Exterior view of the Henry Fisher residence in Redlands, ca.1900

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Photograph of the exterior view of the Henry Fisher residence in Redlands, ca.1900. The two-story house has a touch of both Italianate and Mission Revival style. It features arched windows, Spanish tiled roofs and an arcade; which are evident in most Mission Revival homes. It also features low-pitched roofs, balustraded balcony, decorative brackets around windows, a square tower (center), and extended eaves; which are all characteristics of Italianate style buildings. Vines can be seen growing wildly covering one of the balconies (center). The lawn is well manicured.; "During the 1890's, people came for the most part from New England and from the Chicago area. At first many of them came because of impaired health, liked what they saw, and decided to remain. Henry Harbinson Sinclair and Henry Fisher are two examples of the kinds of people who became attracted to the City of Redlands. Sinclair, a New Yorker, received training in the shipping business and in marine law. He came to Southern California for his health. Fisher, from Pennsylvania, controlled much of the Keystone State's oil pipeline system and disposed of his interests to Standard Oil. In 1892, Sinclair and Fisher, now located in Redlands, joined with other investors and organized the Redlands Electric Light and Power Company. The first generation of three-phase electrical power in the United States was achieved by the Redlands company in 1893 and served, not only as an important chapter in electric power history, but also as a tribute to the farsightedness of Sinclair, Fisher and their associates." -- unknown author.

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Title Exterior view of the Henry Fisher residence in Redlands, ca.1900

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Date Created 1900

Subject Architecture, Domestic (lcsh), Fisher, Henry (subject), residential sites (adlf), San Bernardino County -- Redlands -- Architecture -- Domestic (file heading)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Redlands (city or populated place), San Bernardino (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1900

Type images

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

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Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m8567

Identifier 5347 (accession number), CHS-5347 (call number), CHS-5347 (filename), chs-m265 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-7725 (legacy record id), chs-m8567 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-8700 (legacy record id), 1-41-17 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 7725

Unique identifier UC138813

Legacy Identifier CHS-5347.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 17.0 in × 13.5 in at 300dpi
43.1 cm × 34.5 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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