Yolo Base Line, California - Photographs, 1881

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Summary

Title:
Photographs of the Yolo Base Line, California
Dates:
1881
Creators:
Werner Suess
Abstract:
The Photographs of the Yolo Base Line, California, were taken during 1881 in Yolo County by Werner Suess and show men of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, including George Davidson, the moveable tent (Yolo buggy) used in the survey, men taking measurements, and the camp near "Middle Base.
Extent:
11 photographs; 29 x 36 cm. 11 digital objects
Language:
Collection materials are in English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Photographs of the Yolo Base Line, California, BANC PIC 1980.025--AX, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Background

Scope and content:

The Photographs of the Yolo Base Line, California, were taken during 1881 in Yolo County by Werner Suess and show men of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, including George Davidson, the moveable tent (Yolo buggy) used in the survey, men taking measurements, and the camp near "Middle Base." "The Yolo Base Line" refers to Davidson's geodesic measurement of the base lines upon which all distances in the extensive triangulation of the State of California depend. The first was the Yolo Base line measured twice by him in 1881, of which this collection is a record, the second was the Los Angeles base line measured three times in 1888-89. Davidson was also president of the California Academy of Sciences, a Professor of Geodesy and Astronomy, and later a Regent of the University of California.

Acquisition information:
The Photographs of the Yolo Base Line, California, were purchased in 1980.
Rules or conventions:
Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by James Ryan.
Date Prepared:
© 1996
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid generated by GenX; markup validated by The Bancroft Library using CDL validation tools; Date of source: February 2014

Access and use

Restrictions:

Restricted originals. Use viewing prints only. Use of originals only by permission of the Curator of Pictorial Collections, The Bancroft Library.

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Photographs of the Yolo Base Line, California, BANC PIC 1980.025--AX, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Location of this collection:
University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
Contact:
510-642-6481
bancref-library@berkeley.edu
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