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Jack Phillips and others with Studebaker [?] on the Phillips Ranch.

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CollectionPhillips Ranch Photo CollectionDate1915DescriptionImage shows John "Jack" Phillips and a young boy standing next to a 1915-era Studebaker [?] automobile parked in a field located east of the Phillips Ranch. Dan Gridley is sitting in the automobile. with empty rolling hills visible in background. John A. Phillips (b. 1887) was the first son of Harry Phillips Senior. Dan Gridley (1891-1936) was a well-known American opera tenor in the 1920s and 1930s. Built in 1910 as the second home for the Phillips family, the ranch was located in Blackwater Canyon to the northeast of the present intersection of Palos Verdes Drive North and Rolling Hills Road in Rolling Hills Estates.Photo Size3.5 x 5.75 in.Photo Format1 photographic print (b/w)Held ByPalos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. Local History CenterShelf LocationPVLH.PHI.34.90Restrictions on AccessElectronically digitized by the Palos Verdes Library District from the Palos Verdes Library Local History Room Photo Collection. Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use. To obtain permission and images for publication purposes please contact the Palos Verdes Library District.

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Geographic LocationPalos Verdes Peninsula (Calif.)Phillips Ranch (Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.)SubjectAutomobilesRanches--California--Rolling Hills EstatesStudebaker automobileTime Period1911-1920

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Jack Phillips and others with Studebaker [?] on the Phillips Ranch.

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