Side wheel steamer Orziba near a dock or harbor, ca.1885

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Photograph of side wheel steamer Orziba near a dock or harbor, ca.1885. At center, a large ship is seen sitting on the water near a large crowd of people to the right. The ship has two distinct lower levels beneath its populated upper deck. Metal guardrails and columns mark each level. A large pole between two attached life rings supports a large American flag from the stern of the ship. To the left, a semicircular metal casing protects the large paddle wheel. The actual wheel can be seen below the upper, metal casing. Near the center of the ship extending to the bow, two large masts and various ropes are visible. At the top of each mast, a long string supporting several national flags is visible extending to the side of the ship. Between the two masts, a small smokestack can be seen. To the right of the ship, a large group of people stand adjacent to a small building. In the background, three poles supporting various wires can be seen. In the extreme background to the left, additional ships are seen.; Caption on the back of the photoprint reads: "Side wheel steamer Orizaba, sister to Ancon (CHS-8283. Image shows the Ancon with several ships surrounding it), of Pacific Coast Steamship Company, later the Pacific Mail Transportation Company."

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Title Side wheel steamer Orziba near a dock or harbor, ca.1885

Subject Ancon (subject), Harbors (adlf), Orizaba (subject), Pacific Mail Transportation Company (subject), Packific Coast Steamship Company (subject), ships (lcsh), Steamboats (lcsh), Transportation -- Water -- Side wheel (file heading)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1885

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)

Date Created 1885

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-m12703

Identifier 11953 (accession number), CHS-11953 (call number), CHS-11953 (filename), chs-m265 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-12121 (legacy record id), chs-m12703 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-12856 (legacy record id), 1-121-37 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 12121

Unique identifier UC131140

Legacy Identifier CHS-11953.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 20.4 in × 15.9 in at 300dpi
51.8 cm × 40.6 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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