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Title
Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence H. Matson, July 14, 1931
Date Created and/or Issued
1931-07-14
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
Photographic portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence H. Matson, July 14, 1931. Mr. Matson can be seen at left seated on the arm of a wooden chair or small bench. He can be seen from the knees up wearing a suit, tie, and round glasses. The top of his head is completely bald, while hair can be seen on the left and right sides of his head. His right hand is positioned on top of the arm chair, while his left arm can be seen wrapped behind Mrs. Matson. Mrs. Matson can be seen seated on the right arm of the same chair. She can be seen wearing a floral-patterned dress, a watch on her left arm, a right on her left ring finger, a necklace with a large broach, and glasses. Her hair is wavy and short. Her left arm can be seen in her lap, while her right arm is visible on the small of Mr. Matson's back. What appears to be a purse or briefcase can be seen on the chair near Mr. Matson.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : negative, b&w
18 x 13 cm.
negatives (photographic)
photographs
Identifier
chs-m12220 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-35492
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m12220
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-35492.jpg
Subject
Matson, Clarence Henry, 1872-1943
Matson, Mrs. Clarence H
Portrait photography
Married people
Wives
Husbands
Time Period
1931-07-14
Place
California
USA
Source
35492 [Accession number]
CHS-35492 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m15009

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