Berkeley landscape architecture students visit the Gibbs residence, 2708 Via Campesina, Palos Verdes Estates.

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CollectionPalos Verdes Homes Association Photo CollectionDate1929-06-07DescriptionImage shows group of landscape architecture students from the University of California at Berkeley gathered on the left side of the front lawn of the George and Florence Gibbs residence, where the group luncheoned, located on Via Campesina on lot 9, block 1715, tract 6885 in Malaga Cove. George Gibbs Jr. (1875-1950), visible standing second from the left, was a landscape architect with the Olmsted Brothers from 1905-1914 and 1923-1933. Standing in front of Gibbs is Katherine D. Jones (1860-1940), Berkeley faculty member and an authority on Acacia trees. Standing fourth from the left is the group's supervisor, Harry Whitcomb Shepherd (1890-1965), Associate Professor of Landscape Design at Berkeley from 1925-1956. As stated in the Palos Verdes Bulletin article of July 1929, "Under the direction of Mr. H.W. Shepherd and Miss Jones, of the Department of Landscape Design, eleven students from the University of California at Berkeley spent the day on June 7th studying parks and gardens at Palos Verdes Estates."NotesDate Built: 1925Photo Source: Palos Verdes Homes AssociationPVH building permit #37; for more information on the Berkeley professors, see Online Archive of California, Finding Aids, UC Berkeley, Environmental Design Archives Photo Format1 photographic print (b/w)Held ByPalos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. Local History CenterBar Code000034595Shelf LocationPVLH.POR.35.13Restrictions 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.Address2708, Via Campesina, Palos Verdes Estates, 90274, USALocation^[1]

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SubjectHouses--California--Palos Verdes EstatesGibbs residenceGardens--California--Palos Verdes EstatesStudentsGibbs, George, Jr.Shepherd, Harry W.Jones, Katherine D.Time Period1921-1930

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ArchitectHamilton, E. MillardBuilderAndersonOwnerGibbs, George, Jr.Gibbs, Florence

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