Hearne Lantern Slide Collection
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Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
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Title: Hearne Lantern Slide Collection
Dates: 1885-1935
Collection Number: P-230
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 887 items
Repository:
Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Los Angeles, California 90007-4057
Abstract: A collection of 887 lantern glass slides, many of which are hand-colored. Some of the slides have the names of Los Angeles
photographers such as Dresser, C.C. Pierce, Putnam-Valentine, and F.H. Maude. There are also quite a few with the marking
of the Passenger Department of the Southern Pacific Railroad. ca. 1880s-1930s
Language of Material: English
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[Identification of item]. Hearne Lantern Slide Collection. Collection Number: P-230. Seaver Center for Western History Research,
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Scope and Content of Collection
A collection of 887 lantern glass slides, many of which are hand-colored. Some of the slides have the names of Los Angeles
photographers such as Dresser, C.C. Pierce, Putnam-Valentine, and F.H. Maude. There are also quite a few with the marking
of the Passenger Department of the Southern Pacific Railroad. ca. 1880s-1930s
Southern Pacific Railroad Company.
Lantern slides.