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Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960
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Terrace of "Our Italy", Belvora place, overlooking the Arroyo Seco, 1885
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Terrace of "Our Italy", Belvora place, overlooking the Arroyo Seco, 1885
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Description
Photograph of the panoramic view of the Arroyo Seco looking north from Colorado Street in Pasadena from the Belvora place, "Our Italy," 1885. Cacti and potted plants grow near a small circular fountain and a balustrade. Foliage grows on a wooden lattice at right. A house sits on a hill in the distance at right. Low mountains are visible across the Arroyo Seco.
Asset Metadata
Title
Terrace of "Our Italy", Belvora place, overlooking the Arroyo Seco, 1885
Subject
arroyos
(adlf),
arroyos
(lcsh),
Belvora
(subject),
Dwellings
(lcsh),
Pasadena -- General
(file heading),
Pasadena (LA) -- General Views
(subject),
Views
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Colorado Street
(roadway),
Los Angeles
(counties),
Pasadena
(city or populated place),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1885
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w ; 13 x 21 cm.
(aacr2),
glass plate negatives
(format),
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
1885
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-m5987
Identifier
2650 (
accession number
), CHS-2650 (
call number
), CHS-2650 (
filename
), chs-m265 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-5997 (
legacy record id
), chs-m5987 (
legacy record id
), USC-1-1-1-6095 (
legacy record id
), 1-37-32 (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
5997
Unique identifier
UC127775
Legacy Identifier
CHS-2650.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
18.3 in × 13.1 in at 300dpi
46.5 cm × 33.4 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
Linked assets
Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960
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