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Finding Aid to the David P. Flory Collection of San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Views, 1906
BANC PIC 1905.05280--PIC  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Information for Researchers
  • Administrative Information
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Collection Title: David P. Flory collection of San Francisco earthquake and fire views,
    Date (inclusive): 1906
    Collection number: BANC PIC 1905.05280--PIC
    Creator: Flory, David P.
    Extent: 49 photographic prints. 48 digital objects
    Repository: The Bancroft Library
    Berkeley, California 94720-6000
    Abstract: Collection contains snapshot photographic prints taken in San Francisco, perhaps by David P. Flory, following the earthquake and fire of 1906.
    Languages represented: Collection materials are in English.
    Physical location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.

    Information for Researchers

    Access

    Collection is open for research. Please use digital facsimiles when possible.

    Publication Rights

    All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Access Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. Consent is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and does not constitute permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html
    Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], David P. Flory Collection of San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Views, BANC PIC 1905.05280--PIC, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

    Alternate Forms Available

    Digital reproductions of all images are available.

    Administrative Information

    Acquisition Information

    The David P. Flory Collection of San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Views was given to The Bancroft Library by Elizabeth Flory on March 7, 1953.

    Accruals

    No additions are expected.

    Processing History

    Processed by Bancroft Library staff in 2005.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Collection contains snapshot photographic prints taken in San Francisco, perhaps by David P. Flory, following the earthquake and fire of 1906. The views show earthquake and fire damage, relief efforts, and reconstruction. Among the buildings pictured are City Hall, Fairmont Hotel, and Mission Dolores. Also included are several views of Stanford University, Palo Alto and St. Patrick’s Church, San Jose.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
    Buildings--Earthquake effects--California--San Francisco
    Disaster relief--California--San Francisco
    Earthquakes--California--San Francisco--Photographs
    Fires--California--San Francisco--Photographs
    San Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906--Photographs
    Photographs