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Description
Photograph of the entrance drive to the residence and lush landscape plantings of Caroline (Carolina?) Severance's gardens, 806 Adams Boulevard, Los Angeles, ca.1898-1900. Her home is referred to as "El Nido", or, The Nest. The house number appears in the center of the photo and reads "806". The drive bifurcates at a planted area. The house is all but obscured by the trees. Streetscape. Horizontal photography.
Type
image
Format
2 photograph : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm., 10 x 21 cm. glass plate negatives photographs
Architecture, Domestic Landscape architecture Gardens Trees Palms Flowers Los Angeles--Architecture--Domestic--Adams Boulevard Severance, Caroline M Residences (Mrs. Severance)
Time Period
1898/1900
Place
-118.27995,34.03127 -118.27931,34.03035 -118.27995,34.02942 -118.2809,34.03016 806 Adams Boulevard Severance Street & Adams Boulevard California Carolina Severance House Los Angeles USA West Adams
Source
1-1-27 [Microfiche number] 2207 [Accession number] CHS-2207 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity] isla id: S-4374 [Identifying number]
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