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Miscellaneous Stereoviews from the Eugene Compton Collection, 1870-1890
BANC PIC 1965.030--STER
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Collection Title: Miscellaneous Stereoviews from the Eugene Compton Collection
Collection Number: BANC PIC 1965.030--STER
Extent:
30 stereographs: b&w; 11 x 18 cm and 9 x 18 cm.
30 digital objects
Collector:
Eugene Compton
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 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.
[Identification of item],
Miscellaneous Stereoviews from the Eugene Compton Collection, BANC PIC 1965.030--STER, 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.
Identifier/Call Number: BANC PIC 1965.027--STER:
Title: Stereographic Views from the Eugene Compton Collection
Identifier/Call Number: BANC PIC 1965.028--STER:
Title: Yosemite Stereoviews
The Miscellaneous Stereoviews from the Eugene Compton Collection photographs were donated by Eugene Compton circa 1965.
The
Miscellaneous Stereoviews from the Eugene Compton Collection consists of 30 stereographic prints taken during the years 1870 to 1890. Various photographers are represented, including
William A. Bell, M. Dickson, Duhem Brothers, M.M. Hazeltine, William Henry Jackson, Andrew Price, Savage & Ottinger, J.C.
Scripture and Charles Weitfle. The collection contains views from many Western scenes: mainly the Rocky Mountains, Salt Lake
City, Hawaii and California. Other views show commercial goods for sale: Main & Winchester tackle, tents and awnings, Granite
Iron Ware (stoves, cans, etc.) and items from the California Silk Company. Several railroad views are also present.
Printed captions are reprinted in the container listing. Captions in parentheses appear in manuscript on the stereographs.
Captions in brackets have been supplied.