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Title: Upland Public Library Historic Photograph Collection
Dates: 1888-1969 Bulk 1930-1940
Bulk Dates: Circa 1930-1940
Collection number: Consult library
Collector:
Upland Public Library
Collection Size:
200 photographs
200 online items
Repository:
Upland Public Library
Upland, CA 91786
Abstract: Upland Public Library Historic Photograph Collection consists of images of Upland, California beginning in the late 1800's.
The images document the early days of the citrus industry, residential, commercial and public buildings and community events
such as parades and athletic events, street scenes, and early fire department social activities. Significant individuals,
including studio portraits of the Bedford Brothers and the Chaffey family; early civic leaders, group and family portraits
are included in the collection. There are a few aerial photographs in the collection. Photographs primarily document community
life and street scenes.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
The collection is housed at Upland Public Library; please contact the reference desk at (909) 931-4205 for information about
access to the collection.
Upland Public Library Historic Photograph Collection. Upland Public Library, Upland, CA 91786.
The photographs were collected by the Upland Public Library, the City of Upland and others.
Two hundred photographs were chosen for inclusion in the University of California's California Digital Library's databases
reflecting various aspects of the history of the City of Upland. Images include: businesses located on 2nd Avenue in downtown
Upland, citrus industry, homes and community events from Upland's past.
The photographs were chosen from the Upland Public Library Local History collection. The photographs were digitized to broaden
access to the library's unique historic photographs. The project included selecting photographs from the collection and research
as needed to document the photographs. The photographs were previously cataloged; however they are not currently in the library's
online catalog. The photographs were entered into CONTENTdm by Reference Staff.
The Upland Public Library participated in the Local History Digital Resources Program (LHDRP) in 2008-09. This project was
supported in whole or in part 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.
Scope and Content of Collection
Upland Public Library Historic Photograph Collection consists of images of historical interest for Upland, California beginning
in the late 1800's. The images document the early days of the citrus industry, residential, commercial and public buildings
and community events such as parades and athletic competitions, street scenes, and early fire department social activities.
Significant individuals, including studio portraits of the Bedford Brothers and the Chaffey family; early civic leaders, group
and family portraits are included in the collection. There are a few aerial photographs in the collection. Photographs primarily
document community life and street scenes. The collection contains glass negative photographs taken by Edna Swan and photographs
donated by Esther Boulton Black from her slide show created for her presentation for 3rd grade curriculum and her book 'Stories
of Old Upland'. The photographs taken by or donated by these two women are the core of the library's local history photograph
collection. The photographs selected include photographs from the donated collections of these two women. Unpublished card
file indexes to individual photographs are available at the Upland Public Library. Consult the library for more information.
Upland Public Library's Local History collection currently has holdings comprised of some 1000 photographs, 69 linear feet
of newspaper clippings, pamphlets, brochures, and other paper ephemera. The collection also has various years of Upland City
Directories from 1898 to the present, Upland High school yearbooks, scrapbooks, oral histories. Newspapers on microfilm include
The Upland News from 1913 to 1971 and The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (formerly The Daily Report) from 1980 to the present.
The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin is indexed from 1980 to August of 1994 and from October 1996 to February 2009. Beginning
in March 2009, only obituaries of Upland residents are being indexed.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Upland (Calif.)
Businesses--Local (Early)
Camping--California
Churches--California
Citrus fruit industry--California, Southern
Clubs--California
Fraternal organizations (LCSH)
General Electric Company--History--20th Century
Hospitals--California
Interstate 10
Libraries--California--Upland
Monuments--California
Parades--California--History--Pictorial Works
Streets--California--Upland
Unions, Trade
Upland (Calif.) Fire Department
Upland (Calif.) Police Department
Upland (Calif.)--Historic Buildings, etc.
Upland (Calif.)--History--Pictorial work
Water (Agricultural use) (LCSH)