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Colby, William Edward Photographs from the William Edward Colby papers.
BANC PIC 1954.014--PICLOCAL
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Title:

Photographs from the William Edward Colby papers

Creator/Contributor:

Colby, William Edward, 1875-1964, creator

Creator/Contributor:

Moulin, Gabriel, 1872-1945

Abstract:

Primarily California views including scenic photographs of the Pfeiffer Redwoods State Park and other California state parks. A number of snapshots of Big Sur and Point Lobos areas, as well as Danie Muir's Fountain Lake farm in Wisconsin are also included. In addition, several photos of Colby's residences, including Shan Shui in Big Sur are also found. Collection also includes views of the Palace of Fine Arts and other buildings of the Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. Several views of California missions and a tintype and a carte de visite inscribed "Jake, Nov. 1876" are also present.

Date:

1876-1950 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca -- n-us-wi
Parks -- California -- Photographs
Spanish mission buildings -- California -- Photographs
Parcs -- Californie -- Photographies
Missions espagnoles (Édifices) -- Californie -- Photographies
Buildings
Homes
Parks
Spanish mission buildings
Big Sur Coast National Scenic Area (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Point Lobos State Reserve (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Big Sur Coast National Scenic Area (Calif.) -- Ouvrages illustrés
Point Lobos State Reserve (Calif.) -- Ouvrages illustrés
California
California -- Big Sur
California -- Big Sur Coast National Scenic Area
California -- Point Lobos State Reserve
Palace of Fine Arts (San Francisco, Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Palace of Fine Arts (San Francisco, Calif.)
Colby, William Edward -- 1875-1964 -- Homes and haunts -- California -- Big Sur -- Pictorial works
Muir, Danie -- Homes and haunts -- Wisconsin -- Fountain Lake -- Pictorial works
Colby, William Edward -- 1875-1964
Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc -- Pictorial works
Panama-Pacific International Exposition.

Note:

Title supplied by cataloger.
Various photographers including Gabriel Moulin.
Some photographs of Big Sur and Point Lobos areas bear the following inscriptions: "Point Lobos Project, May 23, 1933," "Pfeiffer Project, May 14, 1933," and "Little Sur Project, May 1933."
Transferred from the William Edward Colby papers (BANC MSS C-B 980).

Type:

graphic
Photographs.
Pictorial works.
Tintypes.
Cartes de visite.

Physical Description:

photoprint
94 photographic prints : black and white ; various sizes

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC PIC 1954.014--PICLOCAL

Origin:

Various places

Related Item:

William Edward Colby papers : Colby, William Edward, : 1875-1964