A newly digitized collection of photographs from Pepperdine University reveals the private, joyful life of the Rindge family, who owned Malibu for decades. - The Rindges, led by Frederick Hastings Rindge and his wife May, acquired the Malibu Rancho in 1892 and kept it largely off-limits to the public.
- The candid photos show the family riding horses, picnicking, swimming, and enjoying the ranch, contradicting earlier stiff portraits. - May Rindge, a fierce protector of the land, fought railroads and the coast highway to preserve the family's private paradise.
- The collection, including photos of daughter Rhoda and her love of animals, offers a rare window into a vanished era of California history.