Pomona Public Library
Location:
Pomona Public Library
625 S. Garey Ave.
Pomona, CA 91766
Phone:
909-620-2043
Web site: Pomona Public Library
Institution Type: Library
Collections
Description: In its Special Collections Department, the Pomona Public Library holds the Frasher Foto Postcard Collection. Burton Frasher and the photographers who worked for him traveled extensively throughout the Southwest, capturing characteristic images of urban and rural life over a 30-year period beginning in the mid-1920s. Many of these images document people, businesses, or scenery along Route 66. About 5000 images (roughly 10% of the total collection) have been digitized.
Regions Covered: Route 66 in California, Route 66 Arizona, Route 66 in New Mexico
Type of Materials: Postcards
Time Periods: 20th century
Access
Facility Hours:
Monday through Thursday 1-7pm, Saturday 12-5pm; Special Collections access by appointment only.
Online Resources and Finding Aids:
Frasher Foto Postcard Collection Digital Archives