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 Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of "La Tortilleria," a painting by Alex F. Harmer showing children watching their mother make tortillas, 1880-1889. The mother is visible at the right, while a daughter holding a toddler watches from the left. She has "masa" (dough) in her hands. A board and roll for the masa are at her feet. There is a large bowl, baskets, and a broom around them. A cat is also visible next to the daughter's feet.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 17 x 22 cm., 21 x 26 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs art
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