In making acknowledgment to the photographers through whose courtesy I am able to present the beautiful monotones of California's scenery and historic missions, I can only say that I think that the artistic beauty and sentiment evinced in every one of these pictures entitles its author to be styled artist as well as photographer. These enthusiastic Californians—Dassonville, Pillsbury, Putnam, and Taylor—are thoroughly in love with their work and every photograph they take has the merits of an original composition. I had the privilege of selecting, from many thousands, the examples shown in this book and while I doubt if thirty-two pictures of higher average could be found, it must not be forgotten that these artists have hundreds of other delightful views that would grace any collection. I heartily recommend any reader of the book to visit these studios if he desires appropriate and enduring mementos of California's scenic beauty.
Detailed maps covering any proposed tour can be had by application to the Automobile Club of Southern California.
The Author.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| COLOR PLATES | |
|---|---|
| PAGE | |
| THE GATE OF VAL PAISO CANYON, MONTEREY | [Frontispiece] |
| HILLSIDE NEAR MONTEREY | [1] |
| CLOISTERS, SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO | [72] |
| PALM CANYON | [132] |
| WILD MUSTARD, MIRAMAR | [194] |
| POPPIES AND LUPINES | [198] |
| OAKS NEAR PASO ROBLES | [214] |
| CYPRESS POINT, MONTEREY | [225] |
| ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON HOUSE | [234] |
| EVENING NEAR MONTEREY | [242] |
| A FOREST GLADE | [246] |
| THE PACIFIC NEAR GOLDEN GATE | [277] |
| A DISTANT VIEW OF MT. TAMALPAIS | [311] |
| VERNAL FALLS, YOSEMITE | [350] |
| NEVADA FALL, YOSEMITE | [352] |
| ON THE SHORE OF LAKE TAHOE | [372] |
| DUOGRAVURES | |
| SAN GABRIEL MISSION | [64] |
| CORRIDOR, SAN FERNANDO MISSION | [74] |
| CAMPANILE, PALA MISSION | [106] |
| SAN DIEGO MISSION | [110] |
| A BACK COUNTRY OAK | [134] |
| ROAD TO WARNER'S HOT SPRINGS | [146] |
| A BACK COUNTRY VALLEY | [148] |
| TORREY PINES, NEAR LA JOLLA | [158] |
| RUINS OF CHAPEL, SAN LUIS REY | [164] |
| ENTRANCE TO SAN LUIS REY CEMETERY | [166] |
| FATHER O'KEEFE AT SAN LUIS REY | [168] |
| A CORNER OF CAPISTRANO | [170] |
| ARCHES, CAPISTRANO | [172] |
| RUINED CLOISTERS, CAPISTRANO | [174] |
| RUINS OF CAPISTRANO CHURCH BY MOONLIGHT | [176] |
| GIANT GRAPEVINE NEAR CARPINTERIA | [184] |
| ARCADE, SANTA BARBARA | [186] |
| THE OLD CEMETERY, SANTA BARBARA | [188] |
| THE FORBIDDEN GARDEN, SANTA BARBARA | [190] |
| BELL TOWER, SANTA YNEZ | [204] |
| INTERIOR CHURCH, SAN MIGUEL | [216] |
| ARCADE, SAN MIGUEL | [218] |
| DRIVE THROUGH GROUNDS, DEL MONTE HOTEL | [228] |
| CARMEL MISSION | [236] |
| CYPRESSES, POINT LOBOS | [240] |
| OLD CYPRESSES ON THE SEVENTEEN-MILE DRIVE,MONTEREY | [244] |
| CHURCH AND CEMETERY, SAN JUAN BAUTISTA | [252] |
| A LAKE COUNTY BYWAY | [284] |
| ON THE SLOPES OF MT. ST. HELENA | [290] |
| SAN ANTONIO DE PADUA | [328] |
| RUINS OF LA PURISIMA | [332] |
| A ROAD THROUGH THE REDWOODS | [338] |
| MAPS | |
| ROAD MAP OF CALIFORNIA | [374] |
HILLSIDE NEAR MONTEREY
From Original Painting by Helen Balfour