William F. Booth Photographs, June 1910

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Summary

Abstract:
Eleven glass lantern slides taken along the Tahoe State Road, the Precursor Road to Hwy 50, in California. Includes photos of a camp, water tank, an old chimney, and other natural and manmade landmarks.
Extent:
11 lantern slides
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], William F. Booth Photographs, MC382, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis

Background

Scope and content:

Eleven glass lantern slides taken along the Tahoe State Road, the Precursor Road to Hwy 50, in California. Includes photos of a camp, water tank, an old chimney and other natural and manmade landmarks. Each slide has "Made by WM. F. Booth, San Francisco" printed on one border edge.

These lantern slides show a dirt road (State Road) for automobile use going up and over the Sierras to the Tahoe region. They make for an unspoiled 1910 scenic tour of the route, which would evolve into Highway 50.

The titles of the ten lantern slides include:

  • 1599 June 1910 Camp near Folsom. Cal. - Shows two people by an early auto (Model T?) in a grassy field.
  • 1600 June 1910 Water Tank on Tahoe State Road. - Shows the auto below the water tank along the side of the road.
  • 1601 June 1910 Traction Train / Tahoe State Road. - Shows the auto in the foreground with a train of lumber behind it.
  • 1605 June 1910 On the Tahoe State Road, Cal. - Shows the auto along the road side.
  • 1606 June 1910 Rocks, Tahoe State Road, Cal. - Shows auto in the middle of the road with a large rock formation along one side.
  • 1607 June 1910 Old Chimney / Tahoe State Road.- Shows the auto parked near a tall stone chimney.
  • 1608 June 1910 Sugar-Loaf Rock / Tahoe State Road. - Shows a rock formation in front of the auto. The photograph was taken behind the rear of the auto.
  • 1609 June 1910 Strawberry Valley Tahoe State Road. - Shows mountainous road through the trees.
  • 1611 June 1910 Tahoe State Road above Strawberry Val. - Shows auto on the road.
  • 1612 June 1910 Mts. Above Strawberry / Tahoe Region. - Mountain view.
  • 1685 June 1910 Cinder Cone with Foreground Embellishment, Cal. - View is of a young man riding a horse with the cinder cone in the background.

Transcription of the captions provided by Glen Mason, 2021.

Biographical / historical:

William F. Booth compiled a large collection of lantern slides around the turn of the 20th century, many of which are in the Pat Hathaway Photo Collection. A patent attorney, William F. Booth (1857-1943) and his wife, Emily [Gibbons], lived in San Francisco and later in Berkeley. His San Francisco business address before the 1906 earthquake and fire was 14 Sansome St; after the disaster, his office was in the Foxcroft Building at 68 Post Street, SF.

Information provided by Glen Mason, 2021.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Glen Mason in September 2021.
Processing information:

Vanessa Cardona Ocegueda created this finding aid with information provided by the bookseller, Glen Mason.

Physical location:
Researchers should contact Archives and Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored off site.
Physical description:
Slides measure 4 x 3.25 inches. Each lantern slide is numbered, dated, and titled in hand-written white ink.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], William F. Booth Photographs, MC382, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis

Location of this collection:
University of California, Davis, Special Collections, UC Davis Library
100 NW Quad
Davis, CA 95616-5292, US
Contact:
(530) 752-1621
speccoll@ucdavis.edu
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