19th century photographs depicting scenes of popular Southern California destinations including the Andrew McNally residence and grounds on Mariposa Drive, Altadena. Views include Pasadena (streets and Raymond Hotel); Los Angeles (Chinatown, Courthouse, Plaza Church, street railway); San Diego (Hotel del Coronado); Ostrich farm. This was an amateur album possibly taken by a relative of the McNally family.
Extent:
53 photographs on 14 board pages : Kodak bull's eye prints (gelatin silver); image diameter 8.5 cm, sheet 18 x 26 cm
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

Scenes of Altadena, Los Angeles, and Southern California, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of 53 circular snapshots depicting scenes of popular Southern California tourist destinations including the Andrew McNally residence and grounds on Mariposa Drive, Altadena. Views include Pasadena (streets and Raymond Hotel); Los Angeles (Chinatown, Courthouse, Plaza Church, street railway); San Diego (Hotel del Coronado); and an ostrich farm. The photographs are pasted to 14 disbound pages of an amateur album possibly taken by a relative of the McNally family.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Dawson's Book Shop, October 1997.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Note:

Finding aid last updated on January 27, 2015.

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, please visit the Huntington's website: www.huntington.org.

Terms of access:

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:

Scenes of Altadena, Los Angeles, and Southern California, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2129
reference@huntington.org
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Photographs
Contents
Lily and fish pond at McNally residence, Altadena. Two unidentified people standing at the edge of pond.
Containers:
Item 1a
Exterior view of McNally residence looking up front walk and through the trellis. Caption in pencil reads: "Aunt Kate's home in Pasadena."
Containers:
Item 1b
Unidentified man, woman, and dog on porch of McNally residence, Altadena.
Containers:
Item 1c
Horse and buggy on an Altadena Street. Colonel C.C. Green residence in background.
Containers:
Item 1d
Chinatown, Los Angeles. Views of Chinese men walking through the streets. One scene of policeman standing on sidewalk. View of Chinese men crossing Los Angeles street.
Containers:
Items 2a-d
Chinatown, Los Angeles. Street scene.
Containers:
Item 3a
Unidentified scenes in Southern California, possibly Los Angeles and Altadena. Exterior view of small Victorian residence. Palm trees on the west side of San Pedro Street, Los Angeles.
Containers:
Items 3b-d
Palm trees on the west side of San Pedro Street between Second and Fourth Streets, Los Angeles.
Containers:
Item 4a
Raymond Hotel, Pasadena, California. Exterior views of building and cactus garden in foreground. View of woman reclining in a chair on the Raymond Hotel veranda.
Containers:
Items 4b-d
Scenes in Los Angeles. Street scenes with horse and buggy as well as cable car.
Containers:
Items 5a-d
Hotel del Coronado, San Diego. Exterior views of building.
Containers:
Items 6b-d
Hotel del Coronado, San Diego. Exterior view of building as well as view of woman feeding a mule.
Containers:
Items 7a-b
Ostrich farm. Unidentified location.
Containers:
Items 7c-d
Unidentified harbor and beach scenes in southern California.
Containers:
Items 8a-d
Andrew McNally residence, Altadena. View of woman underneath a pergola of roses and four girls seated on steps leading up to McNally porch.
Containers:
Items 9a-b
Horse and buggy posed under a giant oak tree. Pasadena?
Containers:
Item 9c
Courthouse building, Los Angeles.
Containers:
Item 9d
North Spring Street, Los Angeles.
Containers:
Item 10a
Plaza Church, Los Angeles.
Containers:
Item 10b
Los Angeles Trust building on the corner of Second and Spring Streets.
Containers:
Item 10c
Unidentified street scenes, Los Angeles.
Containers:
Item 10d
Unidentified scenes including a group of women on a train excursion.
Containers:
Items 11a-d
Snow scenes, unidentified location.
Containers:
Items 12a-b
View of the porch and the lily and fish ponds at the McNally residence, Altadena.
Containers:
Items 12c-d
Unidentified miscellaneous scenes including a mule on the beach and a man reclining on the sand.
Containers:
Items 13a-d
Unidentified single-story dwelling with a tile roof., southern California?
Containers:
Item 14a