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Clifton F. Smith

This photo shows the Ocean View Hotel and paddock facing the shore with a pier in the background.

Filed in:
Photo: San Luis Obispo Co.: Pismo Beach: Waterfront & Wharves

Published:
, c1890. (1 photographic print on 11 x 12 in. board ; 7 1/2 x 9 5/8 in)

Notes:
The Clifton F. Smith Collection comprises over 130 rare photographs from the 19th century. They range from stereo cards to large cabinet mounts. The collection, donated by Dennis Kruska, contains early views of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Ventura, and nearby counties depicting town scenes, the surroundings, buildings, and early citizens of these areas.

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Hamilton Henry Dobbin

This photo shows Dobbin, seated on a wall with a tall building serving as a backdrop.

Hamilton Henry Dobbin

Filed in:
In Photo Album-Vault: ** fc917.9461 A3, Vol. II, Page 200 Top Right

Published:
, c1910. (1 photoprint ; 5 5/8 x 3 1/2 in)

Notes:
Hamilton Henry Dobbin (1856-1930) was born in Ireland and came to San Francisco in 1874, where he worked as a reporter and as a dramatic critic. Dobbin joined the San Francisco Police Department and attained the rank of Corporal. His collection of San Francisco photos is made up of two volumes.

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Frederick Martin

This photo shows a car driving down a boulevard lined with evergreens.

Santa Rosa Ave. with auto, views 1-2

Filed in:
Photo-B-Cab: Martin-5055-5056

Published:
, 1918. (2 photographic prints ; 6 x 8 in.)

Notes:
The Frederick Martin Collection consists of over 3,000 6 x 8 in. black and white photographs chronicling Pasadena, the Los Angeles area, Southern California missions, Yosemite, Lake Tahoe, and the Monterey coast. The photographs in this collection were taken between 1910 and 1930.

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Arnold Hylen

This photo shows a highway under construction with several buildings in the background.

Civic Center and freeway construction

Filed in:
Photo: Los Angeles Co.: Los Angeles: Bunker Hill: Hylen-76

Published:
, c1953. (1 photoprint mounted on 10 x 13 in. board ; 7 5/8 x 9 5/8 in.)

Notes:
The Hylen Collection consists of approximately 500 images of downtown Los Angeles taken by Hylen during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. The collection was donated to the Library by the artist.

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William Reagh

This photo shows the Howard Jones building facing a streetcorner, the Capitol Records Tower is in the background on the right.

Hollywood and Vine Streets

Filed in:
Photo: Los Angeles Co.: Hollywood: Streets: Hollywood Blvd

Published:
, 1986. (1 photoprint ; 8 x 10 in)

Notes:
The William Reagh Collection consists of over 800 images of Los Angeles taken during the 1950s through the 1980s. Reagh's views show a changing, evolving, and growing city. Many show how a particular location changed over a series of decades. They show the transformation of a flat terra-cotta and stucco town dominated by the city hall into a forest of sleek, shining glass, steel, and marble office towers surrounded by an undergrowth of traffic, parking lots, utility wires, and convenience stores.

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