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Title: California Counties Photography collection,
Date (inclusive): 1850s-1980s
Date (bulk): (Bulk 1870s-1970s)
Collection number: PC-CO: Box [number]
Creator:
Various
Extent:
112 boxes, 20 oversize boxes
(ca. 27,900 images)
(ca. 27,900 images)
Repository:
California Historical Society, North Baker Library
San Francisco, California 94105-4014
Abstract: Contains photographs and postcards depicting views of specific locations, structures, people, events, and general subjects
relating to cities and towns in every county of California from the 1850s to the 1980s except for San Francisco, which is
collected separately.
Physical location: Please consult repository.
Language:
English.
Collection is open for research.
Copyright has not been assigned to the California Historical Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from
manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf
of the California Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
California Counties Photography collection, PC-CO: Box [number], California Historical Society, Photography Collection.
Consult repository.
Contains photographs and postcards depicting views of specific locations, structures, people, events, and general subjects
relating to many cities and towns, and every county in California except San Francisco which is collected separately. Each
listing represents a file containing from one to more than fifty images. Some files may include a small number of non-photographic
reproductions and prints; these are found in files with a date range beginning with 1830.
Includes general views of cities and towns (Sacramento, Sonora, Los Angeles, etc.) and historic communities located therein
(Chinese fishing village in Monterey, etc.). General files under counties contain scenes of unincorporated areas or places
that are identified only by the county. Includes images of types of establishments (Stanford University fraternities, etc.),
specific buildings and structures (Hearst Mining Building, University of California, Berkeley or Palm Springs Aerial Tramway,
etc.), as well as photographs of well known events such as fires or earthquakes (Santa Rosa or San Jose, 1906, etc.) and local
celebrations, fairs and parades, etc. (Vallejo's 1893 Veteran Volunteer Fire Department Parade, etc.). Images included here
complement those found under topics listed in the General Subjects Photography Collection.
Arranged alphabetically: first by county, then city, and lastly by subject, where applicable.
Arranged alphabetically: first by county, then city, and lastly by subject, where applicable.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Chinese--California--Oakland--Pictorial works
Gold mines and mining--California--Nevada City--Photographs
Streets--California--Santa Rosa--Pictorial works
Waterfronts--California--Stockton--Pictorial works
Railroads--California--Stockton--Pictorial works
Parades--California--Stockton--Pictorial works
Business enterprises--California--Coulterville--Photographs
Stagecoaches--California--Coulterville--Photographs
Stockton (Calif.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works
Stockton (Calif.)--Pictorial works
Chinatown (Oakland, Calif.)--Pictorial works
Photographic prints
Photographic postcards
Landscape photographs
Cityscapes
Group portraits