Views of Parks in Oakland, California, ca. 1905

Processed by Chris McDonald.

The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, California 94720-6000

1996

Views of Parks in Oakland, California, ca. 1905

Collection number: BANC PIC 1967.027 -- PIC

The Bancroft Library

University of California, Berkeley

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

Date Completed:

September 1996

Collection Summary

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

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

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 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.

Preferred Citation

[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.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

The Views of Parks in Oakland, California photographs were purchased in 1967.

Scope and Content

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.

Container List

:1 Children's Corner, Bella Vista [Park].

P.15.