[Rarebooks] FS: California Photo Album, 1925

[Bob Petrilla]

California. "SOJOURNING IN 1925-26": A PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM OF VERNACULAR
IMAGES OF SUBJECTS & SCENES IN LOS ANGELES AND BEYOND . , 1925. Original
photographs. Album with pages measuring ca. 5 ¾” x 7”. 164 b&w snapshots of
California sights, scenes, etc., ranging in size from a few larger ones 3
¾” x 4 ½” (one) and 2 ¾” x 4 ½” (two) to the rest, which measure ca. 3 ½” x
2 ½”, 3 ¼” x 2 ½”, and 1 ¾” x 2 ¾”. The photos are mounted in corners to
black leaves, and the captions are nicely lettered in white ink. Written on
the inside front cover is “Sojourning 1925-26”. Bound in string-tied,
embossed boards. A 5”-round, color decal (chipped) on the front cover reads
“Grizzlies / University of California/ Southern Branch/Los Angeles" and
depicts the head of a grizzly bear. ~~ The photographs show many buildings
and landscapes in various California locales, including: Santa Monica;
Fairfax High School (in L.A. near the border of Hollywood, with many
entertainers and baseball players among its alumni); Arroyo Seco
(California's westernmost national forest); Santa Monica, including shots
taken at Palisades Park and Ocean Park and its “Natatorium”); Laurel Canyon
(and “Laurel School”); San Diego; San Gabriel Mission; Venice; Los
Angeles’s Exposition Park; Redondo; San Juan Capistrano Mission; San Diego
(including Balboa Park, Broadway, U.S. Grant Hotel, and “Ramona’s Marriage
Place”, referring to the 1868 novel); Tijuana, Mexico (6 shots); San
Francisco (including Ferry Building, a cable car “turntable”, seal rocks,
Golden Gate Park (6 of these) and an amusement park and beach); Pescadero;
Santa Cruz; American Canyon and Royal Gorge (in Yosemite); and 22
photographs of Palo Alto (including 10 of the city, Palo Alto, H.S., etc.
and 12 of Stanford University—“Bonfire Rally”, “the Last Mud Fight”, etc.).
There are also 5 photographs of UC Santa Barbara, including one of a boy
labeled “The Freshy”, possibly Richard of the family group (see below);
Harbor at Wilmington; Catalina Island; Avalon; Tijuana; Descadero; &c.
 ~~ Also of interest are seven photographs of Hollywood movie studios in
the 1920s, including: Charlie Chaplin's Studio (now Jim Henson Studios);
Fox Studio; Warner Brothers; First studio in Hollywood--Paramount;
Fairbanks-Pickford Studio.
 Very Good. Original Cloth.
The photographer is unknown, but the stars of some of the photographs in
this album are three boys (preteen and teenage), labeled variously Richard,
George and Billy, and an older man (father?), and in one case an even older
man (grandfather?). [Perhaps Mother took the pictures and wrote the
captions.] Also appearing are Elmo Billings, Mrs. Wright and Bess, and the
Yelton Family (including a young girl named Helen) of 848 No. Ogden Drive
(West Hollywood?). Other residences photographed include “7929 Willoughby
Ave, Hollywood, California”, and 240 Gowper St., Palo Alto. $250.00

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