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
Photograph of a view of Sonora Town and Fort Moore Hill on Hill Street looking north from Plaza Church on Temple Street, ca.1883. The mansion of the Banning residence is visible on Fort Moore Hill at the center of the frame, Hill Street curving in toward it at the left. Below the hill, smaller houses can be seen, showing an inn in the extreme foreground at right, advertising "Furnished Rooms". A latticework of picket fences can be seen to the left. Photoprint reads "John A Willis bought site of his home in December 1884 -- improved lot and build residence in 1886" as well as "Ruins of lot at left of picture -- Home in center built by Joe Phillips and purchased by M.N. Banning".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
Banning Phillips, Joseph Banning, M. N Willis, John A Banning Residence Los Angeles--Streets--Hill Street--North of Temple Los Angeles County--Los Angeles--Sonora Town--General Streets Plazas Architecture, Domestic Fortification Architecture Buildings
Time Period
1878/1888
Place
-118.24044,34.05878 -118.23936,34.05767 -118.24078,34.05762 -118.24105,34.05859 California Hill Street Temple Street Los Angeles Sonora Town Bunker Hill Downtown Los Angeles USA
Source
1-22-9; 1-15-102 [Microfiche number] 7006 [Accession number] CHS-7006 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity] isla id: S-50 [Identifying number]
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