[California and other western views from the E.F. Mueller photograph collection], approximately 1863-1940

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Summary

Creators:
Mueller, E.F.
Abstract:
Chiefly California views, with two Colorado mining views, one Colorado railroad view, one Nevada mining view and one Chicago city scene.
Extent:
165 photographs
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], California and other western views from the E.F. Mueller photograph collection, BANC PIC 2016.001, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Background

Scope and content:

Chiefly California views, with two Colorado mining views, one Colorado railroad view, one Nevada mining view and one Chicago city scene. Many of the views are rare and early depictions of the locale or subject pictured. California locations include Central Valley towns and railroad depots, gold country mining towns of the Sierra Nevada foothills, and rural towns such as Gilroy, Fellows, and Red Bluff. Several views in San Francisco and Sacramento are present, among numerous other places such as Oakland and Santa Cruz. Southern California views include Los Angeles, San Gabriel, Santa Barbara, Ontario, Banning, Pasadena and Redlands. Subjects pictured include store and smoke shop interior views, railroads, stage coaches, an early Gandy-Vrang airplane (1912), mines, resorts or hotels, exteriors of commercial or industrial buildings such as the Saratoga Paper Mill, town street views, ferry boats, early automobiles and early twentieth century gas stations. Four views relate to U.S. army soldiers stationed at Camp Columbus, Santa Cruz County. Three images relate to John Spaulding and his South Yuba Canal Company. Five images are of, or relate to, Native Americans. A selection of carte-de-visite portraits depcits George Washington, Martha Washington, the Prince and Princess of Wales, members of Shaw and Baum families, and several unidentified persons. One view shows the U.S. 7th Cavalry riding during their pursuit of Pancho Villa in Mexico. Forty-five of the images are stereographs by various photographers and publishers. Other photographers include Hayward & Muzzall's, E. Anthony, C.W.J. Johnson, Alfred A. Hart, J.J. Reilly, A.L. Hawes, Isaiah West Taber, E. & H.T. Anthony & Co., Downing, Rea & Rauscher, O.E. Tyler, J.G. Brayton, C.R. Savage, M.M. Hazeltine, Edward and Benjamin West Kilburn, Wesner's Photographic Car, Keystone View Co., H.C. White Co., Strokmeyer & Wyman, J.F. Jarvis, J.B. Johnson, Charles Anaya, Dames Hayes, Murray Foto, W.G. Billington, C.E. McCarthy, Wunderlich Brothers, John A. Todd, H. Lee Jellum, and D.W. Wright.

Biographical / historical:

Collector E.F. Mueller was also known as "Al" Mueller; collector of Western photography; Las Vegas casino executive.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Ken Sanders Rare Books in 2015 and 2016.
Custodial history:

From the collection of E.F. Mueller, much of which was sold at auction in 2010.

Processing information:

Collection processed in 2015. 2016 additions processed in 2017.

Physical location:
Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Physical facet:
: albumen prints and gelatin silver prints
Dimensions:
; sheets 19 x 25 cm or smaller
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Materials in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], California and other western views from the E.F. Mueller photograph collection, BANC PIC 2016.001, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
Contact:
510-642-6481
bancref-library@berkeley.edu
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