Inventory of the James H. Osborne Photograph Collection SPC.2023.012
Karen Clemons
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
2023-07
University Library South -5039 (Fifth Floor)
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson, CA 90747
Business Number: 310-243-3895
archives@csudh.edu
Contributing Institution:
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
Title: James H. Osborne Photograph Collection
Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2023.012
Physical Description:
3 boxes
Physical Description:
3 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1900s-1970s, 2006, 2007; undated
Abstract: This collection includes photographs, postcards, ephemera, and memorabilia gathered by James H. Osborne, a resident, educator,
and historian of Los Angeles County's South Bay. Osborne's family has lived in the South Bay since the end of the 19th century,
and he has been an enthusiastic collector of all things related to his home region. The collection contains photographs showing
everyday life in the region, often offering candid images of citizens attending major events, or dealing with hardships such
as the devastating 1933 earthquake. While many of these contain photographic images, the majority show lithographed representations
of noted buildings, parks, attractions, and events from most of the South Bay cities, as well as from Los Angeles and other
parts of California. Material in this collection is available to view at:
James H. Osborne Photograph Collection
Language of Material:
English
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Conditions Governing Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives
and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Preferred Citation
Scope and Contents
The James H. Osborne Photograph Collection (1900s-1970s, 2006, 2007; undated) contains three boxes and three linear feet of
mostly postcards, as well as few booklets, programs, and photographs relating to California. A majority of the images feature
locations within the Los Angeles County area including Hollywood; downtown Los Angeles; San Gabriel Mission; Pasadena; Long
Beach; San Pedro; Mt. Wilson; parks, hotels, and residences within Los Angeles; and other landmarks. Also included are postcards
of San Diego; San Francisco; Berkeley; Santa Barbara; Yosemite; flora; and produce. This collection also includes photographs
taken by Frank and Helen Buss of San Pedro, and the Pasadena Rose Parade. Dates in this collection range from the early 1900s-1970s
and mostly pertain to postmark dates for the postcards.
Related Materials
For related material please see: South Bay Photograph Collection; South Bay History Collection; and Long Beach Fireman's Collection.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Long Beach (Calif.)
San Pedro (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Pasadena (Calif.)
San Diego (Calif.)
Postcards
Photographs
Mission San Gabriel Arcangel (San Gabriel, Calif.)
Photographs
1902, 1919, 1921
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs taken by Fred and Helen Buss of the rose tournament in Pasadena, CA., as well as images taken in San
Pedro of the San Pedro Harbor, battleships, sailors, lighthouses, Point Fermin, shipyards, and the Buss Family. Photographs
of the San Gabriel Mission can be found in the "Postcards and Ephemera" series in the file titled "San Gabriel Mission".
box 1
Rose Tournament photographs taken by Fred Buss
January 1, 1902
box 1
Rose Tournament photographs taken by Helen Buss
January 1, 1921
box 2
Images of San Pedro, CA. taken by Helen Buss
1919, 1921
Scope and Contents
Includes images of San Pedro Harbor; battleships; sailors; lighthouses; Point Fermin; southwest shipyards; and photographs
of the Buss Family.
Postcards and Ephemera
1900-2007; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes postcards featuring photographic images, as well as lithographed representations of noted buildings, parks, attractions,
and events from most of the South Bay cities, as well as from Los Angeles and other parts of California such as San Francisco,
San Diego, Santa Barbara, Fresno, Palm Springs, and Sacramento. Locations within Los Angeles County that are featured include:
Long Beach, San Pedro, Pasadena, Beverly Hills, Downtown Los Angeles, Mt. Wilson, parks, hotels, residences, landmarks such
as Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood Bowl, Griffith Observatory, "Miracle Mile", LACMA, and the San Gabriel Mission. This series
also includes a program for "La Fiesta de San Gabriel", and "Long Beach Street Guide", 29th edition.
box 1
Eagle Rock (rock formation)
circa 1910s; 2006
General
item from 2006 is a photograph.
box 1
Pasadena, CA.
1910-1914; 1925, circa 1920s; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes images of City Hall; swimming pool, Brookside Park; Church, South Pasadena; Arroyo Seco; Cawston Ostrich Farm; flora;
Hotel Green; Raymond Hotel.
box 1
Forest Lawn Cemetary
1911, 1918
box 1
Mount Wilson
1910, 1914, 1925, 1936, 1940; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes images of snow, observatory, trail, view of Pasadena, bungalows, "Old Baldy", San Antonoio, hotel
box 1
Highland Home (Beaumont, CA.)
1911
box 1
Pomona, CA.
1919; undated
Scope and Contents
Include images of Pomona High School; a park
box 1
Redlands, CA.
1911, 1912, 1918; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes images of Smiley Library heights; E.C. Sterling residence; Prospect Park; Brookside Ave.
box 1
Gilman's Relief (San Jacinto, CA.)
undated
box 1
San Bernardino, CA.
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes: E. St; view of city
box 1
orange groves
1908-1946; undated
box 1
Hemet, CA.
1911; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes images of hotels; Marion Mt.; Falls of North Fork; Little Lake; Hemet Dam; Florida Ave.
box 1
Riverside CA.
1925; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes: Huntington Park; Rubidoux Mt.; Glenwood Mission Inn; Magnolia Ave.
box 1
Palm Springs, CA.
1939, 1941, 1961; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes: Lone Palm Hotel; Palm Canyon; Salton Sea; yucca; catus
box 1
San Gabriel Mission
1900s-1910s; 1930s-1940s; 1970s; 1980s; 2004; 2007; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs and postcards featuring images of the mission; program for "La Fiesta de San Gabriel" (2007)
box 2
San Pedro, CA.
1908, 1912, 1914, 1921; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes images of Point Fermin; White's Landing; Deadman's Island; Point Firmin Park; Beacon St.; city hall; high school;
San Pedro Harbor; lumber wharf
box 2
S. S. Empress; Steamers "Yale" and Harvard"
1916, 1929
box 2
Long Beach, CA.
1905, 1910, 1912, 1947; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes images of The Pike; piers; breakers; Ocean Ave.; Virginia Hotel; Naples; library; city park; Myers residence; Cedar
Ave; 1933 earthquake. Also included is a copy of the "Long Beach Street Guide", 29th Edition.
box 2
San Diego, CA.
1914, 1932, circa 1970s
Scope and Contents
Includes images of Mission Valley; Balboa Park; U.S. Grant Hotel; Broadway; Electric Fountain Plaza Park; largest organ in
the world; stadium; Naval Air Station; Bishop's School; caves of La Jolla; downtown; Point Loma
box 2
Los Angeles, CA.
circa 1960s
Scope and Contents
Includes images of downtown; CBS; civic center; Harbor Freeway; Century City skyline; LACMA; Temple of Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints; Wilshire Blvd.; city hall; Griffith Observatory; McArthur Park; "Miracle Mile"; Mark Taper Forum; music
center
box 2
Southern California- various locations
1910, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1935, 1945, undated
Scope and Contents
Includes images of Huntington Beach; Santa Susana Pass; Santa Monica Inn; Santa Paula; Santa Margarita; Santa Barbara; Pismo
Beach; Arroyo Grande; San Luis Obispo; California Readwood Park
box 2
Northern and Central California- various locations
circa 1900s-1950s
Scope and Contents
Includes images of Palo Alto; UC Berkeley; Yosemite Valley; Sequoia National Park; Monterey; Lake Tahoe; Mt. Shasta; Italian
Swiss Colony Winery (Asti, CA.); Yuba City; Sacramento State Capitol; Fresno (courthouse, chamber of commerce); Lake Merritt;
highways; and other locations.
box 2
San Francisco, CA.
circa 1900s-1970s
Scope and Contents
Includes images of civic center; Market St.; Bay Bridge; hotels
box 2
Parks in Los Angeles
1900s-1920s
Scope and Contents
Includes images of Westlake Park; East Lake Park; Hollenbeck Park; Elysian Park; Echo Park; St. James Park; Lincoln Park;
South Park
box 3
Pepper Trees (Los Angeles, CA.)
undated
box 3
Figueroa St. (Los Angeles, CA.)
1906, 1910, 1913
box 3
private residences, bungalow homes, log cabin (Los Angeles, CA.)
1905, 1910-1912, 1923
box 3
Palmetto Ave. (Los Angeles, CA.)
undated
box 3
Hollywood Bowl
1946, 1951, undated
box 3
Los Angeles residences
1940, 1950; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes images of homes belonging to Bob Burns, George Burns, Bud Abbott, Ginger Rogers, Judy Garland
box 3
Griffith Park (Los Angeles, CA.)
1955; 1962
box 3
Carthay Circle Theater (Los Angeles, CA.)
undated
box 3
Los Angeles- various locations
1900s-1960s
Scope and Contents
Includes images of Broadway, city hall, Spring St., 6th St., 7th St., Hotel Lankershim, Hotel Alexandria, Hotel Clark, Los
Angeles Athletic Club, financial center, Pershing Sq., Auditorium Hotel, Biltmore, LA County Courthouse, Angel's Flight, Polytechnic
High School, 2nd Church of Christ Scientist, Angelus Temple, UCLA, USC, Sunken Gardens and Museum, Exposition Park, Pigeon
Farm, post office and federal building, Hotel Hayward, Ambassador Hotel, LA Public Library, LA County General Hospital, Union
Station, Statue of Junipero Serra, Olvera St., old mission plaza, Chinatown