Land grants; Land grants-California; Los Angeles County (Calif.)--Maps; Maps; Real property-California; Real property surveys; Stahlberg, A. J.; Wildy, J. H.
"Map of the county of Los Angeles California. Compiled from U. S. land surveys[,] records of private surveys and from other reliable sources." Map shows Mexican land grants which comprise Los Angeles County in 1877. Map scale is two miles for every...
Armour, Elmer Eugene; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company; Avis, Walter Moore; Cahuilla Indians; Citrus fruit industry; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Congregational Church (Claremont, Calif.); Curran, Charles P.; Duvall, Oliver...
A booklet and newspaper clipping on the early history of Claremont and Pomona. Both describe the Spanish and Native American occupancy of the area. The booklet contains extensive detail on the creation and expansion of Pomona College.
Pamphlets; Portraits; Obituaries; Norton, Edwin Clarence; Spalding, Phebe Estelle; Sumner, Charles Burt; Neely, Charles Gracchus; Brackett, Frank Parkhurst, b. 1865; College teachers; Memorial service; College presidents; Pomona College (Claremont,...
A booklet honoring Daniel Herbert Colcord and photographs of the Claremont and Pomona College community.
Adams, John S.; Advertising, Newspaper; Artesian wells; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company; Bartlett, William Henry; Basins (Geology); Camp, John Bradford; Christian Churches (Disciples of Christ); Citrus fruit industry; Clippings...
A collection of articles which focus on water use and reuse in the Pomona Valley area. Most articles focus on water well use in particular cities, specifically usage by water companies, ranchers, and citrus growers. Last article relates a...
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company; Baker, Vincent W.; Bear attacks; Camp, John Bradford; Camping-California; Citrus fruit industry; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Cremation; Donkeys; Freemasons; Fruit growers; Fumigation;...
A collection of newspaper clippings which relate to the area called Brown's flats and John Bradford Camp, its owner.
Adams, Frank E.; Artesian wells; Bartlett, William Henry; Bowler, William Wilson; Camp, John Bradford; Citrus fruit industry; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Crawford, Henry M.; Currier, Alvan Tyler; Elliot, Joseph; Engineers; Fruit growers;...
A meticulous article on wells in Southern California, the clipping lists owners, placement, and amount of water produced from specific wells in various neighboring cities in the general Pomona Valley area. Article lists several notable citrus...
Brackett, Frank Parkhurst, b. 1865; College teachers; Homesites; Land settlement; Photographs; Scrapbook journaling; College students; Glee clubs; Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.); Portraits, Group; Men's clothing; Children; Children's clothing;...
A portrait of Brackett and photograph of his home in Claremont are accompanied by photographs from Pomona College and the grammar school in Claremont.
Architecture-Mutilation, defacement, etc.; Boundary disputes; Camping; Canyons; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Forest rangers; Judges; Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.); Public prosecutors; Scrapbook journaling; Trials; Water utilities
A series of articles recount the legal battle over the rights to a road leading to San Antonio Canyon. Articles present a list of accounts through newspaper clippings which detail arrests, filed suits, and destruction of private property.
Advertising; American Institute of Electrical Engineers; Baldwin, Cyrus Grandison; Bard, Thomas Robert, 1841-1915; Capital stock; Corporate treasurers; Dole, James Albert; Electric insulators and insulation-Oils; Electric transformers; Electrical...
A series of letters, pamphlets, and photographs on the Westinghouse Company's power plant in Pomona. Notes its importance and advancements in electrical engineering, particularly insulation of transformers and long distance transmission of power.
Marston, George White, 1850-1946; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); College bulletin; Letters; Portraits
A special issue of the Pomona College Bulletin in honor of George White Marston, on the occasion of his twenty-fifth anniversary as president of the college's Board of Trustees, and a congratulatory letter from Almon T. Richardson.
Alcoholic beverages; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa fe Railroad Company; Business enterprises; California; Canyons; Census; Clerks; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); College publications; Cree, Ira J.; Diamond mines and mining; Duvall, Oliver...
A various collection of newspaper articles and records on land valuations, average rainfall, and historical happenings in Claremont. Its records include neighboring city records in order for comparison. Also contains an article on California...
An obituary on Himon N. Pierce as well as a photograph and newspaper clipping on his work with the Pomona Land and Water Company and Loop-Meserve Water Company. Includes his tax receipts and photographs of various Claremont residences.
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...
