C.C. Pierce Collection of Photographs ca. 1840-1930 (bulk 1880-1920)

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C.C. Pierce Collection of Photographs ca. 1840-1930 (bulk 1880-1920)

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The C.C. Pierce collection constitutes one of the most important collections of historical photographs of early California and Los Angeles extant. The collection of 10,100 prints was assembled by Charles C. Pierce, a photographer and long-time operator of a thriving Los Angeles photographic business. The collection is divided into nine topical headings devised by Pierce. These include Los Angeles Historical; Indians; Missions; California cities, counties, etc.; Industries and Agriculture; Transportation; Natural History; Art and Architecture; and Miscellaneous Scenery. Within these large sections are smaller categories that focus on the history, landscape, people, civic and cultural events, built environment, and development of Southern California and the Southwest from approximately 1845-1930. Of particular interest are the various Indian tribes depicted as well as all twenty-one of the California Missions.

51.19 linear feet,; 63 boxes

eng,

The Huntington Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6658757

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Ford, Henry Chapman, 1828-1894

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Etcher and painter known primarily for his etchings of California missions. Ford settled permanently in Santa Barbara, California in 1875. From the description of Henry Chapman Ford notes on California missions, circa 1875-1894? (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 26696566 ...

Pierce, C. C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946

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Charles C. Pierce migrated to Southern California in 1886 and began his photographic career in Los Angeles. In addition to establishing a studio and selling photographic supplies, Pierce also amassed a vast picture library over the course of three decades. Pierce acquired the negatives and prints of other regional photographers, eradicated their signatures from the prints, stamped his name on the verso of the image, and organized the lot into subject files. Some of the photographers from whom he...

Vischer, Edward

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Biography/Administrative History Edward Vischer (1809–1878) as a young man of nineteen emigrated from Germany to Mexico where he was associated with the commercial house of Heinrich Virmond. In the employ of Virmond, or other German-Latin American companies, he acted as supercargo on many trading voyages to west-coast ports of the Americas and to the Orient. In 1842, he became interested in California and agreed to travel there fo...