Pictorial Miscellany of Berkeley, Calif. Views, 1873-circa 1950

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Contributing Institution: The Bancroft Library
Title: Pictorial miscellany of Berkeley, Calif. views
Identifier/Call Number: BANC PIC 19xx.040
Physical Description: 142 photographs (142 photographic prints and negatives and 18 digital objects (18 images))
Date (inclusive): 1873 - approximately 1950
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Language of Material: English

Access

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Pictorial Miscellany of Berkeley, Calif. Views, BANC PIC 19xx.040--PIC, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Alternate Forms Available

Digital reproductions of selected images are available.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Assembled by the library from various sources.

Scope and Content

Buildings, street scenes, residences and other views of Berkeley, including a stereograph of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum by Carleton Watkins and several views of rail lines on Berkeley streets. Numerous views of the devastation caused by the Berkeley fire of 1923 are present.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Berkeley (Calif.) -- Photographs

file --PIC, item 1

McKinley School (exterior), Dwight Way

Note

Photographer: Hugo Weitz.
file --PIC, item 2

Berkeley High School (exterior) circa 1930

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives: NEG 8x10.
file --PIC, item 3

Post Office, Allston Way, under construction circa 1930

Note

Location of originals, negatives or copy negatives: NEG/NEG 8x10.
file --PIC, item 4

Fox-California Theater (formerly T D Theater), Kittredge Street circa 1930

Note

Location of orginals, negatives or copy negatives: NEG 8x10.
file --PIC, item 5

Claremont Hotel circa 1915

Note

Location of Originals, negatives or copy negatives: NEG.
file --PIC, item 6

Claremont Hotel (artist's rendition).

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives: NEG.
file --PIC, item 7

E.W. Hilgard residence (interior).

Note

From Hilgard papers.

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives: NEG.
file --PIC, item 8

E.W. Hilgard residence (exterior).

file --PIC, item 9

E.W. Hilgard residence (interior).

file --PIC, item 10

E.W. Hilgard residence (dining room).

file --PIC, item 11

E.W. Hilgard residence (interior fireplace).

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives: NEG.
file --PIC, item 12

John Galen Howard residence (exterior).

file --PIC, item 13

Hyde residence, later Merrill residence (exterior), 2613 Channing Way circa 1885

Scope and Contents

Mining Building, Bacon Hall, South and North Halls of UC Berkeley in background.

Note

Original shelves as --A. Copy photograph available.

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives: A/NEG.
 

Hyde residence, later Merrill residence (exterior), 2613 Channing Way, Berkeley BANC PIC 19xx.040:013--PIC

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Note

Scan from copy print.
file --PIC, item 14

C.T. Blake residence (interior hallway).

 

Hallway in C.T. Blake residence, Berkeley BANC PIC 19xx.040:014--PIC

Physical Description: 1 photograph
file --PIC, item 15

John V. Egleston residence (exterior), 1511 Bonita Avenue circa 1920

Note

Built in 1909
file --PIC, item 16

John V. Egleston residence (exterior), 1511 Bonita Avenue circa 1909

Note

Built in 1909
file --PIC, item 17

Frank Wilson residence (exterior), Hearst Avenue near Scenic Avenue

file --PIC, item 18-25

Unidentified residences

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives: NEG.
file --PIC, item 26

Post Office (exterior), east side Shattuck Avenue near Center circa 1900

file --PIC, item 27

Homestead Loan Association (exterior), 2270 Shattuck Avenue circa 1910

 

Homestead Loan Association (exterior), 2270 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley BANC PIC 19xx.040:027--PIC circa 1910

Physical Description: 1 photograph
file --PIC, item 28

Berkeley Public Library (interior, showing reading room). circa 1910

Note

Location of orignials, negatives, or copy negatives: NEG.
file --PIC, item 29

Shattuck Avenue and Center Street (northwest corner) circa 1920s

Note

McCullagh photographer.
file --PIC, item 30

Shattuck Avenue and Center Street (northwest corner). March 20, 1923

Note

C.S. Merrill photographer.
file --PIC, item 31

Shattuck Avenue and Center Street (northeast corner), Berkeley Station in foreground circa 1900

file --PIC, item 32

Center Street (2100 Block) looking toward Shattuck Avenue circa 1927

file --PIC, item 33

Shattuck Avenue (2100 Block). circa 1927

Scope and Contents

Includes Sunset Hardware.
file --PIC, item 34

Shattuck Avenue (2100 Block) with crowd of people circa 1905

Scope and Contents

Includes Pond Drugs and sign for Scotch herb specialist.
file --PIC, item 35

Shattuck Avenue (2100 block). circa 1898

Scope and Contents

Includes F.V.Baer druggist/chemist.
file --PIC, item 36

Stone gate entrance to Claremont Avenue

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives: NEG.
file --PIC, item 37

Shattuck Avenue (2100 Block). circa 1927

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives: AX/NEG.
file --PIC, item 38

Berkeley from hills, looking west circa 1880s

Scope and Contents

UC Berkeley campus is on the right.

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives: NEG.
 

Berkeley from hills, looking west BANC PIC 19xx.040:038--PIC circa 1880s

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Contents

UC Berkeley campus is on the right.
file --PIC, item 39

Berkeley from hills, looking southwest circa 1880s

Scope and Contents

Includes UC Berkeley campus.

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives:NEG.
 

Berkeley from hills, looking southwest BANC PIC 19xx.040:039--PIC circa 1880s

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Contents

Includes UC Berkeley campus.
file --PIC, item 41

Berkeley, view from University to Mount Tamalpais and San Rafael 1890

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives: NEG
 

Berkeley, view from University to Mount Tamalpais and San Rafael BANC PIC 19xx.040:041--PIC 1890

Physical Description: 1 photograph
file --PIC, item 42

Grizzly Peak from Haste Street near College Avenue February 1896

Scope and Contents

Snow visible on the Berkeley Hills.
 

Grizzly Peak from Haste Street near College Avenue BANC PIC 19xx.040:042--PIC February 1896

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Contents

Berkeley Snow on Berkeley Hills.
file --PIC, item 40

Berkeley, view from University to the Golden Gate 1890

Note

Location of originals, negatives or copy negatives: NEG.
file --PIC, item 43

Berkeley Hills (Grizzly Peak), snow on hills February 1896

 

Snow on Berkeley Hills (Grizzly Peak). BANC PIC 19xx.040:043--PIC February 1896

Physical Description: 1 photograph
file --PIC, item 44

View down Bancroft Way near College Avenue circa 1890

file --PIC, item 45

North Berkeley looking towards hills circa 1890

Scope and Contents

Includes railroad at Shattuck and vine.

Note

William R. Nutting photographer.

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives: NEG.
file --PIC, item 46-51

Panoramic views of Berkeley

Note

Fox photographer.

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives: NEG.
file --PIC, item 52-55

Laying of street car tracks on Oxford Street near Kittredge Street and Allston Way

file --PIC, item 56

Oakland Railroad Company, "University Special," Telegraph Avenue 1873

Scope and Contents

Horse drawn railroad car number 11.

Note

Location of originals, negatives or copy negatives:NEG.
file --PIC, item 58

Horse drawn cart September 9, 1909

Scope and Contents

On side od cart: R. Bianchi & Co.
file --PIC, item 57

Oakland Railroad Company, car number 1. Telegraph Avenue "Dummy Line." cicra 1888

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives: NEG.
file --PIC, item 59

North Berkeley from Campanile circa 1915

Note

Location of originals, negatives or copy negatives:NEG
file --PIC, item 60

Pacific School of Religion

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives:NEG/NEG 5x7.
file --PIC, item 61

Bancroft Way (showing residences 2033 down to Milvia Street).

Note

Location of originals,negatives, or copy negatives:NEG/NEG 8x10.
 

Bancroft Way, Berkeley (showing residences 2033 down to Milvia Street). BANC PIC 19xx.040:061--PIC

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Note

Digitized from modern print.
file --PIC, item 62

Snow on Berkeley hills January 28, 1916

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives:NEG/NEG 5x7
file --PIC, item 63-87

Berkeley fire September 1923

Note

Location of originals,negatives, or copy negatives: NEG.
file --PIC, item 88

LeRoy Avenue and Ridge Road, showing Alan Freeman house and Cloyne Court (in foreground). circa 1905

Note

Location of originals, negatives,or copy negatives:NEG.
 

LeRoy Avenue and Ridge Road, showing Alan Freeman house and Cloyne Court (in foreground). BANC PIC 19xx.040:088--PIC circa 1905

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Note

Digitized from modern print.
file --PIC, item 89

Allston Way looking east 1888

Note

O. V. Lange photograph.
file --PIC, item 90

Residence, West Berkeley (?).

Note

From UC Berkeley class of 1896 records.
 

Residence, West Berkeley (?). BANC PIC 19xx.040:090--PIC circa 1896

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Note

Digitized from modern print.
file --PIC, item 91

Shattuck Avenue from Allston Way looking north

Scope and Contents

The Branch Line Railroad with its diamond stack and square headlight is stopped at Berkeley Station. Railroad crossed Strawberry Creek in foreground.

Note

Location of originals,negatives, or copy negatives:NEG.
file --PIC, item 92

Lange residence, Rose and Milvia Streets

Note

Demolished in 1960. From the collection of L. Stein.
file --PIC, item 93-94

Residence, 2631 Piedmont Avenue circa 1913

file --PIC, item 95-96

Hearst Avenue. Winton six-car hanging over road divide circa 1912

file --PIC, item 97

Walnut and Vine Streets (southwest corner). circa 1914

Note

Transferred from the Papers of Harry Beal Torry.

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives:LAN.
file --PIC, item 98

Walnut Street, residences at 1525 and 1529 circa 1912

Scope and Contents

Scene of outbreak of smallpox.

Note

Transferred from the Papers of Harry Beal Torry.

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives: LAN/NEG.
file --PIC, item 99

1739 Virginia Street circa 1900

 

1739 Virginia Street, Berkeley BANC PIC 19xx.040:099--PIC circa 1900

Physical Description: 1 photograph
file --PIC, item 100

1739 Virginia Street circa 1900

file --PIC, item 101

1739 Virginia Street with Charlotte Harder at gate circa 1900

 

1739 Virginia Street with Charlotte Harder at gate BANC PIC 19xx.040:101--PIC circa 1900

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Note

House later remodeled.
file --PIC, item 102

Ogden's Grocery Store, Rose and Grove Streets circa 1910

Scope and Contents

Includes Herman Ortman in dog cart.

Note

Building erected 1909.
 

Ogden's Grocery Store, Rose and Grove Streets BANC PIC 19xx.040:102--PIC circa 1910

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Scope and Contents

Includes Herman Ortman in dog cart.

Note

Bilding erected in 1909.
file --PIC, item 103

Ogden's Grocery Store, Rose and Grove Streets circa 1910

Note

Building erected 1909.
file --PIC, item 104

1809 Francisco Street circa 1914

Scope and Contents

Dwelling under construction.

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives: NEG.
file --PIC, item 105

1811 Francisco Street December 1899

file --PIC, item 106

F.L. Harder at rear of 1811 Francisco Street circa 1895

Note

Handwritten note on back of photograph: The coyotes used to raid his chicken house.

Note

Location of originials, negatives, or copy negatives: NEG.
 

F.L. Harder at rear of 1811 Francisco Street BANC PIC 19xx.040:106--PIC circa 1895

Physical Description: 1 photograph
file --PIC, item 107

1815 Francisco Street circa 1912

file --PIC, item 108

1817 Francisco Street circa 1934

file --PIC, item 109

Bear Fountain, looking east on Marin Circle 1911

Scope and Contents

People in front of fountain (l to r, front): Elise C. Lester, Hermine Price, Marie Roehl; l to r, back: Charlie Roehl, Paul Ogden, Johnny Garski, John Ogden.
file --PIC, item 110

Bear Fountain, Marin Circle 1911

file --PIC, item 111

1813 Francisco Street circa 1908

Note

Handwritten note on back of photo: Bertha Bossell built the whole house herself. Berkeley Gazette did a story on her. It got onthe wire services, and she received offers of marriage from all over the country. (She was already married).
file --PIC, item 112

1815 and 1817 Francisco Street circa 1910

file --PIC, item 113

North side of Francisco Street between Grove and Grant Streets circa 1898

file --PIC, item 114

1811 Francisco Street circa 1900

file --PIC, item 115

1811 Francisco Street or Sixth and Addison Streets circa 1890

Note

Conflict of annotations in different hands on back of photograph.
 

1811 Francisco Street or Sixth and Addison Streets BANC PIC 19xx.040:115--PIC circa 1890

Physical Description: 1 photograph
file --PIC, item 116

Unidentified Berkeley (?) residence

file --PIC, item 117

Grant and Francisco Streets (house under construction). circa 1908

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives: NEG.
file --PIC, item 118

1711 Grant Street, between Francisco and Virginia Streets circa 1910

file --PIC, item 119

A.M. Bossel's grocery store, corner of Grant and Francisco Streets (exterior). circa 1900

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives:A/NEG.
 

A.M. Bossel's grocery store, corner of Grant and Francisco Streets (exterior). BANC PIC 19xx.040:119--PIC circa 1900

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Note

Digitized from copy photo.
file --PIC, item 120

Anna L. Ogden and Bertha Bossel behind counter in grocery store, corner of Grant and Francisco Streets circa 1905

Note

Conflicting annotations in different hands on back of photo.

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives: A/NEG.
 

Anna L. Ogden and Bertha Bossel behind counter in grocery store, corner of Grant and Francisco Streets BANC PIC 19xx.040:120--PIC circa 1905

Physical Description: 1 photograph

Note

Digitized from copy photo.
file --PIC, item 121

Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Berkeley

Scope and Contents

California Institution for the Deaf and Blind. Later the California School for the Deaf, and the California School for the Blind. Stereograph by Carleton Watkins.

Note

Item digitized as part of virtual collection: Stereographs of the West from The Bancroft Library Pictorial Collection. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf8p3011n9/?brand=oac4

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives: STER/NEG.
file --PIC, item 122

Frederick Harder residence, Daley Avenue near Scenic Park tract circa 1895

Note

Photo by Wilcox.

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives:A/NEG.
file --PIC, item 123

Durant Avenue and Bowditch Street, northwest corner circa 1940

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives:AX/NEG.
file --PIC, item 124

Bancroft Way and Telegraph Avenue, southwest corner circa 1950

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives: AX/NEG.
file --PIC, item 125

William Keith residence, 2207 Atherton Street circa 1890s

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives: AX/NEG.
file --PIC, item 126

Hillside School 1902

Scope and Contents

Located at corner of Le Roy Avenue and Virginia Street. Same image as item 136, but with different cropping.

Note

Hugo Weitz, photographer (copy photograph).

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives: NEG.
file --PIC, item 127

Machine shop of Francis Ferrier circa 1910

Scope and Contents

Man in cap is Louis Bossell, Mayor Ferrier's chauffeur and repairman.

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives: NEG.
file --PIC, item 128

Manasse Block Tanning Company circa 1905

Scope and Contents

Group portrait of employees. Shop located at 1300 Fourth Street, Berkeley.

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives: NEG.
file --PIC, item 129

Manasse Block Tanning Company circa 1905

Note

August Manasse and Roy Block started in Oakland and moved to Berkeley in 1905.

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives: NEG.
file --PIC, item 130-133

Shattuck Avenue, downtown Berkeley circa 1950

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives: NEG.
file --PIC, item 134

City Hall, Berkeley circa 1940

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives: NEG.
file --PIC, item 135

Second Church of Christ, Scientist, Berkeley circa 1950

Note

Location of orignials, negatives, or copy negatives: NEG 8 x10.
file --PIC, item 136

Hillside School 1902

Scope and Contents

Same image as item 126, but with different cropping.
file --PIC, item 137-140

Private home in Berkeley March 1913

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives: NEG.
file --PIC, item 141

Berkeley and the Bay from the hills October 1899

Note

Location of originals, negatives, or copy negatives: NEG (a,b).