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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Hirstel Family Collection
Creator:
Hirstel family
Identifier/Call Number: SC.HFV
Extent:
0.20 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1920-1935
Abstract: The Hirstel Family Collection consists
of a photo album which contains snapshots taken while the Hirstel family was on vacation,
primarily of camp grounds and other outdoor locations in California, Washington, and Oregon;
correspondence exchanged between Harold Hirstel and his parents; and loose photographs. It
includes photographs of various locations including Lagunitas; Bear Valley; Phoenix Lake; a
YMCA camp; Strawberry Lake; numerous spots in Yosemite including Half Dome, Bridal Veil
Falls, Glacier Point, Mirror Lake, Hetch Hetchy Lake, El Capitan, and the "Wawona Tree";
several Boy Scout camps, Muir Woods, Multnomah Falls, Mount St. Helens, and others.
Additionally, the album contains snapshots taken of the Tamalpais Conservation Club, as well
as a few postcards, ticket stubs, and other pieces of ephemera.
Language of Material: English
The
Hirstel Family Collection consists of a photo album which
contains snapshots taken while the Hirstel family was on vacation, primarily of camp grounds
and other outdoor locations in California, Washington, and Oregon; correspondence exchanged
between Harold Hirstel and his parents; and loose photographs. It includes photographs of
various locations including Lagunitas; Bear Valley; Phoenix Lake; a YMCA camp; Strawberry
Lake; numerous spots in Yosemite including Half Dome, Bridal Veil Falls, Glacier Point,
Mirror Lake, Hetch Hetchy Lake, the then-new O'Shaughnessy Dam, El Capitan, and the "Wawona
Tree"; several Boy Scout camps, Muir Woods, Multnomah Falls, Mount St. Helens, and others.
Additionally, the album contains snapshots taken of the Tamalpais Conservation Club, as well
as a few postcards, ticket stubs, and other pieces of ephemera.
This collection is open for research use.
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Albums (Books)
Documents
Photographs