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Title: Case Art Collection
Dates: 1842-1939
Collection Number: P-068
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Extent: 12 linear feet (Boxes: postcard and ov in L.C.)
Repository:
Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Abstract: Daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes from various accessions. Majority of items are unidentified. Most, but not all,
are in cases. ca. 1842-1939, undated
Language of Material: English
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Case Art Collection. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Scope and Content of Collection
Daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes from various accessions. Majority of items are unidentified. Most, but not all,
are in cases. See also other collections for early photographs, as many case art items were re-housed into their original
collections, such as the Coronel and Del Valle collections. ca. 1842-1939, undated
Californios
Camera, early photography & moving pictures
Daguerreotypes
Ambrotypes
Tintypes