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View of Westlake Park (later MacArthur Park), ca.1892
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View of Westlake Park (later MacArthur Park), ca.1892
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Description
Photograph of a view of Westlake Park (later MacArthur Park), ca.1892. A man stands at the top of the stairs on a bridge constructed of tree branches. People are lounging on the grass or strolling through the park. Several people sit in a rowboat at the center of the lake. On the other side of the lake stands a gazebo. Trees cover the hilly landscape in the distance. Several houses are situated at the top of the hills 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.
Asset Metadata
Title
View of Westlake Park (later MacArthur Park), ca.1892
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
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1892
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
(aacr2),
negatives (photographic)
(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
1892
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
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Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m3707
Identifier
6021 (
accession number
), CHS-6021 (
call number
), CHS-6021 (
filename
), chs-m265 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-4640 (
legacy record id
), chs-m3707 (
legacy record id
), USC-1-1-1-3783 (
legacy record id
), 1-91- (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
4640
Unique identifier
UC119101
Legacy Identifier
CHS-6021.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
20.7 in × 16.6 in at 300dpi
52.7 cm × 42.3 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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