Photographic order book for images of California, Hawaii, and Yellowstone National Park
Scope and Contents
Photographic order book (disbound prior to acquisition) from an unidentified photography studio (possibly Underwood & Underwood) containing photographs of California, Hawaii, and Yellowstone National Park, circa 1880-1911. Photographs of California include landscape views, street scenes, logging, and agriculture--among the identified locations are San Francisco, Stockton, and San Bernardino. Photographs of Hawaii are primarily of Honolulu and show landscape views, harbor views, Native Hawaiians, and surfers.
Dates
- circa 1880-1911
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Photographic Order Book for Images of California, Hawaii, and Yellowstone National Park is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from William Reese Co. on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 2018.
Arrangement
Images are roughly organized into groups, but the regions and topics documented in the collection are present throughout the entire photographic order book.
Extent
15.19 Linear Feet (7 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
Photographic order book (disbound prior to acquisition) from an unidentified photography studio (possibly Underwood & Underwood) containing photographs of California, Hawaii, and Yellowstone National Park, circa 1880-1911. Photographs of California include landscape views, street scenes, logging, and agriculture--among the identified locations are San Francisco, Stockton, and San Bernardino. Photographs of Hawaii are primarily of Honolulu and show landscape views, harbor views, Native Hawaiians, and surfers.
Processing Information
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- Agriculture -- California -- Pictorial works
- California -- Pictorial works
- Gelatin silver prints
- Hawaii -- Pictorial works
- Hawaiians -- Hawaii -- Pictorial works
- Hawaiians -- Portraits
- Honolulu (Hawaii) -- Pictorial works
- Logging -- California -- Pictorial works
- Photographic prints
- Photographs
- San Bernardino (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
- San Francisco (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
- Stockton (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
- Surfing -- Hawaii -- Pictorial works
- Underwood & Underwood
- Yellowstone National Park -- Pictorial works
Source
- William Reese Co. (Bookseller)
- Title
- Guide to the Photographic Order Book for Images of California, Hawaii, and Yellowstone National Park
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Lerner
- Date
- June 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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