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Stereo Views from Alaska to Mexico, ca. 1859-1902
BANC PIC 1987.011--STER  
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Description
This collection consists of 46 photographic prints (23 stereographs, 21 "PIC" size, and 2 "A" size) of views from Alaska to Mexico, circa 1859-1902. Includes work by various photographers: American Stereoscopic Co., W. B. Ingersoll, C. W. Woodward, Continent Stereoscopic Co., W. G. Chamberlain, Charles Weitfle, Strohmeyer & Wyman, Kilburn Brothers, Blosser Scenic Art Co., Underwood & Underwood, J. Carbutt, Keystone View Company, Liberty Brand, Edward De Groff, La Roche Photo, E. Dossetter, [B. H.?] Gurnsey, W. E. Hook, A. S. Hood (Hawaii), F. Jay Haynes, Percy Cox, Waite Photo (C. B. Waite), Scott (Mexico), and A. Briquet. Includes scenes of Alaska (Sitka, glaciers, and scenes), a coal mine in British Columbia (Canada), views of the Rocky Mountains and Colorado scenery, Grand Canyon, Donner Lake, Los Angeles, Oakland, Yosemite, and other California views, Cuba, Hawaii, Mexico, Oregon, Washington, and miscellaneous agricultural scenes. Includes a photograph of an 1859 drawing of Bandak [?] Point, Neah Bay, Washington Territory (drawing by James G. Swan).
Extent
46 photographic prints (23 are stereographs) ; some albumen ; various sizes 23 digital objects
Restrictions
Publication Rights Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish photographs must be submitted in writing to the Curator of Pictorial Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library 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. Copyright restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
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