Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Bessac family
- Abstract:
- Album featuring mining operations likely in central and northern California in the late 19th or early 20th century.
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], California Mining Operations Album, MC329, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Album featuring mining operations likely in central and northern California in the late 19th or early 20th century. Captions identify Great Grandpa Bessac, Grandma Bessac, Grandpa Bessac and Uncle Roy. include mules hauling ore, an ore tipple, a mining dredge and a mining shaft. Small mining towns are pictured on rolling hills dotted with oak trees or densely wooded areas, and a few smaller mining operations are pictured near roaring rivers. Throughout the album there are photos of the Bessac family (these are the only photos captioned): men and women lounging in a flower-filled field, feeding pigs, bringing in a deer kill, milking cows and standing in front of a mine shaft. There are also two images with native men, women and children pictured.
[Description provided by Back of Beyond Books]
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Back of Beyond Books, 2021.
- Processing information:
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Liz Phillips created this finding aid with information supplied by Back of Beyond Books.
- Physical location:
- Researchers should contact Archives and Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
- Physical facet:
- Album contains 59 silver gelatin photos: 33 photos measure 4 x 5 inches, 17 measure 5 x 7 inches and 9 measure 3 x 3 inches or smaller. Album covers measure 7 x 9.5 inches and have "The Kodak Book" in gilt on front cover; photos are glued onto gray cardstock leaves.
- Dimensions:
- 7 x 9.5 inches
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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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:
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[Identification of item], California Mining Operations Album, MC329, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Davis, Special Collections, UC Davis Library100 NW QuadDavis, CA 95616-5292, US
- Contact:
- (530) 752-1621