Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Clare Phinney's Snaps of San Francisco Photograph Album
- Dates:
- c. 1904
- Creators:
- Phinney, Clare
- Abstract:
- The photograph album assembled by Clare Phinney consists of 25 brown-toned early gelatin silver photographic prints of Golden Gate Park and San Francisco scenes from 1904.
- Extent:
- 1 photograph album with 30 photographic prints; album 5.5 x 7 inches, prints 3.5 x 4.5 inches (1 album)
- Language:
- Collection materials are in English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Clare Phinney's Snaps of San Francisco Photograph Album (SFP 117), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The photograph album assembled by Clare Phinney consists of 25 brown-toned early gelatin silver photographic prints of Golden Gate Park and San Francisco scenes from 1904. Most of the photographs are of Golden Gate Park and includes many buildings and sites which no longer exist in the present day, such as the Panorama on Strawberry Hill, original de Young Museum, Deer Park and Japanese Tea Garden. The album also includes other San Francisco scenes; the third Cliff House and Mission Dolores; nautical scenes presumed to be on San Francisco Bay; the Top of Mt. Tamalpais. Additionally, there are three group photographs of Asian-American children with the following captions: "Sam Kees Cherubs," "May," and "Native Sons." The photographs appear to be a combination of amateur pictures and commercial photographs by studios such as the Pillsbury Picture Company, J. B. Moller, and Willard E. Worden. Some of the commercial photographs have titles and/or captions in the print. The remaining photographs are accompanied by hand-written captions. The cover is titled "Snaps." The inscription "Best Wishes / Christmas 1904" is written inside the front cover.
- Biographical / historical:
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Clare Phinney was born on April 15, 1888 in Sacramento, California to George and Kate Phinney. Clare was schooled in Sacramento until she attended Miss Heads in Oakland. In 1909 she traveled to Asia, staying primarily in China with friends before continuing to Europe for several months. She married Charles Bradford McKee on September 9, 1912. They had four children during their marriage. Clare died on July 4, 1970 in Sacramento, California at the age of 82. She left a large collection of family photographs and letters dating back to the 1850s from her grandfather, who arrived in California in 1852.
Clare Phinney assembled the photo album but is not the photographer. Photographer unknown.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Lissa McKee. 2019.
- Arrangement:
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This album is arranged one photograph to a page on black album paper, all with captions below.
- Physical location:
- The collection is stored onsite.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-11-14 18:25:37 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is available for use during Photo Desk hours.
- Terms of access:
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No copyright clearance needed as photographs in the photograph album are in the Public Domain.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Clare Phinney's Snaps of San Francisco Photograph Album (SFP 117), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.
- Location of this collection:
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San Francisco Public Library100 Larkin StreetSan Francisco, CA 94102, US
- Contact:
- (415) 557-4567