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Image / Summit of Wilson Peak, California, ca.1900

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Title
Summit of Wilson Peak, California, ca.1900
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1900
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 summit of Wilson Peak, California, 6232 feet. One man is leaning against the trunk of a large fir tree in the foreground. Into the trunk are carved numerous initials including: "E.J.S.", etc. A second man is sitting on the ground. Both men are looking to the left towards the peak of a mountain. Additional trees and shrubs are visible.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w
13 x 20 cm.
glass plate negatives
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m14236
USC-1-1-1-14244 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-75
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m14236
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-75.jpg
Subject
Mountains
Natural features--Mountains--Mount Wilson
Time Period
circa 1900
Place
California
Los Angeles
USA
mountains: Mount Wilson
Source
1-84-5 [Microfiche number]
75 [Accession number]
CHS-75 [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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