Rolfe, Frank, 1874-

Frank Rolfe was born in Gold Hill, Nevada in 1874, where his father was working as a miner on the Comstock Lode. In 1881, the family settled on a ranch in the Temescal Valley in Riverside County, near what is now Corona, and in 1890, in order to further her children's education, Rolfe's mother moved herself and the children to Los Angeles; they spent winters in the city and summers on the family ranch. Frank graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1894, and earned a degree in geology from Stanford University in 1898. He worked on the Los Angeles aqueduct survey, and possibly on the construction of the Ludlow and Southern Railway. He was a long-time member of the Historical Society of Southern California, and authored articles on California history and geology.

From the description of Historical Society of Southern California Collection - Frank Rolfe Collection of Photographs and Negatives [graphic], 1899-1959, (bulk 1905-1907, 1925-1932)? (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122639139

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