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: Pasadena, Grand Hotel and the Williamson Store
Description: Written on back: Fair Oaks and Colorado, Pasadena, 1884. In the foreground cypress hedges, ground not used (turpentine weeds)...
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Title: Spanish bayonet
Description: Written on back: Pasadena 1884 Spanish bayonet, used to make pin cushions of them; grows 20 years then comes blossom within 3...
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Title: Colorado Street, Pasadena during a hailstorm
Description: Written on back: Colorado Street, Pasadena during a hailstorm, 1884. Williamson Store, foreground. On right: plumbing shop, b...
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Title: Residence of Stamm
Description: Written on back: Marengo Avenue, 1884, G.T. Stamm, Milwaukee brewer. South Marengo Avenue, one of the first fine houses origi...
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Title: Hermosa Vista
Description: Written on back: Hermosa Vista Hotel in South Pasadena, about 1881.
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Title: Philip Beck barn and residence
Description: Written on back: Philip Beck barn and temporary residence on Iowa tract, Cucamonga, about 1885. Raised oranges (was vacant la...
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Title: North of Fair Oaks near Arroyo Seco canyon
Description: Written on back: 1884 up beyond north of Fair Oaks, near Arroyo Seco Canyon.
Photograph shows a horse drawn wagon with signs reading Pioneer Transfer and Carl Frese 16.
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Title: Millard Canyon
Description: Written on back: Millards Canyon, 1886
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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: 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: 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: 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: Lake Vineyard
Description: Written on back: Lake Vineyard Reservoir (Marengo Avenue and [illegible] about 1882, looking south
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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: Eaton's Canyon
Description: Written on back: Eaton's Canyon, 1884
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