Gray Photograph Album

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Monterey Public Library
625 Pacific Street
Monterey, California 93940
(831) 646-3741
https://www.monterey.org/services/library/history_room/index.php
2023


Descriptive Summary

Title: Gray Photograph Album
Dates: ca. 1902
Collection Number: PHO 902
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 48 photographic prints; 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in., mounted on 25 x 32 cm. album pages.
Repository: Monterey Public Library
Monterey, California 93940
Abstract: The original album was apparently created by a visiting or resident family, whose identity remains unknown. Some house photographs suggest a residence in either Santa Cruz or New Monterey.
Language of Material: English

Access

Access by appointment only; contact Local History Librarian or designated staff.

Publication Rights

Reproduction by Local History Librarian or other designated staff; may be restricted due to condition of the materials.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Gray Photograph Album. Collection Number: PHO 902. Monterey Public Library

Acquisition Information

Gift.

Scope and Content of Collection

Album contains various views of locations in the Monterey and Santa Cruz region, including Natural Bridges and the beach at Santa Cruz, and the Big Trees Grove in Santa Cruz county; the Salinas Court House; coastal views and houses in Monterey and Pacific Grove. Also includes nine views of the grounds and buildings of the Hotel Del Monte in Monterey, and seven views of military maneuvers on the grounds of the Presidio of Monterey and at China Point. Unidentified family members. Organized as one album and arranged numerically by photo number.

Indexing Terms

Coasts
Beaches
Historic Buildings
Hotel Del Monte
United States Army
Monterey Peninsula
Santa Cruz, California
Big Trees
Presidio of Monterey
China Point
Photographic Album
Photographic Prints
Black-and-White Photographs