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Image / Exterior view of the Samarkand Persian Hotel in Santa Barbara, ca.1920

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Title
Exterior view of the Samarkand Persian Hotel in Santa Barbara, ca.1920
Contributor
Wurtz, William (donated 1984-01)
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1920
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 the Samarkand Persian Hotel in Santa Barbara, ca.1920. At least four sidewalks and stairways lead to an elevated building at center. The building has rectangular windows, a flat roof, and archways in front. Grass lawns, a lily pond, benches, and potted plants can be seen in front of the building. What appear to be mountains are visible in the background.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
10 x 15 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m9939
USC-0-1-1-10079 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-43404
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m9939
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-43404.jpg
Subject
Hotels, taverns, etc
Samarkand Persian Hotel
Santa Barbara County--Architecture--General
Buildings
Time Period
circa 1920
Place
California
Santa Barbara
USA
Source
43404 [Accession number]
CHS-43404 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m15009

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