Sisters of Charity, Los Angeles

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Description: View of the property of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul (also known as the Sisters of Charity) in Los Angeles, California, as seen from across Alameda Street, near Macy Street (now Cesar E. Chavez Avenue), showing the Los Angeles Orphan Asylum and School (initially called the Los Angeles Charitable Institute).
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1866-1872
Call number: photCL 555
Creator: Marquez, Ernest (1924-)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased in part by the Library Collectors' Council from Ernest Marquez, January 2014.
Associated people: Allen, D. C. (1887-1966,); Bailey, Chas. Z. (1819-1903,); Bartlett, Adelbert, (1843-1916,); Bierstadt, Charles, (1873-1945,); Blanchard, James B., (approximately 1842-1902,); Bonine, Elias A., (1825-1900,); Bonine, R. (1879-1963,); Brewster, John Calvin, (1853-1921,); Brigandi, Philip, (1842-1914,); Clarke, William M., (1827-1903,); Davis, James M., (1829-1915,); Ellis, Lemuel S., (1850 or 1851-1937,); Fletcher, W. H. (1843-1942,); Frese, Adolf, (1833-1903,); Godfrey, W. M. (1827-1909,); Haley, George W., (-1888,); Haynes, F. Jay (1830-1904,); Hazard, George Washington, (1834-1910,); Hazeltine, M. M. (approximately 1845-); Houseworth, Thomas, (1861-1946,); Jackson, B. D., (1838-1894,); Jackson, William Henry, (1860-1949,); Johnson, C. W. J. (1861-); Kilburn, B. W. (1830-1912,)
Associated organizations: California Art Foto Company,; Charles Beseler Co.,; Continent Stereoscopic Company,; E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm),; Ellis & Son (Los Angeles, Calif.),; F. H. Rogers & Co.,; Garden City Photo Co.,; Graham Photo Co. (Los Angeles, Calif.),; Griffith & Griffith,; H.C. White Co.,; Hayward & Muzzall,; Jarvis (Firm : Pasadena, Calif.),; Kelley & Chadwick,; Keystone View Company,; Payne, Stanton & Co.,; Powell Press Service,; Putnam & Valentine,; Spence Air Photos (Firm),; Strohmeyer & Wyman,; Underwood & Underwood,; Universal Photo Art Co.,; Webster & Albee,
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