This is the third in a six-part series on “five Pasadenans who had a lasting effect on Catalina Island,” as documented by the late PMH Read More »
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Hancock Banning: A Pasadenan on Catalina
This is the second in a six-part series on “five Pasadenans who had a lasting effect on Catalina Island,” as documented by the late PMH Read More »
Five Pasadenans and Santa Catalina Island
“This is the story of five Pasadenans who have had a lasting effect on Santa Catalina Island,” noted then-Pasadena Historical Society (now Pasadena Museum of Read More »
A Clock and Its Maker
A mysterious clock, Pasadena Tournament of Roses®, and Pasadena’s first undertaker – what do they have in common?
Blooming Messages: The Victorian Language of Flowers
Eva Scott Fényes (1849-1930). Hollyhocks, Milford, Pennsylvania, July 22, 1884. Watercolor sketch (ESF.009.1286) Eva Scott Fényes (1849-1930), whose Pasadena estate is now home to Pasadena Read More »
Ernest Batchelder’s European Sketches
E.A. Batchelder, sketch of unidentified European city street. Image courtesy of Archives, Pasadena Museum of History (BFP.2.92) Ernest Batchelder is renowned for the distinctive softly-hued Read More »
Leaving the Past Behind & Starting Anew in Pasadena
Eva Scott Muse, circa 1884, photo by Julius Ludovici’s Photographic and Crayon Studios, Newport, Rhode Island. (FCP.38.1.5b) “Dr. Adalbert Fényes, wife, and daughter of New Read More »
A Well-rounded Bowl: The Stadium in the Arroyo
In 1955, Compton College went up against Mississippi in the tenth Junior Rose Bowl. At a luncheon before the game, Jordan Oliver, the coach of Yale’s Read More »
The Art of Greetings: Studio Art Greeting Cards
Lillian Jacobs. Noel, n.d. Print on gold paper, 11 x 14 cm. (Greeting Card Collection. Acc. # G.card.17.b) Sending greeting cards during the holiday season Read More »
William Cahill: Wedding Couturier and Royal Court Designer
The Royals of Pasadena: Rose Queen® and Royal Court exhibit features eight gowns by world renowned wedding dress designer, William Cahill (1918 - 2005). William Read More »
