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The Scotia Hotel with guests outside when it was located near downtown Monrovia at Myrtle and Walnut. It was managed by Maude S. Washburn at one time, in whose families collection this photo was found. She had worked as a cook for the Hancock Banning family in 1900 family when they owned part of Catalina Island, where she may have learned her skills. She also owned and managed another hotel. Both hotels may have also served as boarding houses.
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