Photographs pertaining to Montel Montgomery and the Lyons and Wiley families [graphic]. ca. 1860-ca. 1940.

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Photographs pertaining to Montel Montgomery and the Lyons and Wiley families [graphic]. ca. 1860-ca. 1940.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/773426728

Snapshots and studio portraits of Montel Montgomery, taken chiefly during his youth, including an image of Montel with Jack London; Montel's parents Lurline Lyons Montgomery and Percy Montgomery; and Montel's guardians Emma Growall and Willard Growall. Also includes studio portraits of various members of the Lyons and Wiley families of Southern California, including Alexander Lyons, Judith Lyons, Daisy Wiley Kittredge, Netty Wiley, Harvey Wiley, Villa Wiley, Julius Lyons, Captain Kittredge and Izola Wiley Lyons. Also includes a view of the Monthaven property in Alta Dena, Calif., and two views of San Francisco following the 1906 earthquake and fire. Miscellaneous material includes assorted ms papers, a lock of hair, a calling card, a souvenir booklet of images of the Panama Pacific International Exposition, and donor-provided family history information.

6 folders (ca. 65 photographic prints) : 14 x 20 cm or smaller.

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Wiley family

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6md8765 (family)

Montgomery, Montel

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Lyons family

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London, Jack, 1876-1916

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rf5vjj (person)

Jack London was born in San Francisco January 12, 1876. He led an adventurous life, only beginning his career as an author in the 1890s. He wrote short stories, serials, essays, articles, verse and novels. He died November 22, 1916 in Sonoma County, CA. From the description of Jack London papers, 1897-1916. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122387554 American novelist and short story writer. From the description of Chronometer method [navigational documents] [1907?]...