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San Francisco views from the Hosea Blair collection.
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Title:
San Francisco views from the Hosea Blair collectionCreator/Contributor:
Blair, Hosea., creatorAbstract:
Photographs collected and taken for Blair's books on San Francisco history, with particular emphasis on Golden Gate Park and
the Presidio. Includes statues, monuments, historical plaques, buildings, residences, streets, the constructions of the San
Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. and San Francisco cable cars and attempts to preserve them. Some views of Lake Tahoe and the
Rio Hondo area are present.
Date:
1940 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caCable cars (Streetcars) -- Photographs
Monuments -- California -- San Francisco -- Photographs
Public sculpture -- California -- San Francisco -- Photographs
Historic sites -- California -- San Francisco -- Photographs
Véhicules tractés par câble -- Photographies
Monuments -- Californie -- San Francisco -- Photographies
Sculpture publique -- Californie -- San Francisco -- Photographies
Lieux historiques -- Californie -- San Francisco -- Photographies
Buildings
Cable cars (Streetcars)
Historic sites
Monuments
Public sculpture
Golden Gate Park (San Francisco, Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Presidio of San Francisco (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- Pictorial works
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc -- Pictorial works
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (Oakland and San Francisco, Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Presidio of San Francisco (Calif.) -- Ouvrages illustrés
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (Oakland et San Francisco, Calif.) -- Ouvrages illustrés
California -- Presidio of San Francisco
California -- San Francisco
California -- San Francisco -- Golden Gate Park
California -- San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Note:
Title devised by cataloger.
Collected and partially photographed by Blair.
Includes some modern copy photographs of 19th century views.
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
BOXES 1-4, 7 (PIC) and AX FOLDER: AVAILABLE FOR USE.
BOXES 5-6 (PIC), 7-11 (NEG): UNPROCESSED. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE. Inquiries regarding these materials should be submitted to
The Bancroft Library via the Notice of Interest in Unprocessed Collections form. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/libraries/bancroft-library/unprocessed-collections-form
NEGATIVES: RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator.
NITRATE NEGATIVES: CLOSED TO RESEARCH DUE TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESTRICTIONS.
Container list available in the library.
Type:
graphicPhotographs
History
Pictorial works
Cityscapes-California-San Francisco.
Physical Description:
photoprint
7 boxes (approximately 1,500 photographic prints and print publications), 9 boxes (approximately 2,000 safety negatives),
5 boxes (approximately 50 glass negatives) and 6 items (nitrate negatives) : b&w ; various sizes.
Language:
English
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
BOXES 1-4, 7 (PIC) and AX FOLDER: AVAILABLE FOR USE.
BOXES 5-6 (PIC), 7-11 (NEG): UNPROCESSED. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE. Inquiries regarding these materials should be submitted to
The Bancroft Library via the Notice of Interest in Unprocessed Collections form.
NEGATIVES: RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator.
NITRATE NEGATIVES: CLOSED TO RESEARCH DUE TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESTRICTIONS.