Rice Growing and Irrigation in California, 1908-1916 - Photographs, 1908-1916

Summary

Title:

Photographs Related to Rice Growing and Irrigation in California

Dates:

1908-1916

Extent:

17 photographic prints; black and white, 9 x 30 cm. or smaller 19 digital objects

Language:

Collection materials are in English

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Photographs related to rice growing and irrigation in California, 1908-1916, BANC PIC 1905.02929-.02947--A, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains 17 black and white photographs taken between the years 1908 and 1916 of rice fields, agricultural equipment, and irrigation procedures, primarily in Yolo County, California. Several photographs feature Fair Ranch, located in Knight's Landing. Other rice fields in Yolo County are also pictured. The construction of Natoma's Levee on the Sacramento River is shown and an unidentified pumping plant. In addition to irrigation, rice threshing and field plowing are depicted. Photographs of tractors and other agricultural equipment, including the "Austen Ditcher," are also included in the collection. The photographers are unknown.

Acquisition information:

Transferred from the Marcel E. Cerf Papers (BANC MSS C-G 38)

Physical location:

Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

Rules or conventions:

Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Related resources

Alternative form available:

Digital representations of selected original pictorial materials are available in the list of materials below. Digital image files were prepared from selected Library originals by the Library Photographic Service. Library originals were copied onto 35mm color transparency film; the film was scanned and transferred to Kodak Photo CD (by Custom Process); and the Photo CD files were color-corrected and saved in JFIF (JPEG) format for use as viewing files.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:

Processed by Padma Rubiales.

Date Prepared:

© 1997

Date Encoded:

Machine-readable finding aid generated by GenX; markup validated by The Bancroft Library using CDL validation tools; Date of source: April 2016

Restrictions:

Collection is available for use.

Terms of access:

Materials in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Photographs related to rice growing and irrigation in California, 1908-1916, BANC PIC 1905.02929-.02947--A, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Location of this collection:

UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library

University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library

Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US

Contact:

510-642-6481

bancref-library@berkeley.edu

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