California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

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

Exterior view of the stone tavern at the entrance to Devore Canyon, Cajon Pass, ca.1884

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Exterior view of the stone tavern at the entrance to Devore Canyon, Cajon Pass, ca.1884

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Photograph of an exterior view of the stone tavern at the entrance to Devore Canyon, Cajon Pass, ca.1884. The building which also served as a stage station, saloon and hotel, is pictured at center with two-stories and a multileveled roof. A woman stands on the patio, in the process of opening the front door. A gas or propane tank can be seen in front of the house to the right, in front of a picket fence. A ladder leans up against the left wall of the house. Debris and lumber are scattered in the front yard. Trees can be seen in the background.; Picture file card reads: "The tavern consisted of two floors--two rooms on the ground floor and one room on the second story. On the lower floor, the left side was a saloon, while the right side was a store and stage depot. Its history can be traced back to 1854. The present occupants are Mr. and Mrs. Frank Meddoc and their daughter. They have been occupant there since 1906. Main walls on the ground floor are 2 1/2 ' thick.".

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Title Exterior view of the stone tavern at the entrance to Devore Canyon, Cajon Pass, ca.1884

Subject Bars (lcsh), buildings (adlf), Cajon Pass Stage Station and Hotel (subject), Coaching (lcsh), Horses (lcsh), Hotels, taverns, etc. (lcsh), Los Angeles County -- Antelope Valley (file heading), San Bernardino County -- General (file heading), Stone Tavern (subject), Terminals (Transportation) (lcsh), Transportation -- Draft -- Stage coaches -- Stations (file heading)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), gaps: Cajon Pass (geographic subject), San Bernardino (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1879/1889

Type images

Format 2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. (aacr2), negatives (photographic) (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)

Date Created 1879/1889

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-m5323

Identifier 7975 (accession number), CHS-7975 (call number), CHS-7975 (filename), 1-45-23 (identifying number), chs-m265 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-25853 (legacy record id), chs-m5323 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-11997 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-5436 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-5474 (legacy record id), 1-33- (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 25853

Unique identifier UC129191

Legacy Identifier CHS-7975.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 19.2 in × 15.6 in at 300dpi
48.9 cm × 39.7 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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