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Title
Exterior view of Colton Hall, the old State House where the first California Legislature was held in 1850, Monterey, ca.1890
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1890
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 an exterior view of Colton Hall, the old State House where the first California Legislature was held in 1850, Monterey, ca.1890. A two-story quasi-Colonial-style wooden building can be seen at center. Two pillars flank the main entry, while two staircases go up to the main entry on the second floor over the main entry. A smaller stone building can be seen attached at left, while a wooden rail fence and tree are visible at right. A few other buildings are visible in the background. A person can be seen sitting in the field in front of the buildings.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w
17 x 22 cm., 20 x 25 cm.
glass plate negatives
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m7518
USC-1-1-1-7645 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-321
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m7518
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-321.jpg
Subject
Buildings
Legislative bodies
Monterey County--Monterey--Architecture
Time Period
circa 1890
Place
California
Monterey
USA
Source
1-204- [Microfiche number]
321 [Accession number]
CHS-321 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]

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