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Views of Los Angeles and vicinity

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30 stereographic views of Los Angeles, California, and vicinity, with images depicting the Cathedral of Los Angeles [nos. 52, 56] and views of Los Angeles [no. 233, 234, 235]; Santa Monica Bay and coastline [nos. 70, 214, 215, 219, 221, 222]; San Gabriel Mission and surrounding landscape [no. 91, 284, 285]; views of San Gabriel, the San Gabriel Mountains, the San Pascual Canyon and San Pascual Ranch [nos. 110, 117, 119, 131, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 174]; views of Sierra Madre Villa [nos. 207, 208]; and two private residences [nos. 286, 287]. Varela numbers 52, 56, 70, 91, 110, 117, 119, 131, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 174, 207, 208, 214, 215, 219, 221, 222, 233, 234, 235, 284, 285, and two unnumbered images. Some images exist in duplicate.
Type
Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Production date
approximately 1873-approximately 1885.
Call number
photST Varela
Creator
Varela, A. C (1839-1915)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from Hardy, 1947.
Purchased from Hardy, 1946.
Gift of Kovach, 1948.
Gift of Historical Society of Southern California, 1992.
Gift of Crank, 1936.
Edwin L. Lewis, 1939.
Mr. Arthur N. and Mrs. Annetta M. Carter, 1937.
Dimensions
mounts 4 1/2 x 7 in (stereograph format)
mounts 4 1/2 x 7 in (stereograph format)
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