Historical Society of Southern California Collection - Thornton Fitzhugh Collection of Architectural Photographs and Ephemera [graphic], ca. 1895-ca. 1928

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Historical Society of Southern California Collection - Thornton Fitzhugh Collection of Architectural Photographs and Ephemera [graphic], ca. 1895-ca. 1928

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The collection contains photographs, clippings, and other ephemera related to the architectural work of Thornton Fitzhugh. Included are photographs and renderings of commercial and residential buildings designed by Fitzhugh in Los Angeles and Arizona; among the more notable are the Pacific Electric Building, the Jonathan Club, Union Labor Temple, and Bimini Hot Springs, in Los Angeles, and the Territorial Institute for the Insane, Phoenix. The original album contained many loose and unidentified photographs and for this reason the original order of the collection was not preserved.

184 photographs and ephemera in 1 box (0.81 linear ft.)

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 8332301

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