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MS.156
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Contributing Institution:
University of California, Santa Cruz
Title: George Russell aerial photography collection
Creator:
Russell, George E.
Identifier/Call Number: MS.156
Physical Description:
45 Linear Feet
53 half cartons; 1 document box; 12 flat boxes; 4 negative
storage boxes
Date (inclusive): 1922-1935; 1967
Abstract: The George Russell aerial photography
collection contains glass plate negatives, film negatives, nitrate negatives, and
photographic prints of aerial photographs of California taken by George Russell. The
majortiy of the photographs document the development of the Bay Area in the 1920s and 1930s.
George Russell was an aerial photographer in the 1920s to mid-1930s.
Language of Material:
English .
Collection is open for research.
Copyright for the items in this collection is owned by the creators and their heirs.
Reproduction or distribution of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair
use requires permission from the copyright owner. It is the responsibility of the user to
determine whether a use is fair use, and to obtain any necessary permissions. For more
information see UCSC Special Collections and Archives policy on Reproduction and Use.
George Russell aerial photography collection. MS 156. Special Collections and Archives,
University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.
Gift of California State Lands Commission, 1995.
George Russell (1888-1940) was a mechanic turned photographer. From the 1920s to the
mid-1930s, Russell documented the development of the Bay Area by taking aerial
photographs.
This collection contains approximately 2600 glass plate negatives of aerial photographs
taken by George Russell. The photographs document all of California, but they primarily
focus on the development of the Bay Area, including San Francisco, Alameda, and Santa Cruz
Counties. The collection also includes film negatives, nitrate negatives, photographic
prints and papers.
The collection is arranged in five series:
- Series 1. Glass plate negatives
- Sereis 2. Film negatives
- Series 3. Nitrate negatives
- Series 4. Photographic prints
- Series 5. Papers
The George Russell aerial photogrpahy collection was processed by Zoe MacLeod in 2023.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Aerial photography
Oakland (Calif.) -- Aerial
photographs
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
California -- Aerial
photographs.
Glass plate negatives