Panorama of Oakland, California, by Albert H. Wulzen, ca. 1879
Processed by Katherine Ruiz.
The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
1996
Panorama of Oakland, California, by Albert H. Wulzen, ca. 1879
BANC PIC 1908.001--fALB
The Bancroft Library
University of California
Berkeley, California
1996
Finding aid and digital representations of archival materials funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the
Humanities.
- Processed and encoded by:
- California Heritage Digital Image Access Project staff in The Bancroft Library and The Library's Electronic Text Unit
- Digital images processed by:
- The Library Photographic Service
- Finding aid completed:
- November 1996
© 1996 The Regents of the University of California
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Panorama of Oakland, California, by Albert H. Wulzen,
Date: ca. 1879
Collection Number: BANC PIC 1908.001--fALB
Extent:
1 portfolio (7 photoprints) ; 22 cm. in height, and approximately 136 cm. in total length
7 digital objects
Photographer:
Albert H. Wulzen
Repository:
The Bancroft Library. University of California, Berkeley.
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Languages Represented:
English
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is available for use.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish photographs must be submitted
in writing to the Curator of Pictorial Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library
as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must
also be obtained by the reader.
Copyright restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted
to research and educational purposes.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item],
Panorama of Oakland, California, by Albert H. Wulzen, ca. 1879 , BANC PIC 1908.001--fALB, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Digital Representations Available
Related Collection
Title: Early views of Oakland and San Francisco. Collected by James K. Moffitt, ca. 1860-ca. 1939, bulk 1869.
Identifier/Call Number: BANC PIC 1905.12073-.12187--PIC
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
This collection was a gift of May F. Benton in 1908.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of a portfolio containing a panorama photograph, divided into 7 photoprints, hinged together. The
photograph was taken from San Pablo and 14th Streets in Oakland, California, circa 1879. The photographer was Albert H. Wulzen.
The following is the text from a note on the inner front cover of the album from J. C. Rowell, a University of California
librarian:
"The date of this Panorama is approximately fixed as 1879. Albert H. Wulzen's name first appears in an Oakland directory of
1878-79. The Grand Central Hotel, located on Twelfth St., between Franklin and Webster Sts., was burned March 9, 1880. The
picture of this building is in this photograph. J. C. Rowell, Librarian. Oct. 17, 1908."
Captions are handwritten above or below the photographs and are reprinted in the container listing.
Container Listing
:1
Plate 1: [13th Street ?]
:2
Plate 2: 14th St. looking west. Roof of Public Library
:3
Plate 3: [San Pablo Avenue]
:4
Plate 4: San Pablo Ave.
:5
Plate 5: [Junctions of 14th, Broadway, and San Pablo Ave.]
:6
Plate 6: Junctions of 14th, Broadway, and San Pablo [Ave.] [Grand Central Hotel]
:7
Plate 7 : Washington St. looking south
