This collection primarily consists of letters to Don B. and Murray Skinner from other botanists in California and Washington, D.C. The Skinner's were predominantly interested in cacti and succulents and this is reflected in the letters to them,...
This small collection contains 16 photographs taken on Mount Wilson. Many of the scenes include historic camp sites in the San Gabriel Mountains including Strain's and Martin's. Photographs were taken by Stiffler & Gill.
The entire collection spans 240 years of American history and includes seven generations of the Howell and Taylor families. Subjects covered are: the Society of Friends; land ownership in the New Jersey colony; Mount Ephraim, New Jersey; fisheries...
Map of Pasadena, 1893. The map is a bird's eye view of Pasadena as is appeared in 1893, the San Gabriel Mountains are seen in the background. The map's title at the foot reads: "Pasadena California 1893. Published by Wood &Church No. 52 E. Colorado...
Elevated view of the Pasadena Hospital, located at 749 Fairmount, showing new additions and beyond, facing northwest. Taken from atop the gas tank. Negative is damaged.
A slightly elevated panoramic view of hundreds of parked automobiles outside the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena. The cars are parked in rows that have been marked out in white lines from the far left to the right. The large hill just left of center...
An elevated panoramic view of the Rose Bowl Stadium and surrounding parked automobiles in Pasadena. The stadium is in the center of the image, with bunting over the entrances, and the stands full of spectators. There are hundreds of automobiles...
The collection is single-item catalogued, arranged alphabetically by author then recipient. The collection's highlights include several letters from American jurists of the highest order, as well as a large group of invective-laden telegrams and...
The material in this collection chiefly documents the early years of the Church. The collection is arranged alphabetically and includes the following: article clippings mentioning the church or its sister congregations during the 1920s-1930s; bible...
The collection chiefly consists of the administrative, scientific, and personal correspondence of Walter S. Adams spanning the years 1921 to 1956, including his work during World War II. Adams and the observatory staff worked, in secret, with the...
View of downtown Pasadena. Inscribed on photograph: "J.A.R." with Jno. Brown's sons, Sep. 1886, Pasadena, Cal." The photograph shows crowds of pedestrians, both male and female, walking in the same direction, away from the camera. The street is...
Colorado Street, downtown Pasadena, California. Photo taken from unidentified and undated book. The printed caption above the image reads: "A Pacific Electric car on Colorado Street near Fair Oaks Avenue in Pasadena stops for passengers. The car...
Street in downtown Pasadena, at night. The buildings and shop on either side of the street are seen, some business signs are visible. Streetlamps are also seen on both sides of the street. Railroad tracks run down the center of the street. On the...