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Hall of the Golden City collection, [ca. 1890-1965].
BANC MSS 92/836 cLOCAL
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Title:
Hall of the Golden City collection, [ca. 1890-1965]Creator/Contributor:
Leonard, James M., creator, Collector.Abstract:
Consists of San Francisco memorabilia including Historic sites, Calif. Midwinter International Exposition, Panama-Pacific
International Exposition, Chinese, earthquakes, menus, and theater programs. Also includes a report on Golden Gate Bridge
suicides.
Date:
1890 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caPanama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.)
California Midwinter International Exposition (1894 : San Francisco, Calif.)
Chinese -- California -- San Francisco
Coroners -- California -- San Francisco
Suicide -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.) -- History
Note:
Selected printed items cataloged separately.
Photographs transferred to the Bancroft Pictorial Collection (BANC PIC 1992.046--A)
2 movie films (1 35 mm. positive film of the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition; 1 16 mm. negative of newsreel-type
footage) transferred to the Microforms Division of The Bancroft Library (classified as Motion Picture 771 c [positive] and
Motion Picture 772 c [negative]).
Patent agreement and related documents for cable car and associated technologies cataloged separately.
James Leonard a Bay Area resident, was a coroner's investigator. He spent many years collecting San Francisco area memorabilia
and was the founder & curator of the Hall of the Golden City Museum, Tiburon, Calif.
Type:
Theater programs.Menus.
Physical Description:
print
1 box (.4 linear ft.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 92/836 cLOCAL