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Willoughby collection of photographs of California and the Pacific coast of North America.
BANC PIC 1960.009--PICLOCAL
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Title:
Willoughby collection of photographs of California and the Pacific coast of North AmericaCreator/Contributor:
Willoughby, Howard, 1898-1989, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Behrman, Martin, 1862-1945Abstract:
Views primarily of California, but including scenes from Alaska to Mexico. A miscellany of historic views, including San Francisco
Bay Area; Los Angeles area; mining and mining towns in California and Mexico; vineyards; early aircraft and balloons; boxing;
railroads; U.S. Army encampments in Calif. (ca. 1890); Alaska views; Tucson, Az; Oregon; New Mexico; copy photos of brothels;
the Panama Pacific Exposition of 1915; the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906; and various stereoviews (color prints)
of North American tourism sites. Many other topics and locations also present.
Date:
approximately 1850-ca. 1930 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caBoxing -- California -- Photographs
Balloons -- Photographs
Earthquakes -- California -- San Francisco -- Photographs
Fires -- California -- San Francisco -- Photographs
Mines and mineral resources -- Photographs
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906 -- Photographs
Boxe -- Californie -- Photographies
Ballons -- Photographies
Tremblements de terre -- Californie -- San Francisco -- Photographies
Incendies -- Californie -- San Francisco -- Photographies
Tremblement de terre de San Francisco, Calif., 1906 -- Photographies
Balloons
Boxing
Earthquakes
Fires
Mines and mineral resources
California -- Pictorial works
West (U.S.) -- Pictorial works
Los Angeles Region (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Alaska -- Pictorial works
Mexico -- Pictorial works
Alaska -- Ouvrages illustrés
Alaska
California
California -- Los Angeles Region
California -- San Francisco
California -- San Francisco Bay Area
Mexico
West United States
Note:
Largely copy prints of early California scenes, as well as vintage photographic prints and negatives. Many copy prints and
some vintage prints bear inscription: "Behrman Collection", or initials "M.B.", indicating that they were collected or copied
by Martin Behrman.
UNARRANGED COLLECTION. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE. Inquiries regarding these materials should be submitted to The Bancroft Library
via the Notice of Interest in Unprocessed Collections form.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Type:
graphicPhotographs.
Pictorial works.
Physical Description:
20 boxes (approximately 3000 photographic prints and 850 negatives) : black and white, some color ; various sizes
Language:
English
Identifier:
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BANC PIC 1960.009--PICLOCAL
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
UNARRANGED COLLECTION. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE. Inquiries regarding these materials should be submitted to The Bancroft Library
via the Notice of Interest in Unprocessed Collections form.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.