Description
Daybook of sales of cameras, chemicals, photographic prints, negatives and equipment
Background
Born in Milwaukee, Nelson C. Hawks entered the printing trade at sixteen. He was hired by Marder-Luse & Co., type founders,
and came to San Francisco, where he would establish the Pacific Type Foundry in 1873. Hawks is most notable for proposing
the point system of type sizing to Marder in 1877, a system that became widely adopted by type founders throughout the United
States and England. He later was owner and operator of California Camera Company at 124 Geary St., San Francisco, which opened
about July 1896. By 1905, the Company had moved to Alameda, where Hawks resided.
Restrictions
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the City Archivist. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.
Availability
The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center hours, with photographs available during Photo Desk
hours. Collections that are stored offsite should be requested 48 hours in advance.