PIERCE, Charles C.
PIERCE, Charles C. (1861-1946) was a pioneer Los Angeles photographer. He came to Los Angeles in 1886 from Chicago due to health issues and remained until his death in 1946. Along with two other photographers who accompanied him, he began to document the people and architecture of the area. Pierce also became a collector and dealer in historical photographs of Los Angeles and the surrounding vicinity and he assembled a pictorial record of most of the important civic, commercial, and social events which occurred during the half century after his arrival.
The UCLA Department of Special Collections acquired the account books for 1909 to 1921 of C.C. Pierce's photographic shop in Los Angeles. The large manuscript ledgers in eight volumes give a detailed listing of his customers and the nature of his business. In addition to the account books, the library also acquired glass plates and film negatives, some of which are accompanied by prints, of portraits and views taken during the early years of the 20th century. Most are of Southern California scenes. Pierce photographed on Santa Catalina Island on many occasions.
- Santa Catalina Island photos by Charles C. Pierce
Panoramic view of Avalon Harbor,
Santa Catalina Island, 1897
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Panoramic view of Avalon Harbor from the north,
Santa Catalina Island, c.1900
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Stairs going up Sugar Loaf, Avalon Harbor,
Santa Catalina Island, c.1900
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Sugar Loaf, Avalon Harbor in moonlight
Santa Catalina Island, c.1900
photo by Charles C. Pierce
View of Avalon Harbor, Santa Catalina Island, c.1900
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Avalon Harbor viewed from Sugar Loaf,
Santa Catalina Island, c.1900
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Stagecoach on road on Catalina Island, c.1903-1905
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, c. 1905
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Avalon looking over the city toward the sea,
Santa Catalina Island, c. 1905
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Arch Rock on Santa Catalina Island with
yachting party in schooner Fleetwing in the background, c.1905
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Panoramic view of Avalon Harbor from the south,
Santa Catalina Island, c.1905
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Panoramic view of Avalon Harbor, showing crowds walking, c.1905
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Street scene on Santa Catalina Island, c.1905 
View of Pebble Beach from the south at Stage Road,
Santa Catalina Island c.1905
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Woman and two little girls on the rocky beach of Avalon harbor, c.1905
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Bath House and hotels, Avalon, after 1908
photo by Charles C. Pierce
General view of Avalon taken from the south
from Stage Road above Lover's Cove
Santa Catalina Island
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Island Mountain Railway on
Santa Catalina Island, c.1910
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Yachting off Santa Catalina Island,
Santa Catalina Island, c.1905-1910
photo by Charles C. Pierce
View of Avalon harbor from Sugar Loaf,
Santa Catalina Island, c.1910
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Panoramic view of Avalon Harbor and steamboat, c.1910
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Avalon's Empress glass-bottom boat,
Santa Catalina Island, c. 1910
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Panoramic view of the harbor and Avalon city,
Santa Catalina Island, c.1914
photo by Charles C. Pierce
View of Seal Rock along the coast of
Santa Catalina Island, 1905
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Seal Rocks, Santa Catalina Island
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Little Harbor, Santa Catalina Island, c. 1900
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Catalina Harbor Isthmus showing
Dr. White's house and Bird Island, c.1902
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Isthmus with Dr. White's house,
Santa Catalina Island, 1905
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Isthmus with Dr. White's house,
Santa Catalina Island, 1905
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Fish catch at Santa Catalina Island, c.1905
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Specimen of a flying fish from
Santa Catalina Island, c. 1910
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Lobster (crawfish) from Santa Catalina Island, c.1910
photo by Charles C. Pierce
250 pounds and 398 pounds, Santa Catalina Island, c. 1910
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Albacore tuna fish caught on Santa Catalina Island, c.1910
Santa Catalina Island, c.1910
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Large leaping tuna, caught off Santa Catalina Island, c.1910
Santa Catalina Island, c.1910
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Barracuda on Santa Catalina Island
Santa Catalina Island, c.1910
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Dead dolphin whale hanging from a fisherman's hook,
Santa Catalina Island, c.1910
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Sun fish caught on Santa Catalina Island, c. 1910
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Boy standing between two large hanging tunas caught off
Santa Catalina Island, c.1910
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Young boy holding a yellowtail standing in front of
a backdrop of Avalon, c.1900-1910
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Two men standing beside a huge tomato vine,
Santa Catalina Island, c.1900-1905
photo by Charles C. Pierce
Immature Bald Eagle, Santa Catalina Island, 1905
photo by Charles C. Pierce
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