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Order Number	00081454
Title	Murray & Ready aka Agusti´n Olvera adobe
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	L.A.-Adobes-Olvera, Agusti´n.
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;18 x 24 cm. on board 21 x 26 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	Agusti´n Olvera arrived from Mexico in 1834 where he had been a Justice of the Peace, and held various offices in the Mexican administration. In 1842 he was granted Rancho Mission Viejo, and three years later, was also granted the 35,501-acre Rancho Cuyamaca. Olvera is noted for helping to bridge the gap between the governance of California by Mexico and the U.S.; helping sign the Treaty of Cahuenga, thus ending the war in California; was appointed to be Judge of the First Instance in 1849; was elected as the first county judge of the newly formed County of Los Angeles in 1850; and eventually entered private practice law. In 1877, the Los Angeles City Council changed the name of Wine Street to Olvera Street in his honor. Marchessault Street is named for French Canadian, Damien Marchessault, who served as mayor of Los Angeles from 1859-1860, and again from 1861-1865. During his term in office, the Plaza Church was rebuilt and the City Gas Company was organized. Marchessault committed suicide in the city council chamber in 1868, after becoming despondent over public criticism of the water system and over gambling debts.
Description	View of Agusti´n Olvera adobe, located on the corner of Marchessault and Olvera streets, after it had been converted into office space for Murray & Ready. A man can be seen riding his bicycle on the unpaved road toward the left.
Subject	Olvera, Agusti´n--Homes and haunts. Dirt roads--California--Los Angeles. Office buildings--California--Los Angeles. Adobe houses--California--Los Angeles. Dwellings--California--Los Angeles. Streets--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