7 -- Marco Forster residence, " Casa Las Rosas", Casa Grande, San Juan Capistrano, CA., 1888
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of photographs taken between 1882 and 1953 of various exterior locations primarily in Orange County, California, including Santa Ana, Tustin, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Garden Grove, Orange, San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Hot Springs, and Irvine. There are also photographs of Catalina Island and Riverside. More than half of the photographs date to the period prior to 1900. The collection includes in most cases the glass plate or film negatives used to create the prints.
Dates
- 1888
Extent
From the Collection: 27 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital reproductions are available electronically: http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/c8nv9gzs. CFLS_005.
General
"Casas las Rosas". Casa Grande. The Marco Forster residence was built in 1883. Posing in front are Forster family members, employees, and friends, showing, (left to right) Albert Pryor (on horseback), five unidentified men, the household cook (in his chef's hat), three unidentified people, perhaps the tutor for the Forster children, son Frank A. Forster, three women, two of whom are daughters Lucana and Ysidora Forster, Marco's wife, Guadalupe Avila Forster, Marco Forster (1839-1904), and Damian Rios, a horse trainer working for Forster. The building later served as the Las Rosas Hotel, then the Las Rosas Restaurant. Located at approximately 31872 Camino Capistrano, it was torn down in 1964. Eighteen men and women are posed in front of the home. San Juan Capistrano, CA.
Creator
- From the Collection: Smart, Mary A. (Photographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Hickox, Lou P. (Photographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Conaway, B.F. (Benjamin Franklin), (1848 - 1935) (Photographer, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the CSUF University Archives & Special Collections Repository
University Archives & Special Collections
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