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Shasta Springs, July-August 1899, July-August 1899
BANC PIC 1991.036--ALB  
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Description
This collection consists of an album of 90 photographic prints of Mount Shasta and vicinity, taken in July and August, 1899. The photographer is probably Mary McLean Olney. Included are images of Mount Shasta and vicinity (including Castle Crags and McCloud), waterfalls (many of Mossbrae Falls), camping, a train, and the lumber mill at McCloud. Captions handwritten below the photographs are reprinted in the container listing.
Background
Mary McLean Olney was born in Oakland in 1873. She graduated from the University of California in 1895 with majors in English and Latin. After a brief period of teaching at Stanford University, she became the first dean of women at Pomona College, and later was made a trustee at Pomona. She was a member of the National Board of the YWCA, the Berkeley Town and Gown Club, San Francisco's Town and Country Club, and many other civic organizations.
Extent
1 album (90 photographic prints) ; 17 x 16 cm. 90 digital objects
Restrictions
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.
Availability
The collection is available for use.