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Views of Parks in Oakland, California, ca. 1905
BANC PIC 1967.027 -- PIC
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Collection Title: Views of Parks in Oakland, California,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1905
Collection Number: BANC PIC 1967.027 -- PIC
Photographer:
California Photo Company
Commercial Photo Company
Commercial Photo Company
Extent:
30 photographic prints measuring 20 x 25 cm. or smaller.
30 digital objects
Repository: The
Bancroft Library. University of California, Berkeley.
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Languages Represented:
English
Collection is available for use.
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 the 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 original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to
research and educational purposes.
[Identification of item],
Views of Parks in Oakland, California, BANC PIC 1967.027 --PIC, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Digital Representations Available
Digital representations of selected original pictorial materials are available in the list of materials below. Digital image files were prepared from selected Library originals by the Library Photographic Service. Library originals were
copied onto 35mm color transparency film; the film was scanned and transferred to Kodak Photo CD (by Custom Process); and
the Photo CD files were color-corrected and saved in JFIF (JPEG) format for use as viewing files.
The Views of Parks in Oakland, California photographs were purchased in 1967.
The Views of Parks in Oakland, California collection contains 30 photographic prints taken circa 1905. The collection features
views and scenes from several Oakland area parks, including Lake Merritt, Lakeside, Mosswood, Bella Vista, Bushrod, DeFremery,
and Piedmont. The photographs picture boating, May Festival ceremonies, a track and field event, lawn bowling, a concert,
school groups, playground scenes, and other recreational activity. More general views illustrate park design and landscaping.
The downtown Oakland skyline is also pictured in many of the photographs.
Most of the prints are embossed with the stamp of either the California Photo Company or the Commercial Photo Company.