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Francis P. Farquhar pictorial collection [graphic].
BANC PIC 1954.007--POR; BANC PIC 1954.008--ffALB (Series II); BANC PIC 1954.008--AX; BANC PIC 1954.008--B; ...
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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:
LeConte, Joseph N. (Joseph Nisbet), 1870-1950Creator/Contributor:
Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984Creator/Contributor:
Yard, Robert Sterling, 1861-1945Creator/Contributor:
Hillers, John K., 1843-1925Creator/Contributor:
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Creator/Contributor:
Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952Creator/Contributor:
Selleck, Silas.Abstract:
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) contains
the earliest known photographic views of the high country near Yosemite and Hetch Hetchy, dating from 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. Edward S. Curtis 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. Yosemite views present include works by Carleton E. Watkins and by John K. Hillers.
Also includes one lithograph entitled The Mammoth Tree Grove, Calaveras County, California, by Thomas Ayres.
Date:
ca. 1855-ca. 1932 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caGeological Survey of California -- Pictorial works
Sierra Club -- Pictorial works
Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region (U.S.) -- Pictorial works
Outdoor recreation -- California -- Photographs
Mountaineering -- California -- Photographs
National parks and reserves -- United States -- Photographs
Wilderness areas -- California -- Photographs
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
Note:
Collected by Francis P. Farquhar. Various photographers and artists, including: W. Harris, Carleton E. Watkins, W.H. Jackson,
John K. Hillers, Silas Selleck, Joseph Le Conte, Edward S. Curtis, and Ansel Adams.
Includes 1 salted paper photographic print (Whitney survey camp at Mt. Diablo, 1862).
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.
Later additions of Farquhar pictorial material have been cataloged as BANC PIC 1994.039.
Preliminary finding aid available.
Transferred from the Francis P. Farquhar papers (BANC MSS C-B 517)
Type:
graphicPortraits.
Salted paper prints.
Albumen prints.
Drawings.
Leather photographs.
Physical Description:
graphic
picture
238 portraits, 1 print, 6 boxes, 1 album & 2 oversize boxes (ca. 1,070 photographic prints, drawings, and prints)
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC PIC 1954.007--POR
BANC PIC 1954.008--ffALB (Series II)
BANC PIC 1954.008--AX
BANC PIC 1954.008--B
BANC PIC 1954.008--D
BANC PIC 1954.008--PIC Box 2a
BANC PIC 1954.008--PIC Box 2b
BANC PIC 1954.008--PIC Box 3
BANC PIC 1954.008--PIC Box 4
BANC PIC 1954.008--PIC Box 5
BANC PIC 1954.008--PIC Box 6
BANC PIC 1954.008:048--CASE
BANC PIC 1954.008--PIC box 1a
BANC PIC 1954.008--PIC box 1b
BANC PIC 1954.007-.008
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.