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H.C. Tibbitts Photograph Collection, 1909-1915
07.01
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Title: H.C. Tibbitts Photograph
Collection
Date (inclusive):
1909-1915
Collection Number: 07.01
Creator:
Tibbitts, Howard Coffin
Extent:
Containers: 3 boxes
Volume: .68 cubic feet
Volume: .68 cubic feet
Repository:
Sourisseau Academy for State and
Local History,
San Jose State University
San Jose, California 95192
Abstract: The H.C. Tibbitts Photograph collection contains 114 black
and white photographic prints taken by H.C. Tibbitts during his employment as a
contract photographer for the Southern Pacific Railroad's magazine Sunset. The
photographs predominately depict landscapes and agricultural views of the Santa
Clara Valley between 1909 and 1915.
Language:
English
Collection is open for research.
Neither the original photographs nor the digital images in the catalog may be
reproduced, published, or used on the Internet without the expressed, written
permission of either the Sourisseau Academy for State and Local History. Rights
assessment is the responsibility of the researcher. The credit line, "Courtesy
of Sourisseau Academy for State and Local History" should accompany any such
use.
[Identification of item], H.C. Tibbitts Photograph Collection, 07.01, Sourisseau
Academy for State and Local History
This collection was donated to the Sourisseau Academy by Les Amis de Sourisseau in
2012.
Howard Clinton Tibbitts (1863-1937) was a San Francisco based photographer who worked
for the Southern Pacific Railroad for 40 years starting in 1892. He photographed
extensively in the American West, Canada and Mexico, documenting landscapes, towns,
agriculture, parks, and other local scenes to help promote the railroad. His work as
used in the railroad's magazine Sunset starting with the first publication in 1898.
Sunset attempted to change the "wild west" perception of California and Nevada
through depictions of the beauty and grandeur of the West. The magazine especially
featured locations on the Southern Pacific's Sunset line running from New Orleans to
San Francisco.
The following terms may be used to index this collection.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Agriculture -- History
Boulder Creek
(Calif.)
Casa del Rey Hotel
(Santa Cruz, Calif.)
Dunne Ranch (Morgan
Hill, Calif.)
Historic agricultural
landscapes
Hotel Del Monte
(Monterey, Calif.)
Los Altos
(Calif.)
Los Gatos
(Calif.)
Martinez
(Calif.)
Morgan Hill
(Calif.)
Muir-Strentzel Ranch
(Martinez, Calif.)
Orchards
Pacific railroads -- California
Santa Clara County
(Calif.)
Santa Clara Valley
(Santa Clara County, Calif.)
Santa Cruz
Saratoga
(Calif.)
Southern Pacific
Railroad Company
Sunset
Tibbitts, Howard Clinton
(1863-1937)
Vallejo
(Calif.)
This collection is comprised of 114 black and white photographic prints taken by H.C.
Tibbitts between 1909 and 1915. The photos are organized numerically mirroring the
chronology of his travels. The majority of the photographs are geographically
focused on the Santa Clara Valley, though additional photos of Vallejo, Martinez,
Santa Cruz, and Big Basin State Park are included in the collection. The photographs
generally feature beautifully composed landscapes of the Santa Clara Valley,
focusing on agricultural scenes including orchards in blossom. Several panoramic
prints have been created through the composite of multiple photographs. Popular
historic photographic subjects include the Catherine Dunne Ranch in Morgan Hill, the
Casa del Rey Hotel and golf course in Santa Cruz, and the Hotel Del Monte in
Monterey.