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Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960
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Roadside near Santa Monica shoreline, showing large cliff to the right, [s.d.]
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Roadside near Santa Monica shoreline, showing large cliff to the right, [s.d.]
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Description
Photograph of roadside near Santa Monica shoreline, showing large cliff to the right, [s.d.]. In the extreme foreground to the left, a small strip of road can be seen running adjacent to sand and vegetation. Further left, a flat cliff-face is visible beside the road with a small fence bordering the top. A similar fence can be seen running along the road to the right. To the right of fence near center, two small palm trees among various vegetation can be seen. Further to the right, a cliff with a rounded peak is visible. In the extreme background to the right, ocean waves hitting against the shore can be seen. Further in the background along the ocean, a large pier structure is visible beside a rectangular object. In the extreme background along the road, two vertical poles holding roadway signs can be seen.
Asset Metadata
Title
Roadside near Santa Monica shoreline, showing large cliff to the right, [s.d.]
Subject
Beaches
(lcsh),
roadways
(adlf),
Streets
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
Santa Monica
(city or populated place),
USA
(countries)
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 13 x 18 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)
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
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Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m22854
Identifier
49515 (
accession number
), CHS-49515 (
call number
), CHS-49515 (
filename
), chs-m265 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-22329 (
legacy record id
), chs-m22854 (
legacy record id
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
22329
Unique identifier
UC125165
Legacy Identifier
CHS-49515.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
27.1 in × 19.4 in at 300dpi
69.0 cm × 49.3 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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