Henry Mauris Robinson (1868-1937), was born in Ravenna, Ohio to George Foreman Robinson (1844-1917), judge of the Court of Common Pleas in the 2nd subdivision of the Judicial District of Ohio and Mary (Gillis) Robinson. He married Laurabelle Arms...
Mary Hunter Austin (1868-1943) was an American novelist, essayist and political activist. She is best known for her portrayals of life in California and New Mexico, and her writings include: Land of little rain (1903), The flock (1906), and her...
View of President Herbert Hoover at Pasadena City Hall. He carries a hat and is accompanied by men in suits. Another man in the foreground is dressed more casually and carries a camera.
Black and white photograph. Ex-President Herbert Hoover comes to Southern California from Palo Alto to call on Harry Chandler at the Tejon Ranch headquarters. Pictured (L to R): Juan Jesus Lopez (ranch manager), Harry Chandler, Herbert Hoover,...
Black and white photograph of (L to R) Juan Jesus Lopez (Tejon Ranch manager), Harry Chandler, Herbert Hoover, Marian Otis Chandler, Alonzo Taylor and Helen Chandler posing outdoors at Tejon Ranch headquarters. Related to image LAT 01524.
Samuel L. Kreider was a prominent businessman in Los Angeles, California. Kreider was born in San Francisco, California, July 4, 1882. He was the son of Frank L. and Minnie M. Kreider. His father was a veteran of the Civil War and a past commander...
Gurdon Wallace Wattles was born in 1855 in Tioga County, New York. His family moved to Iowa in 1868. He taught school and graduated from Iowa State University in 1876. He married Abigail Jane "Jennie" Leete in 1882 and started his banking career....
Grace Nicholson (d. 1948) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia in 1877. Partly because of her health but also because of a desire for adventure in the West, Nicholson arrived in Pasadena, California in 1901. With some borrowed money she opened...
Walter S. Adams was one of the original staff members of the Mount Wilson Solar Observatory when it was formed in 1904. He became assistant to George Ellery hale in 1917 and Director of the observatory in 1923, a position he held until his...
Fred Lockley (1871-1958) was an Oregon historian, editor and rare book dealer. He first gained prominence as editor and manager of the Pacific monthly (1907-11), then as feature writer for the Oregon journal in Portland, and he also wrote books...