Clergy; Clergy-Clothing; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Galleria degli Uffizi; Goddesses, Roman; Land settlement; Letters; Mythology, Roman; Photographs; Portraits; Scrapbook journaling; Speeches, addresses, etc.; Statues; Wheeler, Frank
Booklet, newspaper article, and photograph on a statue of the goddess Pomona as a gift to the city of Pomona from Reverend C. F. Loop, who is also depicted.
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.
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...
Images and article on water and water conservation in the Southern Coastal Basin of California. Also includes a group photograph at Stoddard's Camp in the San Antonio Canyon.
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...
Airplanes; Architecture, Domestic; Archives; Beekeepers; Botany; Brackett, Frank Parkhurst, b. 1865; Citrus fruit industry; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Dwellings; El Alisal (Claremont, Calif.); Flood damage; Flood damage prevention;...
Articles cover William T. Martin, Claremont's first American settler, as well as the early history of Claremont floods and flood damage. Other pieces describe the unique history of specific areas in early Claremont including Palmer Canyon, El...
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company; Baldwin, Cyrus Grandison; Blaisdell, James Arnold, 1867-1957; Brackett, Frank Parkhurst, b. 1865; California-Gold discoveries; Cemeteries; Christian cemeteries; Citrus fruit industry; City halls;...
Articles detail the history of Pomona College on its 40th anniversary; a citrus industry landmark; the Claremont school and its time as a city hall and fire station; and the Palomares cemetery, Pomona's oldest graveyard. Also includes a group...
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.
Advertising; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Golf Tournaments; Golfers; High school buildings; Scrapbook journaling; Southern Pacific Railroad Company; Union Pacific Railroad Company; Lemon...
Articles relate to the beauty and popularity of Pomona through articles and photographs. Also includes an obituary of a Pomona resident.
Blueprints; Citrus fruit industry; Claremont (Calif.)-Maps; Foothill Boulevard (Claremont, Calif.); High schools; Land grants; Land grants-California; Land tenure; Lemon trade; Maps; Mountains; Orange industry; Oranges; Pomona College (Claremont,...
Blueprint map shows sold and unsold properties in Claremont. Included on map are tract names, street names, citrus and lemon groves, Pomona College, the mountains and Indian Hill, and the local high school.
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.
Advertising fliers; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company; Banks and banking; Belcher, Harry T.; Boards of trade; Citrus fruit industry; City attorneys; Clerks; Cree, Ira J.; Directories; Engineers; Geer, Francis Heman; Griswold, George...
Collected Claremont City Directories for the years 1912-1913, 1914, 1914-1915, 1916-1917, and 1919-1920. Also includes a 1912 advertisement for the city of Claremont.
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.
Artesian wells; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company; Baldwin, Cyrus Grandison; Banks and banking; Belcher, Harry T.; Bell Telephone Company; Bent, H. K. W.; Blanchard, Nathan W.; Boards of trade; Bonds; Brackett, Frank Parkhurst, b....
Collection of newspaper clippings present a chronological history of the development of Claremont. Acknowledgement for much of the source material is made to Frank Wheeler and his scrapbook. The scrapbook is reported as housed in the Claremont...
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company; Business enterprises; Cactus; Citrus fruit industry; Clifton, Samuel B; College buildings; Commercial buildings; Fire insurance; Forest rangers; Gardeners; Gymnasiums; Horse-drawn vehicles; Horses;...
Collection of photographs depict the workers and buildings involved in the Claremont citrus fruit industry. Includes pictures of various Claremont businesses and buildings including Frank Wheeler's real estate and insurance office. Also contains a...
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company; Bichowsky, Emmo C.; Billheimer, John S.; Business enterprises; Camps; Canyons; Citrus fruit industry; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Electric railroads-Rails; Engineers; Gates, George Augustus;...
Entitled "coming of the Pacific Electric," collection of articles present the various aspects that went into the construction of a Pacific Railway line through Southern California. Includes responses by cities affected and the business deals formed...
Agriculture; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company; Census; Citrus fruit industry; Complaint letters; Congregational Church (Claremont, Calif.); Country clubs; Dates (Fruit); Lemon trade; Letters; Letterheads; Los Angeles County Fair (Los...
Entitled, "The Pirates of Pomona," page contains pages from Rand McNally and Company's guide as well as a letter of complaint from Frank Wheeler and its response from the company president.
