Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creator Name:
Steinegger, Henry [Stggr] (active ca. 1854-ca. 1880), Swiss, artist
Group Creator Name:
- Britton & Rey (active 1851-1902), lithographer
Creator Role:
artist
Title:
Bird's-eye view of Sierra Madre, San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles County, Cal[ifornia]
Date:
[18--]
Materials:
print on paper: lithograph
Dimensions:
60.5 x 80.2 cm.
Current Location:
Bancroft Library.
Address:
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Object ID:
BANC PIC 1963.002:1460--D
Subject:
- Business enterprises
- California, Southern
- Dwellings
- Los Angeles
region (Calif.)
- Railroads
- Settlements
- Bird's-eye views
- Lithographs
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Content/Description:
Notes:
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.
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Notes/Inscriptions:
Notes:
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].
Collection Description:
METS ID:
ark:/13030/tf6x0nb7p 8

Bird's-eye view of Sierra Madre, San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles County, Cal[ifornia]