San Francisco Bay Area Earthquake of 1868, 1868
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- San Francisco Bay Area Earthquake of
- Dates:
- 1868
- Creators:
- William Shew , Hector W. Vaughan , Eadweard Muybridge , Isaiah W. Taber
- Extent:
- 11 cartes de visite, 10 x 7 cm.; 2 stereographs, 9 x 18 cm. 14 digital objects
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], San Francisco Bay Area Earthquake of 1868 , BANC PIC 1984.021 --CDV, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The San Francisco Bay Area Earthquake of 1868 collection contains eleven cartes de visite and two stereographs taken in 1868 by various photographers. The collection documents the damage exacted by the Hayward earthquake of October 21, 1868, estimated to have had a Richter scale magnitude of seven. Hayward structures pictured in the collection include the Edminton Grain Warehouse, the Morse and Heslep Flour Mill, and the San Leandro Courthouse. Also pictured is the Estudillo residence of San Leandro, and three San Francisco street scenes.
Several prints in the collection are the work of the early San Francisco daguerreotyper William Shew. Other identified photographers include Hector W. Vaughan, Eadweard Muybridge, and Isaiah W. Taber.
- Acquisition information:
- The San Francisco Bay Area Earthquake of 1868 collection was received as a gift of the Friends of the Bancroft Library in 1983.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1997
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid was created using various methods. The container list was automatically generated from the California Heritage Digital Image Access Project control database using perl; the contextual information was partially derived from existing text, with additional information added during the editing process. Date of source: November 1996 . Machine-readable finding aid created by Padma Rubiales
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Restricted originals. Use viewing prints only: shelved as BANC PIC 1984.021 --PIC. Use of originals only by permission of the Curator of Pictorial Collections, The Bancroft Library.
- Terms of access:
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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.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], San Francisco Bay Area Earthquake of 1868 , BANC PIC 1984.021 --CDV, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft LibraryBerkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
- Contact:
- 510-642-6481