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 the exterior of the Washington School, corner of San Marino Avenue and Hermosa Drive, San Gabriel, ca.1888. The three-story stone and wood Victorian structure has a polygonally-shaped tower to the left of the main entry and a five-story square tower which rises to a point over the main entry. There are covered balconies in both towers and to the right of the main entry. About fifty students and teachers are standing (or sitting) scattered around the front of the schoolhouse. On small building is visible behind the school at right. A few wind-swept trees are visible on the horizon. Mountains rise in the distance at left. This is not the "First School at Alhambra".
Type
image
Format
3 photographs : photonegative, glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 20 x 25 cm., 21 x 26 cm., 20 x 25 cm. glass plate negatives negatives (photographic) photographic prints photographs
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