[CALIFORNIA]. A group of over 120 RPPCs & photographs of Southern California incl. Los Angeles.
Sale 1136 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Lots Open
Mar 27, 2023
Lots Close
Apr 4, 2023
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Lot Description
[CALIFORNIA]. A group of over 120 RPPCs & photographs of Southern California incl. Los Angeles.
A group of over 120 RPPCs and photographs of Southern California incl. Los Angeles, Long Beach, and San Diego.
Approx. 98 real photo postcards, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in., or smaller, many unused, 1 stereoview, and over 25 silver gelatin photographs, 4 x 5 in., or smaller, capturing Southern California landscapes, landmarks, restaurants, hotels, homes, residents, tourists, piers, and other locales. Many of the scenes are identified in the negative.
Highlighted titles/scenes include: Multiple beach scenes, incl. "Ready for Gents Swim, Oceanside, Calif." -- Multiple views of LaJolla, including the rocks and caves. -- Multiple views of Catalina Island. --Silver gelatin photograph of folks standing outside the Cantina Los Angeles Bar (not RPPC). -- Griffith Park Observatory. -- "'Masonic Cave' Volcano, Calif., Where the first Five Meeting were held, 1854." -- Bath House, Ocean Park. - -Japanese Quarters at Olympic Village, L.A. - A view of people "Going to the Country Church of Hollywood." -- Roosevelt Highway, Malibu Movie Colony. -- A view of a horse-drawn cart from the Annual Fiesta in Santa Barbara. -- RPPC of Luisa Vallejo Emparan, daughter of General Vallejo, which appears to be inscribed by the subject on the back, although the handwriting cannot be confirmed. -- Several RPPCs of downtown Los Angeles. -- Radio City, NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA. -- Rudolph Valentino's memorial in Hollywood. -- Chinatown on Broadway, Los Angeles. -- "Dividing Line's Street, Calle de la Linea Divisoria, Mexicali, B.C. Mex." -- Bing Crosby's home in Rancho Santa Fe, and other residences, many unidentified. -- Stereoview of Santa Monica Beach credited to F.H. Rogers & Co., Los Angeles, CA.
Together, more than 120 images, mostly real photo postcards. Condition generally good to very good. Some with edge wear, toning, and album residue to verso.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
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