A stereoview photograph, view of Rancho La Merced, ca. 1870.
Entry/Object ID
2014.1052.1.2
Description
A stereoscopic photograph, view of Rancho La Merced, ca. 1870. Photograph by H.T. Payne, Los Angeles as part of the Southern California Scenery series. View of a hexagonal pavilion with a pointed roof. The sides are covered with wooden lattice work. In the background is an orchard of tall fruit trees. In the foreground there is a wooden picket fence with a vegetable garden on the left. Several Temple family members and household workers are in view. In the foreground are Julia Davis, and the possibly the five youngest Temple children. The photograph is labeled as the Temple Summer House. The photograph is in fair condition with moderate edge abrasion, fading, and soiling.
