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Title
Diseno map of Long Beach, written in Spanish, May 1, 1886
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
1886-05-01
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 diseno map of Long Beach, written in Spanish, May 1, 1886. The map depicts an area of land which is roughly square, delineated by the Rio de San Gabriel and the Rio de Santa Ana. A compas rose is shown in the upper right hand corner, to the right of what appears to be a drawing of mountains. Inscription for the map reads "Diseno de los Parages llamados St. Gertrudes, Coyotes, Bolsas, Alamitos y Sierritos". Drawn May 1, 1836.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w
21 x 26 cm.
negatives (photographic)
photographic prints
photographs
maps
Identifier
chs-m5790
USC-1-1-1-5912
USC-1-1-1-13403 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-9500
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m5790
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-9500.jpg
Subject
Los Angeles County--Long Beach--General views
Maps--Ranchos and land grants
Ranches
Maps
Time Period
1886-05-01
Place
California
Long Beach
Los Angeles
USA
rivers: San Gabriel River
rivers: Santa Ana River
Source
1-32-88 [Microfiche number]
9500 [Accession number]
CHS-9500 [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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