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Title
Sphynx-like rock formation on the side of a cliff at Kings River Canyon, ca.1900-1940
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1900/1940
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 Sphinx-like rock formation on the side of a cliff at Kings River Canyon, ca.1900-1940. The rock formation can be seen at center, while the cliff slopes downward towards bottom right. Other mountains are visible in the distance.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photoprints, b&w
26 x 21 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m17546
USC-1-1-1-14308
USC-1-1-1-14235 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-5962
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m17546
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-5962.jpg
Subject
Natural features--Rock formations
Natural features--Mountains--General--Identified
Rocks
Mountains
Natural rock formations
Time Period
circa 1900/1940
Place
USA
Source
1-80-38 [Microfiche number]
5962 [Accession number]
CHS-5962 [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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