Photographic collection, ca. 1898-ca. 1915.

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Photographic collection, ca. 1898-ca. 1915.

Collection consists of historic negatives and prints, mainly Los Angeles but also of the surrounding vicinity.

2 boxes (1.0 linear ft.) of photographic prints.3 boxes of glass negatives.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6904469

University of California, Los Angeles

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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...