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Shorb house, San Marino Ranch



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  • Shorb house, San Marino Ranch, after 1888

    Shorb house, San Marino Ranch, after 1888

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    A view of the side of the very large four-story Shorb house on the San Marino Ranch. The house is light, with a dark roof and accents, and has a large wraparound porch. There are two groups of people on the right, one centered around a young boy on a pony, the other made up of three people and possibly a dog. There are two trees, including one that seems to be dead, in the foreground.

    photCL 284 (55)

  • Interior, Shorb house, San Marino Ranch

    Interior, Shorb house, San Marino Ranch

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    A view of one of the rooms in the Shorb house on the San Marino Ranch. There are large, decorative rugs and tapestries, a chandelier with six light fixtures, and a fireplace. The furniture is made of heavy, dark wood, and includes two chairs on the left, two low footstools just right of center, a large cabinet in the center, and a narrow table in front of the fireplace. There are three paintings hanging, one portrait over the fireplace and a landscape on either side of the tapestry in the center. There is a piano near the window in the back corner.

    photCL 284 (58)

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    James De Barth Shorb and family, San Marino Ranch house

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    A view of the very large four-story Shorb house on the San Marino Ranch. The house is light, with a brick chimney on the right, and a large porch. James De Barth Shorb is sitting next to the steps to the porch. An older woman, probably his wife, is sitting on the other side of the steps, between a young daughter and son (both look like they're between seven and twelve). Two young woman, probably also daughters, are on the steps, and one child of indeterminate sex, around four to six, is on the steps between them.

    photCL 284 (60a)

  • Shorb-White wedding, Shorb house, San Marino Ranch, 1894

    Shorb-White wedding, Shorb house, San Marino Ranch, 1894

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    A group photograph of the wedding party for the marriage of Ynez Shorb and Stephen S. White, taken on the steps of the Shorb family's house on the San Marino Ranch. The bride, Ynez Maria, is standing in the center, in a white gown with a long train, short puffy sleeves, and a wasp waist. She is wearing elbow-length gloves and a veil, and is holding a bunch of flowers. Stephen White, to the right of Ynez, is wearing his naval uniform, with fringed epaulettes and a double row of buttons. His hair is short and he has a full mustache. The bridal party includes five bridesmaids, all dressed in white and holding a shepherd's crook decorated with flowers, five young men in suits, three boys wearing sailor's outfits, one girl in white, and the bride's parents.

    photCL 284

  • Carmelita

    Carmelita

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    Exterior view of the large, two-story residence with wide front porch, surrounded by trees and landscaping on the Carmelita estate of Dr. Ezra Carr and his wife, Jeanne C. Carr, in Pasadena, California. A horse-drawn carriage is parked in front.

    photPF 24470

  • Residence in the San Gabriel Valley

    Residence in the San Gabriel Valley

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    The two-story residence of Nathaniel C. Carter on the Willow Dale estate in San Gabriel (now San Marino, California), with porch, sits on a gentle slope with a fenced-in garden in front. To the left, a horse-drawn carriage and a woman astride another horse, and a vineyard is planted in the foreground.

    photPF 796