PIO PICO MANSION COURTYARD

Photograph

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

PIO PICO MANSION COURTYARD

Entry/Object ID

92.10.1.28

Description

Color: Black; White A black and white photograph of the courtyard of the Pio Pico Mansion, Rancho Paso de Bartolo, Whittier, ca. 1890. The u-shaped building consists of a two-story portion at center and two wings, a shorter one at left, and a longer one with a trellised portico at right. The roof is gabled and wood shingled with one chimney visible at the upper right peak. At center is a brick courtyard with a well framed in unfinished wood toward the right side; a palm tree planted in the middle and two potted plants toward the front. A bench, broom, and spigot are at the left and the foreground is a dirt area. The image is within a border of 3 1/2" on the left and right and 2 1/2" at top and bottom. With creases; curling; and pin holes at the corners, the artifact is in fair condition. Number-Units: 1

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Courtyards

Search Terms

Two-dimensional, Photographs, Adobe houses--Whittier (Calif.), Ranches--Los Angeles County (Calif.), Whittier (Calif.)

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Photographs