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Description
Photograph of a painting General Fremont's headquarters in Mellus Row, 1857 (or 1870). The two-story Mellus Row building (owned by Francis Mellus and Solomon Lazard), was taken over as headquarters by Fremont upon his arrival in Los Angeles and became the first state Capitol under the American occupation where the American city of Los Angeles was organized. On the southwest corner of Los Angeles Street and Aliso Street. Also in the image are a horse-drawn wagon, a man on horseback, and 7 pedestrians.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 17 x 21 cm., 20 x 25 cm. glass plate negatives photographs
Adobe houses Capitols Public buildings Fremont Mellus Row Sonora Town Los Angeles--Sonora Town--Architecture--Domestic Los Angeles--General views--Illustrations (2 of 2) Buildings
Time Period
1857-1870
Place
California Los Angeles Street & Aliso Street Los Angeles USA
Source
1-15-19; 1-22- [Microfiche number] 550 [Accession number] CHS-550 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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