Title:
Pasadena, California, 1893
Creator/Contributor:
Pierce, Bruce Wellington (1858-1947), American, artist and lithographer (artist and lithographer)
Wood & Church (active ca. 1893), publisher (publisher)
Date:
1893
Identifier:
BANC PIC 1963.002:1472--F
Format:
print on paper mounted on board: lithograph
71.4 x 107.5 cm.
Content/Description:
Bird's-eye view of densely populated city with Arroyo Seco in left foreground; Southern California Railroad (S.C.R.R.) running
through center of city; numerous orchards; and Sierra Madre Mountains in distance (Lowe, Wilson's Peak, and Baldy). Marginal
views include residences, hotels, schools, and public buildings.
Notes/Inscriptions:
Printed title (LC). Printed (LC, above title): Published by Wood & Church, no. 52 E[ast] Colorado St[reet]; (LR): Drawn &
lithographed by B.W. Pierce, L[os] A[ngeles], Cal[ifornia]. Each image captioned. Printed legend.
Subjects:
Agriculture;
Buildings;
California, Southern;
Dwellings;
Los Angeles region (Calif.);
Mountains;
Railroads;
Settlements
Genre/Format:
Bird's-eye views;
Lithographs