Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Francis M. Fultz (1857-1948) Photograph Collection
- Dates:
- 1906-1932
- Creators:
- Fultz, Francis M. (Francis Marion), 1857-
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- (Boxes: 5)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Francis M. Fultz (1857-1948) Photograph Collection. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Background
- Scope and content:
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Negatives, prints. Taken by Fultz; some by his wife, Dessa. Represents a life-time of photographing, with some family photos, but most taken of scenery, landscape, water, and fauna. Geographic concentration is California, the western states, Hawaii, and Iowa (his home state). His photographs appeared in his educational books about geology and the natural environment. Primarily negatives with a few prints. Some examples of lantern slides, early Kodak negatives, and panoramas of Acoma, New Mexico; Burlington, Iowa; and Santa Barbara, California. 1906-1932, undated
- Biographical / historical:
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Fultz was born in Iowa. Web information lists his career history: Instructor Burlington (Iowa) High School, 1886-1895. Superintendent schools, Burlington, 1899-1909, Santa Barbara, California, 1909-1913. Assistant director and forester, vocational department, city schools, Los Angeles, California, 1925-1932. He also authored 4 books, published between 1908 and 1928.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1906-1932
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Research is by appointment only
- Terms of access:
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Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder
- Preferred citation:
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Francis M. Fultz (1857-1948) Photograph Collection. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
- Location of this collection:
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900 Exposition BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90007-4057, US
- Contact:
- (213) 763-3359