Dates

• 1896 - 1938

Extent

13 Photographic Prints

Inventory

1. Leather Dice Cup, hand tooled. Loomis of Santa Barbara-Maker. Al Loomis, son of the maker, operated with a Mr. Lowe, men's clothing store, known as Loomis & Lowe, State Street, Santa Barbara. This dice cup used at the Saloon and Pool Room of Mariano Romero, located in Spanish Town, East Valley Road, Montecito 2. Leather Dice Cup, maker unknown, used at pool room and saloon owned and operated by Mariano Romero 3. Menu of "The Potter" ", for Wednesday, March 24, 1909. Photo of Deer Park on reverse side 4. Book entitled "DRINKS- as they were made before prohibition" by Ira Altschul. Ira Altschul, a native of Chicago, Illinois, was a bartender at the Potter Hotel. In later years he was a Deputy County Clerk, under D.F. Hunt, County Clerk, until his retirement 5. Photo of students and teacher, Montecito Grammar School. School building located near present Manning Park property. Photo taken about 1896 6. Photo of students and teacher of Ortega Grammar located at the southwest corner of East Valley Road and Sheffield Drive. Photo taken about 1913-1914 7. Photo of feeding the fox hounds. Location- ranch house, Romero Ranch, located near west summit of Rincon Hill. This ranch house burned in early 1920's. The persons from left to right are:. R.P. (Cap.) Romero (feeding the hounds), Nathaniel (Nat) Stewart, Sheriff of Santa Barbara County, and Percy O. Buell. Percy O. Buell owned and operated Buell's Grocery Store, Montecito, immediately east of the existing Montecito Hall (Library) 8. Photo of Painted Cave Interior 9. Photo of Painted Cave interior. (Photos 8 and 9 probably taken early m 1900's 10. Photo of fox hunting in Montecito. Early 1900's. From left to right: Percy O. Buell (holding fox); (?) Stinson. (Son of Jesse Stinson, former County Tax Collector and daughter of Nathaniel (Nat) Stewart, then Sheriff of Santa Barbara County. Man next to Percy O. Buell is R.P. (Cap.) Romero. Nathaniel Stewart partially seen in extreme right margin 11. Photo of fox hunting time. From left to right: Percy O. Buell; Nathaniel (Nat) Stewart, Sheriff; R.P. (CAP) Romero; (?) Barry (with white shirt and dark vest) Chauffeur for Mr. and Mrs. Moore. Mrs. Moore later Mrs. Knight.) and (?) Stinson. c. early 1900's. Note: Percy O. Buell operated Buell's Grocery Store, Montecito. Located immediately east of existing Montecito Hall (Library). Grocery started by Mr. Buell's father 12. Santa Barbara Co., Sheriff's Office personnel, 1938. b/w photo 13. Photograph of Miguel Romero and Anatasia Lopez 14. B/W photograph of personnel of Star Motor Co., Santa Barbara 15. B/W photograph of Ray B. Romero receiving 25 year pin 16. B/W photograph of "Tiny" Hone standing in front of the car w/smashed windshield. ca. 1930 17. Elk's Club Dinner honoring James Ross, b/w photograph 18. Article: A City of Underdeveloped opportunities: by Frank E. Kellogg from OUT WEST Magazine 19. Four-page manuscript on Spanish bits made by Jesus Madrueno.