Title |
Carr residence in Pasadena, now Carmelita Park, ca.1895 |
Description |
Photograph of the first home of the author Jeanne C. Carr and her husband Dr. Ezra C. Carr located on Orange Grove Avenue, ca.1895. House is covered in wisteria and roses and he is seated in front. Land was later purchased by city and and called Carmelita Park. Jeanne Carr bought property to establish a resort and horticulture school for women. She and her husband were liberals from the central valley, who were instrumental in establishing the California Grange, and in advocating dress reform and women's suffrage. |
Subject |
Carr, Ezra C.; Carr, Jeanne C.; Pasadena (LA), Architecture, Domestic |
Subject (adlf) |
residential sites |
Subject (file heading) |
Pasadena -- Architecture -- Domestic; Botany -- Trees -- Wisteria |
Subject (lcsh) |
Gardens Architecture, Domestic Trees Wisteria Botany |
Geographic subject (roadway) |
Orange Grove Avenue |
Geographic subject (city or populated place) |
Carmelita Park; Pasadena; Pasadena |
Geographic subject (county) |
Los Angeles |
Geographic subject (state) |
California |
Geographic subject (country) |
USA |
Coverage date |
circa 1895 |
Publisher (of the digital version) |
University of Southern California. Libraries |
Date created |
circa 1895 |
Type |
images |
Format |
glass plate negatives |
Format (aacr2) |
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 22 x 17 cm. |
Format (aat) |
photographic prints photographs |
Contributing entity |
California Historical Society |
Accession number |
1319 |
Call number |
CHS-1319 |
Microfiche number |
1-37-23; 1-82-59 |
Legacy record ID |
chs-m2042; USC-1-1-1-2102; USC-1-1-1-14305 |
Part of collection |
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 |
Part of subcollection |
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960 |
Project |
USC |
Rights |
Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library. From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California. |
Physical access |
Send requests to address or e-mail given |
Repository name |
USC Libraries Special Collections |
Repository address |
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 |
Repository email |
specol@usc.edu |
Filename |
CHS-1319 |
Archival file |
chs_Volume32/CHS-1319.tiff |