Collection Summary
Information for Researchers
Administrative Information
Scope and Content
Collection Summary
Collection Title: William C. Barry Collection of Los Angeles Area Photographs
Date (inclusive): circa 1886-1910
Collection Number: BANC PIC 1964.056--PIC
Collector:
Barry, William C.
Extent:
76 black and white photographs
61 digital objects
Repository: The Bancroft Library.
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: The Barry Collection contains 76 photographs spanning circa 1860 to circa 1910. The subject matter is primarily early street
transportation in Los Angeles, including horse-drawn, cable, and electric cars and a trackless trolley in Laurel Canyon.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for use.
Publication Rights
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.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. See:
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html .
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], William C. Barry Collection of Los Angeles Area Photographs, BANC PIC 1964.056--PIC, The Bancroft
Library, University of California, Berkeley
Digital Representations 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.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog
Park, Frank L.
Slocum, J. E.
California Heritage Project. CU-BANC
Online Archive of California.
Buildings -- California -- Los Angeles.
Electric railroads -- California -- Los Angeles -- Photographs.
Horse railroads -- California -- Los Angeles -- Photographs.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works.
Railroads, Cable -- California -- Los Angeles -- Photographs.
Streets -- California -- Los Angeles -- Photographs.
Transportation -- California -- Photographs.
Trolley buses -- California -- Los Angeles -- Photographs.
Trolley buses -- California -- San Diego -- Photographs.
Photograph albums.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The William C. Barry Collection of Los Angeles Area Photographs was a gift of Mr. Barry in 1963.
Scope and Content
The Barry Collection contains 76 photographs spanning circa 1860 to circa 1910. The subject matter is primarily early street
transportation in Los Angeles, including horse-drawn, cable, and electric cars and a trackless trolley in Laurel Canyon. Also
included is a photograph of a two-level trolley in San Diego. Other subjects include Los Angeles street scenes and buildings;
an auto race at Ascot Park; views of Mt. Lowe, Mt. Wilson, San Pedro Harbor, La Jolla caves, the Hotel Del Coronado, Mission
Santa Barbara, Redlands, Riverside, Long Beach, Avalon Bay, Catalina Island, and Tijuana, Mexico. The collection also contains
two photographs of paintings or lithographs. Though the photographers are not indicated, many of the prints bear the stamp
or inscription of photographic studios, including Frank L. Park, C.C. Pierce, Park & Company, and Slocum. The prints originally
made up an album which was obtained by Barry from an unidentified friend.