Photograph Album Containing Over 330 Original Photographs Depicting Family Hunting and Camping Trips in 1910s and Early 1920s California, 1921?

Collection context

Summary

Abstract:
Photograph album documenting one California family's hunting, fishing, and camping trips between 1913 and 1921.
Extent:
1 volume
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Photograph Album Containing Over 330 Original Photographs Depicting Family Hunting and Camping Trips in 1910s and Early 1920s California, MC308, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis

Background

Scope and content:

A wonderful album of almost 350 original photographs that document the travels of one family in California over the course of nearly a decade in the early 20th century. The album begins with images of a 1913 camping trip at vineyard in Sheldon, California. Other excursions include a 1913 camping and animal trapping trip to Lake Tahoe, which include images of their campsite and activities at Phillips and Echo Lake, and a 1920 and 1921 hunting expedition in the Bear Creek and Bear Mountain area near San Bernardino. In 1915 they traveled from San Diego to San Francisco via steamer, and there is a series of photographs depicting some their experiences in both cities. A detailed and extensive album, with many engaging images of early 20th-century California parklands.--Dealer's description.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from McBride Rare Books, 2019.
Physical location:
Researchers should contact Archives and Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Physical facet:
74 pages
Dimensions:
19 x 26 cm
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for 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], Photograph Album Containing Over 330 Original Photographs Depicting Family Hunting and Camping Trips in 1910s and Early 1920s California, MC308, 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