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Order Number	00078971
Title	Adobes on the corner of Los Angeles and Aliso streets
Studio	C.C. Pierce & Co.
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	L.A.-Adobes-Cazauk.
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	Adobe structures are "natural buildings" made from a mixture of 50% sand, 35% clay and water, and mixed with 15% of a fibrous or organic material such as sticks, straw and even dung in some cases - which is useful in binding the brick together and allowing the brick to dry evenly. These buildings are extremely durable and account for the oldest structures on earth, some of which are still standing today. The part of the city called "Sonora Town" was an old adobe village north of the Plaza and Church of Our Lady, Queen of the Angels. It was Los Angeles' first Mexican quarters, or barrio. The area was named for the numerous miners and families who came from Sonora, Mexico, and may have still been around in the 1930s. Now it is Los Angeles' Chinatown District.
Description	Photo of a white adobe located at Bronson and Clinton streets. It shows a large adobe with a main door in the middle and two windows on either side of it, with another door farther out on the right; the whitewash finish can be seen crumbling off certain areas of the house. This adobe was built in 1855 and was the home of Jean Cazauk at one time.
Subject	Adobe houses--California--Los Angeles. Dwellings--California--Los Angeles.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection