Collection Summary
Information for Researchers
Administrative Information
Scope and Content
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Stereo Views of California and the West,
Date: ca. 1867-1903
Collection Number: BANC PIC 1984.041--STER
Extent:
51 stereographs: b&w; 9 x 18 cm.
52 digital objects
Repository:
The Bancroft Library. University of California, Berkeley.
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Languages Represented:
English
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is available for use.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish photographs must be submitted
in writing to the Curator of Pictorial Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library
as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must
also be obtained by the reader.
Copyright 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],
Stereo views of California and the West, ca. 1867-1903, BANC PIC 1984.041--STER, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Digital Representations Available
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The Stereo Views of California and the West were purchased in 1984.
Scope and Content
The Stereo Views of California and the West collection consists of 51 stereographs taken between circa 1867 and circa 1903.
Photographers include Carleton E. Watkins, Eadweard Muybridge, Thomas Houseworth & Co., Maxwell Bros., Underwood & Underwood,
Charles R. Savage, William H. Jackson, John J. Reilly, and other unidentified photographers. The collection consists of general
California scenery, including scenes in Yosemite and views along the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads. Utah views
include a portrait of Brigham Young, the exterior of his home, Salt Lake City views, and scenery.
Printed captions are reprinted in the container listing. Captions in parentheses appear in manuscript on the stereographs.
Captions in brackets have been supplied.