California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Two pelicans grooming each other in a pond at Westlake Park (later MacArthur Park), ca.1905

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Two pelicans grooming each other in a pond at Westlake Park (later MacArthur Park), ca.1905

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Photograph of two pelicans grooming each other in a pond at Westlake Park (later MacArthur Park), ca.1905. The two pelicans are pictured standing on a flat stone near the edge of the pond. The leftmost bird is largest and appears to have more fully developed plumage, while the other is smaller and mottled. Lily-pads can be seen floating in the surrounding water, while a guard-rail enclosed with chickenwire fence is pictured at left, partially obscured by the foliage of a large water plant.

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Title Two pelicans grooming each other in a pond at Westlake Park (later MacArthur Park), ca.1905

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

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

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

Temporal Subject 1905

Type images

Format 1 albumen photoprint : b&w ; 13 x 17 cm. (aacr2), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

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

Date Created 1905

Contributor Pearson, A.R. (donor)

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-m3828

Identifier 12642 (accession number), CHS-12642 (call number), CHS-12642 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-5640 (legacy record id), chs-m3828 (legacy record id), USC-0-1-1-3915 (legacy record id), USC (project), 262 (unidentified no.)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 5640

Unique identifier UC119080

Legacy Identifier CHS-12642.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 12.5 in × 20.7 in at 300dpi
31.8 cm × 52.7 cm at 300dpi

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Title California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Description The California Historical Society Collection is incomparable for the documentary picture it provides of the growth of Southern California, particularly the development of the Los Angeles region, between 1860 and 1960. The collection contains more than 25,000 photographs. The full archive was placed on long-term deposit at USC in 1990 and includes the Title Insurance and Trust Company Collection, also known as TICOR, and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection.

We are grateful to the following individuals who have improved the information in the Digital Library by bringing inaccuracies to our attention as well as adding information. C.J. Bell, Paul Boyle, James Cartwright, Phil Coscia, Bill Counter, Richard Davis, Ray DeLea, Mark French, Amanda Frye, Eric Gustafson, James King, Bill Morgan, Heather Pitts, Tim Poyorena-Miguel, Jo Anne Sadler, Ellen Lloyd Trover, Ruth Wallach, Kim Walters, Cynthia Wilson, Betsy Woodford, Chancy Woolridge, and many others.

Date Created 1860/1960

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