Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Edward C. Converse (aka Edmund C. Converse, Jr.) is one of three heirs to a fortune of more than $100,000,000 from his father's death. The parlor shows a long room with a checkered floor and lots of natural lighting from the windows and door. There are several pieces of wicker furniture arranged throughout the room. Photograph appears with the article, "Cowboy is Multimillionaire," Los Angeles Times, 05 Feb 1922: II1. On the property of the original Mexican land grant of Rancho Santa Paula y Saticoy. The ranch was purchaseed by Edmund C. Converse, Jr. in 1908. Text from newspaper caption: Sun parlor of ranch house Text from negative sleeve: CONVERSE RANCH
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_1609 ark:/21198/zz002dc3mr
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Parlors--California--Santa Paula Ranches--California--Santa Paula Furniture Converse, Edmund C., Jr., 1882-1826
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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