Photographic Views of Oakland, California, ca. 1915-1920

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Summary

Title:
Album of Photographic Views of Oakland, California [graphic],
Dates:
ca. 1915-1920
Creators:
Cheney Photo Adv. Co.
Extent:
1 album (64 photographic prints) : ) : b&w ; album 14 x 23 cm.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Album of photographic views of Oakland, California [graphic], BANC PIC 2000.056--ALB, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Background

Scope and content:

Chiefly Oakland views, with several views of Berkeley. Scenes are those that would promote the region and focus on economic growth, prosperity, and amenities. Prominent are views of downtown streets and commercial buildings, schools and public buildings, the Oakland harbor and waterfront, newly developed residential neighborhoods, and industrial sites such as the Union Iron Works and shipyards, the Chevrolet Park factory and vicinity, the California Cottom Mills, and the Peet Brothers soap factory. Automobiles and streetcars are frequently included.

Photographs captioned in negative. Most bear photographer's numbers.

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by The Bancroft Library staff
Date Prepared:
© 2001
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word; finding aid encoded by Xiuzhi Zhou. Date of source: April 2001.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. 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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Album of photographic views of Oakland, California [graphic], BANC PIC 2000.056--ALB, 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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