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Order Number	00076305
Title	Matthews & Wamsley, Glendora post office
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	Glendora-Shops and stores
Date	Circa 1900
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;13 x 18 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.; Photo reproduced by Zephyr.
Historical Data	Glendora was founded on April 1, 1887 by George D. Whitcomb and was officially incorporated as a City in 1911. In the mid-1930s, nearly all of the city's 4,500 acres of land were cultivated for citrus fruit; by the late 1950s agriculture had given way to large-scale residential development. As of 2006, population of the city known as the "Pride of the Foothills" was estimated at 51,608.
Description	A few men standing on the southwest corner of Glendora and Meda Avenues appear to be looking toward the photographer. An automobile, possibly an early Model T Ford, is parked along the sidewalk in front of the red brick building where the Matthews & Wamsley General Store and Glendora post office (both pictured) were located. Photo circa 1900.
Subject	Matthews & Wamsley (Glendora, Calif.). Post office buildings--California--Glendora. Stores & shops--California--Glendora. Grocery trade--California--Glendora. Automobiles--California--Glendora. Group portraits Portrait photographs Glendora (Calif.). Zephyr.
Coverage	1891; 1892; 1893; 1894; 1895; 1896; 1897; 1898; 1899; 1900
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection