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Exterior staircase of the adobe dwelling on the land of the original Rancho Rodeo de las Agua land grant, now Beverly Hills, 1920

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Title: Exterior staircase of the adobe dwelling on the land of the original Rancho Rodeo de las Agua land grant, now Beverly Hills, 1920
Alternative Title: Southern California adobes granted to people of African descent
Date Created and/or Issued: 1920
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Rights Information: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Description: After the session of California to the United States, the Rancho Rodeo de las Aguas land grant was patented to Maria Rita Valdez de Villa. She possessed the land from 1831 to 1854. After that, the property changed hands several times before becoming Beverly Hills in the early 20th century.
Stamped on back of photo: This photograph is furnished on condition that whenever it is used CREDIT will be given to the SECURITY PACIFIC NATIONAL BANK PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION/LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY
Type: image
Identifier: uclalsc_1889_b03_f09_003a.tif
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Subject: Adobe houses
Dwellings
Valdez de Villa, Maria Rita, b. 1791
Source: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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