Exterior view of the California State Reform School in Whittier, ca.1910

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Photograph of an exterior view of the California State Reform School in Whittier, ca.1910. The four-story brick building is in the distance at center. A tall rectangular clock tower with a smaller tower on the side of it rises from the middle of the buildings. Rows of arched windows and dormers are visible. A large circular plaza is visible in front of the building, and several trees are visible. Two big stone columns flank an entry road in the foreground, and a sign is posted near the road.; The sign reads "No visitors admitted Saturday or Sunday except by special permit. No driving or wandering about the grounds allowed. Parties wishing to visit the school will first apply at the office. No visitors admitted by Girls Department without an order from the Sup't. By order of Board of Trustees".

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Title Exterior view of the California State Reform School in Whittier, ca.1910

Subject California State Reform School (subject), educational facilities (adlf), Los Angeles County -- Whittier -- Architecture -- Schools (file heading), Schools (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

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

Temporal Subject 1910

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)

Date Created 1910

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-m6771

Identifier 14528 (accession number), CHS-14528 (call number), CHS-14528 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-6831 (legacy record id), chs-m6771 (legacy record id), USC-0-1-1-6885 (legacy record id), 1-58- (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 6831

Unique identifier UC121536

Legacy Identifier CHS-14528.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 19.7 in × 16.0 in at 300dpi
50.0 cm × 40.7 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

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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