A guide to the William L. Shelton photograph collection, circa 1888-1920
Processed by: L. Bianchi, September 2013.
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
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2013
A Guide to the William L. Shelton photograph collection
P00-019
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, National Park Service
2013, National Park Service
Title: William L. Shelton photograph collection
Date: circa 1888-1920
Identifier/Call Number: P00-019 (SAFR 23842)
Collector:
Shelton, William L.
Physical Description:
48 items.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: The William L. Shelton photograph collection, circa 1888-1920, (SAFR 23842, P00-019), is comprised of photographs taken by
an unknown Vallejo, California, photographer of vessels, damage from the 1906 San Francisco, California, earthquake and fire,
and other topics, likely primarily in California. The collection has been processed to the Item level and is open for use.
Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Language(s):
In English.
Access
This collection is open for use unless otherwise noted.
Glass plate negatives may require special handling by the reference staff.
Publication and Use Rights
Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other
case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.
Processing Note
Description Notes:
Dates refer to when the original photograph was taken.
The descriptions in this collection guide were compiled using the best available sources of information. Such sources include
the creator's annotations or descriptions, collection accession files, primary and secondary source material and subject matter
experts. While every effort was made to provide accurate information, in the event that you find any errors in this guide
please contact the reference staff in order for us to evaulate and make corrections to this guide.
Please cite the title and collection number in any correspondence with our staff.
Preferred Citation
[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item
Number], P00-019 (SAFR 23842), William L. Shelton photograph collection, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Acquisition Information
SAFR-01471
SAFR-01471 was donated by William L. Shelton. The collection was formally accessioned in January 2000.
Shelton acquired the glass plate negatives from an unidentified building in Vallejo, California, in 1955. He worked for the
architectural firm Bond & Dougherty who bought the building in the 1940s. It is unclear if the firm purchased the building
for use as their business location or for other purposes. A photographer had been based in the building around the turn of
the century. When the owners cleaned the building in 1955, they literally threw the photographer's glass plate negatives out
the window, causing many to break. Shelton picked up what he could.
The address of Bond & Dougherty in 1970 was 2118 Sacramento Street, Vallejo, California. There were no people or businesses
listed with this address in the 1904 Vallejo City Directory.
Six photographers are listed in Vallejo in the Kingsbury's 1904-1905 Directory of Vallejo City and Solano County: Edward K.
Halverson at 318b Georgia Street; Charles McMillan at 314 Georgia Street (William F. Henry and John D. Richards were photographers
who worked with McMillan at this time); John D. Mehrten at 920 Virginia Street; and Frank J. Peabody at 320 Alameda Street.
Other early Vallejo photographers include: J.C. Parsons (not listed in 1904 Vallejo City Directory), A. J. Perkins (not listed
in 1904 Vallejo City Directory), J. G. Smith (there is a James G. Smith listed in 1904 Vallejo City Directory as living at
214 York, but his profession is not listed), and members of the Topley family (Source: Kern, James E. Vallejo. Charleston,
SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2004). The photographer of the glass plate negatives in this collection could potentially be one of
these men.
Historical or Biographical Note
This collection does not include a historical or biographical note.
Collection Scope and Content
The William L. Shelton photograph collection, circa 1888-1920, (SAFR 23842, P00-019), is comprised of photographs taken by
an unknown Vallejo, California, photographer of vessels, damage from the 1906 San Francisco, California, earthquake and fire,
and other topics, likely primarily in California. The collection has been processed to the Item level and is open for use.
Contains photographs of various vessels, 1906 San Francisco, California, earthquake and fire damage, logging activities, buildings,
bridges, recreational scenes and landscapes, circa 1888-1920. There are 48 unique photographic images in 48 physical forms
(black-and-white glass plate negatives).
Vessels include CLAXTON (built 1918; destroyer: U.S. Navy), CORONA (built 1888; passenger vessel), IOWA (built 1896; battleship:
U.S. Navy) and VALLEJO (built 1879; paddle ferry). There are also views of destroyed buildings in San Francisco, California,
resulting from the 1906 earthquake and fire as well as other various topics. Some locations have been identified as California
(Humboldt County, Lompoc, Mare Island, Merazo, San Francisco and Yosemite) and Nevada (Flanigan), while other locations are
unidentified.
Collection Arrangement
Arranged into one Series with three File Units: File Unit 1: Vessels; File Unit 2: San Francisco, California, scenes; File
Unit 3: Other locations.
The collection's original order is unknown. As stated in the provenance description, the Items were literally thrown out a
window and the donor picked up what he could from the street. In September 2013, the processing archivist grouped the photographs
together by topic and assigned Item numbers. File Unit 1 contains photographs of vessels in various locations. File Unit 2
includes photographs taken in San Francisco and File Unit 3 consists of photographs taken in locations other than San Francisco
and unidentified locations.
Related Materials
Researchers should note that there are other books and collections with materials related to the vessels in this collection
in the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. They can search the Park's web catalog for more information.
- This material is located at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Ferries
Passenger ships
Schooners
Indiana Class (Battleships)
Illinois Class (Battleships)
Destroyers (Warships)
Lumber trade--Pacific Coast (U.S.)
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906
Corona (built 1888; passenger vessel)
Iowa (Battleship)
Vallejo (built 1879; paddle ferry)
San Francisco (Calif.)
Humboldt County (Calif.)
Mare Island (Calif.)
Glass negatives
Glass storage
Series 1.
Photographs,
circa 1888-1920
Extent:
48 photographs (48 physical forms: black-and-white glass plate negatives)
Scope and Content Note
Items 01-48. Contains photographs of CLAXTON (built 1918; destroyer: U.S. Navy), CORONA (built 1888; passenger vessel), IOWA
(built 1896; battleship: U.S. Navy), VALLEJO (built 1879; paddle ferry), a river cable ferry, an unidentified three-masted
schooner, and other U.S. Navy vessels. The collection also includes views of damage from the 1906 earthquake and fire in San
Francisco, California. Two views of parades show San Francisco before and after the earthquake. Other photographs show logging
activities, miscellaneous structures (businesses, churches, adobe ruins, bridges, etc.), people participating in recreational
activities, and landscape views. Some locations have been identified as California (Humboldt County, Lompoc, Mare Island,
Merazo, San Francisco and Yosemite) and Nevada (Flanigan), while other locations are unidentified.
Arrangement
Arranged into three File Units: File Unit 1: Vessels; File Unit 2: San Francisco, California, scenes; File Unit 3: Other locations.
Glass storage
File Unit 1.
Vessels,
circa 1888-1920
Extent:
11 photographs.
Physical Description: 11 black-and-white glass plate negatives, 5 x 7 in. and 6.5 x 8.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Items 01-11. Contains photographs of vessels, including CORONA (built 1888; passenger vessel), a river cable ferry, an unidentified
three-masted schooner, IOWA (built 1896; battleship: U.S. Navy), an Indiana class battleship, an Illinois class battleship,
VALLEJO (paddle ferry), and CLAXTON (built 1918; destroyer: U.S. Navy). Some locations are identified as Mare Island, California.
Other locations are unidentified.
Glass storage
Item No. 01.
Corona (built 1888; passenger vessel) docked, bow view,
1888-1907
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 6.5 x 8.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Lumber is stacked on the pier. Groups of men are both aboard the vessel and on the pier. A banner that reads "The California
Promotion Company" is attached to the vessel's port side railing. Smoke is coming out of the vessel's smokestack. A Pacific
Coast Steamship company (P.C.S.S.) gangway is leading up to the vessel. CORONA was a P.C.S.S. vessel.
Glass storage
Item No. 02.
Cable ferry crossing a river,
circa 1890-1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 6.5 x 8.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
On board are one horse-drawn carriage carrying one man and five men standing on the deck.
Glass storage
Item No. 03.
Cable ferry crossing a river,
circa 1890-1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 6.5 x 8.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Distant view. On board are one horse-drawn carriage carrying one man and two men standing on the deck. A dinghy is being pulled
alongside the ferry.
Glass storage
Item No. 04.
Three-masted schooner docked at a lumber mill, stern view,
circa 1890-1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 6.5 x 8.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Logs are floating in the foreground. Lumber is stacked on the pier in the background. Buildings are on the right. On the left,
the schooner is docked at the pier, stern view. The vessel's home port is San Francisco, California. The vessel's name is
obscured, but two of the letters are possibly "DL" or "BL."
Glass storage
Item No. 05.
Iowa (built 1896; battleship: U.S. Navy) in the stream, starboard broadside view,
1896-circa 1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 5 x 7 in.
Scope and Content Note
Two lifeboats are in the water alongside the vessel.
Glass storage
Item No. 06.
Iowa (built 1896; battleship: U.S. Navy) in the stream, starboard broadside view,
1896-circa 1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 5 x 7 in.
Scope and Content Note
Two lifeboats are in the water alongside the vessel. An unidentified two-masted schooner is underway on the right.
Glass storage
Item No. 07.
Indiana class battleship docked, bow view,
1893-circa 1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 5 x 7 in. The upper right corner is chipped.
Scope and Content Note
The vessel is either the Union Iron Works (San Francisco, California) built vessel OREGON (built 1893; battleship: U.S. Navy)
or one of the William Cramp & Sons (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) built vessels INDIANA (built 1893; battleship: U.S. Navy)
or MASSACHUSETTS (built 1893; battleship: U.S. Navy).
Glass storage
Item No. 08.
Illinois class battleship anchored in the stream, port quarter view,
1898-circa 1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 5 x 7 in. Emulsion loss in the upper left corner.
Scope and Content Note
The vessel is either the Union Iron Works (San Francisco, California) built vessel WISCONSIN (built 1898; battleship: U.S.
Navy), the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company (Newport News, Virginia) built vessel ILLINOIS (built 1898; battleship:
U.S. Navy), or the William Cramp & Sons (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) built vessel ALABAMA (built 1898; battleship: U.S. Navy).
Numerous sailors are on deck.
Glass storage
Item No. 09.
Illinois class battleship in the stream, starboard quarter view,
1898-circa 1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 5 x 7 in.
Scope and Content Note
The vessel is either the Union Iron Works (San Francisco, California) built vessel WISCONSIN (built 1898; battleship: U.S.
Navy), the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company (Newport News, Virginia) built vessel ILLINOIS (built 1898; battleship:
U.S. Navy), or the William Cramp & Sons (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) built vessel ALABAMA (built 1898; battleship: U.S. Navy).
Several sailors are on deck. Two lifeboats are in the water alongside the vessel.
Glass storage
Item No. 10.
Vallejo (built 1879; paddle ferry) crowded with passengers while underway at Mare Island, California, broadside view,
1918-1919
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 5 x 7 in. Emulsion losses along the top, bottom, and right edges of the plate.
Scope and Content Note
"Vallejo A.M.I.E." is painted on the hull. From 1914-1919, VALLEJO provided transportation for the Association of Mare Island
Employees. An unidentified passenger vessel with a camouflage painted hull is in the background.
Glass storage
Item No. 11.
Warships at Mare Island, California,
1918-1919
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 5 x 7 in. Emulsion loss along the top, bottom, and right edges of the plate.
Scope and Content Note
CLAXTON (built 1918; destroyer: U.S. Navy) (hull number 140) and an unidentified passenger vessel with a camouflage painted
hull. A tugboat is underway on the left. A large crane is also in view.
Glass storage
File Unit 2.
San Francisco, California, scenes,
1898-1909
Extent:
15 photographs.
Physical Description: 15 black-and-white glass plate negatives, 5 x 7 in. and 6.5 x 8.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Items 12-26. Contains photographs of the damage caused by the April 18, 1906, earthquake and resulting fires that burned for
several days in San Francisco, California. Also includes two photographs of parades in San Francisco before and after the
earthquake.
Glass storage
Item No. 12.
Parade down Market Street, San Francisco, California,
1898-1906
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 5 x 7 in. Areas of emulsion loss long the bottom edge of the plate.
Scope and Content Note
The Call Building, built in 1898 and located at Market and 3rd Streets, is one of the buildings in view. Garlands and U.S.
flags are strung above the street. Large crowds of people are lining the road. Uniformed men are on horseback parading down
the street.
Glass storage
Item No. 13.
Earthquake and fire damage on Nob Hill, San Francisco, California,
after 1906 April 18
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 6.5 x 8.5 in. Brown stain near the center of the top edge of the plate.
Scope and Content Note
View of collapsed and burned out buildings. The Fairmont Hotel and the James C. Flood Mansion, located at California and Mason
Streets, are on the right. The Ferry Building is in the far distance with scaffolding erected around the clock tower.
Glass storage
Item No. 14.
Earthquake and fire damage on Nob Hill, San Francisco, California,
after 1906 April 18
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 6.5 x 8.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
The James C. Flood Mansion, located at California and Mason Streets, is in view on the left with the Fairmont Hotel partially
in view behind it. Some tents are pitched among the rubble. A man, possibly a police officer, is standing on the street corner.
The Call Building, located at Market and 3rd Streets, is one of the buildings in the distance.
Glass storage
Item No. 15.
Earthquake and fire damage in San Francisco, California,
after 1906 April 18
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 6.5 x 8.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
View of collapsed and burned out buildings, possibly as seen from Nob Hill. A man is in the foreground with his back to the
camera. The Call Building, located at Market and 3rd Streets, is one of the buildings in the distance.
Glass storage
Item No. 16.
Earthquake and fire damage in San Francisco, California,
after 1906 April 18
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 6.5 x 8.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
View of collapsed and burned out buildings, possibly as seen from Nob Hill.
Glass storage
Item No. 17.
Earthquake and fire damage in San Francisco, California,
after 1906 April 18
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 6.5 x 8.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
View of collapsed and burned out buildings, likely as seen from Nob Hill. The Call Building, located at Market and 3rd Streets,
is one of the buildings in the distance toward the left. The remains of Temple Emanu-el, located on Sutter Street between
Powell and Stockton Streets, are on the right.
Glass storage
Item No. 18.
Earthquake and fire damage in San Francisco, California,
after 1906 April 18
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 6.5 x 8.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
View of collapsed and burned out buildings, likely as seen from Nob Hill. City Hall is one of the buildings in the distance
on the right. The remains of Temple Emanu-el, located on Sutter Street between Powell and Stockton Streets, and the remains
of the St. Francis Hotel, located on Powell Street between Sutter and Post Streets, are on the left.
Glass storage
Item No. 19.
Earthquake and fire damage in San Francisco, California,
after 1906 April 18
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 6.5 x 8.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
View of collapsed and burned out buildings, possibly as seen from Nob Hill. City Hall is one of the buildings in the distance
on the right.
Glass storage
Item No. 20.
Earthquake damage at Mission San Francisco de Asis (Mission Dolores) chapel, San Francisco, California,
after 1906 April 18
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 6.5 x 8.5 in. The upper right corner is chipped.
Scope and Content Note
A woman is standing in the cemetery to the left of the chapel. The top portion of a tall tombstone has fallen over and is
leaning against the side of the chapel. There is damage to the roof of the church to the right of the Mission and a pile of
rubble is on the ground, also to the right of the Mission.
Glass storage
Item No. 21.
Remains of St. Mary's Church at California and Dupont Streets, San Francisco, California,
after 1906 April 18
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 6.5 x 8.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Damaged during the earthquake and fire. Rubble and one tent are in the foreground. The Merchant Exchange Building and the
Kohl Building, both at Montgomery and California Streets, are in the middle distance. The clock tower of the Ferry Building
is visible in the far distance.
Glass storage
Item No. 22.
Remains of Grace Episcopal Church at California and Stockton Streets, San Francisco, California,
after 1906 April 18
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 6.5 x 8.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Damaged during the earthquake and fire. Rubble is in the foreground.
Glass storage
Item No. 23.
Remains of St. Ignatius Church and College at Hayes and Van Ness Streets, San Francisco, California,
after 1906 April 18
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 6.5 x 8.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Damaged during the earthquake and fire.
Glass storage
Item No. 24.
Soldiers seated and standing in lines outside the Reorganized Church of Latter-day Saints, possibly in San Francisco, California,
after 1906 April 18
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 6.5 x 8.5 in. Emulsion loss along the bottom edge of the plate.
Scope and Content Note
Approximately 100 men are in view, both seated and standing, most holding rifles. The church chimney has fallen against the
roof and a pile of rubble is in the foreground. Two tents are pitched in front of the church.
Glass storage
Item No. 25.
Soldiers lined up outside the Reorganized Church of Latter-day Saints, possibly in San Francisco, California,
after 1906 April 18
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 6.5 x 8.5 in. Emulsion loss along the top edge of the plate.
Scope and Content Note
Men are standing in a line and holding rifles at their sides. The church chimney has fallen against the roof. Tents are pitched
outside the church. An "Ivory Soap" sign is attached to a fence and a "St. Rose Cigar Stand" sign is in the background.
Glass storage
Item No. 26.
Parade, possibly on Dolores Street, San Francisco, California,
1909
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 6.5 x 8.5 in. Emulsion loss across the bottom edge of the plate. On the non-emulsion
side, there is a brown substance, potentially a mold, across the lower third of the plate.
Scope and Content Note
Uniformed men are on horseback and riding in horse-drawn carriages decorated with U.S. flags. Possibly firemen and fire engines.
Spectators are lined up along the street. An Edward P. Shorthall campaign sign is in the background on the left. Shorthall
was the Republican party incumbent in the 1909 election for the position of police judge. He was endorsed by the Union Labor
Party. Shorthall was first elected as police judge in 1906.
Glass storage
File Unit 3.
Other locations,
circa 1890-1920
Extent:
22 photographs.
Physical Description: 22 black-and-white glass plate negatives, 5 x 7 in. and 6.5 x 8.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Items 27-48. Contains photographs of logging activities, miscellaneous structures, recreational activities, landscapes, and
a portrait of a woman. Includes views of the Pacific Lumber Company lumber mill in Humboldt County, California, and men participating
in logging activities. (Note: see also File Unit 1, Item 04 for a photograph of an unidentified three-masted schooner at a
lumber mill.) Miscellaneous structures include the Humboldt County courthouse in Eureka, California; a building, possibly
a train depot, in Merazo, California; adobe ruins, possibly at La Purisima Mission in Lompoc, California; and a post office
in Flanigan, Nevada. Structures in unidentified locations include churches; a drugstore and Wells Fargo Express office; a
bridge; a Victorian style building; and a man-made waterfall. Photographs of recreational activities include views at a resort,
a group on an outing in a horse-drawn carriage, and a group gathered at a gazebo, all at unidentified locations. Also contains
photographs of
landscapes, including one view of Half Dome in Yosemite, California, and one view of an unidentified valley with a river.
One portrait shows an unidentified woman.
Subject Item Ranges:
- Items 27-29: Logging.
- Items 30-40: Structures.
- Items 41-45: Recreation.
- Items 46-47: Landscapes.
- Item 48: Portrait of a woman.
Glass storage
Item No. 27.
Pacific Lumber Company mill, likely in Humboldt County, California,
1896-1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 6.5 x 8.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
The date on the building reads "1896," which likely refers to when the building was constructed.
Glass storage
Item No. 28.
Logging, showing both standing and felled trees,
circa 1890-1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 6.5 x 8.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Two men are a work.
Glass storage
Item No. 29.
Logging activities,
circa 1890-1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 5 x 7 in. Some emulsion loss along the top edge of the plate.
Scope and Content Note
Several men, four young boys, and several horses have stopped their activity to look at the camera.
Glass storage
Item No. 30.
Humboldt County courthouse, Eureka, California,
1904 July 4
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 6.5 x 8.5 in. Lightly penciled on the emulsion side: "Courthouse at Eureka July 4, 1904."
Scope and Content Note
Numerous people are lined up along the street. A crowd is also gathered on the building's front steps. The front of the building
is decorated. There is a horse-drawn carriage with men aboard and decorated with U.S. flags in the street. A parade float
is in the street at the base of the front steps.
Glass storage
Item No. 31.
Building at Merazo, California,
circa 1890-1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 5 x 7 in. Emulsion loss along the top edge of the plate.
Scope and Content Note
A small building is on the left, possibly a train depot. A railroad track is in the foreground. Nine men, possibly surveyors,
are lined up behind a fence. Two axes have been driven into the top of two fence posts. Two pitched tents are behind the men.
Two tripods with telescope-type equipment are set up. A sign in view reads "To San Francisco. 45 4/10 M. Merazo. Elevation
19 Feet."
Glass storage
Item No. 32.
Adobe building ruins,
circa 1890-1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 6.5 x 8.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Possibly at Mission La Purisima Concepcion in Lompoc, California.
Glass storage
Item No. 33.
Adobe building ruins,
circa 1890-1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 6.5 x 8.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Possibly at Mission La Purisima Concepcion in Lompoc, California.
Glass storage
Item No. 34.
Abandoned adobe church, unidentified,
circa 1890-1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 6.5 x 8.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
The plaster along the side of the church has eroded away and exposed the adobe bricks.
Glass storage
Item No. 35.
Church, unidentified,
circa 1890-1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 6.5 x 8.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
A small group of people is gathered to the right of the building. A horse-drawn carriage is behind them. A sign on a building
in the right background reads "Cleaning. Repairing. Pressing." A bicycle is leaning against a tree on the left.
Glass storage
Item No. 36.
Drugstore and Wells Fargo Express Office,
circa 1890-1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 6.5 x 8.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Two-story building. "R.M. Parsons" is printed in the window above the door. An advertisement for Foley's Honey & Tar is in
the window on the right. A horse-drawn carriage with one man seated inside is to the left of the building. Another man is
walking toward the carriage while holding a package. A third man can be seen through the open door of the store, standing
behind the counter.
Glass storage
Item No. 37.
Victorian-style building, unidentified,
circa 1890-1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 6.5 x 8.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Three men (two seated, one standing) are on the porch. A small sign attached to the corner of the building reads "Dr. Sullivan."
Glass storage
Item No. 38.
Ten men standing on a bridge over a river,
circa 1890-1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 6.5 x 8.5 in. Upper right corner is missing. Areas of emulsion loss and some gelatin
separation along the top edge of the plate.
Scope and Content Note
The men are lined up on the bridge, looking at the camera. Houses and a horse-drawn carriage are in the left background. A
group of women is also on the bridge on the right, obscured by tree branches.
Glass storage
Item No. 39.
Man-made waterfall at a small creek,
circa 1890-1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 5 x 7 in.
Scope and Content Note
A simple wooden fence has been constructed. Water is flowing from a trough near the top of the fence to a small creek below.
Glass storage
Item No. 40.
Post office and store in Flanigan, Nevada,
circa 1890-1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 5 x 7 in.
Scope and Content Note
One man is seated in the doorway of the building. Two automobiles are parked outside. One man is at the wheel of one car.
The other car has two men, one woman, and two children inside.
Glass storage
Item No. 41.
Resort, unidentified, docks view,
circa 1890-1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 5 x 7 in.
Scope and Content Note
Numerous people are in view outside the buildings. Possibly a mountain lake resort.
Glass storage
Item No. 42.
Resort, unidentified, beach view,
circa 1890-1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 5 x 7 in. Emulsion loss along the top, bottom, and right edges of the plate.
Scope and Content Note
View as seen from the water. Numerous people are on the beach. A sign on one of the buildings in view reads "Sandy Beach /
Bathing / Hugh Breen." Trees surround the beach. Possibly a mountain lake resort.
Glass storage
Item No. 43.
Resort, unidentified, beach view,
circa 1890-1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 5 x 7 in.
Scope and Content Note
Numerous people are in view, as seen from the beach. Most people are standing and walking on the beach, but some are in the
water.
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Item No. 44.
Group on an outing in a horse-drawn carriage,
circa 1890-1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 6.5 x 8.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Two women and three children are inside the carriage. Two small U.S. flags are attached to the top of the carriage. The background
is wooded.
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Item No. 45.
Group portrait around a gazebo,
1900-1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 6.5 x 8.5 in. Emulsion loss across the top edge of the plate.
Scope and Content Note
Five men are standing at the gazebo. On the left is a horse-drawn carriage with one man seated inside and a sign hanging from
the roof with "Sulphur Springs" visible. On the right, two men are standing by an Auburn 4-Cylinder automobile. An additional
automobile is also on the far right. Another man is standing outside the small building in the background.
Sulphur Springs could possibly refer to White Sulphur Springs in Vallejo, California. There was also a Sulphur Springs Road
in Vallejo.
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Item No. 46.
Half-Dome and valley in Yosemite, California,
circa 1890-1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 6.5 x 8.5 in.
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Item No. 47.
Landscape of tree-covered hills and a valley with a river,
circa 1890-1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 6.5 x 8.5 in. Emulsion loss across the top edge of the plate. On the non-emulsion
side, there is a brown substance, potentially a mold, across the upper third of the plate.
Scope and Content Note
Some buildings and a railroad track are in the distance.
Glass storage
Item No. 48.
Woman standing in front of a shelter with her arms crossed,
circa 1890-1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white glass plate negative, 5 x 7 in. Emulsion loss along the left, right, and top edges of the plate.
Scope and Content Note
The entrance to the shelter is covered with a quilt. The unidentified woman is wearing a headscarf.