California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

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

Exterior view of the Hotel Van Nuys on the corner of Fourth Street and Main Street, [s.d.]

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Exterior view of the Hotel Van Nuys on the corner of Fourth Street and Main Street, [s.d.]

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Photograph of an exterior view of the Hotel Van Nuys on the corner of Fourth Street and Main Street, [s.d.]. The six story building is pictured on the corner at center, the sidwalk along its ground floor completely shaded by large awnings extending over the windows. At the building's roof, a large marquee reads "Hotel Van Nuys. Main Street". To the left, a horse-drawn cart can be seen parked along the street, while a second can be seen on the perpendicular street to the right. A building in the left background features a sign which reads "W. Salem Furniture Carpets and Draperies".

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Title Exterior view of the Hotel Van Nuys on the corner of Fourth Street and Main Street, [s.d.]

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Subject buildings (adlf), Hotels, taverns, etc. (lcsh), Los Angeles -- Architecture -- Commercial -- Hotels -- Van Nuys Hotel (file heading), Los Angeles -- Architecture -- Commercial -- Hotels #5 (file heading), Signs and signboards (lcsh), Van Nuys Hotel (subject)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), Main Street & 4th Street (roadway), USA (countries)

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. (aacr2), negatives (photographic) (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)

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-m1294

Identifier 12994 (accession number), CHS-12994 (call number), CHS-12994 (filename), chs-m265 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-2169 (legacy record id), chs-m1294 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-1339 (legacy record id), 1-6-152 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 2169

Unique identifier UC115688

Legacy Identifier CHS-12994.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 19.6 in × 16.0 in at 300dpi
49.8 cm × 40.7 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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