Richmond local history photograph collection, 1900-2007, bulk 1910-1920

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Summary

Creators:
Richmond Public Library (Richmond, Calif.)
Abstract:
Richmond Public Library’s digital photograph collection includes two hundred sixty photographs of historical interest on the City of Richmond from its earliest beginnings to 2007. There are photographs of the early settlers, local businesses, major industries, civic buildings, residences and neighborhoods. Prominently represented are the Standard Oil Company, the Pullman Company, and the Kaiser Shipyards. A small selection of color photographs document industries and buildings which still exist in the city today. Many of the historic photographs were taken by the Cheney Photo Advertising Company and from the Jack M. Barry collection. The color photographs were taken by staff member Rose Cheney (no relation to the Cheney Company.)
Extent:
260 items 260 online items
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

Richmond local history photograph collection. Richmond Public Library, Richmond, California.

Background

Scope and content:

Richmond Public Library’s digital photograph collection includes two hundred sixty photographs of historical interest on the City of Richmond from its earliest beginnings to 2007. There are photographs of the early settlers, local businesses, major industries, civic buildings, residences and neighborhoods. Prominently represented are the Standard Oil Company, the Pullman Company, and the Kaiser Shipyards. A small selection of color photographs document industries and buildings which still exist in the city today. Many of the historic photographs were taken by the Cheney Photo Advertising Company and from the Jack M. Barry collection. The color photographs were taken by staff member Rose Cheney (no relation to the Cheney Company.)

Acquisition information:
Collected by Richmond Public Library staff and others, 1910-present.
Processing information:

The photographs were selected from the 2,500 photographs in the library’s local history collection, commonly known as the "Richmond Collection." They provided a look at the City of Richmond's early beginnings and its development into an industrial city which played an important role in World War Two. The initial project of digitizing two hundred photographs took place during the 2005-2006 grant years. Activities included photographic documentation, digitization, and cataloging of the photographs. Digitization was performed by Northern Micrographics using flatbed scanners. A TIFF master, JPEG access image, and GIF thumbnail image were created for each photograph. Project Staff cataloged the photographs in CONTENTdm software and conformed to the CDL’s Guidelines for Digital Objects specifications for descriptive and copyright metadata. An additional 60 photographs were added to collection during the 2006-2007 grant years. Northern Micrographics digitized twenty-five photographs. Thirty-five color photographs were taken with a NIKON D70 digital camera to document historical buildings and businesses which remain in existence today. The project was part of the California Local History Digital Resources Project (LHDRP), a multi-year program supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. Leveraging the infrastructure of the California Digital Library (CDL) in partnership with Califa and Infopeople, the LHDRP explores a model to aggregate, preserve, and provide permanent public access to local history materials maintained by California cultural heritage institutions via a single statewide online access point.

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Property rights reside with the Richmond Public Library. For permission to publish or to reproduce, please contact the Library Director.

Preferred citation:

Richmond local history photograph collection. Richmond Public Library, Richmond, California.

Location of this collection:
325 Civic Center Plaza
Richmond, CA 94804, US
Contact:
510-620-6561
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