Postcards of California, Oregon, and Washington, circa 1898-circa 1939

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Summary

Title:
Postcards of California, Oregon, and Washington
Dates:
circa 1898-circa 1939
Abstract:
Postcards of scenes in various California, Oregon, and Washington locales. Scenic landscapes and tourist attractions predominate.
Extent:
270 items (postcards). 270 digital objects
Language:
Collection materials are in English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Postcards of California, Oregon, and Washington, circa 1898-circa 1939, BANC PIC 1999.011--PIC, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Background

Scope and content:

Postcards of attractions, landscapes, and buildings in various locales in California, Oregon, and Washington states. Included are the University of California at Berkeley, the Panama Pacific International Exposition, Big Basin Redwoods State Park, giant sequoia groves including Kings Canyon National Park, Lake County views, Humboldt County views, Mount Shasta, and Southern California views from Ventura to Los Angeles, Riverside, Death Valley, and San Juan Capistrano. Among the Oregon views, Columbia River and Mount Hood vicinity predominate. Washington views are also miscellaneous, and include Seattle, Mount Rainier, Prosser, Long Beach, Grand Coulee Dam, and other locales. Collection chiefly consists of black and white photographic prints on postcard stock (real photo postcards), but also includes several photomechanical prints.

Acquisition information:
The Postcards of California, Oregon, and Washington were purchased by The Bancroft Library in September, 1998. They were assembled by a dealer and do not share significant common provenance.
Processing information:

Processed by Bancroft Library staff in 2006.

Arrangement:

Items were grouped by state and geographical region before being assigned item numbers. These geographic groupings were made be the dealer who compiled the collection.

Accruals:

No additions are expected.

Physical location:
Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Rules or conventions:
Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding Aid written by Bancroft Library staff
Date Prepared:
© 2008
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid generated by GenX; markup validated by The Bancroft Library using CDL validation tools; Date of source: May 2008

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

All requests to reproduce, publish, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 94720-6000. Consent is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html.

Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Postcards of California, Oregon, and Washington, circa 1898-circa 1939, BANC PIC 1999.011--PIC, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Location of this collection:
University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
Contact:
510-642-6481
bancref-library@berkeley.edu
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