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
Photographic portrait of Charles E. Miles, Los Angeles's last volunteer fire chief, ca.1870-1879. Miles is standing at center and is facing slightly to the left. He is holding the end of a bugle on a small table at left, while his other hand is on his hip. He is wearing a large firefighter's helmet, a light colored shirt with a large crest at center, and long dark pants. He has a thick dark beard and dark hair. Miles was Chief Engineer of the Fire Department in 1873, 1874, and 1875. Photoprint reads: "Return to: California Historical Society, 4201 Wilshire, Suite 202".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 26 x 21 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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