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PC 013
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
California Historical Society
Title: Chadwick & Sykes photograph albums of contract engineering projects
Creator:
Chadwick & Sykes, Inc
Identifier/Call Number: PC 013
Physical Description:
2 flat boxes;
two small albums are stored in one small flat box; one large album is stored in larger flat box.
Date (inclusive): 1907-1920
Language of Material: Collection materials are in English.
Consists of photographs of contract engineering projects in California and the West, including bridges, railway lines, trestles,
a dam, and the Parkside Realty Company development in San Francisco. Includes images of Colfax (Placer County), Blue Canyon
(Placer County), Kiernan (Nevada), Palisade (Nevada), Floristan (Nevada County), Automobile Boulevard (San Francisco), Salt
Lake Railroad, Western Pacific Railroad (Altamont), Union Oil Company (Oleum, Contra Costa County), Parkside Transit Co.,
Chowchilla (Madera County), Milliken Bridge (Merced County), and Richmond (Contra Costa County?). Many photos contain images
of workers, machinery and equipment. Includes one photo of interior of company office.
Chadwick & Sykes (George C. Chadwick and Frank C. Sykes) was a contracting and engineering firm located in San Francisco,
circa 1906-1920s.
Collection is open for research.
Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by Chadwick & Sykes were transferred to
the California Historical Society (CHS) in April 2010 by Cynthia Lovewell. Reproduction or publication of materials in this
collection beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of CHS. Please contact rights@calhist.org.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the George Chadwick family, 2010.
[Identification of item, date]; Chadwick & Sykes photograph albums of contract and engineering projects, PC 013; [box number,
folder number]; California Historical Society.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Civil engineering -- California -- Photographs
Photograph albums
Parkside Realty Company (San Francisco, Calif.)