Collection Summary
Information for Researchers
Administrative Information
Scope and Content of Collection
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Photographic views of the Golden Gate Mining Claim [and the Golden Feather Mining Claim] situated on Feather River, Butte
County, Cal.
Date: 1891
Collection Number: BANC PIC 19xx.197--ffALB
Photographer:
Watkins, Carleton E.
Extent:
28 mounted photographic prints : albumen ; mounts 57 x 73 cm., images 42 x 55 cm. or smaller, + 1 portfolio (containing 13
plans and blueprints)
11 digital objects (11 images)
Repository: The Bancroft Library.
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: A portfolio of two related sets of riverbed mining views on the Feather River in Butte County, California. These views constitute
C.E. Watkins' last known commercial commission and were taken in November, 1891.
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
Restricted originals. Use viewing prints or digital facsimiles only. Shelved as BANC PIC 19xx.197--PIC : Use of originals
only by permission of the appropriate curator. Inquiries concerning these materials should be directed, in writing, to the
Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library.
Publication Rights
Materials in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction
of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions,
privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright 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 owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. See:
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html .
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Photographic Views of the Golden Gate Mining Claim [and the Golden Feather Mining Claim] situated
on Feather River, Butte County, Cal., BANC PIC 19xx.197--ffALB, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
Alternate Forms Available
Digital reproductions of select images are available.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog
Golden Feather Mining Claim--Pictorial works
Golden Gate Mining Claim--Pictorial works
Dams--California--Photographs
Flumes--California--Photographs
Gold mines and mining--California--Butte County--Photographs
Mines and mineral resouces--California--Butte County--Photographs
Feather River (Calif.)--Pictorial works
Albumen prints
Blueprints.
Mammoth plates
Plans.
Administrative Information
Accruals
No additions are expected.
Processing Information
Processed by Bancroft Library staff.
Scope and Content of Collection
A portfolio of two related sets of riverbed mining views on the Feather River in Butte County, California. These views constitute
C.E. Watkins' last known commercial commission and were taken in November, 1891. The mammoth-size albumen prints from wet
plate negatives document river diversion, flumes, dams, and the mining of the dry riverbed. The first twenty views (termed
"Set 1" in this guide) are of the Golden Gate Mining Claim. Each bears a printed label identifying it as such, with a hand-written
number that correlates to a more detailed printed listing mounted in the portfolio. The final eight views (termed "Set 2"
in this guide) depict the Golden Feather Mining Claim and bear similar printed labels and numbers that correlated to a second
printed listing, also included in the portfolio. Although numbered and listed separately on their mounts and on the original
printed lists, the Bancroft copies clearly constituted a single set contained in one portfolio. The portfolio cover bears
the presentation text, in gold: "Warren G. Sanborn, Compliments of Frank McLaughlin, 1891."
A second porfolio accompanies the photographic prints and contains plans and blueprints related to the mining operations.
Additional Notes on Collection:
All photographic prints except nine are duplicated in the Hearst Mining Collection of The Bancroft Library (BANC PIC 1905.17175).
Location of duplicates has been noted in item descriptions.
Earlier citations of item numbers in this collection may simply refer to items 1 through 28. Current numbering, reflecting
the numbering found on mounts and original printed listings, designates 1-20 as "Set 1: 1-20", and the succeeding views 1-8
as "Set 2: 1-8." Earlier citations refering to items 21-28 should be taken to refer to Set 2:1 through Set 2:8.