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California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
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Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960
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Lester Moore examining a specimen of Ocotillo (Fonquiera Splendeus), or Candle wood, or Cane cactus, [s.d.]
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Lester Moore examining a specimen of Ocotillo (Fonquiera Splendeus), or Candle wood, or Cane cactus, [s.d.]
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Description
Photograph of a man wearing a backpack, Lester Moore, examining one of several specimens of Ocotillo (Fonquiera Splendeus), or Candle wood, or Cane cactus in the desert, [s.d.]. Other vegetation includes cacti and scrub brush. A low ridge of rocky terrain is visible in the background.
Asset Metadata
Title
Lester Moore examining a specimen of Ocotillo (Fonquiera Splendeus), or Candle wood, or Cane cactus, [s.d.]
Subject
Botany -- Ocotillo (Candlewood)
(file heading),
Deserts
(adlf),
Moore, Lester
(subject),
Plants
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
USA
(countries)
Type
images
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 17 x 22 cm.
(aacr2),
glass plate negatives
(format),
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
C.C. Pierce & Co.
(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-m15286
Identifier
1979 (
accession number
), CHS-1979 (
call number
), CHS-1979 (
filename
), chs-m265 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-14126 (
legacy record id
), chs-m15286 (
legacy record id
), 1-77-32 (
microfiche number
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
14126
Unique identifier
UC143600
Legacy Identifier
CHS-1979.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
19.0 in × 14.5 in at 300dpi
48.4 cm × 37.0 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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