Main altar in Cathedral, Mexico City, Mexico, ca.1905-1910

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Photograph of main altar in Cathedral, Mexico City, Mexico, ca.1905-1910. At center, two statues of saints (possibly Saint Peter and Saint Paul) near candelabras and decorative carvings behind the main altar can be seen. At the center of the candelabras, a small crucifix can be seen. On either side of the candelabras, a statue of a winged angel on a cloud can be seen. Four tall ornate pillars can be seen behind the altar. Smaller statues of angels can be seen near the columns. An image of the sacred heart of Christ can be seen at center between the columns. Carpeted stairs can be seen in the foreground. A man is visible at left.

Asset Metadata

Title Main altar in Cathedral, Mexico City, Mexico, ca.1905-1910

Subject Churches (lcsh), Mexico -- Mexico City (file heading), religious facilities (adlf)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place Mexico (countries), Mexico City (city or populated place)

Temporal Subject 1905/1910

Type images

Format 2 photographs : photoprints, b&w ; 26 x 21 cm. (aacr2), 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 1905/1910

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-m14606

Identifier 658 (accession number), CHS-658 (call number), CHS-658 (filename), chs-m265 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-15244 (legacy record id), chs-m14606 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-14147 (legacy record id), 1-224- (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 15244

Unique identifier UC143042

Legacy Identifier CHS-658.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 14.9 in × 18.6 in at 300dpi
37.9 cm × 47.2 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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