Brown (William L.) Collection, 1765-1971

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Title:: William L. Brown Collection
Dates:: 1765-1971
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Extent:: .8 linear ft.
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Preferred citation:: William L. Brown Collection. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Scope and content:: Collection of ephemera including post cards, portraits (lithographs, engravings), postal covers, photographs (including tintypes and cyanotypes), and other materials, ca. 1760-1971 (bulk late 1800's to 1940's). There are portraits of George and Martha Washington, U.S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln, James Buchanon, Thomas Jefferson, Millard and Abigail Fillmore, Louis Daguerre, and others. Many of the postal covers are related to aviation. Four photograph albums: Los Angeles and Santa Monica; Santa Fe Springs and San Bernardino Mountains; California; and foreign locales.

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County staff.
Date Prepared:: 1765-1971
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

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Restrictions:: Research is by appointment only
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Preferred citation:: William L. Brown Collection. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Location of this collection:: Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

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Los Angeles, CA 90007-4057, US