View of cottages that comprised part of the Sierra Madre Villa hotel in what is now Sierra Madre, California, in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, with men and women on the porches, and a child with a baby carriage on the dirt path. Small trees are planted in the foreground. "Payne's Semi-Tropical California"--text, printed in margins. "Anita Cottage, San Gabriel Valley, Cal. To my dear friend Nellie Alexander" and "Henry T. Payne, 'A well known Los Angeles photog. operated from the late 60's thru the 80's, his studio being in the Downey Block on No. Main St. He later expanded his business under the name of Payne, Stanton & Co.' from 'Picture Gallery Pioneers' by R.W. Andrews."--text, handwritten on verso. Title transcribed from note on verso. Date approximated by cataloger based on photographer's history (Payne began working in Los Angeles around 1874) and the size of the trees in this image as compared to a later image, circa 1880 (see related items).
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