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Views of Los Angeles and Vicinity, (bulk 1876)

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Description
78 stereographic photographs depicting plant life in and around Los Angeles, California; birds-eye views of various parts of Los Angeles, San Diego and San Bernardino; Wilmington Harbor; various missions (including Mission San Gabriel [nos. 65, 135], San Juan Capistrano [nos. 154, 155, 156], Mission San Luis Rey [nos. 50, 158, 159, 162, 164], and Mission San Diego [nos. 165, 166, 167]); landscapes; and sections of Payne's panorama of Los Angeles [nos. 211-216 and 218-220]. Payne numbers 3, 10, 51, 53 (two images with the same number), 57, 58, 59, 62, 65, 68, 70, 75, 76, 77, 79, 87, 93, 95, 113, 134, 135, 141, 146, 149, 150, 154, 155, 156, 158, 159, 162, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168 (6 images with the same number, sections 1-5 of the panorama of San Diego), 173, 175, 178, 179, 180, 187, 188, 193, 194, 198, 200, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 218, 219, 220, and nine unnumbered images. Some images exist in duplicate. The mounts are stamped with three titles: Payne's Semi-Tropical California, Semi-Tropical California Scenery, and Southern California Scenery. The former two make up the bulk of the collection.
Type
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Production date
approximately 1870s-approximately 1880s.
Call number
photST Payne
Creator
Payne, H. T (approximately 1845-)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from Hardy, 1947.
Gift of Mr. Arthur N. and Mrs. Annetta M. Carter, 1937.
Purchased by Collector's Council, 2002.
Gift of Kovach, 1948.
Historical Society of Southern California, 1992.
Dimensions
mounts 4 1/2 x 7 in (stereograph format)
mounts 4 1/2 x 7 in (stereograph format)
mount 4 1/2 x 7 in (stereograph format)
mounts 3 1/2 x 7 in (stereograph format)
Associated people
Godfrey, W. M. (1825-1900,)
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