A carte-de-visite portrait of John G. Nichols, Jr, said to be the first "white" child born in Los Angeles, ca. 1869
Entry/Object ID
2018.236.1.1
Description
A carte-de-visite studio portrait of John G. Nichols, Jr., ca. 1869. As inscribed on the reverse, Nichols, who was born in 1852, is generally accounted as the first "white" child born in Los Angeles. His father, John, Sr., served as mayor of the city during the early 1850s. With moderate yellowing, fading of the image, markings, the object is in fair condition.
