Weighing sheep at the Phillips Ranch, Rolling Hills Estates

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CollectionPhillips Ranch Photo CollectionDate1915DescriptionImage shows view several ranch hands, including Harry Phillips senior and junior, with sheep in a chute for weighing. on the Phillips Ranch. 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. Harry Phillips (b. 1867) came to Southern California in 1887 and worked as ranch manager for George Bixby starting in 1894. Harry Phillips Jr. (1889-1980) was the second son of Harry F. Phillips Senior.Photo Size3.5 x 5.75 in.Photo Format1 photographic print (b/w)External Linkhttp://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt409nd207Held ByPalos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. Local History CenterShelf LocationPVLH.PHI.34.02Restrictions 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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