A huge live oak tree in the middle of Orange Grove Avenue (Marengo Avenue?), Pasadena, ca.1890-1907 (CHS-211)

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A huge live oak tree in the middle of Orange Grove Avenue (Marengo Avenue?), Pasadena, ca.1890-1907 Photograph of a huge live oak tree in the middle of Orange Grove Avenue (Marengo Avenue?), Pasadena, ca.1890-1907. In the foreground at center, a wide dirt road can be seen extending into the extreme background. To the left of the road, a divider lined with small trees is visible separating the two sides of the street. At the center of the divider, a large oak tree can be seen. The branches of the oak tree extend far over the lanes of the both sides of the street. Along the base of the tree, two large rocks are visible. In the background at left, a large building is visible. Call number: CHS-211 Filename: CHS-211 Coverage date: circa 1890/1907 Part of collection: California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 Format: glass plate negatives Type: images Geographic subject (city or populated place): Pasadena; Pasadena Repository name: USC Libraries Special Collections Accession number: 211 Microfiche number: 1-37-5 Archival file: chs_Volume52/CHS-211.tiff Part of subcollection: Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960 Repository address: Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Geographic subject (country): USA Format (aacr2): 2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 16.5 x 21.5 cm., 20 x 25 cm. Rights: Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Subject (adlf): roadways Project: USC Repository email: specol@usc.edu Contributing entity: California Historical Society Date created: circa 1890/1907 Publisher (of the digital version): University of Southern California. Libraries Format (aat): photographs Geographic subject (state): California Subject (file heading): Los Angeles County -- Pasadena -- Streets Legacy record ID: chs-m6195; USC-1-1-1-6303 Access conditions: Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343. Geographic subject (county): Los Angeles Geographic subject (roadway): Marengo Avenue or Orange Grove Avenue Subject (lcsh): Streets; Oak