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Title
Crowds of men gabling in a casino, ca.1900
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1900
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 crowds of men gabling in a casino, ca.1900. At each table are a handful of men gambling or watching. Poker chips are piled in front of the players -- some have more than others. One of the players at the table in the foreground appears to be a young boy or teenager. Another player at the same table appears to be a female (right corner). Legible signs include: "seats for players only", "craps [...]". Picture file card reads: "western gambling scene."
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w
21 x 26 cm.
portraits
negatives (photographic)
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m11410
USC-1-1-1-11560 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-5937
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m11410
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-5937.jpg
Subject
Gambling
Recreation--Gambling
Recreational facilities
Time Period
circa 1900
Place
USA
Source
5937 [Accession number]
CHS-5937 [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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