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68 -- Tas and Al Harland, campers, San Juan Hot Springs, Orange County, CA., 1891

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SS-068

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

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

  • 1891

Creator

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/c8gt5kx5. CFLS_043.

Related Materials

Medium Format Negative. Glass Negative 714. Box 5.

General

Campers pose under the trees at San Juan Hot Springs. Several of the men have hunting rifles. San Juan Hot Springs was also called Capistrano Hot Springs and was a popular local vacation spot from the 1870s to the 1930s. They are located along Ortega Highway (SR 74) in what is now the upper end of Caspers Wilderness Park. Six men, two women, one child, and a dog. Animal carcass is hanging in the tree. There is a tent in the background, hammock, and various pieces of furniture. Six men, two women, one child, and a dog. San Juan Hot Springs, Orange County, CA.

Repository Details

Part of the CSUF University Archives & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University Archives & Special Collections
Pollak Library South Room 352 (PLS 352)
Fullerton CA 92831-3599 USA
(657) 278-4751