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Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) large format 4x5 photograph in black and white of the Los Angeles Times Mirror Building, next to the older historic Los Angeles Times building

HABS Documentation of the Los Angeles Times Mirror Buildings

Posted on September 1, 2022March 21, 2026 by HABS HAER Photographer Stephen Schafer

HABS large format photographs of the Times Mirror Building, constructed in 1970-73 for the Times Mirror Company, and designed by William L. Pereira & Associates.

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2020 – The Year We Blow Past 100 Documentations

Posted on January 3, 2020 by HABS HAER Photographer Stephen Schafer

A little list of the HABS, HAER, and HALS documentations Schaf Photo has competed in the past 10+ years…

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CEQA Documentation Mitigations for Historic (Cultural) Resources

Posted on September 25, 2019 by HABS HAER Photographer Stephen Schafer

The example below is a CEQA compliant Level 2 HABS mitigation for a significant historic district, campus, farmstead or any multi-unit grouping of resources. This example follows the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Architectural, Engineering and Landscape Documentation.

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HABS Mitigation for CEQA (Part 1: Is Cheaper Also Better?)

Posted on July 18, 2018 by HABS HAER Photographer Stephen Schafer

Documentation of historic resources is one way to mitigate impacts to significant properties and photographic documentation is one facet of a comprehensive CEQA mitigation strategy, and donating it to the National Park Service through their informal donation policy is less expensive than distributing multiple archival copies locally. The data created for HABS/HAER/HALS requires a Life Expectancy of over 500 years…  Can your local historical society do that?

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MAD Stickers Ye Shall Find

Posted on May 15, 2018 by HABS HAER Photographer Stephen Schafer

7 Aspects of Integrity and CEQA stickers are here!

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