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Four People Stand in Front of Topanga Tavern
Black and white photograph of four people standing in front of Topanga Tavern 1911
Fran Roberts-Stehelin and her students at a recital
Piano and voice teacher Fran Roberts-Stehelin with her students at a recital. Megan Yednock, Sebastian Harris, Nadia Kent, Morgan McGee, Samantha Johnson, Fran Roberts-Stehelin, Suzanne Duket, Laurel Anderson, John Anderson.
Frances Spence and Edna May Spence at Spence's Cabins
Frances Spence and Edna May Spence in the backyard behind Spence's Cabins
Frank Hudson with son Charles Hudson
Frank Hudson with son Charles Hudson, who tried to canoe from Topanga Beach to Catalina Island.
Frank Lloyd's house on Colina Drive
Director/producer Frank Lloyd's house and property on Colina Drive, part of the old Joe Robison homestead.
Frank Rocco, owner of Rocco's in the Canyon restaurant
Frank Rocco, owner of Rocco's in the Canyon Italian restaurant, throws pizza dough.
Fred Feer and Brad Davis
On the radio, Fred Feer, a founder of the Topanga Coalition for Emergency Preparedness (T-CEP) and head of the Disaster Response Team, with Brad Davis.
Fred Solomon
Fred Solomon built the first real shopping center in Topanga in 1946, using Quonset huts left over from World War II.
Fred Solomon leads orphans in a race
Fred Solomon leads orphans in a race on property that became Topanga Center.
Fred Tackett and Little Feat
Fred Tackett and Little Feat play rock and roll music at a TASC fundraiser at the Theatricum Botanicum.
Fred Tackett plays at The Corral
Fred Tackett plays at The Corral. He joined Little Feat after the death of Lowell George.
Frederico Joseph Mazet's restored vineyard
A deer passes by homesteader Frederico Joseph Mazet's 19th-century vineyard (recently restored) and winery in Old Topanga Canyon.
Free Americans Gallery of Art sign
Musician Ed Lewis (Juma Sultan) opened The Free Americans Gallery of Art on 252 Old Topanga Canyon Rd. in September 1965. It showed psychedelic art.
Fuchsia-flowered gooseberry flowers
Fuchsia-flowered gooseberry flowers (Ribes specidsum saxifragaceae)
Gail McTune and Bill Buerge receive an award
Gail McTune and Bill Buerge receive a Chamber of Commerce award. They are members of many Topanga organizations, including the Topanga Historical Society. Gail, a nutritionist, homeopath, and herbalist, came to Topanga in the early 1970s to visit…
Garapatos School Children
1953 Topanga Journal Newspaper Clipping: "Topanga School 25 Years Ago..., 1923 or 1924"
(But annotated "1910s (photo)")
14 childern of "Canyon pioneers" are named. Histories of some are provided.
Teacher: Miss Alma Seaton
"Photo courtesy Jimmy…
(But annotated "1910s (photo)")
14 childern of "Canyon pioneers" are named. Histories of some are provided.
Teacher: Miss Alma Seaton
"Photo courtesy Jimmy…
Garapatos School children at Arch Rock
Lucy Cheney (standing left) and a teacher with Garapatos School children at Arch Rock at Topanga Beach.
Garapatos School children, 1914
Miss Elva Plaistridge's class at Garapatos School. Back row: Norris Julian, Elva, Helen and William Santa Maria. Front row: Irwin Julian and buddy Adrian Santa Maria hold hands, Beatrice Burnett, Lila.
Garapatos School children, 1920s
Garapatos School children. Back row: Aimee PIttman, Agatha Venneman, Patricia Prentiss, Margaret Cheney, Charlotte Melcher, Katherine Kneen, Art Heckle. Center row: Caroline Hansen, Ruth Melcher, Betty Pawlowski. Front row: Tom Pittman, John…
Garapatos School children, 1920s
Garapatos School children, including Fred Venneman, later fire captain (middle right), Carmelito Garcia (bottom right), and John Prentiss (bottom left).
Geological map of Topanga Beach shows fault lines, 1964
Preliminary geologic map of the unincorporated part of the Topanga quadrangle, Los Angeles Country, California.
Geological map of Topanga Beach shows fault lines, 1973
Preliminary geologic map of the unincorporated part of the Topanga quadrangle, Los Angeles Country, California.
George and Valerie Cheney Embracing
Black and white photograph of George Cheney embracing Valerie Cheney 1912
George and Valerie Cheney in Automobile
Black and white photograph of George and Valerie Cheney in an automobile c. 1920s
George Demont Otis painting, "Topanga Canyon," c. 1923
George Demont Otis painting, "Topanga Canyon," c. 1923, oil on canvasboard, 12" x 16".
George Demont Otis painting, "Topanga," c. 1920s
George Demont Otis painting, "Topanga," oil on canvas, 30" x 36 1/4".
George Henry Melcher painting, "Luse Ranch Home," 1935
"Luse Ranch Home," a painting by George Henry Melcher (1935). Alwyn Luse Sr.'s ranch was destroyed by fire on Easter Sunday, 1938.
George Melcher ranch
George Melcher and his second wife Marguerite Douphner Melcher are flanked by Betty and Ken Douphner to the left and Helen Cheney, Callan Cheney, and young Gary Cheney to the right.
Gerry Haigh and Skip Oliphant
Gerry Haigh and Skip Oliphant met on a peace march in San Francisco. They married in 1967.
Gidget sells flowers from her Edible Peddler
Gidget sells flowers from her Edible Peddler trailer to Leslie and Kristen Carlson.
Gidget sells strawberries at her Edible Peddler trailer (1/2)
Gidget sells strawberries at her Edible Peddler trailer with Cynthia Aylesworth, in front of the Topanga Home Grown boxcar.
Gidget sells strawberries at her Edible Peddler trailer (2/2)
Gidget sells strawberries at her Edible Peddler trailer with Cynthia Aylesworth.
Gidget, Cecil, Prince, and Emmareighn Zapata at Hillbillyhip
Gidget at her Hillbillyhip vintage-clothing store with husband Cecil Zapata and their children Prince and Emmareighn.
Ginger Snips Salon & Spa, Menu of Services
Ginger Snips Salon & Spa. "A Magical Oasis." 18803 Pacific Coast Highway. Malibu, CA 90265. (310) 455-2460. Menu of Services. Body. Hair.
Gold rings by Cy and Vera Wood
Gold rings by Cy and Vera Wood (CYVRA) depict a mask, a horse, and an Indian.
Gordon Butcher painting, "Topanga Threads"
"Topanga Threads" painted by Gordon Butcher. This used clothing store in the Pine Tree Circle was owned by J. R. Ball.
Grand Marshall Will Geer at Topanga Days
Grand Marshall Will Geer presides at Topanga Days. Penny Peterson is next to him in a blue dress.
In the background are Jan Moore in a blue shirt, and Michelle Christensen with blond hair under the "Topanga Days" sign.
In the foreground is…
In the background are Jan Moore in a blue shirt, and Michelle Christensen with blond hair under the "Topanga Days" sign.
In the foreground is…
Gray family: Russ, Mae, Bonnie, Carole, Don, and June
Russ Gray (with nose to the grindstone) and his wife Mae with Bonnie, Carole, Don, and June.
Greek fishermen at Topanga Beach
Greek fishermen at Topanga Beach.
1. Captain Spere Aneme [Speero Anegone] and partner Mike Leonadas [Mike Leonis] take a boat to their lobster traps.
2. Captain Spere throws back a baby lobster.
3. Captain Spere measures a lobster to see if…
1. Captain Spere Aneme [Speero Anegone] and partner Mike Leonadas [Mike Leonis] take a boat to their lobster traps.
2. Captain Spere throws back a baby lobster.
3. Captain Spere measures a lobster to see if…
Greenleaf Family Outing
Photograph of Mable Greenleaf Robison, her mother Lucy Greenleaf, son Charles Robison, husband Will Robison, father Charles Greenleaf
Greg and Danny Morris
Greg and Danny Morris donate their playhouse to the Community House for a tool shed
Group Photo of 8 People
Black and white photograph of (from left to right) Polito Trujillo, unidentified, Francisco Trujillo, Dolores Trujillo, Aleja Trujillo Perkins, Jack Perkins, Manuela Trujillo
Guido Lamell leads the Topanga Philharmonic
Guido Lamell leads the Topanga Philharmonic in the annual benefit concert for the Topanga Cooperative Preschool.
Guitar-shaped swimming pool of The Malibooz
The guitar-shaped swimming pool on Entrada Rd. was built by John Zambetti. His surf band, The Malibooz, filmed the music video for their song “Hot Summer Nights" around the pool... one of the first videos aired on MTV.
Gun-toting Mary West picnics with her daughters
Gun-toting Mary West picnics with her daughters on Topanga Beach. The caption says, "Mary A. West with Elizabeth West in front and Frances West in rear. That rifle being held by Mrs. West was given to me in Lordsburg, N.M. about 1894 by the assistant…
Guy Bodman and Donny Hirlinger on the Topanga Beach Bus
Surfers Guy Bodman and Donny Hirlinger ride the Topanga Beach Bus to catch some waves.
Gym for the Mind ad: "Dumbbells for weak, books for dumb."
David Esser's Gym for the Mind operated at the Topanga Turnout from 1988-1990, then moved to Woodland Hills. It advertised, "Dumbbells for the weakling and books for the dumbbell. A gym, a bookstore, a vegetable garden, and people to think with!"…
Halloween parade, Topanga Elementary School, 1966
Students participate in a Halloween parade at the Topanga Elementary School playground in 1966. Laurie Lanaro wears a witch costume. Her brother Perry Lanaro wears a Daniel Boone costume.
Halloween parade, Topanga Elementary School, 1966
Students participate in a Halloween parade at the Topanga Elementary School playground in 1966. Laurie Lanaro wears a witch costume. Her brother Perry Lanaro wears a Daniel Boone costume.
Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis in "A Sailor-Made Man"
Actors Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis take a publicity photo at Las Tunas Beach for the silent film "A Sailor-Made Man" (1921).
Harriet Swenson and her piano students
Harriet Swenson celebrates with her piano students as they are inducted into the Topanga chapter of Pi Mu. Michael Morales, Terri Scott, Sherry and Sheryl Gwaltney, Sharon Clow, unknown, Vicki Cepin, Harriet Swenson, Adrienne Just, Connie Clark,…
Harry Marinos owned Marinos’ Seafood Restaurant
Harry Marinos owned Marinos’ Seafood Restaurant at Topanga Beach. He was a Greek immigrant whose real name was Aristides Marinos. The Raft and The Reel Inn were later built there.
Harry William Greenleaf
Harry William Greenleaf stands on the William Gibbon property, near where the school is today, Behind him is the post office and future Pine Tree Circle.
Hay baling crew
As a boy, Fred Venneman joined a neighborhood hay baling crew that included Jesus Santa Maria (aboard baler) and George Cheney (second from right).
Heidi Staun and her children at their Topangster Ranch
Heidi Staun and her family sit on a Land Rover car at their Topangster Ranch in Old Topanga Canyon.
BACK ROW:
Noble Staun , Heidi Staun, Sage Staun
FRONT ROW:
Evita Staun, Beau Staun, Soleil Staun
BACK ROW:
Noble Staun , Heidi Staun, Sage Staun
FRONT ROW:
Evita Staun, Beau Staun, Soleil Staun
Herta Ware, baby Kate, and Will Geer
Herta Ware, baby Kate, and Will Geer, when he was a successful character actor.
Herta Ware, Ellen Geer, Peter Alsop, and Suzanne Teng
Protesting the Canyon Oaks development: Will Geer's widow Herta Ware, daughter Ellen Geer on banjo, Peter Alsop on guitar, and Suzanne Teng on flute.
Herta Ware, Will Geer, and Anne Lanaro at the parade
Grand Marshall Will Geer waits with ex-wife Herta Ware and Anne Lanaro for the start of the Topanga Days Parade.
Herta Ware, Woody Guthrie, and Will Geer
Herta Ware, Woody Guthrie, and Will Geer toured California's migrant camps together.
Hidden Treasures clothing store
Hidden Treasures is an antique, vintage, and used clothing store. Darrell Hazen opened it at the site of the old Discovery Inn in 1993. It first opened across the street in Rainbow Village in 1989.
Home of Edwin and Laura Julian on Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Edwin and Laura Julian lived in this house on Topanga Canyon Blvd,, near Sylvia Park, from 1911-1964.
Home of Ral Curren suffers flood damage
Ral Curren, owner of The Corral, lost precious rock n' roll memorabilia when the creek scoured his home in the flood.
Home where Christina Marie White killed Peter D. Paul
Investigators search the Topanga Canyon Blvd. home where Christina Marie White killed Peter D. Paul.
Horse carriage at former site of Arch Rock
A man drives a horse carriage on the rocks at Topanga Beach. In the background is the former site of Arch Rock, which collapsed on March 23, 1906. Three women follow, including possibly May Rindge and her daughter Rhoda.
Horse, carriage, and three men at Arch Rock, c. 1880
Horse, carriage, and three men at Arch Rock, c. 1880. Two more carriages approach in the background.
Horseback Riders
Black and white photo of horseback riders with Cheney Ranch in background circa late 1920
Horseshoe Bend Inn
Horseshoe Bend Inn opens in mid-1920s with dance pavilion spanning creek at rear and sun deck on roof.
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