Smith (Alfred) and Smith (Belvia) Photo Album, 1931

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Alfred and Belvia Smith Photo Album
Dates:
1931
Abstract:
Photo album depicting the travels and business of Earl Smith, an up-and-coming Modesto, California Chevrolet dealership owner in 1931.
Extent:
1 item
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Alfred and Belvia Smith Photo Album, MC358, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.

Background

Scope and content:

Photo album with 42 original photographs depicting a fishing trip in the California-Oregon mountains, the Walter Hinton Exchange Club Tour to Modesto in 1931, the Angels Camp Jumping Frog Jubilee, and several of the Smith Evens Chevrolet dealership in Modesto, California. Walter Hinton (1888-1981) is featured in some photographs. Hinton was a Navy pilot of a four-engine Navy-Curtiss Flying Boat which was the first plane to cross the Atlantic in 1919, landing in Portugal.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Zephyr Used and Rare Books, 2023.
Processing information:

Michelle Trujillo created this finding aid with information supplied by Zephyr Used and Rare Books.

Physical location:
Researchers should contact Archives and Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Physical facet:
Post-binder oblong quarto photo album with 64 unpaginated pages, on thick black paper stock (20 with photos mounted). Holds 42 original photographs sized from 2.5 x 3.5 in. up to 3.5 x 5.75 in., most with neat annotations in white ink. Contemporary embossed flexible black board post-binder, punch-sewn at gutter margin with gold silk braid.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Michelle Trujillo
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-06-13 14:16:15 -0700 .

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], Alfred and Belvia Smith Photo Album, MC358, 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