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Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960
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Lake at the base of rocky cliffs, Altadena, [s.d.]
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Lake at the base of rocky cliffs, Altadena, [s.d.]
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Description
Photograph of a lake at the base of rocky cliffs, Altadena, [s.d.]. A calm lake can be seen at center obscured by boulders and trees visible in the foreground. A pine tree is visible at right, while the far bank of the lake slopes upward and is composed of dirt. Above the slope, steep rock can be seen forming jagged peaks at top. Patches of snow are visible at the base of the peaks.
Asset Metadata
Title
Lake at the base of rocky cliffs, Altadena, [s.d.]
Subject
Mountains
(lcsh),
Mountains
(adlf),
Natural features -- Mountains -- General -- Unidentified
(file heading)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
Altadena
(city or populated place),
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
(aacr2),
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)
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
Send requests to address or e-mail given
Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m20791
Identifier
46334 (
accession number
), CHS-46334 (
call number
), CHS-46334 (
filename
), chs-m265 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-24825 (
legacy record id
), chs-m20791 (
legacy record id
), USC-1-1-1-14235 (
legacy record id
), 84-1-2257 (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
24825
Unique identifier
UC130750
Legacy Identifier
CHS-46334.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
16.6 in × 20.7 in at 300dpi
42.3 cm × 52.7 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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