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Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m15201

Identifier 1785 (accession number), CHS-1785 (call number), CHS-1785 (filename), chs-m265 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-14344 (legacy record id), chs-m15201 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-14308 (legacy record id), 1-80-10 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 14344

Unique identifier UC143722

Legacy Identifier CHS-1785.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 17.0 in × 13.2 in at 300dpi
43.3 cm × 33.7 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

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Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960

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