San Francisco Photographs
Scope and Contents
The San Francisco Photographs, which date from 1905 through 1906, consists of postcards and a variety of souvenir booklets containing photographs of, advertisements from, and text describing the city of San Francisco. The booklets include "Seeing San Francisco Aboard the Sight-Seeing Car" (1905), "Views of San Francisco Before and After Earthquake,"Views of San Francisco After the Earthquake and Fire," "Scenes of the San Francisco Fire and Earthquake," "Greetings from 'The Emporium," "Views of the San Francisco Disaster," and "San Francisco, 26 Views."
Dates
- 1905-1906
Creator
- Whitman College. Whitman College and Northwest Archives (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet (1 manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The San Francisco Photographs contains materials related to the city of San Francisco, California before and after the earthquake and fire of 1906. This collection, which dates from 1905 through 1906, also consists of postcards and souvenir booklets.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials found in collection; provenance is unknown.
Creator
- Whitman College. Whitman College and Northwest Archives (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the San Francisco Photograph Collection
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Whitman College and Northwest Archives Repository