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Reservoir, San Marino Ranch



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  • 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)

  • 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)

  • 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

  • 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

  • The Santa Anita Ranch, San Gabriel

    The Santa Anita Ranch, San Gabriel

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    Orange grove, San Marino Ranch, approximately 1905

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    A view of orange groves on the San Marino Ranch. The orange trees are planted in rows, and stretch off into the distance, where the Shorb house is just visible on the hill in the center.

    photCL 284 (80)