Drawing depicting the Sierra Madre Villa Hotel in Sierra Madre, ca.1880

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Photograph of drawing depicting the Sierra Madre Villa Hotel in Sierra Madre, ca.1880. The two-story hotel can be seen at the base of a steep mountain range at center. It is a light-colored building with a dark roof. A covered porch runs along the front of the building at center and right, while a cupola can be seen on the roof at left. A large orchard full of small trees is visible in the foreground. Taller trees are visible behind the hotel at right.; Photoprint reads: "on the 'Grand Round,' the carriage drive continued to Pasadena and then east and north to the foothills with a stop for lunch at the Sierra Madre Villa. The villa was famous for its lavish table, with wild game a [sic] specialty. It was a noted resort for invalids. Drawing was made in the 1880's from a photograph."

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Title Drawing depicting the Sierra Madre Villa Hotel in Sierra Madre, ca.1880

Subject buildings (adlf), Hotels, taverns, etc. (lcsh), Los Angeles County -- Pasadena -- Architecture -- Commercial -- Hotels -- Sierra Madre Villa (file heading), Sierra Madre Villa (subject)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

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

Temporal Subject 1880

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. (aacr2), art (aat), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection)

Date Created 1880

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-m6135