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: La Cañada
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Title: Old Mission San Gabriel
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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: Millard Canyon
Description: Written on back: Millards Canyon, 1886
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Title: Palms, San Gabriel
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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: Bird's eye view of Los Angeles, California
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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: Long Beach
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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: Adolph Petsch's house
Description: Written on back: Built in 1882. Second house in Hermosa district. Hard gravel ground, cement foundation, rustic house on top,...
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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: 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: View on Lucky Baldwin place
Description: Written on back: Lucky Baldwin ranch, Arcadia. Big orange groves, pastures, oak trees
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Title: Pasadena
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Title: Bird's eye view of Los Angeles, California
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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: Mr. C. J. Frese's house in Pasadena
Description: Written on back: Mr. Carl J. Frese's house in Pasadena. Corner of Pasadena and Walnut Streets. Two city lots [illegible] sold...
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Title: Corner of Walnut and Pasadena Avenue
Description: Written on back: Corner of Walnut and Pasadena Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Frese on porch of shack on George Weingarth's house. Not ...
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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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