California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

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

Priest at the altar in old church at the Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, 1886

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Priest at the altar in old church at the Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, 1886

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Photograph of a priest at the altar in the old church at the Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, 1886. The wall above the altar consists of panels containing five paintings of religious figures and a statue of a Christ in the middle. Above the paintings, an arch contains a depiction of a figure (an angel?) in the clouds. The table at the altar is covered with a large cloth. A priest stands on the left of the altar, while another man stands on the right. The rails of the altar can be seen in front of the altar. Four steps lead up to the altar, while three paintings or hangings are visible on the side walls. The ceiling is ornately decorated.

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Title Priest at the altar in old church at the Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, 1886

Subject Acoma (subject), Acoma Indians (subject), Acoma Indians (lcsh), Indians -- Acoma (file heading), Indians of North America (lcsh), Interiors (subject), religious facilities (adlf)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place Acoma Pueblo (city or populated place), New Mexico (states), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1886

Type images

Format 2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 22 x 17 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 1886

Creator James, George Wharton (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-m16877

Identifier 4542 (accession number), CHS-4542 (call number), CHS-4542 (filename), chs-m265 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-16799 (legacy record id), chs-m16877 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-13461 (legacy record id), 1-160-42 (microfiche number), USC (project), James-1370 (unidentified no.)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 16799

Unique identifier UC141254

Legacy Identifier CHS-4542.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 13.1 in × 16.9 in at 300dpi
33.4 cm × 43.0 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

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