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Boxed plant specimens from Mexico bound for San Marino ranch, circa 1912



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  • Wagon carrying boxed plant specimens from Mexico bound for San Marino ranch, circa 1912

    Wagon carrying boxed plant specimens from Mexico bound for San Marino ranch, circa 1912

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    Photo taken during William Hertrich's expedition to Mexico to collect plants for the grounds of Huntington's San Marino ranch. MS note reads "Boxed plant on wagon." The numbering system of this album is unclear - this appears on the verso of the 13th page in the envelope of volume 12 (1- ).

    photCL 107 vol12 (22)

  • Plants bound for San Marino ranch being loaded onto a ship, circa 1912

    Plants bound for San Marino ranch being loaded onto a ship, circa 1912

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    Photo taken during William Hertrich's expedition to Mexico to collect plants for the grounds of Huntington's San Marino ranch. MS note reads "Plants on deck." The numbering system of this album is unclear - this appears on the verso of the 13th page in the envelope of volume 12 (1- ).

    photCL 107 vol12 (22)

  • Plant specimen in Mexico, circa 1912

    Plant specimen in Mexico, circa 1912

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    A negative of a photo taken during William Hertrich's expedition to Mexico to collect plants for the grounds of Huntington's San Marino ranch. The numbering system of this album is unclear - this is stored in an envelope with three other negatives.

    photCL 107 vol12

  • Hay field and live oaks in the north section of the San Marino ranch, circa 1906

    Hay field and live oaks in the north section of the San Marino ranch, circa 1906

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    View of the grounds of the ranch around the time that Henry E. Huntington purchased the land (1903). The label that accompanies this photo in the album reads "No. 43 Hay field and live oaks in the north section of the San Marino Ranch, about 1906."

    photCL 107 vol8 (43)

  • Reservoir on the San Marino ranch, circa 1908

    Reservoir on the San Marino ranch, circa 1908

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    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

  • Aviary of the San Marino ranch, circa 1915

    Aviary of the San Marino ranch, circa 1915

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    A wide view of the entire aviary. The label that accompanies this photo in the album reads "No. 53 Center house of aviary. About 1915."

    photCL 107 vol4 pg119