Rose Wiley (photo donor) standing on a stool next to her mother Cornelia Trujillo who came to California in 1913 from Mexico. Picture taken at a studio in Los Angeles, California, circa 1933.
Family portrait of Rose Wiley (photo donor), taken at a studio in Los Angeles, circa 1899. From the left: Francisco Trujillo (donor's grandfather), Manuela Trujillo (donor's mother), and Aleja Trujillo (donor's aunt).
Mothers and sons--California--Topanga; Families--California--Topanga;
Portrait of Manuela Trujillo, wife of Francisco Trujillo, and their sons, Polito (standing) and Dolores, father of Rose Wiley (photo donor), taken at a studio in Los Angeles circa 1905.
Land titles--California--Topanga; Homestead law--California--Topanga; Topanga (Calif.)--History--Sources;
Certificate from the General Land Office in Los Angeles, California, to Francisco Trujillo, grandfather of Rose Wiley (photo donor), to secure a land grant of 160 acres in Topanga on April 17, 1899.
Saenz, Ernest; Rodriguez, Juanita; Teatro de los Niños (Theater group)--California--Los Angeles; Children’s theater--California--Los Angeles; Community theater--California--Los Angeles; Musical instruments--California--Los Angeles;
Holding an acoustic guitar in his hand, Ernest Saenz is rehearsing a song with Juanita Rodriguez for a Teatro de los Niños performance. He is showing her how to play rhythm sticks and the bongos. Teatro de los Niños was the first Chicano theater...
Lynn Haines (Dickhoff). photo donor, on her first day of kindergarten on the front steps of the schoolhouse (now Froggy's Topanga Fish Market) in Topanga in 1947.
Piers--California--Avalon; Beaches--California--Avalon; Children--California--Avalon; Fourth of July--California--Avalon;
Three children sunbathing next to the Green Pleasure Pier, Avalon, California, July 4th, 1942. A palm tree is in the foreground, with Avalon Bay in the background.
Aparicio, Elias Rodriguez; Markets--California--San Jose; Streets--California--San Jose; Automobiles--California--San Jose;
Elias Rodriguez Aparicio (photo donor's father) on a family trip to San Jose to visit his niece, Louise, who was a nun. He is pictured standing next to his parked car on a street in downtown San Jose. There is a parked truck across the street in...
Bays--California--Avalon; Cities and towns--California--Avalon; Tents-California--Avalon;
Avalon Bay and Avalon, nicknamed "Rag City" for its tents, circa 1893. Some visible buildings include the dance pavilion (large, round building at center), Holly Hill House (center, up on hill, with cupola, also called Lookout Cottage) and...
Cities and towns--California--Avalon; Automobiles--California--Avalon; Streets--California--Avalon;
The west side of the 100 block of Metropole Avenue in Avalon, California, 1920s. Pictured are the Hotel Stamford, Catalina Hardware Company, and the Hermosa Hotel and Cottages.
A stagecoach with passengers is in the foreground. In the background are Avalon and Avalon Bay. Visible structures include the Holly Hill House (far left building on hill, with cupola, also called Lookout Cottage), Hotel Metropole (directly across...
Vernon Lopez next to an image of himself in the "People of Catalina" exhibit at the Airport in the Sky on Santa Catalina Island, California in the mid-1990s.
Saldaña, Lolo M.; Saldaña, Margarita; Saldaña, Martin R.; Soldiers--California--Avalon; Families--California--Avalon;
Parents Margarita Saldaña and Martin R. Saldaña bid farewell to their son, Lolo M. Saldaña, before he departs for Germany in 1953. They are at their home at Tremont.
Five men on the Catalina Golf Course during the Bobby Jones Invitational Tournament in April 1940. Actors Mickey Rooney (middle) and Johnny Weissmuller (second from right) stand with Duke D'Arcy (far right).
