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Title: Hewes Park, El Modena, California
Publication Information: Orange Public Library
Contributing Institution: Orange Public Library and History Center
Collection: Orange Public Library Local History Collection
Rights Information: For information on copyrights and permissions, please contact Orange Public Library, Orange, California.
Description: Hewes Park picnic area, El Modena, at the corner of Esplanade and La Veta Avenue, California. Image shows view of the picnic area, with a woman cooking over a large stone barbeque. Picnic tables are visible to the right, with large trees in background. The park was built in 1905 by David Hewes (1822-1915), capitalist, philanthropist and land developer, who hired Robert G. Fraser to design the park, which became a popular destination for Orange residents through the 1940s.
Photographic print
B&w
12.2 x 17.75 cm.
Type: image
Identifier: http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt2v19q14p
OPL1480
10511941
Language: English
Subject: Parks--Orange (Calif.)
Hewes Park--El Modena (Calif.)

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