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Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960
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Panoramic view of downtown Los Angeles along Main Street, looking north from the Hotel Westminister at Fourth Street, ca.1888-1890
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Panoramic view of downtown Los Angeles along Main Street, looking north from the Hotel Westminister at Fourth Street, ca.1888-1890
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Description
Photograph of a panoramic view of downtown Los Angeles along Main Street, looking north from the Hotel Westminister at Fourth Street, ca.1888-1890. The residences of Governor Downey and Sam Myers are visible. The square tower of City Hall is visible at left. Commercial, residential and government buildings can be seen. Several horse-drawn carriages and a trolley move up and down Main Street from the center foreground towards the right background. Mountains rise in the distance. Legible signs include: "N. Pra[...]", "Woodbury's Business College, shorthand, typing [...]", "Bicycle & tricycle ware rooms", "Furnished rooms [...]", "Sullivan[...], the leading cloak & suit house, Kelly & Liebes, pro[...]", "E.E. Crandall & Co., tin ware, lamps, crockery, stoves, superior ranges, household goods", "Henry J. Kramer School for Dancing", "Wallpaper", "[...] Hotel", and "[...] & Scrive, paints, oils, brushes, glass".
Asset Metadata
Title
Panoramic view of downtown Los Angeles along Main Street, looking north from the Hotel Westminister at Fourth Street, ca.1888-1890
Subject
buildings
(lcsh),
cities
(adlf),
Los Angeles -- Streets -- Main Street -- Temple to 4th
(file heading),
Los Angeles City -- General
(file heading),
Residences (Gov. Downey)
(subject),
Views
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
Main Street & 4th Street
(roadway),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1888/1890
Type
images
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 13 x 21 cm., 20 x 25 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
1888/1890
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-m2543
Identifier
2846 (
accession number
), CHS-2846 (
call number
), CHS-2846 (
filename
), chs-m265 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-3457 (
legacy record id
), chs-m2543 (
legacy record id
), USC-1-1-1-2605 (
legacy record id
), 1-6-78 (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
3457
Unique identifier
UC120667
Legacy Identifier
CHS-2846.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
18.8 in × 14.2 in at 300dpi
47.9 cm × 36.0 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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