Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Herbert S. Stone & Company
- Abstract:
- An 1886 souvenir booklet of six photographs of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison River, Colorado.
- Extent:
- 1 Volume (6 photographs)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Souvenir of Colorado: Black Cañon of the Gunnison Series, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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A ribbon-tied booklet containing six photographs mounted on card stock, published in 1886 by Herbert S. Stone & Company of Denver. The photographs are scenic views of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison River, Colorado, as seen along the route of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, including rock formations and waterfalls. The photographer is not credited, however photographs in similar booklets by the same publisher have been identified as the work of Denver photographer Alex Martin (1841-1929).
- Acquisition information:
- Provenance unknown. In library as of 1996.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Huntington Library staff, circa 2000s. In 2020, Suzanne Oatey created a finding aid derived from a collection file.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Terms of access:
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Souvenir of Colorado: Black Cañon of the Gunnison Series, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2129