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 1963.002:1460--D
Format:
print on paper: lithograph
60.5 x 80.2 cm.
Content/Description:
Central view of city sparsely populated with orchards and fields; Santa Fe Railroad at 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].
Subjects:
Business enterprises;
California, Southern;
Dwellings;
Los Angeles region (Calif.);
Railroads;
Settlements
Genre/Format:
Bird's-eye views;
Lithographs