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Title
A dog sleeps on the ground in front of the Priests' residence of Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, ca.1900
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1900
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 the Priests' (?) residence of Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, ca.1900. A dog lays sleeping on the ground in front of it near the arched entryway of the door. Numerous pigeons sit on the roof. The building is in a poor state of repair and the windows are boarded over. Part of a post and rail fence is adjacent to the building at left. A few other surrounding buildings are visible in the background.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w
17 x 22 cm.
glass plate negatives
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m16650
USC-1-1-1-14090 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-4149
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m16650
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-4149.jpg
Subject
Missions--Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa
Missions, Spanish
San Luis Obispo de Tolosa Mission
Religious facilities
Time Period
circa 1900
Place
California
San Luis Obispo
USA
Source
1-138-12 [Microfiche number]
4149 [Accession number]
CHS-4149 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]

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