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1. 1915

   Obituary dated May 25, 1915. He had been assistant medical director of the Pottenger sanatorium, a position he held until 1909 when he returned to private practice. He movied to California in 1907 and married Mary Beatrice Martin in 1909.

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2. 131 W. Palm Ave, Monrovia

   Looking north from what became Library Park. The white building in the distance near the mouth of the canyon is the Pottenger Sanitorium. The house was located at 131 W. Palm, and was torn down to make way for the Monrovia Community Center parking lot.

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3. A patient at Pottenger's Sanatorium? - 1929

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4. "Bug House on the Hill"

   W. J. Bailey, founder of Day & Night Manufacturing tells stories of Dr. Pottenger and the Pottenger Sanatorium. Includes stories of Dr. Pottenger at last Sunday's homecoming party.

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5. Cottages Pottenger Sanatorium

   A rare look at some of the patient cottages at the Pottenger Sanatorium.

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6. Dr. Francis M. Pottenger Jr. Installed

   Dr. Francis M. Pottenger Jr. installed as President-elect of the International College of Applied Nutrition.

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7. Dr. Pottenger on City's Fight for Water - 31-Dec-49

   Article from the Monrovia News-Post with Dr. Pottenger's testimony about the early lack of water in 1895, when "water was often available only once a day and sometimes only once every two days." That year the first well was dug and "immediately a pipeline was put in and other wells dug. It was then that Monrovia's real boom began and it has been growing ever since."

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8. Dr. Pottenger Sr., Tuberculosis Expert, Dies

   June 11, 1961 article on the death of Dr. Frances Pottenger, Sr.

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9. F. M. Pottenger, Sr. at the Sanatorium - c. 1903

   Francis M. Pottenger, Sr. at the Pottenger Sanatorium c. 1903

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10. Frances and Adelaide Pottenger Divorce - 1913

    Frances and Adelaide Pottenger Part - Suit for Divorce May Follow. Dr. Frances Pottenger Sr. and Adelaide Babbitt file for divorce for "tempermental reasons".

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11. Francis Marion Pottenger wedding announcement

    Marriage to her first husband Bill Hoffsummer. She is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Milton Spencer Pottenger of N. Myrtle Ave.

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12. Francis M. Pottenger Jr., M.D.

    Francis Pottenger at his new Clinic Building

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13. Francis Pottenger

    Francis Marion Pottenger was the daughter of Milton and Nellie Pottenger. Taken at Balboa Island when Francis was 3 years old.

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14. Francis Pottenger at 16 yrs

    Taken at home on Myrtle Ave. With her dog Buddy. Francis was the daughter of M.S. Pottenger.

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15. Francis Pottenger Jr. Family

    Frances Pottenger, Jr., his wife Elizabeth and children: Helen, Catherine, and Mildred and Diane.

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16. "Grandma Pottenger" (Nellie?) "Grandma Pottenger" (Nellie?) - 1932

    Note on back: "Grandma Pottenger. My mother Francis' mother (Nellie). Myrtle Avenue house, Monrovia." Taken Feb. 29, 1932.

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17. Magaret Pottenger Obituary - 2024

    Margaret was the daughter of Francis M. Pottenger Jr. and Elizabeth Saxour Pottenger. Article dated March 24, 2024.

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18. Memoir of Dr. Frances Pottenger Jr. - 1974

    A personal memoir written by a contemporary, Thomas Myron Hotchkiss.

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19. Monrovia News-Post Golden Anniversary Edition - 1936

    May 14, 1936 Golden Anniversary Edition commemorating the founding of Monrovia with articles and advertisements. Pottenger Sanatorium - recollections by Dr. Francis Pottenger Sr., C.T. Renaker, Elks, and Mrs. Roy Nye.

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20. Monrovia of 66 Years Ago

    Recalled Today by Mrs. L.E. Hotchkiss, Pioneer Resident. Monrovia Daily News-Post article of May 19, 1952. Includes naming of Myrtle Avenue (for Myrtle Monroe, daughter of William and Mary Jane Monroe), Charlotte Avenue (for Mrs. J.S. Keefer), J.I.C. for J.I. Case, and Banana Ave. Mentions the Pottenger Sanatorium.

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