Adolph Petsch collection of photographs of Pasadena and Southern California

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Title: Adolph Petsch collection of photographs of Pasadena and Southern California
Contributor: Petsch, Adolph
Date: 1881-1888
Identifier or Call Number: PC-020
Scope and contents: Consists of 51 cabinet photographs of Pasadena, California and other Southern California cities, including Long Beach and Los Angeles. The photographs document many of the houses, churches, hotels, schools, and businesses in Pasadena between the years 1881-1888. Some photographs show the Long Beach Hotel, Mission San Gabriel, and two bird's eye views of Los Angeles.
Finding Aid: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8bp07h4/

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Title: "Carmelita," residence of Professor Carr
Description: Written on back: Northeast corner of Orange Grove and Colorado, nearly to Pasadena Avenue (orchards)
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Title: Residence of P.M. Green
Description: Written on back: Foot of Orange Grove and Colombia Street
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Title: Umbrella tree
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Title: Raymond Hotel
Description: Written on back: Old Raymond Hotel in the early 1880s, only open in winter. Raymond had the [illegible] summer in Vermont. To...
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Title: Bird's eye view of Los Angeles, California
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Title: Bird's eye view of Los Angeles, California
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Title: Bird's eye view of Pasadena
Description: Written on back: Center of Pasadena on left dry goods store and bakery.
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Title: Jacob Weingarth's house
Description: Written on back: Jacob Weingarth's house between Orange Grove Avenue and Walnut Street, Pasadena (in the angle). Built about ...
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Title: Arroyo Vista
Description: Written on back: Mrs. Bangs
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Title: Sierra Madre Hotel
Description: Written on back: Sierra Madre Hotel 1883/4. Between Sierra Madre and Pasadena. Three miles of barren land, only sage and cact...
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Title: View on Lucky Baldwin place
Description: Written on back: Lucky Baldwin ranch, Arcadia. Big orange groves, pastures, oak trees
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Title: Central School
Description: Written on back: Southeast corner of Colorado and Fair Oaks Avenue, about 1882
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Title: Long Beach
Description: Written on back: Third and seventh from right: Hancock [illegible] C. Frese; 1883 or 84, Long Beach Hotel.
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Title: Long Beach
Description: Written on back: Long Beach Hotel (run by Carlie Cowley and Mitchell). Only [illegible] in back of [illegible] just two or th...
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Title: Celebrating the opening of Santa Fe Railroad
Description: Written on back: Celebrating the opening of the Santa Fe Railroad, 1883?
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Most likely this is the celebration of the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad, which opened between Los Angeles and ...

Title: La Cañada
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Title: Los Angeles House, Pasadena
Description: Written on back: Los Angeles, Pasadena, 1884, Northwest corner of Fair Oaks and Colorado (tourist hotel).
Sign in photographs reads: Livery and feed stable
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Title: Untitled
Description: Photograph is probably of Philip Beck's barn. See PC-20_10.

Title: Pasadena
Description: Written on back: Lake Vineyard House? On lower Marengo Avenue near Calif [illegible] boarding house.
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Title: Pasadena
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