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: Hermosa Vista
Description: Written on back: Hermosa Vista Hotel in South Pasadena, about 1881.
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Title: Methodist Episcopal Church
Description: Written on back: On Orange Grove Avenue. First church in Pasadena built in 1878. Some Methodist gave the piece of land to bui...
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Title: Presbyterian Church
Description: Written on back: Second church in Pasadena (on California Street) was moved later. Lime hedge around, cypress and pepper trees.
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Title: Presbyterian Church (Epispocal Church?)
Description: Written on back: Presbyterian Church (Episcopal Church?), Pasadena.
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Title: Pasadena, looking west
Description: Written on back: Fair Oaks and Colorado Streets. Pepper trees along the street, orange groves. Pampas grass used for decorati...
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Title: Palms, San Gabriel
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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: Pasadena looking east
Description: Written on back: From Raymond Hotel. In the foreground weeds, next row to the right vineyard, in the center deciduous trees (...
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Title: Long Beach
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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: Interior of the old Mission
Description: Written on back: San Gabriel
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Title: Arroyo Vista
Description: Written on back: Mrs. Bangs
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