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Order Number	00081421
Title	Hope Ranch and surroundings, Santa Barbara
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	Ranches-Hope Ranch-Santa Barbara.; G-003-257 4x5
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	Hope Ranch is an unincorporated suburb of Santa Barbara, located in Santa Barbara County. It was so named after Thomas Hope, an Irishman who became one of the most successful ranchers on the South Coast. Hope began to raise sheep in the mid-1800s, and his flocks would eventually number in the thousands. His investment in sheep was an excellent one, as the Civil War greatly drove up the demand for wool cloth. In January 1876, Hope died of stomach cancer; at the time of his death, he was estimated to be worth a half-million dollars. In 1887 his widow sold the ranch for $255,000. Hope Ranch occupies a hilly area immediately adjacent to the coast, and is one of the wealthiest areas in California, with median home prices at $2.61 million dollars (in 2006). As of the 2000 census, the area had an approximate population of 2,200.
Description	View of a grassy meadow located in Hope Ranch. A large cactus plant grows among the native vegetation, which mostly consists of California oak woodland and chaparral.
Subject	Ranches--California--Santa Barbara. Cactus--California--Santa Barbara. Hope, Thomas. Santa Barbara (Calif.). Hope Ranch (Calif.).
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