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Riviera development, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles. 1926
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A panorama view of land of the Riviera development in Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles. The development was done by Frank Meline. This photograph was taken before any work was done on this portion of the development, and shows open fields with hills in the background.
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Ser. 6/ Volume 1. Harold Hannibal photographs, Pacific Coast and New Mexico
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Photographs are by Harold Hannibal, a geologist and paleontologist who co-wrote a paper with Arnold called "The Marine Tertiary Stratigraphy of the North Pacific Coast of America," Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 1913. California Predominately views and descriptions of topography and geological features, with only two views of oil wells in Tapo Canyon, Simi Valley. At site are "Messrs. Wheat, DeFreest, Koeberle and Moore" examining rock (No. 188). Locations: Calaveras Valley; Carmel; Catalina Island; Contra Costa County; Corral Hollow; Crescent City; Dixieland; Eel River; Garbeville; Imperial Valley; Kettleman Hills; Marysville Buttes; Merced Falls; Monterey Bay; Mt. Diablo; Oroville; San Benito-Monterey County; San Bruno; San Diego; San Pedro Hills; Simi Valley. Others of note: No. 120: Oil wharf with pipeline, Monterey. No. 178-179: Chinese laborers at Calexico, Ca., waiting for train to take them to work in cotton fields at Mexicali, Baja. No. 209: Howard Hannibal standing next to "best fossil locality in the Monterey - 27-mile drive between Pebble Beach Lodge and Carmel." New Mexico/Texas border Topography and vegetation views, showing mountains and springs, sandstone, dry river beds. One view of oil well in Rocky Arroyo, Carlsbad, New Mexico. Oregon, Washington, Vancouver Island and Sooke Harbor, British Columbia Many views and descriptions of coastal topography, beaches and cliffs, particularly in the Olympic Peninsula. Others of note: No. 4-5: J. M. McDonald and Harold Hannibal at Oak Bay. No. 143-146: Native Americans (described as "Siwashes," most likely Coast Salish or Quinault) catching fish on beach at Taholah.
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Signal Hill oil field. April 1, 1931
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These are to certify that Arch. Montieth has been nominated and elected an active member of Albany Engine Co. No. 1
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Image of a firefighter's membership certificate from the Albany Engine Co. No. 1 of Albany, Oregon, made out in manuscript to Archibald Monteith on June 3, 1875, and surrounded by vignettes of firefighters including a firefighter fighting a fire with a fire hose; a firefighter on a ladder rescuing a young girl; a firefighter with a speaking trumpet standing in a street pointing towards a fire; and an eye-level view of a city street with a burning building and ruins with a steam fire engine, hose carriage, firemen, and utility poles in the foreground; the certificate is bordered by images of fire hydrants, ladders, hoses, and preventers.
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