Survey of the Atchison, Topkea and Santa Fe Railroad Station, commonly known as the Claremont Depot. The Spanish Revival structure was built in 1927 to replace the original station built in 1887.
Survey of an office building built in 1887. The Village Idiot sandal shop was housed at this building, which also served as a real estate office and ticket office for the railroad in the past.
Men; Photography of men; Dwellings; Claremont (Calif.); Bow and arrow; Horseshoes; Hides and skins
An elderly W.T. "Tooch" Martin sits on a chair in the doorway of a house holding a bow and arrow. Surrounding the doorway are the skins of raccoons, skunks, and other small animals. Above the doorway is a horse shoe. "Tooch" Martin was the first...
First Street under water. Utility poles are on either side of the street and there are buildings to the right. Along the edge of the negative is written, "1st Street where we go to take the car. for Pomona. looking east."
Floods; Buildings; Claremont (Calif.); Roads; Streets; Trees
First Street under water. Utility poles line either side of the street and two outbuildings are in the distance. At the bottom is written, "Ist St. Claremont, 1/19/16." On the back is written, "Bartlett."
Claremont (Calif.); Dwellings; Mountains; Photography of Mountains; Snow; San Gabriel Mountains (Calif.); Trees
Snow-covered Mt. Baldy and San Gabriel Mountains with Claremont in the foreground. In the center the Thompson Creek Dam is visible, to the left is a house in the distance. The photograph is matted and printed on the back is "Lockwood Photograph...
Claremont (Calif.); Commercial buildings; Soda fountains; Business enterprises; Ice cream parlors
Young men and women eating ice cream at "The Mish" soda fountain at 235 West First Street. Behind the counter two men in long aprons make fountain drinks. Information taken from Judy Wright's book "Claremont: A Pictorial History," Claremont: The...
A black and white photo of Claremont's First Street Corridor with five packing houses, two railroads, and ancillary uses. Bridges auditorium is visible in the upper right corner of the photo. The back of the photo is noted with a "4" circled, "14,"...
Carriages and carts; Claremont (Calif.); Horses; Mountains; Rural roads; Trees; San Gabriel Mountains (Calif.)
Horse-drawn carriage with passengers on a dirt road surrounded by trees. On the back is written, "This bus transported guests to Camp Baynham which was the first resort on Mt. Baldy."
Carriages and carts; Claremont (Calif.); Claremont Colleges; Horses; Oak; Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.); Students; Musical instruments
Photograph taken during the 1913 Pomona College Pageant celebrating "the Beginnings of Claremont and Pomona" through a "historical sketch of early life in the San Jose Valley." Pomona students re-enact the arrival of the first buyers to purchase...
Business enterprises; Claremont (Calif.); Commercial buildings; Farm produce; Groceries
Interior of L.J. Bentley's store on Yale Avenue, the first self serve grocery store in Claremont. Canned goods and boxed goods as well as fresh produce and grains line the shelves. Three figures stand in the center of the store by a large scale. ...
New Santa Fe Train Station on First Street near Indian Hill Blvd. shortly after its completion in 1927. On the back of the photograph is a stamp that says "Cooper's Foto Shop, 224 Yale, Claremont, California" as well as the notation "New Santa Fe...
Buildings; Claremont (Calif.); Dwellings; Fruit trees; Citrus; Oak; Orchards; Palms; Trees; Women
House on Sixth Street as viewed from the back on Seventh. Two women stand on the porch while another woman works in the garden. On the left are a line of citrus trees and an oak tree. Along the dirt path are pepper trees and young palm trees. A...
Everett's Shoe Shop and Acme Cleaners storefronts along Indian Hill Boulevard above First Street. A stamp on the back says, "Photography by George Adams 2356 Pepper Street La Verne, Calif. 91750 (714) 593-8135 File No. CUC-21-1180-A-24."
Buildings; Claremont (Calif.); Commercial buildings; Foothills; Mountains; Photography of mountains; Railroad stations; Roads; San Gabriel Mountains (Calif.); Snow; Streets; Trees
Three photographs of Claremont feature the clock at the Claremont Train Depot, Snow-covered Mt. Baldy, and the trees along First Street.
