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 Don Juan Avila, known as Don Juan "El Rico" at San Juan Capistrano, ca.1874. He is visible at center looking straight ahead and is mounted on a small pinto horse that is facing right. Don Juan is dressed in a Spanish costume that consists of a dark jacket, striped pants and a broad-brimmed hat. He is riding in a Western saddle with large stirrups. Adobe archways can be seen in the background. The ground by the horse's hooves is covered in tall dry grass.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : transparency, photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. transparencies photographic prints photographs
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