California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960

Portrait of the Los Angeles High School faculty on May 7, 1907

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Portrait of the Los Angeles High School faculty on May 7, 1907

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Photographic portrait of the Los Angeles High School faculty on May 7, 1907. Over 51 people are lined up in rows on the steps in front of the school building posing for the camera. The men are wearing suits and the women are wearing long dresses. All of the people are not wearing hats. Printed list of 51 teachers prepared circa 1935 giving their names, departments, and current status is filed with original photograph.; People in the picture are as follows [part 1 of 2]: "1. W.J. Travis -- Taught Science. Deceased; 2. Uncertain -- probably J.W. Parks who was here a short time; 3. Burt O. Kinney -- Head of History, then Vice-Principal, South Pasadena. Deceased; 4. William Schlieman -- Taught Modern Languages, retired. Writes & sells religious books; 5. C.N. Carpenter -- retired June 1934. Lives at Bible Institute; 6. A.L. Cavanagh -- now Principal of University High School; 7. Rae G. Van Cleve -- now Principal of Fairfax High School; 8. Howard Tracy -- was secretary to the Principal of Los Angeles High School; R.C. Daniels -- Taught Science. Deceased; 10. Roger J. Sterrett -- Head of Art Department, Los Angeles High School; 11. Frances Sterrett -- Sister of Roger. Art. Deceased; 12. Emma V. Caleff -- Died 1929; 13. Ella Morgan -- now Librarian Lincoln High School; 14. William Haverman -- Taught German. Deceased; 15. Harriet B. Stark -- Taught in Art Department; 16. Alma Brigham -- Deceased; 17. W.H. Housh -- Principal Los Angeles High School over 30 years -- Deceased; 18. Susan M. Dorsey -- Vice-Principal Los Angeles High School. Afterward Superintendent of City Schools. Retired; 19. J.M. McPherron -- Head of Math, Los Angeles High School, now deceased; Helen H. Ely -- Taught in Classical Department; 21. Frances Gearhart -- Taught English History, now has Art Gallery in Pasadena; 22. Martha Walker -- taught Greek & Latin, Los Angeles High School, retired. Lives at Manhattan; 23. Maud J. Blanchard -- Taught Science -- now in Sanitarium; 24. Ethel Williams -- Taught foreign languages. Now Mrs. Bailey; 25. Martha Johnson -- Still in Math Department, Los Angeles High School; 26. Bertha Hall -- Still in English Department, Los Angeles High School; 27. Clara Lillibridge -- Taught Math, Living in City; 28. Grace A. McPherron -- Now in Language Department, Los Angeles High School; 29. Lloyd Galpin -- Now in Social Science Department, Los Angeles High School."; People in the picture are as follows [part 2 of 2]: "30. Helen Davis -- Taught English in Los Angeles High School. Deceased; 31. Chloe B. Jones -- Taught English in Los Angeles High School. City Superintendent of Schools. Deceased; 32. Lucy A. Du Bois -- Taught English in Los Angeles High School. Retired. Lives at Abbey Hall; 33. Josephine Yoch -- Latin. Retired; 34. Josephine Cinaca -- Now Teaches French in Los Angeles High School; 35. Belle Cooper -- Now Teaches English In Los Angeles High School; 36. Edna Gearhart -- Now teaches Art in Eagle Rock High School; 37. Gertrude Venable or (Venning) -- Not on list. Probably substitution; 38. Anna Stewart -- Now head of Social Science, Los Angeles High School; 39. J.W. Henry -- Was Vice-Principal of Los Angeles High School. Deceased; 40. Gertrude Henderson -- Was Head of English Department, Los Angeles High School. Now in New York; 41. Frances V. Harrow -- Was Head of Math Department, Los Angeles High School. Deceased; 42. Marie Lopez (Mrs. Lowther) -- Now teacher of Spanish, Los Angeles High School; 43. Elizabeth Palmer -- Still in Science Department, Los Angeles High School; 44. Ada Heineman -- In Physical Education Department, Los Angeles High School; 45. Katherine C. Carr -- Has charge of Journalism, Los Angeles High School; 46. Edna Weh Sterrett -- Wife of Roger Sterrett. Teaches math, Los Angeles High School; 47. Bertha Oliver -- Now teaches History, Los Angeles High School. School Adviser; 48. Louise Johnston -- Taught History. Retired. Married; 49. Edna Owen -- Taught Latin. Now Mrs. ___; 50. Helen Downing -- Taught English. Married. Retired; 51. Lucille Dickson -- Taught Music at Los Angeles and California Polytechnical."

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Title Portrait of the Los Angeles High School faculty on May 7, 1907

Subject educational facilities (adlf), Los Angeles High School (subject), Portraits -- Group -- School (file heading), Schools (lcsh), Teachers (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1907-05-07

Type images

Format 2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 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 1907-05-07

Creator Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946 (photographer)

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-m13212

Identifier 5487 (accession number), CHS-5487 (call number), CHS-5487 (filename), chs-m265 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-12723 (legacy record id), chs-m13212 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-13365 (legacy record id), 1-18-54 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 12723

Unique identifier UC136059

Legacy Identifier CHS-5487.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 17.0 in × 13.7 in at 300dpi
43.1 cm × 34.8 cm at 300dpi

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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

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