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Palms on the San Marino ranch



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  • Road through citrus orchard going up to the house

    Road through citrus orchard going up to the house

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    Image of the road leading up to the Huntington Residence. A vehicle can be seen in the middle of the road heading toward the house.

    photCL 107 vol3 (24)

  • Lower reservoir, San Marino Ranch

    Lower reservoir, San Marino Ranch

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    A view from a dirt road of the lower reservoir on the San Marino Ranch. A man is sitting in a rowboat that is in the water near the center of the image, and there is a thatched building of some sort in the lower right corner.

    photCL 284 (65)

  • Reservoir on the San Marino ranch, circa 1909

    Reservoir on the San Marino ranch, circa 1909

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    Swans swim past a roughly built wooden bridge over part of the reservoir. The desert and palm gardens are in the background, and at the top of the hill the Huntington residence is under construction. The label that accompanies this photo in the album reads "No. 65 Cactus and palm garden, about 1909."

    photCL 107 vol3 pg38

  • Interior of the lath house on the San Marino ranch

    Interior of the lath house on the San Marino ranch

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    View of tall palms growing underneath the high, wide dome of the lath house. Handwritten note above the photo in album says "Interior of lath house."

    photCL 107 vol7 (15)

  • Dirt road on the San Marino ranch

    Dirt road on the San Marino ranch

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    View of a dirt road lined by tall trees. Photographed by Curtis Studio. Like the other photos in this album, the focus is soft.

    photCL 107 vol6 pg22

  • Reservoir of the San Marino ranch

    Reservoir of the San Marino ranch

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    White swans swim in the reservoir south of the Huntington residence. The label that accompanies this photo in the album reads "No. 12 Lake south of the cactus garden to irrigate citrus groves, about 1908."

    photCL 107 vol3 pg5