Portrait of Peter Lassen, [s.d.]

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Photographic portrait of Peter Lassen, [s.d.]. Mr. Lassen is shown from his torso to his head and is looking very slightly to the left. He is wearing a dark overcoat, lighter coat, dark tie, and white shirt. He has thinning dark hair and very thick sideburns. Photo can be seen in an oval frame.; Lassen was born in Denmark in 1800, came to America in 1819, went overland to Oregon in 1839 and to California by sea in 1840 before his death in 1859. He was a hunter and guide who also worked as a blacksmith sometimes at Sutter's Fort, San Francisco, and San Jose. In 1844, he was naturalized and obtained grant of the Bosquejo Rancho on Deer Creek in what is now Tehama County, where a little settlement formed around the house which was known as Lassen's or Lawson's. This was the first settlement reached by immigrants in 1849-50 who entered California through the Lassen Pass. In 1859, Lassen was killed by Indians while prospecting north of Pyramid Lake. His name was given to Lassen County, Lassen Peak, and Lassen Pass.

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Title Portrait of Peter Lassen, [s.d.]

Subject Lassen, Peter (subject), Men (lcsh), Portraits -- La (file heading)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), USA (countries)

Type images

Format 2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 18 x 13 cm. (aacr2), negatives (photographic) (aat), 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)

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.

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Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m19752

Identifier 11447 (accession number), CHS-11447 (call number), CHS-11447 (filename), chs-m265 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-19577 (legacy record id), chs-m19752 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-13875 (legacy record id), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 19577

Unique identifier UC121615

Legacy Identifier CHS-11447.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 12.7 in × 18.1 in at 300dpi
32.3 cm × 46.0 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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