Guide to the Beale's Cut Photographic Slide Collection

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Title: Beale's Cut Photographic Slide Collection

Creator: California State University, Northridge. University Library

Identifier/Call Number: SC.BCPA

Extent: 0.21 linear feet

Date (inclusive): 1997-1998

Abstract: The Beale's Cut Photographic Slide Collection contains 24 color slides and photographs of Beale's Cut, located in the Newhall area of Los Angeles.

Language of Material: English

Historical Note:

The library created this collection of materials for study and research.

Scope and Contents

The Beale's Cut Photographic Slide Collection consists of slides and photographs of Beale's Cut, located in the Newhall area of Los Angeles. In 1854, Phineas Banning created a narrow cut through the Newhall Pass area, to accommodate stagecoach traffic to Fort Tejon. In 1861, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Edward Fitzgerald Beale as Surveyor General of California and Nevada. Beale expanded the cut to three times its original size, and named the passage after himself. Throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, Beale's cut was used as a transportation passage and overland mail route, until the Newhall Tunnel was constructed in 1910. During the silent film era, Beale's cut became a favorite location of movie producers like John Ford and D. W. Griffith.

Conditions Governing Access:

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use:

Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) 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 owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Preferred Citation:

For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual, or see the Citing Archival Materials guide.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Albums (Books)

Photographs