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Title
San Pedro, Los Angeles Co[unty], California
Creator
Pierce, Bruce Wellington (1858-1947), American, artist and lithographer
Date Created and/or Issued
[ca. 1895]
Publication Information
Bancroft Library
Contributing Institution
UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library
Collection
Honeyman (Robert B., Jr.) - Collection of Early Californian and Western American Pictorial Material
Rights Information
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Description
Bird's-eye view looking inland from Pacific Ocean; waterfront area in foreground with beach and bathhouse, railroads (Southern Pacific Railroad and Los Angeles Terminal Railroad), and piers and wharves (piles of lumber at right); numerous ships (steam and sail) in harbor. Marginal views include residences, businesses, churches, and public buildings.
Printed title (LC). Printed (LR, within image--caption or signature?): G. Falk. Handwritten date (LC): ca. 1895. Printed (LL): Drawn & litho'd by B.W. Pierce, 230 N. Main St[reet], L[os] A[ngeles], Cal[ifornia].
Type
image
Format
Print on paper: lithograph, color 55.8 x 80 cm.
Identifier
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf6580109r
BANC PIC 1963.002:0975--D
Subject
Buildings
Business enterprises
California, Southern
Churches
Dwellings
Harbors
Los Angeles region (Calif.)
Lumber industry
Railroads
Settlements
Vessels
Waterfronts

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