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Title
General view of the Indian Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico, ca.1889
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1889
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 general view of the Indian Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico, including the church, ca.1889. The blocky dwellings resemble piles of building blocks. Ladders lean against some. Outdoor ovens are visible here and there. A wooden fenced-in area, or, corral is visible at left. A mountain rises in the background at right. A rocky road is visible in the foreground.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w
13 x 18 cm., 21 x 26 cm.
glass plate negatives
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m15562
USC-1-1-1-13993 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-2629
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m15562
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-2629.jpg
Subject
Indians--Taos
Indians of North America
Taos Indians
Dwellings
Religious facilities
Time Period
circa 1889
Place
New Mexico
Taos
USA
Source
1-182-7 [Microfiche number]
2629 [Accession number]
CHS-2629 [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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