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Francis P. Farquhar pictorial collection.
BANC PIC 1954.007-.008--PICLOCAL
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Title:
Francis P. Farquhar pictorial collectionCreator/Contributor:
Farquhar, Francis P. (Francis Peloubet), 1887-1974, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Harris, W., (Photographer)Creator/Contributor:
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916Creator/Contributor:
Le Conte, Joseph Nisbet, 1870-1950Creator/Contributor:
Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984Creator/Contributor:
Yard, Robert Sterling, 1861-1945Abstract:
Collection consists primarily of photos and drawings relating to the Sierra Nevada mountains and the region's history. It
includes images taken by Farquhar and his contemporaries as well as photographs of historical interest which he collected
as part of his research. A series of views from the Geological Survey of California (known as the Whitney Survey) may contain
the earliest photographic views of the high country near Yosemite and Hetch Hetchy, dating from ca. 1860-1867. Original pencil
drawings and topographical sketches from the survey are also present, and these materials appear to have been sources for
Farquhar's publication of Up and down California in 1860-1864: the journal of William H. Brewer. Other Sierra views are from
camping and mountaineering trips made by Farquhar and Sierra Club members between 1900 and 1932, many in the Mt. Whitney region.
Often, earlier views are included in the albums of these outings. Photos of a 1916 trip along the John Muir Trail, accompanied
by a diary by Robert Sterling Yard are also present. Collection includes a small number of photographs by Carleton E. Watkins
(including Mt. Shasta views). Additional material relates to various national parks of the western U.S.
Date:
approximately 1860-ca. 1932 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caOutdoor recreation -- California -- Photographs
Mountaineering -- California -- Photographs
National parks and reserves -- United States -- Photographs
Wilderness areas -- California -- Photographs
Loisirs de plein air -- Californie -- Photographies
Parcs nationaux -- États-Unis -- Photographies
Réserves de la vie sauvage -- Californie -- Photographies
Discoveries in geography
Mountaineering
National parks and reserves
Outdoor recreation
Wilderness areas
Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) -- Pictorial works
California -- Discovery and exploration -- Pictorial works
Yosemite National Park (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Hetch Hetchy Valley (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Shasta, Mount, Region (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Whitney, Mount (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Nevada, Sierra (Calif. et Nev.) -- Ouvrages illustrés
Californie -- Découverte et exploration -- Ouvrages illustrés
Yosemite National Park (Calif.) -- Ouvrages illustrés
Hetch Hetchy, Vallée d' (Calif.) -- Ouvrages illustrés
Whitney, Mont (Calif.) -- Ouvrages illustrés
California
California -- Hetch Hetchy Valley
California -- Mount Whitney
California -- Yosemite National Park
United States
United States -- Sierra Nevada
Geological Survey of California -- Pictorial works
Sierra Club -- Pictorial works
Geological Survey of California.
Sierra Club.
Note:
Collected by Francis P. Farquhar. Various photographers and artists, including: W. Harris, Carleton E. Watkins, Joseph Le
Conte, and Ansel Adams.
Oversized boxes (1954.008--AX and --B) : RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator.
Series 1 (1954.008--PIC Box 1) : RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator.
1 photograph on leather (--CASE) : RESTRICTED. Use viewing print shelved as: BANC PIC 1954.008:48--PIC. Requests for use of
original must be approved by the appropriate curator.
Transferred from the Francis P. Farquhar papers (BANC MSS C-B 517).
Finding aid available.
Type:
graphicPhotographs.
Pictorial works.
Portraits.
Albumen prints.
Drawings.
Leather photographs.
Physical Description:
picture
237 portraits, 5 boxes & 1 oversize box (containing approximately 1,070 photographic prints, drawings, and prints)
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC PIC 1954.007-.008--PICLOCAL
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
Oversized boxes (1954.008--AX and --B) : RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator.
Series 1 (1954.008--PIC Box 1) : RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator.
1 photograph on leather (--CASE) : RESTRICTED. Use viewing print shelved as: BANC PIC 1954.008:48--PIC. Requests for use of
original must be approved by the appropriate curator.