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Century plant (Agave Americana), Los Angeles, ca.1887
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Century plant (Agave Americana), Los Angeles, ca.1887
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Description
Photograph of Century plant (Agave Americana), Los Angeles, ca.1887. This could either be the Thomas Meredith residence on north Broadway (Downey Avenue) and Avenue 25 or it could be on Pico Boulevard. Other plants and trees are also in the image. In the background can be seen the roof of a building with chimney.
Asset Metadata
Title
Century plant (Agave Americana), Los Angeles, ca.1887
Subject
Botany -- Gardens -- Landscaping
(file heading),
Flowers
(lcsh),
Gardens
(lcsh),
Landscape
(lcsh),
Landscape architecture
(lcsh),
Meredith, Thomas
(subject),
residential sites
(adlf)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
North Broadway and Avenue 25
(roadway),
Pico Boulevard
(roadway)
Temporal Subject
1887
Type
images
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 20 x 13 cm.
(aacr2),
glass plate negatives
(format),
photographic prints
(aat),
photographs
(aat)
Source
California Historical Society
(contributing entity),
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
(collection),
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
(subcollection)
Date Created
1887
Publisher
University of Southern California. Libraries
(digital)
Repository Email
specol@lib.usc.edu
Repository Name
USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository Location
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Rights
Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.
Copyright
Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.
Access Conditions
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Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m14270
Identifier
150 (
accession number
), CHS-150 (
call number
), CHS-150 (
filename
), chs-m265 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-13982 (
legacy record id
), chs-m14270 (
legacy record id
), USC-1-1-1-14227 (
legacy record id
), 1-82-15 (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
13982
Unique identifier
UC137636
Legacy Identifier
CHS-150.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
17.8 in × 23.3 in at 300dpi
45.2 cm × 59.2 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960
Date Created
1860/1960