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Title: Placentia local history photograph collection
Dates: 1884-2000
Collection number: Consult library
Collector:
Placentia Library District
Collection Size:
200 items
200 online items
Repository:
Placentia Library District
Placentia, CA 92870-6101
Abstract: Placentia Library District's photograph collection includes images of historical interest of Placentia from the mid 1800s
to 2000. Images document the citrus industry and early oil industry; residential, religious and public buildings; street
scenes; significant individuals, including the Bradford family and Kraemer family; and annual events, such as the Heritage
Day Celebration.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection open for research.
Placentia local history photograph collection. Consult library. Placentia Library District, Placentia, CA 92870-6101.
These photographs were assembled from various photograph collections in the Placentia Library District's History Room. They
were digitized in order to provide broader access to the cultural and social history of Placentia. A foundational virtual
collection of digital image objects was created, which is available to the public through the Library's website (see
www.placentialibrary.org ) in addition to the California Digital Library's (CDL) Calisphere website (see
http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/ )
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 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. For more information about the LHDRP,
see
http://www.cdlib.org/inside/projects/oac/lsta/ .
Project activities spanned from August 2006 through June 2007. Activities included selection, digitization, and cataloging
of a selection of photographs from the collections of the Orange County Public Library Silverado and Laguna Beach branches.
Digital objects were created and cataloged using CONTENTdm, a digital asset management tool shared by LHDRP participants.
The cataloging conforms to the CDL's Guidelines for Digital Objects specifications for descriptive and copyright metadata
(see
http://www.cdlib.org/inside/diglib/guidelines/ ).
Digitization was performed by Northern Micrographics using flatbed scanners. For each physical item, three digital image
files were created: a TIFF master, a JPEG access image, and GIF thumbnail image. Digital image files conform to the CDL's
Guidelines for Digital Images (see
http://www.cdlib.org/inside/diglib/guidelines/bpgimages/ ).
Scope and Content of Collection
Placentia Library District's photograph collection includes images of historical interest of Placentia from the mid 1800s
to 2000. Images document the citrus industry and early oil industry; residential, religious and public buildings; street
scenes; significant individuals, including the Bradford family and Kraemer family; and annual events, such as the Heritage
Day Celebration.
Items were selected from a wide range of photographs housed in the Placentia Library District's History Room, particularly
the Virginia Carpenter collection.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Placentia (Calif.)--History