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Order Number	00071221
Title	Camarillo "personalities", possibly Adolfo Camarillo's granddaughters
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	Camarillo-Personalities.; S-008-391 4x5
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Description	Two unidentified young women pose for the camera in front of this gated entrance, possibly their home. The photo identifies these women as "Camarillo personalities", so it is possible that they are two of the granddaughters of the biggest personality that the city of Camarillo ever had: Adolfo Camarillo, for which the city is named. Adolfo embarked on a gigantic ranching project at the age of 16, a project in which he devoted his entire life - the 10,632-acre Rancho Calleguas, which had been bequeathed to him and his younger brother Juan (1867-1936) by their father, Juan Camarillo (1812-1880). Don Adolfo, as he became known, was famous for his generosity in donating thousands of acres of land for such things as the first High School, land for the Southern Pacific Railroad to go through Camarillo, land to have U.S. Route 101 stretch through the Conejo Grade, and land for the extension of St. John's Seminary to include St. John's College. He was also well known for his civic activities and his long public service, which were noticed by Pope Pius XII. On October 26, 1950, he had bestowed upon him the decoration of Knight of St. Gregory. Don Adolfo, fondly referred to as the "Last Spanish Don", died on December 10, 1958 at the age of 94 from complications of pneumonia. At the time of his death, he left 4 daughters, 8 grandchildren, and 21 great-grandchildren.
Subject	Dwellings--Security measures--California--Camarillo. Granddaughters--California--Camarillo. Dwellings--California--Camarillo. Women--California--Camarillo. Camarillo (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