Katharine Bixby Hotchkis
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Silk Evening Dress, ca. 1923
On Loan from Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch and Gardens. Gift of Joan Montgomery Hotchkis
This custom-made dress belonged to Katharine Bixby Hotchkis. In her diary she wrote about living in two worlds: cattle ranching by day, and attending high society social events by night.
Courtesy of Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch and Gardens
Dresser Set, ca. 1930
On Loan from Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch and Gardens. Gift of Dr. Paula Foster Chambers
Sterling silver hand mirror, hair brush, and jar from a twelve-piece dresser set that belonged to Katharine Bixby Hotchkis. All items are monogrammed “KBH” and were likely received as a wedding gift. Set was made by R. Blackinton & Co.
Book, ca. 1971
On Loan from Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch and Gardens
Trip with Father, authored by Katharine Bixby Hotchkis, is a vivid account of the twelve-day horseback ride Hotchkis completed with her father and sisters in 1916. Published by the California Historical Society.