Singer Manufacturing Company Advertising Cards: Pictures of California, 1900-1910

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Title:: Singer Manufacturing Company Advertising Cards: Pictures of California
Dates:: 1900-1910
Abstract:: The Singer Manufacturing Company Advertising Cards: Pictures of California Collection consists of 20 black and white pictures (001-020) depicting historic and geographic sites in California. Singer Manufacturing Co. produced the pictures as collectible cards as well as a form of advertising for the company. The California Missions are prominently represented. Also included are views of Stanford University, scenic views of California's natural landscape, the Arizona Garden at the historic Del Monte Hotel, and outdoor scenes in Pasadena in Southern California.
Extent:: 1 Box (0.9 linear feet)
Language:: English
Preferred citation:: Singer Manufacturing Company Advertising Cards: Pictures of California Collection, MSS-2015-04-13, San José State University Library, Special Collections & Archives.

Scope and content:: The Singer Manufacturing Company Advertising Cards: Pictures of California Collection consists of 20 black and white postcards (001-020) depicting historic and geographic sites in California. The Singer Manufacturing Co. was established in 1851. Singer Manufacturing Co. produced the pictures as collectible cards as well as a form of advertising for the company. The California Missions are prominently represented. Also included are views of Stanford University, scenic views of California's natural landscape, the Arizona Garden at the historic Del Monte Hotel, and outdoor scenes in Pasadena in Southern California.
Arrangement:: This collection is arranged numerically as numbered by the donor.
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: Missions, Spanish -- California -- Photographs
Stanford University -- Photographs
Advertising cards
Places:: California -- Photographs
Pasadena (Calif.) -- Photographs

Collection Guide Author:: Natalie Sanchez
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-06-15 16:22:06 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:: Collection is open for research.
Terms of access:: Copyright has not been assigned to the San José State University Library Special Collections & Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Special Collections & Archives as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader. Copyright restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files from or derived from these collections is restricted to research and educational purposes.

Preferred citation:: Singer Manufacturing Company Advertising Cards: Pictures of California Collection, MSS-2015-04-13, San José State University Library, Special Collections & Archives.

Location of this collection:: San José State University, Special Collections and Archives

One Washington Square

San Jose, CA 95192-0028, US