Miscellaneous Stereoviews from the Eugene Compton Collection, 1870-1890

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The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, California 94720-6000

1997

Miscellaneous Stereoviews from the Eugene Compton Collection, 1870-1890

BANC PIC 1965.030--STER

The Bancroft Library

University of California

Berkeley, California 1997

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:

February 1997

Collection Summary

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

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], 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.

Related Collections

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Identifier/Call Number: BANC PIC 1965.028--STER:

Title: Yosemite Stereoviews

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

The Miscellaneous Stereoviews from the Eugene Compton Collection photographs were donated by Eugene Compton circa 1965.

Scope and Content

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.

Container Listing

:1 [Picture of store front]

Photographer: W. A. Bell

Place of Publication: Santa Cruz, Cal.

Photographer's series: Views of Santa Cruz.