California Photographs Collection
Scope and Contents
The California Photograph Collection spans from 1898 through 1963. It consists of photographs and postcards of California state parks, missions, San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake, Los Angeles, and an ostrich farm in Pasadena. A series of advertisements for Singer sewing machines attached to pictures and explanations of California sights is also included. The entirety of the collection gives an insight into California as a whole.
Dates
- 1898-1963
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 California Photograph Collection, spanning from 1898 through 1963, consists of photographs and postcards depicting various locations in prominent California cities. It also houses advertisements for a Singer sewing machine and pictures of sites in California with explanations attached to them.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials found in the collection; provenance is unknown.
Creator
- Whitman College. Whitman College and Northwest Archives (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the California Photographs 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