Title:

[Snapshot photograph albums of student life at the University of California, Berkeley, and engineering projects in the Philippines]

2 snapshot photograph albums compiled by an unidentified engineer who attended the University of California, Berkeley (probably Class of 1911) and later worked in the Philippines. Volume 1, "School Daze", documents student life at U.C. Berkeley from approximately 1908 to 1911, depicting student activities, athletic competitions and other events, buildings and grounds of the campus, and outings of engineering students in the California wilderness. Among the noteworthy events documented are former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt's visit to campus and his speech at the Greek Theatre in 1911; "Freshie-Soph" pushball games of 1908, 1910 and 1911 and a tug-of-war event in 1911; a Freshmen "Big Game" football match-up between Cal and Stanford University at Stanford Field in 1908; rowing, baseball and track and field competitions; theatrical performances; humorous costumed jousting, racing and other activities before large crowds; graduation processions; a "Skull & Keys" honor society activity; student military (perhaps R.O.T.C.?) drills; and a group of uniformed band members performing in black-face. Also included are individual and group portraits of students. A few photographs document a large crowd gathered in downtown Berkeley. The latter pages of the album chiefly document outings of engineering students at Camp California in Santa Cruz County near Swanton and along Big Creek and Liddell Creek, depicting surveying and leisure activities. A few images depict a wrecked San Vicente Logging Company locomotive. Volume 2, "Engineering Views", documents various construction projects and structures in the Philippines associated with the engineer's work, including the building of Iloilo Custom House, as well as the Cotabato Public Hospital, Cotabato-Tamontaka Road, and various bridges, school buildings and trails. Engineers and construction workers are depicted throughout the album. Irrigation and dredging are also depicted. Among the identified locations depicted are Iloilo, Cotabato, Pikit and Zamboanga. Adhered to the first page of the album is a group portrait of the Philippine Society of San Francisco taken at a banquet at the Union League Club in 1916. It is likely that the compiler of the albums is depicted in both volumes.

Date:

1908 (issued)

Subject:

Construction projects -- Philippines -- Photographs

Construction workers -- Philippines -- Photographs

Engineers -- Philippines -- Photographs

Buildings -- Philippines -- Photographs

Bridges -- Philippines -- Design and construction -- Photographs

Projets de construction -- Philippines -- Photographies

Ouvriers de la construction -- Philippines -- Photographies

Ingénieurs -- Philippines -- Photographies

Constructions -- Philippines -- Photographies

Ponts -- Philippines -- Conception et construction -- Photographies

Bridges -- Design and construction

Buildings

Construction projects

Construction workers

Engineers

Students

Iloilo (Philippines) -- Photographs

Cotabato (Philippines : Province) -- Photographs

Philippines

Philippines -- Cotabato (Province)

Philippines -- Iloilo

University of California, Berkeley -- Photographs

University of California, Berkeley -- Students -- Photographs

University of California, Berkeley

Roosevelt, Theodore -- 1858-1919 -- Photographs

Roosevelt, Theodore -- 1858-1919

Title supplied by cataloger. Hand-lettered titles on album covers: "School Daze" and "Engineering Views."

Compiler, photographer unknown.

Most images are described by captions written on or adhered to leaves.

Photographs and clipping found laid into both album have been removed and shelved separately in PIC folders.

Purchase from Michael Maslan ; 2002.

Snapshot photograph albums of student life at the University of California, Berkeley, and engineering projects in the Philippines, BANC PIC 2002.111, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Type:

graphic

Photographs

Photograph albums.

approximately 350 photographs in 2 albums and 3 folders : gelatin silver prints adhered to album leaves ; prints various sizes, albums 24 x 29 cm

English

Origin:

Various places