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Description
Photographic portrait of Dona Maria Antonia de la Guerra, ca.1852. Dona Maria is shown from her upper torso to her head and is looking straight ahead. She is wearing a dark dress with lace decorations at the collar and down the middle. She has short dark hair parted at center, and a dark headpiece is visible. She was born in Santa Barbara on September 30, 1827 and was living in Santa Barbara in February, 1915. Her baptismal name was Maria de Alta Garcia Antonia Geronima and she was the daughter of Jose Antonio de la Guerra y Noriega. She had two husbands: Cesario Lataillade and Gaspar de Orena. Compares to CHS-11886 which depicts Dona Maria in 1906.
Type
image
Format
4 photographs : photonegatives, photoprint, b&w 18 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographic prints photographs
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