Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Biography/Administrative History
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Barkle Collection
Dates: 1874-1924
Collection Number: PHO 910.1
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 54 photographs; various sizes.
Repository:
Monterey Public Library
Monterey, California 93940
Abstract: Collection includes various phots by Max Fischer and C.W.J. Johnson as well as photos of views of Monterey, buildings, and
sites.
Language of Material: English
Access
Access by appointment only; contact Local History Librarian or designated staff.
Publication Rights
Reproduction by Local History Librarian or other designated staff; may be restricted due to condition of the materials.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item]. Barkle Collection. Collection Number: PHO 910.1. Monterey Public Library
Acquisition Information
Gift from Mrs. Florence B. Barkle.
Biography/Administrative History
Thomas J. Barkle was born in Llantriscant, South Wales. An ordained Presbyterian minister, he held several pastorates before
arriving in Monterey in 1918, where he became the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Monterey. He retired in 1938.
In 1936 he established the Monterey Museum and specialized in collecting Robert Louis Stevenson, Civil War, and California
historical materials.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection includes three series: Series I includes the photographs of Los Burros Mining District taken by pharmacist
Max Fischer in 1889; series II contains card photographs by C. W. J. Johnson documenting a Monterey theater production of
George Baker's "Nevada, or the Lost Mine," in 1889; Series III includes miscellaneous card photographs by various photographers
showing views of Monterey, buildings, and sites.
