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Westlake (now MacArthur) Park, Los Angeles. 1924



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  • Westlake Park, Los Angeles, California

    Westlake Park, Los Angeles, California

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    View of a sailboat, rowboat, and canoe on a lake in Westlake Park (now MacArthur Park) in Los Angeles, California, with people in a gazebo in a park and horse-drawn carriages visible on the shore.

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  • View at Westlake Park, Los Angeles, Cal

    View at Westlake Park, Los Angeles, Cal

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    View of the gardens, trees, gazebo, and lake of Westlake Park (now MacArthur Park) in Los Angeles, California, with houses visible in the distance.

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  • West Lake Park, (Winter) Los Angeles, Cal

    West Lake Park, (Winter) Los Angeles, Cal

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    View of Westlake Park (now MacArthur Park) in Los Angeles, California, showing a man standing on a wooden deck with a sailboat on the lake in the background.

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  • Lake, Hollenbeck Park, Los Angeles. December 1, 1922

    Lake, Hollenbeck Park, Los Angeles. December 1, 1922

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    A view of the lake at Hollenbeck Park in Los Angeles. There are several ducks swimming in the lake in the foreground. A boathouse is visible on the far side of the lake, as well as a path with benches and shade trees. The sky is overcast and there are no people visible.

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  • Lake and boathouse, Hollenbeck Park, Los Angeles. December 1, 1922

    Lake and boathouse, Hollenbeck Park, Los Angeles. December 1, 1922

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    A view of the lake and a boathouse at Hollenbeck Park in Los Angeles. The boathouse is at the far right, and on the far side of the lake there is a path with benches and shade trees. The sky is overcast and there are no people visible.

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    Photograph album of a family and their home in Westlake Park, Los Angeles

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    An album of 28 photographs of a well-off Los Angeles family and their expansive, richly appointed home directly across the street from Westlake Park (now MacArthur Park) in Los Angeles. The photographs were likely taken shortly before American businessman Homer Laughlin bought the home, as a handwritten caption notes it was sold to Laughlin of "East Liverpool, Ohio." Images include photographs of the exterior and various interior rooms, showing furniture, a grand piano, several angles of the parlor, the dining hall, "Papa's Room," and the children's room. Other photographs depict the lush garden around the home, often including children Marion and Elizabeth playing or picking "California wildflowers" with their grandmother Louisa and other family members, including one of "Papa" labeled with the initials "E. G. J." The family home's address is given as 9th Westlake Avenue, possibly what is current day Alvarado Street. Other photographs include women in fancy Victorian dress, images of Westlake Park, the bells of San Gabriel Mission, and a group photograph of "the Dane family, Pasadena." This is most likely Ezra Dane (1828-1921) and family at their "Sunny Ridge" residence.

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