California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

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

Saint Clement's Catholic Church at Ocean Park, Santa Monica, ca.1905-1935

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Saint Clement's Catholic Church at Ocean Park, Santa Monica, ca.1905-1935

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Photograph of Saint Clement's Catholic Church at Ocean Park, Santa Monica, ca.1905-1935. At center, a large four-story bell tower topped with a tile roof can be seen to the left of the front door. A wide set of steps curve up to the front door. A smaller door is also visible at the base of the steps beneath the front entrance. Arched and rectangular windows can be seen along the bell tower and church. A large oval window is also visible on the facade. Crosses can be seen at the peak of the facade, as well as the top of the bell tower. A utility pole and wires run along the sidewalk in front of the church. A few adjacent houses are visible. In the foreground, a narrow road lined with shrubs and weeds can be seen.

Asset Metadata

Title Saint Clement's Catholic Church at Ocean Park, Santa Monica, ca.1905-1935

Subject Churches (lcsh), Ocean Park (subject), Ocean Park, Santa Monica (Los Angeles) -- Architecture -- General (subject), religious facilities (adlf)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (counties), Santa Monica (city or populated place), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1905/1935

Type images

Format 1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w ; 22 x 17 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 1905/1935

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-m2474

Identifier 2761 (accession number), CHS-2761 (call number), CHS-2761 (filename), chs-m265 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-3390 (legacy record id), chs-m2474 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-2537 (legacy record id), 1-16- (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 3390

Unique identifier UC120678

Legacy Identifier CHS-2761.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 18.6 in × 14.1 in at 300dpi
47.4 cm × 35.8 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

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

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