Finding aid to William C. Barry Collection of Los Angeles Area Photographs, circa 1886-1910

Processed by Chris McDonald and The Bancroft Library staff.

The Bancroft Library

University of California, Berkeley

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Finding aid to William C. Barry Collection of Los Angeles Area Photographs, circa 1886-1910

Collection number: BANC PIC 1964.056--PIC

The Bancroft Library

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, CA 94720-6000

Phone: (510) 642-6481

Fax: (510) 642-7589

Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu

URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/

Finding Aid Author(s):: Processed by Chris McDonald and The Bancroft Library staff.
Finding Aid Encoded By:: GenX

Collection Summary

Collection Title: William C. Barry Collection of Los Angeles Area Photographs

Date (inclusive): circa 1886-1910

Collection Number: BANC PIC 1964.056--PIC

Collector: Barry, William C.

Extent: 76 black and white photographs 61 digital objects

Repository: The Bancroft Library.

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, CA 94720-6000

Phone: (510) 642-6481

Fax: (510) 642-7589

Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu

URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/

Abstract: The Barry Collection contains 76 photographs spanning circa 1860 to circa 1910. The subject matter is primarily early street transportation in Los Angeles, including horse-drawn, cable, and electric cars and a trackless trolley in Laurel Canyon.

Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English

Information for Researchers

Access

Collection is open for use.

Publication Rights

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.

All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html .

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], William C. Barry Collection of Los Angeles Area Photographs, BANC PIC 1964.056--PIC, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Digital Representations Available

Digital representations of selected original pictorial materials are available in the list of materials below. Digital image files were prepared from selected Library originals by the Library Photographic Service. Library originals were copied onto 35mm color transparency film; the film was scanned and transferred to Kodak Photo CD (by Custom Process); and the Photo CD files were color-corrected and saved in JFIF (JPEG) format for use as viewing files.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog

Park, Frank L.

Slocum, J. E.

California Heritage Project. CU-BANC

Online Archive of California.

Buildings -- California -- Los Angeles.

Electric railroads -- California -- Los Angeles -- Photographs.

Horse railroads -- California -- Los Angeles -- Photographs.

Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works.

Railroads, Cable -- California -- Los Angeles -- Photographs.

Streets -- California -- Los Angeles -- Photographs.

Transportation -- California -- Photographs.

Trolley buses -- California -- Los Angeles -- Photographs.

Trolley buses -- California -- San Diego -- Photographs.

Photograph albums.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

The William C. Barry Collection of Los Angeles Area Photographs was a gift of Mr. Barry in 1963.

Scope and Content

The Barry Collection contains 76 photographs spanning circa 1860 to circa 1910. The subject matter is primarily early street transportation in Los Angeles, including horse-drawn, cable, and electric cars and a trackless trolley in Laurel Canyon. Also included is a photograph of a two-level trolley in San Diego. Other subjects include Los Angeles street scenes and buildings; an auto race at Ascot Park; views of Mt. Lowe, Mt. Wilson, San Pedro Harbor, La Jolla caves, the Hotel Del Coronado, Mission Santa Barbara, Redlands, Riverside, Long Beach, Avalon Bay, Catalina Island, and Tijuana, Mexico. The collection also contains two photographs of paintings or lithographs. Though the photographers are not indicated, many of the prints bear the stamp or inscription of photographic studios, including Frank L. Park, C.C. Pierce, Park & Company, and Slocum. The prints originally made up an album which was obtained by Barry from an unidentified friend.

1849 [photograph of painting or lithograph] No. 6079 BANC PIC 1964.056:01--PIC