Name/Title
A cabinet card photograph, Elijah H. Workman's property by William M. Godfrey, Los Angeles, ca. 1870.Entry/Object ID
2021.14.2.1Description
A cabinet card photograph, Elijah H. Workman's property by William M. Godfrey, Los Angeles, ca. 1870. Elijah H. Workman (1835-1906) was David Workman's son and nephew of William Workman The image shows the eastern elevation of Workman's home, farmland, and other homes in the distant background as well as the San Gabriel mountain range. Elijah's house has a shingled roof with wood clapboard siding, a red brick foundation. Other features include a columned front porch, windows with shutters and toward the left of the house is another structure and a clothes line with textiles hung out to dry. Toward the upper right appears to be a flooded area. On the reverse is an inscription, "Home OF E.H. WORKMAN/AT 11th & MAIN STs.,[sic] LOS ANGELES/BUILT IN 1869 CONSISTING OF ONE BLOCK BOUNDED BY MAIN HILL, 10TH & 11TH STREETS/6 OR 7 Tenths ACRES." With moderate abrasions along the edges, fading, creasing, stains, adhesives on the edges, writing in pencil and ink on the reverse, it is in fair condition.