Residence of Daniel Murphy, 2076 West Adams Street, Los Angeles, ca.1910

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Photograph (streetscape; horizontal photography) of the residence of Daniel Murphy, 2076 West Adams Street, ca.1910 (later demolished). The 2-story Spanish-style or Mediterranean-revival structure has a tile roof and 16 awning-covered windows in front. The paved driveway curves up in front of the house from the left around the lawn. A low hedge separates the property from the sidewalk. Another higher hedge surrounds the facade of the house. Two trees are visible in the front yard.; "Noted pioneer taken by death: Archbishop Cantwell will officiate at requiem for Daniel Murphy, 83 -- Daniel Murphy, 83-year-old business pioneer who was instrumental in the growth of three Southland communities, died yesterday at his home, 2076 W. Adams Blvd. -- Archbishop John J. Cantwell will officiate tomorrow at 10 a.m. as solemn high mass is celebrated for the veteran in St. Vibiana's Cathedral. In addition to his buisiness activities, Murphy participated in many philanthropies and in 1931 received from Pope Pius XI the title of Commander of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre. -- A native of Hazelton, Pa., Murphy came to Southern California in the early '70's. Following service here with the Southern Pacific Railroad, he transferred his interests to Needles on the California-Arizona boundary. -- Before returning to Los Angeles he established a large mercantile business, opened a bank, helped lay out the townsite and established a chain of refrigerating plants. -- He later organized the Brea Canon Oil Co.".... -- Newspaper clipping (1939).

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Title Residence of Daniel Murphy, 2076 West Adams Street, Los Angeles, ca.1910

Subject Architecture, Domestic (lcsh), buildings (adlf), Los Angeles -- Architecture -- Domestic -- Adams Boulevard (file heading), Murphy, Daniel (subject), Residences (Daniel Murphy) (subject)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place 2076 West Adams Boulevard (roadway), California (states), Dan Murphey House (manmade features), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), Mid-City (city or populated place), USA (countries), West Adams (city or populated place)

Geocoordinate 34.03148,-118.30924 (point), 34.03268,-118.31099 (point), 34.03269,-118.30814 (point), 34.03389,-118.30926 (point)

Temporal Subject 1910

Type images

Format 2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 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)

Date Created 1910

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.

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Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m1185

Identifier 2153 (accession number), CHS-2153 (call number), CHS-2153 (filename), isla id: S-4370 (identifying number), chs-m265 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-2063 (legacy record id), chs-m1185 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-1229 (legacy record id), 1-1-21 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 2063

Unique identifier UC117844

Legacy Identifier CHS-2153.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 19.7 in × 15.6 in at 300dpi
50.0 cm × 39.6 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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