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[Fleishhacker Zoological Gardens construction photograph album]Creator/Contributor:
Hecht, T. E. (Treu Ergeben), 1875-1937, creator, photographer.Abstract:
Photograph album of professional views documenting the construction of various portions of the Fleishhacker Zoological Gardens
in San Francisco, a Works Progress Administration project. Views depict construction progress of various structures from July
to December of 1936. Subjects include moat walls retaining walls of dens, monkey island, plumbing and first aid stations,
the central plaza, and garden areas.
Date:
1936 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caZoos -- California -- San Francisco -- Design and construction -- Photographs
San Francisco Zoo (San Francisco, Calif.) -- Photographs
United States. -- Works Progress Administration.
Note:
Title devised by cataloger.
Hand-written label on front cover: "Photographs W.P.A. project #1153, #51-#100."
Most prints include photographer's name hand-written in negative: "Hecht Photo".
Descriptive captions hand-written in negative include subject matter, date, and more general information: "Fleishhacker Zoological
Gardens, W.P.A. Project #1153. Lewis Hobart, Arch."
Purchase from Barney Chapman ; 2023.
Fleishhacker Zoological Gardens: established in the 1930s by San Francisco banker and philanthropist Herbert Fleishhacker;
commonly known as the San Francisco Zoo, has also been referred to as the Herbert Fleishhacker Zoological Gardens, the San
Francisco Zoological Gardens, and the Fleishhacker Zoo.
Fleishhacker Zoological Gardens construction photograph album, BANC PIC 2024.041, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley.
Type:
graphicPhotograph albums.
Physical Description:
photoprint
50 photographs in 1 album : gelatin silver prints adhered to album leaves ; album 26 x 34 cm, prints 21 x 26 cm (8 x 10 format)
Language:
English