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Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960
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First Congregational Church, intersection of Third Street and Hill Street, 1889-1900
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First Congregational Church, intersection of Third Street and Hill Street, 1889-1900
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Description
Photograph (streetscape, horizontal photography) of the exterior of the First Congregational Church at the intersection of Third Street and Hill Street, 1889-1900. A horse-drawn wagon is parked on Hill Street. Streetcar tracks are visible in the street. Legible signs include: "Take cars here for Sante Fe Station", "Hill St.", "Third St." The church was built in 1883 and dedicated 16 May 1883, Reverend A.J. Wells, the pastor at that time, sold it to Central Baptist Church for $40,000 in 1889. Unable to pay the full amount, $30,000 was eventually settled on. It was later sold to the Unitarian Church.; "The First Congregational Church has applied for permission to sell its property at the corner of Third and Hill Streets for $43,000." -- Express 11 June 1888.
Asset Metadata
Title
First Congregational Church, intersection of Third Street and Hill Street, 1889-1900
Subject
Churches
(lcsh),
First Congregational Church
(subject),
LA (LA) -- Churches
(subject),
Los Angeles -- Architecture -- Churches -- Congregational
(file heading),
Los Angeles -- Churches -- Congregational
(file heading),
religious facilities
(adlf)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Downtown Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
Old First Congregational Church
(manmade features),
Third Street & Hill Street
(roadway),
USA
(countries)
Geocoordinate
34.0512,-118.24823 (
point
), 34.05166,-118.24855 (
point
), 34.05169,-118.24789 (
point
), 34.05209,-118.24825 (
point
)
Temporal Subject
1889/1900
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w ; 20 x 17 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)
Date Created
1889/1900
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
(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-m896
Identifier
491 (
accession number
), CHS-491 (
call number
), CHS-491 (
filename
), isla id: S-4527 (
identifying number
), chs-m265 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-8323 (
legacy record id
), chs-m896 (
legacy record id
), USC-1-1-1-897 (
legacy record id
), 1-5-5 (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
8323
Unique identifier
UC125352
Legacy Identifier
CHS-491.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
13.1 in × 17.1 in at 300dpi
33.3 cm × 43.4 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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