California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

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

View of the lake at Westlake Park (later MacArthur Park), ca.1915

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View of the lake at Westlake Park (later MacArthur Park), ca.1915

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Photograph of a view of the lake at Westlake Park (later MacArthur Park), ca.1915. Two palm trees flank the stairs that lead down to the lake. Benches line the walkways that circle the lake's boundaries. Trees and bushes cover the areas around the lake. Houses and buildings are visible in the distance.; "When Wilshire bought the property in 1895 for $52,000, Westlake Park had been a city dump. In 1887 private funds enabled the land to be converted into a park (and renamed for World War II General Douglas MacArthur Jr. in 1942). Gaylord Wilshire told the city that in order for him to permit a street to bisect the property, the boulevard must be 120 feet wide and must bear his name. His street ran between Westlake Park and Lafayette Park." -- unknown author.

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Title View of the lake at Westlake Park (later MacArthur Park), ca.1915

Creator Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946 (photographer)

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Date Created 1915

Subject Lakes (lcsh), Los Angeles -- Parks -- Westlake Park (MacArthur Park) (file heading), Parks (lcsh), Parks (adlf), Westlake Park (later MacArthur Park) (subject)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place 7th Street & Alvarado Street (roadway), California (states), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1915

Type images

Format 3 photographs : glass photonegative, transparency, photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. (aacr2), glass plate negatives (format), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat), transparencies (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)

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-m3736

Identifier 5501 (accession number), CHS-5501 (call number), CHS-5501 (filename), chs-m265 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-4667 (legacy record id), chs-m3736 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-3812 (legacy record id), 1-91- (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 4667

Unique identifier UC119202

Legacy Identifier CHS-5501.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 18.8 in × 15.1 in at 300dpi
47.8 cm × 38.3 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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