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Description
Photograph of General Fremont's headquarters and the first Los Angeles City Hall (Mellus Row) in the first plaza in Los Angeles on the southeast corner of Aliso Street and Los Angeles Street, Sonora Town, 1885. From Baker Block looking east. Captain Alexander Bell and Mellus lived here (Francis Mellus married a niece of Mrs. Bell's). It was taken over by General Fremont for his headquarters and thus became the state capital for the short period of his acting as governor. The Los Angeles City organization was formed in this building in 1850. Streetscape. Horizontal photography.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photoprints, b&w 5 x 7 in., 8 x 10 in. 1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w 17 x 22 cm. glass plate negatives photographs
Fremont Bell, Alexander Mellus, Francis Los Angeles City Hall General Fremont in California Los Angeles--Streets--Los Angeles Street Los Angeles--Sonora Town--General Los Angeles--General views (1880) Streets City halls Plazas Architecture, Domestic Dwellings Cities
Time Period
circa 1885
Place
-118.23816,34.05525 -118.23579,34.05412 -118.2388,34.05443 -118.23889,34.05489 California Los Angeles Street Aliso Street Los Angeles Sonora Town Downtown Los Angeles USA buildings: Freemont Headquarters
Source
1-15-31 [Microfiche number] 1859 [Accession number] CHS-1859 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity] isla id: S-96 [Identifying number]
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