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[James Irvin Long photograph albums of Mexico mining operations and family life in California].
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[James Irvin Long photograph albums of Mexico mining operations and family life in California]Creator/Contributor:
Long, James Irvin, creator, creator.Abstract:
Photograph albums documenting James I. Long Sr.'s affiliation with the Hidalgo Mining Company's silver mine operations in
Chihuahua, Mexico in the 1890s and early 1900s, and multiple generations of Long family life through the 1940s. Volume 1 (1890s,
early 1900s): pertains almost exclusively to the Hidalgo Mining Company, with views of mines, mills and adjacent topography;
and the construction of lines of the Parral and Durango Railroad Company (Ferrocarril Parral Y Durango) in the vicinity of
the mining region. Volume 2 (1890s, early 1900s): pertains chiefly to various Long family members, with scenes of everyday
life in Mexico (probably Parral) and Southern California. Volume 3 (1890s, early 1900s): pertains to the city of Parral and
the Hidalgo Mining Co., depicting residences, mills and mining staff; also depicted are scenic views taken elsewhere in Mexico,
including Mexico City, Aguas Calientes, Chapultepec and Guadalajara. Volume 4 (1890s, early 1900s) pertains chiefly to the
Longs' everyday family life and leisure activities in Mexico and Southern California. Volumes 5 and 6 (1920s-1940s): chiefly
pertain to various branches of the Long family and their domestic and leisure activities, mostly in California where Long
family members had residences in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, Whittier, Berkeley, San Marino, Balboa Island, Gualala, Sanger
and along the Eel River; also depicted are scenes from Tucson, Arizona. Among the many members of the Long family depicted
in the collection are James Irvin Long, Sr., R.J. Long, Carl Long, James Irvin Long, Jr., Sara Long, E.M. Long and Roy Long.
Also depicts members of Lancaster, Scott and Campbell families. Collection also includes a photocopy of James Irvin Long's
1925 typescript memoirs "Pioneering in Mexico", edited with a preface by his son John T. Long who issued the memoirs for family
members in 1942
Date:
1890 (issued)Subject:
n-us-ca -- n-mx---Mines and mineral resources -- Mexico -- Chihuahua (Chihuahua) -- Photographs
Silver mines and mining -- Mexico -- Photographs
Miners -- Mexico -- Chihuahua (Chihuahua) -- Photographs
Railroads -- Mexico -- Chihuahua (Chihuahua) -- Photographs
Families -- Mexico -- Photographs
Families -- California -- Photographs
Leisure -- California -- Photographs
Dwellings -- California -- Photographs
Familles -- Californie -- Photographies
Loisir -- Californie -- Photographies
Habitations -- Californie -- Photographies
Leisure
Dwellings
Families
Miners
Mines and mineral resources
Railroads
Silver mines and mining
Hidalgo del Parral (Mexico) -- Photographs
Chihuahua (Mexico : State) -- Photographs
Chihuahua (Mexique : État) -- Photographies
California
Mexico
Mexico -- Chihuahua (Chihuahua)
Mexico -- Chihuahua (State)
Mexico -- Hidalgo del Parral
Hidalgo Mining Company -- Photographs
Ferrocarril Parral y Durango -- Photographs
Long, James Irvin -- Archives
Note:
Title devised by cataloger.
Largely photographed and compiled, presumably, by James I. Long.
Some albums include descriptive captions for many images; others are only partially captioned or entirely without description.
Image transfer from print to facing page, indicative of platinum or other heavy metal photographic print processes, present
in early albums.
Photographic prints laid into vols. 5 and 6 were removed and housed in AX foldes 1 and 2, respectively.
Unbound photocopy of memoirs shelved in PIC folder 1.
Future addition of 1 photograph album pertaining to Arizona is possible.
Gift ; Of Robert Liner ; 2020.
James Irvin Long, Sr. was born in Brookeville, Pennsylvania in 1861.
James Irvin Long photograph albums of Mexico mining operations and family life in California, BANC PIC 2020.073, The Bancroft
Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Type:
graphicAutobiography
autobiographies (literary works)
Archives
Autobiographies
Photographs
Photograph albums.
Platinum prints.
Autobiographies.
Memoirs.
Autobiographies.
Physical Description:
photoprint
approximately 950 photographs in 6 albums and 2 folders : chiefly platinum and printing out prints ; prints various sizes,
albums 29 x 40 cm or smaller + 1 folder of papers
Language:
English