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Wes Hammond Photo Collection, ca. 1964-1977
MSS 285
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Title: Wes Hammond photo collection
Dates: 1964-1977
Collection number: MSS 285
Creator:
Hammond, Wes
Collection Size: 1 linear foot
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Dept. of
Special Collections
Stockton, California 95211
Abstract: Most of the over 600 photographs were taken by
Wes Hammond and used in the publication The Carrier, the company magazine of
the FMC corporation. The rest were taken by Verna Mae Leggate who was the
editor of the magazine from 1964 to 1977.
Physical location: For current information on the location
of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Languages: Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection open for research.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as
the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the
researcher.
Wes Hammond photo collection. MSS 285. Holt-Atherton Department of
Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library.
Biography / Administrative History
Wes Hammond has been a professional free-lance photographer since 1948.
A native Californian, born and raised in Los Angeles, he majored in fine arts
and photography at San Jose State University. He careered on photo-journalism
and sports photography in the Los Angeles area doing work on a freelance basis
for such publications as the Los Angeles Times, Sports Illustrated and World
Sports Magazine. In 1956 he returned to northern California to live in San
Jose, and concentrated on industrial photography, working for FMC Corporation
until retirement in 1985. After retirement he remained active, putting most of
his work into fine art photography with occasional contract work in the
industrial field. He has been exhibited nationally as well as published in many
magazines and other publications. Pioneering in the use of the 35mm camera in
black and white photography since 1948, he has since seen its wide acceptance
as a professional and fine arts tool in photography.
Scope and Content of Collection
Most of the over 600 photographs were taken by Wes Hammond and used in
the publication The Carrier, the company magazine of the FMC corporation. The
rest were taken by Verna Mae Leggate who was the editor of the magazine from
1964 to 1977. These black and white photographs are mostly of California
subjects, emphasizing illustrative views. The images are very artistic -showing
a great sensitivity for light and composition. Coastal scenes, missions,
churches, the Mother Lode area, Fort Ross, Sutter's Fort, etc. are among the
subjects.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Photography - California - 20th
century