Title:
Bird's-eye view of Sierra Madre, San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles County, Cal[ifornia]
Creator/Contributor:
Steinegger, Henry [Stggr] (active ca. 1854-ca. 1880), Swiss, artist (artist)
Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer (lithographer)
Date:
[18--]
Identifier:
BANC PIC 1963.002:0931--E
Format:
print on paper: lithograph
66.3 x 91.6 cm.
Content/Description:
Central view of sparsely populated city with several orchards and agricultural fields; Santa Fe Railroad in lower right foreground.
Marginal views include residences, businesses (Cigar Factory), churches, and public buildings.
Notes/Inscriptions:
Printed title (LC). Printed (LR, within image): HStggr [Henry Steinegger); (LC, below title): Elevation from 1400 to 1800
f[ee]t/View and climate unsurpassed, abundance of pure mountain water piped to each lot/Lith. Britton & Rey, San Francisco,
Cal[ifornia]. Stamped (LC).
Subjects:
Buildings;
California, Southern;
Dwellings;
Los Angeles region (Calif.);
Settlements;
Water works
Genre/Format:
Bird's-eye views;
Lithographs