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The Smiley Brothers at Smiley Heights, Redlands, ca.1890
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The Smiley Brothers at Smiley Heights, Redlands, ca.1890
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Photograph of the the Smiley Brothers, "fathers of Redlands", at Smiley Heights, Redlands, ca.1890. Both men, bearded wearing hats and 3-piece suits, are standing in a street beside an embankment overgrown with ivy. The Smiley brothers, twins Albert K. and Alfred H., were born at Vassalboro, Maine, March 17, 1828. Albert first visited California in 1888 and bought a 50 acre hillside tract at Redlands. Next year the other brother arrived and they increased their holdings to 200 acres. This was later know as Smiley Heights Park. In 1890 they began to imporve the property and in 1891 build their homes there which still stand. They called it the "Canyon Crest Park" but the public always called it "Smiley Heights." It has always been a private park. Alfred died in 1903 and Albert in 1912, both in Redlands.; "Albert Keith Smiley, educator and humanitarian, passed away this morning at his home in Smiley Heights, Redlands; and his wife is critically ill. Mr. Smiley came to Southern California and settled in Redlands in 1889, and with his brother purchased in Canyon Crest Park, commonly known as Smiley Heights, where he made his winter home. The estate has been thrown open to the public as one of the scenic drives of the Southland. In 1898 he presented Redlands with a public library adjoining the park at a cost of $60,000 and in 1906 enlarged the library by adding a wing costing $11,000." -- Exress, 2 December 1912.
Asset Metadata
Title
The Smiley Brothers at Smiley Heights, Redlands, ca.1890
Subject
Brothers
(lcsh),
Parks
(adlf),
Sm
(file heading),
Smiley, Albert K.
(subject),
Smiley, Alfred H.
(subject)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Redlands
(city or populated place),
San Bernardino
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1890
Type
images
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 17 x 22 cm.
(aacr2),
glass plate negatives
(format),
photographic prints
(aat),
photographs
(aat)
Source
California Historical Society
(contributing entity),
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
(collection),
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
(subcollection)
Date Created
1890
Publisher
University of Southern California. Libraries
(digital)
Repository Email
specol@lib.usc.edu
Repository Name
USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository Location
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
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.
Copyright
Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.
Access Conditions
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Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m11246
Identifier
1191 (
accession number
), CHS-1191 (
call number
), CHS-1191 (
filename
), chs-m265 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-10668 (
legacy record id
), chs-m11246 (
legacy record id
), USC-1-1-1-13966 (
legacy record id
), 1-90-625 (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
10668
Unique identifier
UC117882
Legacy Identifier
CHS-1191.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
18.9 in × 14.4 in at 300dpi
48.2 cm × 36.7 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960
Description
The nearly 15,000 unique photographs of this collection contain the work of C.C. Pierce which cover the Los Angeles region city, street and architectural views, California Missions, Southwestern Native Americans, and turn-of-century Nevada, Arizona, and California. Pierce, active from 1886 to 1940, was one of the leading photographers of his day and amassed a collection of 15,000 images, including his own and those bought and copied from his contemporaries, George Wharton James and Charles Puck. The James collection contains over 2,000 images of portraits, customs, ceremonies, arts, and games of various groups of Southwestern Native Americans.
Date Created
1860/1960
Linked assets
Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960
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