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Guide to the Album of photographic views of Oakland California [graphic], ca. 1915-1920
BANC PIC 2000.056--ALB
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Collection Title: Album of Photographic Views of Oakland, California [graphic],
Date (inclusive): ca. 1915-1920
Collection Number: BANC PIC 2000.056--ALB
Creator:
Cheney Photo Adv. Co.
Extent:
1 album (64 photographic prints) : ) : b&w ; album 14 x 23 cm.
Repository: The
Bancroft Library.
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Languages Represented:
English
Collection is open for research.
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.
[Identification of item], Album of photographic views of Oakland, California [graphic], BANC PIC 2000.056--ALB, The Bancroft
Library, University of California, Berkeley.
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.