Illustrated portrait of James Alexander Forbes, [s.d.]

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Photograph of an illustrated portrait of James Alexander Forbes, [s.d.]. The portrait is taken from the upper torso up and shows Forbes wearing a dark jacket and bow tie. He has thin gray hair and is staring at the camera. Forbes was a native of Scotland, reared in Spain in the early 19th century. He came to the Spanish colonies as a British consular official. Later, he became British consul to Mexican California and, in 1848, became the first British consul to U.S. California. He was the author of early California history. He married Dona Ana Maria Galindo of an old northern California pioneer family.

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Title Illustrated portrait of James Alexander Forbes, [s.d.]

Subject Forbes, James Alexander (subject), Portraits -- F (file heading)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), USA (countries)

Type images

Format 3 photographs : photoprints, b&w ; 26 x 21 cm., 16 x 10 cm. (aacr2), art (aat), 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.

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Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m13621