Exterior view of the First Presbyterian Church in San Luis Obispo, ca.1900

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Photograph of an exterior view of the First Presbyterian Church in San Luis Obispo, ca.1900. The stone building is visible at center with a large, sloped roof. A tower can be seen at left, while two peaks can be seen on the roof towards the left. A few stairs lead to the front entrance at left, while a second set of stairs can be seen at right. Tall, thin windows can be seen in groups of three on the building. A small strip of grass grows in front of the building, as well as a few bushes. A paved road and sidewalk can be seen across the foreground. A utility pole is visible in front of the building, while other buildings can be seen in the background. A hill can be seen in the distance at left.

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Title Exterior view of the First Presbyterian Church in San Luis Obispo, ca.1900

Subject buildings (lcsh), religious facilities (adlf), San Luis Obispo County -- San Luis Obispo (file heading), Streets (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), San Luis Obispo (city or populated place), San Luis Obispo (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1900

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 1900

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-m1363

Identifier 45403 (accession number), CHS-45403 (call number), CHS-45403 (filename), chs-m265 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-2234 (legacy record id), chs-m1363 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-14328 (legacy record id), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 2234

Unique identifier UC115906

Legacy Identifier CHS-45403.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 33.9 in × 21.7 in at 300dpi
86.2 cm × 55.2 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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