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PaintingsEntry/Object ID
2021.3.3.10Description
A painting in color of Rancho La Merced by Steckel, ca. 1890s. In view is the white washed, L-shaped adobe belonging to F.P.F. and Antonia Margarita Temple at Rancho La Merced. There are many people performing chores such as washing clothes, holding trays of food about to enter the home, a vaquero on horseback in mid swing with a rope in his hand, a dog, a woman appearing to hold a young boy's hand, another young boy with his hands up in the air, an older gentleman walking by as he uses a cane, a man arriving on the rancho driving a buggy and horse with a whip in his hand, a ditch, gazebo, fence surrounding the property, various trees, and animals such as ducks, chickens and pigs. The photographer's last name, Steckel is at the bottom right, and written on the reverse as "G Steckel, for George Steckel, one of the prominent photographers in the Los Angeles during the 1890s. The painting was painted on a board, has minor warping, moderate abrasions along the edge, creasing, moisture stains on the reverse but is in good condition overall.