Allen (William Bradbury) Photograph Album, Undated

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Summary

Title:
William Bradbury Allen Photograph Album
Dates:
Undated
Abstract:
Photograph album owned by William Bradbury Allen contains 260 photographs of the Lasher Hatchery and the University Farm, located in Sonoma County, California.
Extent:
1 Photograph album
Language:
English .

Background

Scope and content:

This album, compiled by William Bradbury Allen, consists of 260 photographs documenting Allen's life. Included are several images of the University Farm (UC Davis) and the Lasher Hatchery.

Biographical / historical:

William Bradbury Allen was born in Griggsville, Illinois on October 26, 1894. Allen graduated from the University Farm (the present University of California, Davis campus) in 1917. Allen married Clara L. Lasher on June 21, 1922 at Petaluma, California. Clara was the daughter of George Amiel Lasher, the owner of Lasher Hatchery at Petaluma, California.

Sources

William Bradbury Allen. Family Search. https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/GX41-LWH/william-bradbury-allen-1894-1966

Family Search (n.d.). Clara L. Lasher. Family Search. https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/GXHK-F5Y/clara-l.-lasher-1895-1988

"Modern hatchery and home of Geo. A. Lasher, Petaluma, California, 1911. (1911). Sonoma County Library. https://digital.sonomalibrary.org/Documents/Detail/modern-hatchery-and-home-of-geo.-a.-lasher-petaluma-california-1911/76577

University Farm School. Associated Students. (1917). 1917 Farm Rodeo. Retrieved April 27, 2026, from https://digital.ucdavis.edu/item/ark:/87293/d33n20j8q/media/FarmRodeo_1917.pdf:53

Acquisition information:
Purchased on ebay from the seller "reliks," on November 26, 2025.
Processing information:

The finding aid frontmatter was created by Jason Sarmiento.

Physical location:
This collection is stored on-site at the Archives and Special Collections.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Jason Sarmiento
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-10-05 13:20:41 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

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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