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Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960
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Eight views of seven different southern California Missions, ca.1895-1900
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Eight views of seven different southern California Missions, ca.1895-1900
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Photograph of 8 views of 7 different southern California Missions, ca.1895-1900. From top right clockwise:; "25. San Diego Mission, from the date palms": Exterior of the Mission San Diego de Alcala. The mission is on the crest of a rise. In the foreground are three palm trees. There is a wooden fence at the foot of the rise. Piles of earth (eroded adobe walls?) are beside the fence. Several workmen are visible.; "44. San Fernando Mission, from the east, founded 1797": Exterior of Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana, California. Front view of cloister looking west. White arches dominate the view. Some of the tiles are no longer covering the wooden roof structure at right.; "110. Old Mission Church, opposite the Plaza": The Plaza Church front exterior taken from the park across the street. A few trees and other foliage is visible in the park. A utility pole and lines are visible in the street separating the church from the plaza. A group of about 8 people are standing in front of the church on the sidewalk. At least 5 horse-drawn carriages are parked in front of the church. A hill and a few dwellings are in the background.; "95. Front view of the ruined San Luis Rey Mission": Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, California. Main front from southeast showing cemetery at right. Stucco has fallen off the walls of the church in numerous places revealing the brick underneath. The bell tower on the corner of the church is closest to the camera. Arches extend to the left.; "San Juan Capistrano Mission, founded 1776, destroyed by earthquake, 1812": Exterior of Mission San Juan Capistrano. Ruins of long rows of arches at left. Ruin of buildings at right.; "250. Santa Barbara Mission. Pierce": General view of the front of Mission Santa Barbara, California, from southeast. A wooden picket fence lines the adjacent road. In the churchyard, stairs lead up to the main entrance. Arches line one of the walkways to part of the mission. Two images of the south front and bell tower of Mission San Gabriel, California. Trees line the dirt road in front.
Asset Metadata
Title
Eight views of seven different southern California Missions, ca.1895-1900
Subject
Mission San Diego
(subject),
Mission San Fernando
(subject),
Mission San Gabriel
(subject),
Mission San Gabriel Arcangel
(file heading),
Mission San Juan Capistrano
(subject),
Mission San Luis Rey
(subject),
Mission Santa Barbara
(subject),
Missions -- Mission San Gabriel Arcangel
(file heading),
Missions, Spanish
(lcsh),
Plaza Church
(subject),
religious facilities
(adlf),
San Gabriel Arcangel Mission
(subject)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(counties),
San Gabriel
(city or populated place),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1895/1900
Type
images
Format
2 photograph : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 22 x 17 cm.
(aacr2),
glass plate negatives
(format),
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
1895/1900
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-m6264
Identifier
1675 (
accession number
), CHS-1675 (
call number
), CHS-1675 (
filename
), chs-m265 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-6357 (
legacy record id
), chs-m6264 (
legacy record id
), USC-1-1-1-14086 (
legacy record id
), USC-1-1-1-6373 (
legacy record id
), 1-133-22 (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
6357
Unique identifier
UC128123
Legacy Identifier
CHS-1675.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
12.6 in × 17.3 in at 300dpi
32.0 cm × 43.9 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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