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Charles Vincent Litton photograph collection.
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Title:

Charles Vincent Litton photograph collection

Creator/Contributor:

Litton, Charles Vincent, 1904-1973, creator

Abstract:

Primarily family photographs from England and the United States. Included are cased photographs (ambrotypes), tintypes, albumen prints, an album of cartes-de-visite portraits, and later snapshots. Some albumen prints of unidentified English scenes present. Among snapshots are two photographs depicting Charles Vincent Litton and composer Karlheinz Stockhausen at the Litton Engineering Laboratories in Grass Valley, Calif.

Date:

ca. 1855-ca. 1960 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca -- e-uk-en
Engineers -- California -- Photographs
Ingénieurs -- Californie -- Photographies
Engineers
Families
California
Litton family -- Portraits
Litton, Charles Vincent -- 1904-1973 -- Family -- Pictorial works
Stockhausen, Karlheinz -- 1928-2007 -- Pictorial works
Litton family
Stockhausen, Karlheinz -- 1928-2007

Note:

Numerous photographers.
Title devised by cataloger.
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
CASED PHOTOGRAPHS (ambrotype and tintype): RESTRICTED. USE ONLINE DIGITAL IMAGES ONLY: Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator.
NITRATE NEGATIVES: CLOSED TO RESEARCH DUE TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESTRICTIONS.
Transferred from the Charles Vincent Litton papers (BANC MSS 75/7 c).

Type:

graphic
Photographs.
Pictorial works.
Portraits.
Ambrotypes.
Tintypes.
Cartes de visite.
Card photograph albums.
Photograph albums.

Physical Description:

photoprint
1 box (69 photographic prints), 1 album (46 photographs), 8 ambrotypes and 1 negative ; 19 x 29 cm. or smaller.

Language:

English

Origin:

Various places

Copyright Note:

COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
CASED PHOTOGRAPHS (ambrotype and tintype): RESTRICTED. USE ONLINE DIGITAL IMAGES ONLY: Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator.
NITRATE NEGATIVES: CLOSED TO RESEARCH DUE TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESTRICTIONS.

Related Item:

Charles Vincent Litton papers : Litton, Charles Vincent, : 1904-1973