William Amos Haines Collection1981.0033
Finding aid prepared by Alyse Yeargan
California Museum of Photography
2017
3824 Main Street
Riverside 92521
Contributing Institution:
California Museum of Photography
Title: William Amos Haines Collection
Identifier/Call Number: 1981.0033
Physical Description:
13 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1905-1940
Language of Material:
English
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Biographical / Historical
William Amos Haines was born on November 2, 1881 in New York. He married Florance Kepple in 1905. This same year he began
making panoramas in Conneaut, Ohio. Together he and his wife traveled the eastern coast of the United States in a teardrop
trailer making panoramas. While traveling William sent negatives back to his father, De Forest Haines in Conneaut to be made
into prints. Unfortunately, many of these negatives were lost or destroyed. Haines sold numerous panorama prints to schools
during this time.
In 1914, Haines and his wife moved to Glendale, California. Haines begins to focus on west coast subject matter after moving
but he continued to travel photographing national parks and landmarks, as well as municipal buildings and cities. Haines retired
from traveling in 1935. William Amos Haines passed away in 1955 at the age of 76.
Scope and Contents
The California Museum of Photography's William Amos Haines Collection (c. 1905-1940) consists of approximately 800 original
panorama gelatin silver film negatives taken with Kodak Cirkut cameras as well as prints both vintage and modern. While Haines
took many photographs of landmarks, tourist destinations, and landscapes on the East coast and Midwestern United States, the
bulk of the subject matter is of the American West. This collection of panoramas focuses predominantly on national parks,
beaches and popular tourist destinations. Haines also photographed many of the West's growing cities with particular attention
paid to municipal buildings and birdseye views of urban areas.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The William Amos Haines collection was donated by Mr. and Mrs. William P. Carroll in the early 1980s.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Photography, Panoramic--United States.
Yosemite National Park (Calif.)
Gelatin silver prints
Missions--California
Haines, William Amos, 1881-1955
Beaches--California
Gelatin silver prints--Hand colored
Series I: Modern Prints
Physical Description: 4 boxes
California Missions (Box A)
Physical Description: 1 folder
San Gabriel Mission
Physical Description: 4 photographic prints
California (Box B)
Physical Description: 17 folders
Orange County and San Diego
Physical Description: 17 photographic prints
Riverside, Redlands, Lake Arrowhead, Ontairo, Palm Canyon
Physical Description: 19 photographic prints
Long Beach
Physical Description: 7 photographic prints
Claremont, Pomona and Pomona College
Physical Description: 5 photographic prints
California Missions
Physical Description: 6 photographic prints
San Pedro, San Francisco Harbor, Santa Monica, Santa Catalina Island, Topanga
Physical Description: 21 photographic prints
Los Angeles (industrial)
Physical Description: 13 photographic prints
San Francisco, Sacramento, Berkeley, Monterey
Physical Description: 8 photographic prints
Hollywood, Los Angeles
Physical Description: 5 photographic prints
Los Angeles colleges and schools
Physical Description: 6 photographic prints
Los Angeles County (residential)
Physical Description: 15 photographic prints
Westlake Park, San Fernando Reservoir, valley views
Physical Description: 8 photographic prints
Eagle Rock, Pasadena
Physical Description: 9 photographic prints
Glendale Sanitarium
Physical Description: 6 photographic prints
Yosemite National Park
Physical Description: 9 photographic prints
American States and Californian Cities (Box C)
Physical Description: 25 folders
Oregon
Physical Description: 17 photographic prints
Illinois
Physical Description: 1 photographic prints
Riverside CA
Physical Description: 8 photographic prints
Pasadena
Physical Description: 4 photographic prints
Washington State (Spokane Falls)
Physical Description: 4 photographic prints
Long Beach Pier, CA
Physical Description: 3 photographic prints
Canada
Physical Description: 1 photographic prints
Washington D.C. (Capitol Building)
Physical Description: 1 photographic prints
Wyoming (Yellowstone River)
Physical Description: 2 photographic prints
Utah
Physical Description: 1 photographic prints
Montana (Flathead Lake)
Physical Description: 1 photographic prints
Pennsylvania (Independence Hall, Philadelphia)
Physical Description: 1 photographic prints
New York (Hudson River, Niagara Falls)
Physical Description: 2 photographic prints
Arizona, Mesa Verde Park
Physical Description: 9 photographic prints
Virginia (Natural Bridge)
Physical Description: 1 photographic prints
New Mexico (University of New Mexico)
Physical Description: 1 photographic prints
Minnesota
Physical Description: 2 photographic prints
Wisconsin (Wisconsin River)
Physical Description: 1 photographic prints
Iowa
Physical Description: 2 photographic prints
Colorado
Physical Description: 17 photographic prints
Los Angeles
Physical Description: 8 photographic prints
Oakland, CA
Physical Description: 2 photographic prints
Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington ( 72" prints)
Physical Description: 13 photographic prints
Unidentified location
Physical Description: 3 photographic prints
Panama (Box G)
Physical Description: 5 photographic print
Series II: Vintage Prints
Physical Description: 2 boxes
California (Box F)
Physical Description: 63 photographic prints
Yosemite and missions (Box D)
Physical Description: 9 folders
Bridal Veil Falls, Yosemite Valley
Physical Description: 7 photographic prints
San Gabriel Mission
Physical Description: 6 photographic prints
Vernal Falls
Physical Description: 6 photographic prints
Gateway and River, Yosemite Valley
Physical Description: 9 photographic prints
California
Physical Description: 3 photographic prints
Riverside, CA
Physical Description: 2 photographic prints
Group photos, Naval bases
Physical Description: 5 photographic prints
Hand-colored prints
Physical Description: 8 photographic prints
Matted prints
Physical Description: 5 photographic prints
Series III: Negatives
Physical Description: 7 boxes