Manuscripts
Charles Owens and R. Braddock letter to W. Parker Lyon
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Julius Shulman photographs of the W. Parker Lyon House
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A group of 19 black and white photographs, 8 x 10 inches, taken by Julius Shulman of the W. Parker Lyon House, designed by architect Thornton Ladd in 1948, in Pasadena, California. Photographs of the mid-century modern style residence depict the exterior, landscaping, interior rooms, furnishings, and an early television. The house is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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Julius Shulman photographs of the W. Parker Lyon House
Visual Materials
A group of 19 black and white photographs, 8 x 10 inches, taken by Julius Shulman of the W. Parker Lyon House, designed by architect Thornton Ladd in 1948, in Pasadena, California. Photographs of the mid-century modern style residence depict the exterior, landscaping, interior rooms, furnishings, and an early television. The house is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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William S. Lyon letter to J.W. Vandervort
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Letter from William S. Lyon in Los Angeles, California, to John W. Vandervort, an early owner of property on Mount Wilson. Lyon writes to let Vandervort know that his two plants are ready for spring delivery, and that he hopes the recent frosts did not kill his poinsettia and hibiscus plants. Also includes an invoice for one hibiscus and one euphorbia plant, as well as delivery charges to Pasadena.
mssHM 72846
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Born to be hanged: the log of the life of Captain Harry W. Lyon, as told to Lorrin L. Morrison
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A typewritten manuscript of the amazing adventures of Harry W. Lyon from his birth in 1885 to his historic transpacific flight in 1928; it covers these adventures in some detail but it is not clear as to who is the actual author of this manuscript. It contains both original typewritten pages as well as some carbon copy pages; the page numbering is not consistent, and some pages have autograph corrections in pencil.
mssHM 84046
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Charles A. Leake letter to James W. Denver
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Charles A. Leake wrote this letter to James W. Denver from "Sacramento City" and the letter is devoted almost entirely to California state politics. He writes at length upon the recently-concluded Democratic state party convention, the maneuverings therein of various factions, and the circumstances of leading California political figures such as former governor John Bigler and current U.S. senator David Broderick, as well as the influence of events in California upon national political events.
mssHM 83476
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Isaac Owen letter book
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Typewritten copies of letters by and to Reverend Owen for the Methodist Church in various cities in northern California. With envelope of related used envelopes. Copies made in 1919 from letters in the Methodist Church in Berkeley, California by Mrs. Miller, Owen's sister.
mssHM 48972