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Lantern slides from the Geography Department, U.C. Berkeley [graphic].
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Title:
Lantern slides from the Geography Department, U.C. BerkeleyCreator/Contributor:
University of California, Berkeley, Department of Geography., creatorAbstract:
Geography Department teaching slides from the early 20th century. Includes some reproductions of maps, but chiefly photographic
landscape views in the American West and Mexico, as well as topics such as regional industry, glaciation, physiography, erosion,
water, seismology and volcanism, meteorology, etc.
Date:
circa 1900-1930? (issued)Note:
Some slides were produced by the Southern Pacific Railroad.
The majority are labelled with scene identifications and an alphabetic classification scheme. For example: A = maps (subdivided
further by letters for topic and region); C = landforms; H = meteorology; NA = North America (views); NB = USA views (NB s
= Arizona); NZ = American industry. No complete key to the scheme has been located.
UNARRANGED COLLECTION. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE. Inquiries regarding these materials should be submitted to The Bancroft Library
via the Notice of Interest in Unprocessed Collections form.
Type:
graphicLantern slides.
Physical Description:
graphic
1 file cabinet (ca. 3,375 lantern slides), 2 cardfile boxes (ca. 175 lantern slides) : some hand-colored.
Language:
English
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http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/libraries/bancroft-library/unprocessed-collections-form
Origin:
Various placesCopyright Note:
UNARRANGED COLLECTION. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE. Inquiries regarding these materials should be submitted to The Bancroft Library
via the Notice of Interest in Unprocessed Collections form.