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Description
Photograph of the redwood tree (Sequoia Sempervirens) in the front yard of the residence of Judge O'Melveney (O'Melveny?), Twelfth Street and Figueroa Street (according to Stuart O'Melveney), Los Angeles, ca.1900, looking south. A wooden picket fence surrounds the property. Only part of the house is visible at left. Across the street, at left, other buildings are visible. Legible signs include: "City Nursery, Figueroa Nursery [...]".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 22 x 17 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
Dwellings Architecture, Domestic Trees Redwood Botany Los Angeles--Architecture--Domestic--Identified by owner--L-R (3 of 4) Botany--Trees--Redwood Housing areas
Time Period
circa 1900
Place
-118.47777,34.32215 -118.16521,34.08008 -118.39825,33.74213 -118.50695,34.02658 12th Street & Figueroa Street California Judge O'Melveney House City Nursery Figueroa Nursery Los Angeles USA
Source
1-52-; 1-82-90 [Microfiche number] 2737 [Accession number] CHS-2737 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity] isla id: S-4411 [Identifying number]
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