California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

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

Close-up of an Ocotillo plant (Candlewood or Squaw Cabbage) on moutainous terrain, [s.d.]

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Close-up of an Ocotillo plant (Candlewood or Squaw Cabbage) on moutainous terrain, [s.d.]

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Photograph of a close-up of an Ocotillo plant (Candlewood or Squaw Cabbage) on moutainous terrain, [s.d.]. The small plant is shown just to the right of center, five thick-stemmed shoots extending from its main stalk. Tiny flowers open at the tips of these shoots, and numerous buds prickle their sides. A second, smaller ocotillo can be seen in the immediate background. Hills are visible in the distance.; Photoprint reads "Grows 1' to 3' high. Light yellow green stal with deep magenta colored top resembling a burned candle. 7510 Claybeck Avenue, Burbank California".

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Title Close-up of an Ocotillo plant (Candlewood or Squaw Cabbage) on moutainous terrain, [s.d.]

Subject Botany -- Ocotillo (Candlewood) (file heading), Deserts (adlf), Plants (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), USA (countries)

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 16 x 10 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)

Creator C.C. Pierce & Co. (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.

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Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m20274

Identifier 46074 (accession number), CHS-46074 (call number), CHS-46074 (filename), chs-m265 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-21071 (legacy record id), chs-m20274 (legacy record id), 84-1-2380 (unidentified no.)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 21071

Unique identifier UC133773

Legacy Identifier CHS-46074.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 16.8 in × 24.6 in at 300dpi
42.9 cm × 62.6 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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