Census; Citrus fruit industry; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Fire stations; Municipal bonds; Municipal incorporation; Pamphlets; Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.); Public officers; Ranchers; Roads Design and construction; School buildings;...
Titled "Private opinions publicly expressed at election time," articles present an array of viewpoints concerning Claremont's upcoming bond election and possible incorporation as a city.
Citrus; Citrus fruit industry; Orange growers; Orange industry; Oranges; Grapefruit industry; Tree planting; Trees; Travelogues; Agriculture; Texas; Newspapers; Agricultural workers; Mediterranean fruit-fly; Agricultural pests; Coolidge Dam (Ariz....
Article from The California Citrograph excerpts a travel article written by Stuart Wheeler, son of Frank Wheeler and a California citrus grower. Article stems from a talk given by Stuart Wheeler to the Claremont Pomological Club about his...
Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America; Automobiles; Beekeepers; Boards of trade; Bonds; Brackett, Frank Parkhurst, b. 1865; Burdette, Robert J. (Robert Jones), 1844-1914; Citrus fruit industry; Clippings (Books,...
Articles on page report the renovation of Foothill Boulevard and anecdotes about Frank Wheeler's activities.
Airplanes; Architecture, Domestic; Automobiles; Banks and banking; Bells; Brackett, Frank Parkhurst, b. 1865; Business enterprises; Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908; College teachers; Duvall, Oliver Harvey; Dwellings; Eastman Kodak Company; Electrical...
Articles recount tales by older members of Claremont community who were active in the founding and modernizing of the city. Focuses on college faculty, the general neighborhood, the first Claremont store, and establishment of the city's water...
Accidents; Agriculture; Artesian wells; Automobiles; Cattle; Citrus; Citrus fruit industry; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Land grants; Land grants-California; Land tenure; Pacific Electric Railway Company; Ranches; Real property; Real...
Clippings include articles on Pacific Electric Railway accidents, the history of the Chino Land and Water Company, and the importance of irrigation to life in Southern California.
American LaFrance (Firm); Automobiles; Belcher, Harry T.; Boards of trade; Brackett, Frank Parkhurst, b. 1865; Brooks, John Tinley; Business enterprises; Church buildings; Church membership; Church officers; Citrus fruit industry; City council...
Collection of articles titled "Know your own city" continues a detailed history of Claremont's development. Set of articles focus on municipal departments, church history, and Claremont's incorporation.
Group of photographs depicts flood and flood damage in Pomona College, Claremont's railroad station, and Foothill Boulevard. Also includes a photograph of Mexican workers bringing in driftwood.
Mount Baldy (Calif.); Mountains; Snow; Photographs; Oranges; Orange industry; Orange growers; Trees; Buildings; Railroad stations; Water; Rocks; Canyons; College buildings; College stores; Railroad tracks; Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.);...
Images include photographs of Mount San Antonio, also known as Mount Baldy, with Claremont in the foreground, San Antonio Fruit Exchange packing house, and scenes in San Antonio Canyon.
Businessmen-Taxation; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Debts, Public; Geological Survey (U.S.); Tax evasion; Politicians; Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.); Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.). Holmes Hall; Ranchers; Real property and taxation;...
Collection of articles describes Los Angeles County's real estate value increase and provides comparative values from other counties in the state of California. First article, however, reports property tax evasion by large businessmen and...
Automobiles; Banks and banking; Business enterprises; Commercial buildings; Dwellings; Horse-drawn vehicles; Irrigation; Men's clothing; Pacific Electric Railway Company; Photographs; Portraits, Group; Printed ephemera; Real estate developers;...
Photographs of Claremont's early businesses and business owners. Includes a picture of a well from the Del Monte Irrigation Company and the office of the Pacific Electric Railroad.
Automobiles; Bonds; Book clubs (Discussion groups); Business enterprises; City council members; City halls; Clerks; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); College teachers; Cree, Ira J.; Farmhouses; Frontier and pioneer life; Fuelbreaks; Gale,...
Three newspaper articles highlight the early history of Claremont and Palmer Canyon. Four photographs focus on Warren Gale and his goat farm. The goats were utilized in government clearing of firebreaks, now called fuelbreaks.
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company; Automobiles; Automobiles-Societies, etc.; Caricatures and cartoons; Census; Clerks; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Committees; Geer, Francis Heman; Marshals; Mayors; Motorcycles; Photographs;...
Titled "the shame of Claremont (1912)," page shows a collection of newspaper clippings and a multiple-city survey on increased police activity in giving multiple speeding tickets to Claremont citizens. Focuses particularly on the influence of...
