California

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File:Okimono_in_the_Form_of_a_Chinese_Lion_and_Young_LACMA_AC1998.115.12.jpg ) .Description..Title.Okimono in the Form of a Chinese Lion and Young..Description..: Japan, 19th century.: Sculpture.: Hirado Mikawa More

File:Ornamental_Garden_Stele_LACMA_AC1998.112.13.jpg ) .Description..Title.Ornamental Garden Stele..Description..: Japan, 19th century.: Sculpture.: Granite.: Gift of Margot and Hans Ries (AC1998.112.13).: [jap More

File:Pair_of_Woman's_Shoes_LACMA_M.59.24.28a-b.jpg ) .Description..Title.Pair of Woman's Shoes..Description..: England, London, circa 1795.: Costumes; Accessories.: Leather with silk embroidery and silk-ribbon More

File:Quadrant_LACMA_M.85.237.96_(2_of_2).jpg ) ..Description..Title.Quadrant (image 2 of 2)..Description..: Turkey, 19th century.: Tools and Equipment.: Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on wood.: The Edwin Binne More

Sends a typed copy of a letter by John Brown, the original being in the possession of one of his students. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

File:Reclining_Ox_LACMA_AC1997.273.23.jpg ) .Description..Title.Reclining Ox..Description..: Japan, 19th century.: Sculpture.: Hirado Mikawachi ware; porcelain with light green-tinged and black glazes.: Gift of More

File:Salver_LACMA_AC1999.248.1.jpg ) .Description..Title.Salver..Description..: India, Maharashtra, Pune, circa 1800.: Furnishings; Serviceware.: Amalgam-gilt silver.: H: 3/4 in. (1.91 cm.), Diam: 14 1/8 (35.88 More

File:Ryuma_(Dragon-Horse)_LACMA_34.13.361.jpg ) .Description..Title.Ryūma (Dragon-Horse)..Description..: Japan, mid-19th century.: Costumes; Accessories.: Ivory with staining.: 5 3/8 x 1 1/8 x 3/4 in. (13.7 x 2 More

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Elliott.

File:Pair_of_Woman's_Shoes_LACMA_M.67.8.132a-b.jpg ) .Description..Title.Pair of Woman's Shoes..Description..: England, England, circa 1800.: Costumes; Accessories.: Leather, painted, with silk plain-weave ribb More

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Prang, L. & Co.

File:Quails_with_Branches_of_'Buddha's_Hand'_(Foshou)_and_Flowers_LACMA_M.68.65.22.jpg ) ..Description..Title.Quails with Branches of 'Buddha's Hand' (Foshou) and Flowers..Description..: China, Middle Qing dyna More

File:Squared_Baluster_Vase_with_Landscape_Panel_Designs_LACMA_M.2002.147.4.jpg ) .Description..Title.Squared Baluster Vase with Landscape Panel Designs..Description..: Japan, 19th century.: Furnishings; Accesso More

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Brown, G.T.

Public domain photo of a 3d object, North and Central America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

San Diego, Calif., (May. 21, 2005) The official party for the christening ceremony of United States Naval Ship (USNS), Lewis and Clark (T-AKE 1), pause for a photograph at the National Steel and Shipbuilding Co More

GOGA 21982 Walter Ross Collection Welcome Home Banner, from the Spanish American War

Six Native Americans with elaborate body markings and hairstyles, dancing. Public domain scan of 18th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

File:Portrait_of_an_Unidentified_Sitter_LACMA_M.76.34.jpg ) .Description..Title.Portrait of an Unidentified Sitter..Description..: United States, circa 1808-1815.: Drawings.: Miniature - Watercolor.: Gift of Pa More

PORE 427 Odocoileus hemionus (Rafinesque, 1817) Public domain scan of drawing, mammals, 19th-century zoological illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public domain photo of a 3d object, North and Central America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

File:Snail_LACMA_M.91.250.149.jpg ) .Description..Title.Snail..Description..: Japan, first half of 19th century.: Costumes; Accessories.: Wood.: 1 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 3/16 in. (4.1 x 3.5 x 3.0 cm).: Raymond and Fra More

Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage California postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

File:Tanabata_Festival_Dance_LACMA_16.14.68.jpg ) .Description..Title.Tanabata Festival Dance..Description..: Japan, 1830s.: Series: Five Seasonal Festivals.: Prints; woodcuts.: Color woodblock print (left prin More

Native women watching men play game, possibly related to gambling, at a mission near San Francisco, California.

File:Methods_of_Cursive_Drawing_of_Landscapes_LACMA_M.85.158_(15_of_32).jpg ) .Description..Title.Methods of Cursive Drawing of Landscapes (image 15 of 32)..Description..: Japan, 1800.: Alternate Title: Sansui More

File:Methods_of_Cursive_Drawing_of_Landscapes_LACMA_M.85.158_(4_of_32).jpg ) .Description..Title.Methods of Cursive Drawing of Landscapes (image 4 of 32)..Description..: Japan, 1800.: Alternate Title: Sansui ry More

PORE 146 Tadarida brasiliensis (I. Geoffroy, 1824)

File:Methods_of_Cursive_Drawing_of_Landscapes_LACMA_M.85.158_(9_of_32).jpg ) .Description..Title.Methods of Cursive Drawing of Landscapes (image 9 of 32)..Description..: Japan, 1800.: Alternate Title: Sansui ry More

Brazilian free-tailed bat cranium and mandibles. Tadarida __ __brasiliensis __(I. Geoffroy, 1824). (Catalog number PORE 146)

Bencia Arsenal gate, date unknown Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Presidio landscape looking toward Alcatraz Island, c1880s.

Suzie McGowan, Mono Lake Paiute, standing in meadow near Yosemite Falls, with baby Sadie in cradlebasket on her back. [YOSE018895]

SEKI Historic Image Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public domain photograph of 19th century California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sutro Heights gardens and various statues and decoration, date unknown.

Public domain photograph of 19th century California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

SEKI Historic Image Picryl description: Public domain artwork of horse, equestrian horse riding, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

This early photo shows the Fort Mason piers active with cargo transportation.

Wanda Muir Public domain photograph related to history of Spain, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

SEKI Historic Image Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

High Sierras, California Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cathedral Rock Public domain photograph of cathedral, church, 19th-century, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

SEKI Historic Image Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Tower of Jewels at the Panama Pacific International Exhibition.

“General view of the Presidio Reservation, San Francisco [little trees]”

Men standing on the Wawona Tree during the army administration in Yosemite National Park.

SEKI Historic Image Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

SEKI Historic Image Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

SEKI Historic Image Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

SEKI Historic Image Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U. S. Army soldiers on horseback in Yosemite National Park. Public domain photograph of a national park, horse riding, rangers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

tesherman [?] Public domain photograph of a river bank, lake, pond, reflection, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dan Brown Collection Life-Saving Station

View of the Cliff House from the beach, date unknown

Picryl description: Public domain photograph group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

SEKI Historic Image Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

SEKI Historic Image Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public domain photograph of 19th century California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public domain photograph of 19th century California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public domain photograph of 19th century California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Drawing of the Cliff House, date unknown

Muir Family Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dorsal (back of body) view of Coopers Hawk study skin. Accipiter __ __cooperii __(Bonaparte, 1828) (Catalog number PORE 158)

File:Seated_Voltaire_LACMA_M.2004.5_(3_of_6).jpg ) .Description..Title.Seated Voltaire (image 3 of 6)..Description..: France, circa 1779-1795.: Sculpture.: Plaster, with vestiges of paint and terracotta slip, w More

Pore 1828 Stone Awl Sharpener Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

California Sea Lion cranium (skull) atlas vertebra (first cervical vertebra). Lobo-marino californiano. Zalophus __ __californianus __(Lesson, 1828). (Catalog number PORE 138)

PORE 138 Zalophus californianus (Lesson, 1828) Public domain scan of drawing, mammals, 19th-century zoological illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ventral (front of body) view of Coopers Hawk study skin. Accipiter __ __cooperii __(Bonaparte, 1828) (Catalog number PORE 158)

PORE 158 Accipiter cooperii (Bonaparte, 1828)

Coopers Hawk study skin detail of head in three-quarter view. Accipiter __ __cooperii __(Bonaparte, 1828) (Catalog number PORE 158)

Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829–1916) The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites an More

Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829–1916) Public domain photograph of cathedral, church, 19th-century, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Print shows a distant view, looking east toward the Santa Anna Mountains, of the cityscape of Los Angeles with low stone or adobe buildings in the foreground and two snowcapped mountains in the background Stam More

Public domain photograph of National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

File:Pair_of_Woman's_Slippers_LACMA_M.67.8.153a-b.jpg ) .Description..Title.Pair of Woman's Slippers..Description..: France or United States, circa 1830s.: Costumes; Accessories.: Silk satin, sueded leather, li More

Joseph Walker's pipe. Walker’s party may have seen Yosemite as early as 1833 while crossing the Sierra Nevada on an expedition from Missouri to the West Coast.

Walker’s party may have seen Yosemite as early as 1833 while crossing the Sierra Nevada on an expedition from Missouri to the West Coast.

Walker’s party may have seen Yosemite as early as 1833 while crossing the Sierra Nevada on an expedition from Missouri to the West Coast.

Public domain photograph of historic cityscape, city, 19th-century, vintage travel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public domain photograph of rural landscape, California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Letters Received

File:Kyogen_Scene_LACMA_M.79.152.557.jpg ) .Description..Title.Kyōgen Scene..Description..: Japan, 19th century.: Prints; woodcuts.: Surimono; color woodblock print.: Image: 14 5/16 x 18 1/16 in. (39.3 x 46.0 c More

Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Shows drainage, missions, pueblos, presidios, etc. Prime meridian: Cadiz. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Six of the crew and two dogs aboard the American bark (19th century sailing vessel) ORIENTAL. Date and place unknown.

Equipment Replacement photos Public domain photograph of excavation, bulldozer, land management, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

File:Portrait_Medallion_LACMA_54.140.2.jpg ) .Description..Title.Portrait Medallion..Description..: England, 1814.: Furnishings; Accessories.: White biscuit porcelain.: Gift of Mrs. Mary P. Wells and Mr. Walter More

Courthouse at Independence, MIssouri. Part of the old square where emigrant wagon trains in the 1840's began their journey west.

Mrs. Tapley sailed with her husband aboard the bark Saint James during the late 19th century. Some women learned navigation from their husbands while at sea.

File:Plate-_'Ruins,_Merchant's_Exchange'_LACMA_50.28.16.jpg ) .Description..Title.Plate: 'Ruins, Merchant's Exchange'..Description..: England, Staffordshire, circa 1820-1840.: Furnishings; Serviceware.: Earthe More

File:Quilt,_'Lady_of_the_Lake'_LACMA_M.87.226.2.jpg ) .Description..Title.Quilt, 'Lady of the Lake'..Description..: United States, Virginia, circa 1840.: Textiles; quilts.: Pieced and quilted cotton.: American More

This image has been taken from scan 000022 from "Narrative of a Whaling Voyage round the Globe, from the year 1833 to 1836. Comprising sketches of Polynesia, California, the Indian Archipelago, etc. With an acc More

"Ats" is the Chinuk Wawa word for “sister.” It is pronounced with a long “a” sound, like “ahts.” This photo from our museum collection shows the three granddaughters of Marguerite and Dr. John McLoughlin, Fort More

View looking aft from the bowsprit.

View looking aft from the bowsprit.

Fort Ross, Calif., a Russian fur-trading post est. 1812. Public domain photograph of painting, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

View near forward part of vessel. Public domain photograph of a ship, sailing ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description