Oleta, California Photographs, circa 1910-1930

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Summary

Abstract:
Four glass plate negatives that were taken in Oleta, California (now named Fiddletown).
Extent:
4 glass plate negatives
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Oleta, California Photographs, MC383, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.

Background

Scope and content:

Four glass plate negatives that were taken in Oleta, California. One of the images was identified as "Odd Fellows Hall, Oleta, Cal." The other three images showed a very early automobile in front of a house, a group of men behind some type of machinery, and a woman, sitting on the ground.

Biographical / historical:

Oleta, California is a small California town, that does not exist under that name anymore. The name "Oleta" was used for less than 60 years before the town was re-named Fiddletown.

Fiddletown in Amador County was first founded in 1849, allegedly, by settlers from Missouri, and it would grow rapidly during the Gold Rush. The name alternately originated from miners "fiddling around" during the summer months when the local water source vital for mining (Dry Creek), would run dry, or from the fact that many of the Missouri settlers played fiddles.

Embarrassed to be called a "man from Fiddletown," a local citizen would successfully lobby for changing the town's name, and in 1878 the town was renamed Oleta, after the citizen's daughter. In 1932, the old name of Fiddletown was restored.

Information provided by ZH Books, 2024.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from ZH Books in November 2024.
Processing information:

Vanessa Cardona Ocegueda created this finding aid with information provided by the bookseller, ZH Books.

Physical location:
Researchers should contact Archives and Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored off site.
Physical description:
Four glass plate negatives; 5 x 7 and 5 x 4 inches.
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], Oleta, California Photographs, MC383, 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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