Description
Approximately 440 cased photographs and related images from the collections of The Bancroft Library. Included are daguerreotypes,
ambrotypes, and tintypes dating from the 1840s through 1860s. Also present are some painted miniature portraits as well as
other photographic processes such as opalotypes, pannotypes, crystoleum prints, and selected salted paper photographic prints
from the pre-1860 era.
Extent
circa 440 items (chiefly daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes) + circa 92 photographic prints (salted paper prints)
534 digital objects
Restrictions
Materials in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction
of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions,
privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond
that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Availability
Restricted originals. Available for use by appointment with the Curator of Pictorial Collections. Inquiries concerning these
materials should be directed, in writing, to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library.