Guide to the John Galen Howard collection of progress photographs [graphic], ca. 1905-1910
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Guide to the John Galen Howard collection of progress photographs [graphic], ca. 1905-1910
Collection number: f308x H849 pr
University Archives, The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
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Collection Summary
Collection Title: John Galen Howard collection of progress photographs [graphic],
Date (inclusive): ca. 1905-1910
Collection Number: f308x H849 pr
Creator:
Howard, John Galen, 1864-1931
Extent:
2 v. (822 photographic prints)
Repository: The
Bancroft Library. University Archives.
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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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], John Galen Howard collection of progress photographs [graphic], f308x H849 pr, University Archives,
The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Scope and Content
Volume 1 contains projects at the University of California, Berkeley, where Howard was University Architect from 1903 to 1927:
Doe Library, Sather Tower, Agriculture Hall (now Wellman Hall), Hearst Mining Building, roads and walks, Chemistry Auditorium,
Boalt Hall (now Durant Hall), bridge on Campanile Way, Architecture Building addition (now North Gate Hall), Fertilizer Control
Building, tennis courts, Zoology Museum, Pathology and Hygiene Building, Infirmary Annex, Sather Gate, President's House road.
Volume 1 also contains construction photographs of the dormitory at Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton.
Volume 2 contains primarily buildings in San Francisco, Berkeley and Seattle, some of which reflect Howard's partnership with
J.D. Galloway. In San Francisco: Italian American Bank, Security Building, Levi Strauss Building, Adam Grant Building, Fremont
Building, Easton Building, Continental Building and Loan Building (also shows Mitchell's Restaurant before demolition), J.D.
Galloway House, Eddy Building, Third and Stevenson Building, theater and store building for Claus Spreckels. In Berkeley:
Berkeley National Bank, Berkeley storefronts, 1909, First National Bank, chairs for the Greek Theatre, panorama of Berkeley.
Seattle photographs show construction of buildings at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: Agriculture Building, Auditorium,
Administration Building, Bandstand, Cascade Court, Chemistry Building, Engineering Building, Fire Station, Fisheries Building,
Hospital, Manufactures Building, Mines Building, Music Pavilion, Power House, California Building, Rainier Subway, DAR Monument,
Oregon and Washington Buildings, entrance gates.
Buildings in other locations in volume 2: Denver Post Office (drawings only), Santa Rosa Bank, Honolulu competition: drawings
of Post Office, Customs House and Court House, Oakland YMCA Building (drawings only), and a pumping plant, Oakland.
Scope and Content
These volumes of photographs show the construction of various Howard buildings between approximately 1905 and 1910; in a few
cases there are views of the site before the beginning of construction, but in some cases there are not even photographs of
the completed buildings.
Volume 1 is devoted to projects at the University of California, Berkeley, where Howard was University Architect from 1903
to 1927. Volume 2 contains photographs of projects in San Francisco, Berkeley and Seattle primarily. The Seattle photographs
are all of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. Some of the buildings in San Francisco reflect Howard's partnership with J.D.
Galloway. A few projects are represented by photographs of drawings only. Photographs in volume 2 are of San Francisco buildings
unless otherwise noted or unless the location is unknown. Item numbers have been supplied to facilitate reference to particular
images.
These albums bear Howard's bookplate and were given by him to the UC Department of Architecture, according to a notation in
the volumes, but the date of this gift and the date of their transfer to University Archives has not been determined.
volume Volume 1, item 1-126
item 183-231
Agriculture Hall (now Wellman Hall)
item 290
Roads north of the Library
item 298-321
Boalt Hall (now Durant Hall)
item 322
View northeast from North Hall, Nov. 1908
item 323-335
Bridge on Campanile Way (below Football Statue)
item 336-339
Architecture Building addition (now North Gate Hall)
item 340-348
Fertilizer Control Building
item 355-357
Pathology and Hygiene Building
item 390
Fertilizer Control Building (same 346, better contrast)
item 391-392
Pathology and Hygiene Building (391 out of focus; 392 same as 356)
volume Volume 2, item 1-13
Italian American Bank, San Francisco
item 14-33
Security Building, San Francisco
item 67-87
Fremont Building (for Claus Spreckels)
item 88-94
Denver Post Office; photos of drawings only
item 110-117
Honolulu competition; photos of drawings of Post Office, Custom House, and Court House
item 121-137
Continental Building and Loan Building; includes photos of Mitchell's Restaurant before demolition
item 138-145
Berkeley storefronts, 1909; includes Terminus [Hotel?], Howard building at southeast corner of Shattuck and University, etc.
item 171-172
Oakland YMCA; photos of drawings only
item 173-183
Third and Stevenson Building
item 184-199
First National Bank (Berkeley) additions; includes photos of steel framing being manufactured at Berkeley Steel Co.
item 200-239
Theatre and store building for Claus Spreckels
item 243
Panorama of Berkeley showing Berkeley National Bank
item 245-430
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle
Scope and Content Note
Includes the Auditorium, Agriculture Building, Administration Building, Bandstand, Cascade Court, Chemistry Building, Engineering
Building (Machinery Hall), Fire Station, Fisheries Building, Hospital, Manufactures Building, Mines Building, Music Pavilion,
Power House, California Building, Ranier Subway, DAR Monument, Oregon Building, Washington Building, Entrance Gates.