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Title
Camp scene near Borneo, showing several small structures, 1927
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
1927
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 camp scene near Borneo, showing several small structures, 1927. In the extreme foreground, several rooftops can be seen spanning from the left to the right. Treetops and leaves can also be seen near the roofs. In the background, several small rectangular structures can be seen at left near a cluster of trees. To the right, two structures in the shape of towers are visible. In the extreme background, three buildings can be seen at left and a line of trees move to the right. A caption on the side of the image reads: "Camp scene main island of Borneo, 10 miles from coast, 50 miles from Balik Papan, 1927".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w
13 x 18 cm.
negatives (photographic)
photographs
Identifier
chs-m23793 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-49596
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m23793
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-49596.jpg
Subject
Camping
Tents
Camps
Time Period
1927
Place
islands: Borneo
Source
49596 [Accession number]
CHS-49596 [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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