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Title
Drawing by Edward Vischer of the Captain Smith's residence in Santa Cruz, ca.1860-1865
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1860/1865
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
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
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Description
Photograph of a drawing by Edward Vischer of the Santa Cruz area, ca.1860-1865. Caption: "Santa Cruz, from the beach. Sketched from the premises of Capt. Smith. The upper and lower portions of the town visible beyond the bottom-land. Party of excursionists returning from a shell-gathering picnic on the sea beach reporting an immense success." Twelve dressed-up people walk in the grassy area between two buildings (a house and barn?). One person is mounted on a horse. Two cows graze nearby.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : transparency, b&w
21 x 26 cm.
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
5 x 7 in.
photographic prints
photographs
art
Identifier
chs-m17221
USC-1-1-1-14351 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-4903...-9555
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m17221
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-4903.jpg
Subject
Art--Vischer, Edward
Santa Cruz County--Santa Cruz--General
Buildings
Cities and towns
Cities
Time Period
circa 1860/1865
Place
California
Santa Cruz
USA
Source
1-189- [Microfiche number]
4903; 9555 [Accession number]
CHS-4903; CHS-9555 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m265

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