Collection context
Summary
Background
- Scope and content:
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An artificial collection of original photographs (cartes de visite, cabinet cards) and copy prints for the Sepulveda Family, including Louisa Domingo de Sepulveda, the daughter of Juan Domingo (John Groningen). Also four zinc plates of the portraits of men, unidentified however one is of Roman Sepulveda. Also large portrait of Tranquillena Sepulveda, 1893, noted on back as "Daughter of Don Jose Sepulveda". 19th century - 1959, undated. See also P-78 Portrait Collection under "Domingo". See also P-96 Sepulveda/Mott Photograph Collection and GC 1027 Sepulveda/Mott Collection. See also P-260 Charles J. Prudhomme Collection.
- Biographical / historical:
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Jose Antonio Andres Sepulveda (1803-1875) was landowner to a large swath of Los Angeles County, including parts of today’s Orange County. The subjects of the collection include descendants of the prominent Spanish Mexican Sepúlveda family in the early days of Alta California in present day southern California.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Californios
- Places:
- Los Angeles (Calif.)
Los Angeles County (Calif.)
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1850-1959
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Research is by appointment only
- Terms of access:
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Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder
- Preferred citation:
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Sepulveda Family Photograph Collection. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
- Location of this collection:
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900 Exposition BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90007-4057, US
- Contact:
- (213) 763-3359