Santa Catalina Island (Calif.)

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This album contains 271 black-and-white photographs that depict cowboys, beach scenes, hotels, houses, mountains, seascapes, families, nature scenery, and cars. Other images featured include: water pumps, street scenes, an entry road to Mt. Wilson, Catalina Island, a Wells Fargo bank building, stage coach, mules, picnics, fishing, and a movie poster for a film entitled "The Round Up".

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One album entitled "A Trip to Catalina" featuring photographs taken on Catalina Island. Includes images of the harbor, steamboats, Long Point, camp Los Rios, cottages, and Avalon.

Abstract The Judson Grenier Collection (1812 – 2014, undated) documents Dr. Judson Grenier’s research into families connected to the Rancho San Pedro. Located in the South Bay of Los Angeles County, the Rancho San Pedro is one of the first great land grants, held by Juan Jose Dominguez and his heirs from 1874 into the 21st century. The materials in this collection focus largely on the Watson family and the Carson family, who are among the later heirs to the Rancho San Pedro lands. This collection...

Abstract Negatives and photographic prints documenting the history of the Long Beach Fire Department. Included are images of the department from its earliest days in the early 20th century through to 1971. Images focus upon department personnel, apparatus, fires, and fire prevention. Also includes photographic prints and negatives which document the history of the city of Long Beach, including documentation of the March 10, 1933 earthquake and documentation of early drilling activities including...

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This collection contains one photograph album entitled Photos, Catalina Island, Cal. The album contains fourteen black-and-white photographs and one postcard featuring images presumably taken on Santa Catalina Island of women cross-dressing and dressed in costumes and menswear; as well as portrait style images, and a picture of women sitting under a parasol. Also included is one Santa Catalina Island souvenir postcard dated 1908.

Abstract The Rozelle collection, ranging from the late 1860’s to the 1980’s contains correspondence, photographs, official documents, newspaper clippings, and genealogy information pertaining to the family of Bazil Tillson Rozelle (paternal grandparent of former NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle). Other family names associated with this collection are Dr. William Owens, of Anderson, Indiana; and Dora Whaley, of Paramount, California. Photographs include family vacations in Catalina Island circa 1890s;...

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This collection contains of over 400 black-and-white negatives and photographic prints of Terminal Island, Port of Los Angeles, San Pedro, Port Hueneme, and Catalina Island, taken between 1938 and 1947. Photographs include businesses, residences, airports, warehouses, coastlines, railroads, and neighborhoods. The collection has been digitized and most of the material is available online.