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Title
A mock holdup of a stage coach, ca.1880
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1880
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
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Description
Photograph of a mock holdup of a stage coach, ca.1880, on the prairie. One man holds the reins of the horses. Another man aims his rifle at the group. Another man holds his hand gun on the group. Seven people standing beside the coach have their hands up. Two or three more people are in the coach itself. While the driver is on top.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w
13 x 20 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m11814
USC-1-1-1-11966 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-276
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m11814
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-276.jpg
Subject
Coaching
Horses
Robbery
Crime
Criminals
Transportation--Draft--Stage coaches
General Subjects--Transportation--Draft
Time Period
circa 1880
Place
California
USA
Source
1-156 [Microfiche number]
276 [Accession number]
CHS-276 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m265

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