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Harry Babcock Photograph Albums, 1881-1883
BANC PIC 1954.016 -- fALB
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Collection Title: Harry Babcock Photograph Albums,
Date: 1881-1883
Collection Number: BANC PIC 1954.016 -- fALB
Extent:
175 photographic prints; compiled in 2 albums, each measuring 32 x 28 cm.
175 digital objects
Photographer:
Babcock, Harry
Repository:
The Bancroft Library. University of California, Berkeley.
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Languages Represented:
English
Collection is available for use.
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish photographs must be submitted
in writing to the Curator of Pictorial Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library
as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must
also be obtained by the reader.
Copyright restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted
to research and educational purposes.
[Identification of item]
Harry Babcock Photograph Albums, BANC PIC 1954.016--fALB, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Digital Representations Available
Digital representations of selected original pictorial materials are available in the list of materials below. Digital image files were prepared from selected Library originals by the Library Photographic Service. Library originals were
copied onto 35mm color transparency film; the film was scanned and transferred to Kodak Photo CD (by Custom Process); and
the Photo CD files were color-corrected and saved in JFIF (JPEG) format for use as viewing files.
The Harry Babcock Photograph Albums were purchased in 1954.
According to Langley's
San Francisco Directory of 1881-1882, Harry Babcock was a clerk at Parrott & Co. and resided at 11 Essex Street in San Francisco. The collection
features several photographs of this residence. The partners of Parrott & Co. were Louis B. Parrott, William F. Babcock, and
William Babcock. Both William F. and William also resided at 11 Essex Street and are referred to in the albums' captions.
The relations among the three Babcock's is undetermined.
The Harry Babcock Photograph Albums collection contains 175 photographic prints taken between 1881 and 1883, presumably by
Harry Babcock. The collection contains many scenes of outdoor recreational activities, including hunting, fishing, boating,
and camping. The natural locations photographed include Yosemite, San Andreas Lake, various parts of the Sacramento, McCloud
and Pitt Rivers, Lagunitas, Mt. Tamalpais, Mt. Shasta, Eddy Mountain, San Francisco Bay, Mud Lake, Picayune Lake, Buck Lake,
Castle Lake, Pilarcitos, and the Suisun marshes. There are also photographs of Babcock's hunting dogs, hunting partners, and
killed game.
The collection also features photographs of those who are likely family members and friends of Babcock, as well as various
residences and properties. Though most people are not identified, those that are include a Mr. Randolph, a Mr. Plaw, a W.B.F.,
and a Captain M. Identified residences include the Babcock homes in San Francisco, San Rafael and at San Andreas Lake; the
Plaw residence, East Oakland; the Lick house, Gilroy Hot Springs; The McD. residence, Menlo Park; the Walken cottage, Lagunitas;
the T. Walker cottage, San Rafael; the Captain M. house, Army Point, Benicia; two Sisson residences, Shasta County; and an
unidentified residence at Soda Springs. Also included are views of San Francisco; the U.S. Fishery on the McCloud River; the
Cordelia Shooting Club and Teal Station on Suisun Bay; and the grounds, residences, and surrounding vicinity of the Guadalupe
Quicksilver Mine in Santa Clara County.
The collection is made up of two leather-bound albums, fully captioned in manuscript, with all prints being mounted to board
pages. Most prints measure approximately 12 x 20 cm. The name "Harry Babcock" is embossed on the front cover of each album.