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Neuenburg (Andrew and Violet) photograph albums of Sierra Club
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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library Photo Archives
Title: Andrew and Violet Neuenburg photograph albums of Sierra Club trips
Identifier/Call Number: photCL 224
Physical Description:
5.67 Linear Feet
(4 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1904-1933
Abstract: A collection of eight personal
photograph albums of Sierra Club trips in Yosemite, the Sierra Nevada Mountains and other
parts of California, 1904 to 1933.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
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[Identification of item]. Andrew and Violet Neuenburg photograph albums of Sierra Club
trips, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of R. W. Freshwater, October 1978.
This collection contains eight personal photograph albums of young men and women on Sierra
Club trips, primarily in Yosemite, the High Sierras, and King's Canyon, California. The
albums date from 1904 to 1919, with one dated 1933, and bear the names of A. E. Neuenburg
and Violet Ehrman (in later albums, "Mrs. A. E. Neuenburg"). Images include people mountain
hiking, fishing, swimming in lakes, camping, and having outdoor picnics and tea parties.
There are many images of women throughout, seen individually and in outdoor activities.
Processed by Huntington Library staff, circa late-20th century. In 2020, Suzanne Oatey
created a finding aid derived from a collection file.
Arranged chronologically.
Andrew E. Neuenburg (1878-1961) and Violet (Ehrman) Neuenburg (1882-1966), a married
couple, lived in San Francisco and were active Sierra Club members; Andrew Neuenburg was a
committee member from 1916 to 1918. The Sierra Club was founded in 1892 by naturalist John
Muir.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Camping
Hiking -- California
Outdoor recreation -- California
Women -- Recreation
Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness
(Calif.)
Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)
Yosemite National Park (Calif.) -- Description and travel
Photograph albums
Photographs
Sierra Club -- History
Neuenburg, Andrew E.
Neuenburg, Violet