Artotypes from the San Francisco News Letter, 1887-1902

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Summary

Title:
Britton and Rey, Lithographers. Artotypes : Artistic homes of California [chiefly San Francisco], published in San Francisco Newsletter and Advertiser,
Dates:
1887-1902
Creators:
Britton and Rey, Lithographers.
Abstract:
The collection includes artotypes of business blocks, street views, churches, schools, hotels, "bird's eye" views, and other public buildings such as an old people's home, a bath, a store, and athletic club in San Francisco. Other cities are also represented, though with far fewer illustrations, including San Jose, San Rafael, Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, and Santa Cruz.
Extent:
.5 linear feet (ca. 300 prints)
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

Britton and Rey, Lithographers. Artotypes : Artistic homes of California [chiefly San Francisco], published in San Francisco Newsletter and Advertiser. Mss Photo 182. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes artotype images of private homes, public buildings, businesses, and other images of San Francisco and the Bay area from 1887 to 1902. The artotypes were published along with the San Francisco Newsletter, and are dated accordingly. While some of images spanning the chronology of the collection are not numbered in a series, the majority are organized into three distinct batches: Series I, New Series, and Panoramic Series. Those without plate numbers are organized separately, solely according to date. There are many homes depicted in artotypes labeled "Artistic Homes of California," including many homes in San Francisco prior to the 1907 earthquake and fire. Included are images of homes of many major figures in California and specifically San Francisco history, such as Charles Crocker, J.C. Flood, John D. Spreckels, Leland Stanford, and M.H. de Young. The majority of the artotypes are exterior views of homes and businesses in San Francisco, as well as views of San Francisco at large, however, other cities such as San Jose, Oakland, Alameda, San Rafael, and Belvedere are also represented. There are groups of artotypes labeled "Bird's-Eye Views of San Francisco" and "Picturesque San Francisco." These series include images of Golden Gate Park, Alcatraz Island, Chinatown, and other San Francisco landmarks. Images of Yosemite primarily constitute the series labeled "Picturesque California." Additionally, there are several artotypes of famous paintings which were exhibited in the Bay area during this period. The original collector of the series remains unknown, although it seems possible that any recipient of the San Francisco Newsletter during this period could have amassed such a collection of images.

Custodial history:

Early gift to the library, provenance unknown.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Mara Holian; machine-readable finding aid created by Steven Mandeville-Gamble.
Date Prepared:
© 2002
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from FileMaker Pro database (imported from Microsoft Word document) Date of source: 1998.

Access and use

Restrictions:

None.

Terms of access:

Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.

Preferred citation:

Britton and Rey, Lithographers. Artotypes : Artistic homes of California [chiefly San Francisco], published in San Francisco Newsletter and Advertiser. Mss Photo 182. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Department of Special Collections, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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