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Title
View of Lafayette Park (formerly Sunset Park), from the Bryson Apartments, Los Angeles, ca. January 1913
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1913-01
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 view of Lafayette Park (formerly Sunset Park), from the Bryson Apartments, Los Angeles, ca. January 1913. Windy paths navigate through the park at center. Benches are placed along the paths, and the grass is well maintained. A variety of trees are planted throughout the park, while residential blocks and mountains are visible in the distance. Wilshire Boulevard, Commonwealth Avenue and Hoover Street are in view.
"Bryson Apartments: 2701 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles. This ten-story Beaux Arts/Classical Revival/Mediterranean style building designed by Architects Frederick Noonan and Charles H. Kysor was erected in 1912." -- unknown author.
Type
image
Format
3 photographs : glass photonegative, photonegative, photoprint, b&w
21 x 26 cm., 10 x 13 cm., 20 x 25 cm.
glass plate negatives
negatives (photographic)
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m3638
USC-1-1-1-3714 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-5769
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m3638
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-5769.jpg
Subject
Lafayette Park (formerly Sunset Park)
Bryson Apartments
Los Angeles--Parks--Lafayette Park (formerly Sunset Park)
Parks
Apartment Houses
Time Period
circa 1913-01
Place
California
Los Angeles
USA
Wilshire Boulevard and Commonwealth Avenue
Source
1-12-28 [Microfiche number]
5769 [Accession number]
CHS-5769 [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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