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Description
Photograph of Ocampo Plaza where "bull and cock-fights were held east of the plaza", Los Angeles, ca.1875-1880. This was the patio of the Leandre-O'Campo adobe (later the site of Los Angeles Street and a fire engine station). Several horse-drawn vehicles are parked adjacent to the L-shaped adobe. An orchard is visible gehind the adobe.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 26 x 20 cm. 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 21 x 17 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
Adobe houses Sports facilities Los Angeles--Sonora Town--Architecture--Domestic Los Angeles--Plaza #1--General views--1860 to 1879 Recreational facilities
Time Period
circa 1875/1880
Place
California Los Angeles Street Los Angeles USA
Source
1-15-38 [Microfiche number] 2878 [Accession number] CHS-2878 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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