Descriptive Summary
Conditions Governing Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Processing History
Collection Scope and Contents
Collection Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Riverside, California photograph collection
Date (inclusive): circa 1834-1977, undated
Collection Number: MS 204
Extent:
5.77 linear feet
(9 boxes, 2 flat file folders)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: This collection contains photographs, slides, and glass plate negatives depicting the landscapes, people, and culture of Riverside,
California from the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries. Images in the collection include notable local buildings and businesses,
Riverside families and residents, and local natural and agricultural sites.
Languages: The collection is in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction,
and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and
publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by
copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions
apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for
obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Riverside, California photograph collection (MS 204). Special Collections &
University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
Provenance unknown.
Processing History
Processed by Serena Rodholm, Student Processing Assistant, 2017.
Processing of the Riverside, California photograph collection was completed by undergraduate students from the University
of California, Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015.
This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
Collection Scope and Contents
The collection consists of photographs, slides, and glass negatives documenting the landscapes, people, and culture of Riverside,
California from the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries. Images in the collection include notable local buildings and businesses,
Riverside families and residents, and local natural and agricultural sites.
Collection Arrangement
The collection is arranged into 6 series as follows:
- Series 1. Aerial and panoramic views, 1870-1977
- Series 2. Buildings, 1857-1975
- Series 3. Nature and agriculture, 1857-1976
- Series 4. Objects, 1900-1943
- Series 5. People, 1834-1950
- Series 6. Streets, 1875-1947
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Mission Inn
Agriculture
Historic buildings
Landscapes & industries
Riverside (Calif.)
Riverside County (Calif.)
Genres and Forms of Materials
Glass Plate Negatives
Photographs
Slides (photographs)