William L. Brown Collection

1765-1971


Descriptive Summary

Title: William L. Brown Collection
Dates: 1765-1971
Collection Number: GC 1054
Creator/Collector:
Extent: .8 linear ft.
Repository: Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Abstract: Collection of ephemera including post cards, portraits (lithographs, engravings), postal covers, photographs (including tintypes and cyanotypes), and other materials, ca. 1760-1971 (bulk late 1800's to 1940's).
Language of Material: English

Access

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Publication Rights

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Preferred Citation

William L. Brown Collection. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Scope and Content of Collection

Collection of ephemera including post cards, portraits (lithographs, engravings), postal covers, photographs (including tintypes and cyanotypes), and other materials, ca. 1760-1971 (bulk late 1800's to 1940's). There are portraits of George and Martha Washington, U.S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln, James Buchanon, Thomas Jefferson, Millard and Abigail Fillmore, Louis Daguerre, and others. Many of the postal covers are related to aviation. Four photograph albums: Los Angeles and Santa Monica; Santa Fe Springs and San Bernardino Mountains; California; and foreign locales.