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Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960
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Century plant on Pico Boulevard near Figueroa Street, [s.d.]
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Century plant on Pico Boulevard near Figueroa Street, [s.d.]
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Description
Photograph of Century plant (Agave Americana) on Pico Boulevard near Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, [s.d.]. A dwelling surrounded by a short picket fence is visible in background. Another dwelling is visible next to the first dwelling. A few other trees and plants are in the image.
Asset Metadata
Title
Century plant on Pico Boulevard near Figueroa Street, [s.d.]
Subject
Botany -- Agave (Century plant)
(file heading),
Cultivated Flowers
(file heading),
Flowers
(lcsh),
Plants
(file heading),
residential sites
(adlf)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
Pico Boulevard and Figueroa Street
(roadway)
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)
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
Send requests to address or e-mail given
Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m14251
Identifier
116 (
accession number
), CHS-116 (
call number
), CHS-116 (
filename
), chs-m265 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-13963 (
legacy record id
), chs-m14251 (
legacy record id
), 1-84-13 (
microfiche number
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
13963
Unique identifier
UC137684
Legacy Identifier
CHS-116.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
14.3 in × 18.6 in at 300dpi
36.5 cm × 47.4 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960
Description
The nearly 15,000 unique photographs of this collection contain the work of C.C. Pierce which cover the Los Angeles region city, street and architectural views, California Missions, Southwestern Native Americans, and turn-of-century Nevada, Arizona, and California. Pierce, active from 1886 to 1940, was one of the leading photographers of his day and amassed a collection of 15,000 images, including his own and those bought and copied from his contemporaries, George Wharton James and Charles Puck. The James collection contains over 2,000 images of portraits, customs, ceremonies, arts, and games of various groups of Southwestern Native Americans.
Date Created
1860/1960
Linked assets
Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960
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