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Archives related to: Stanford, Leland, 1824-1893

titleLeland Stanford Papers, 1840-1896 (SC 033A)
repositoryStanford University Libraries
descriptionCorrespondence, telegrams; business, legal, financial, and official papers; speeches, journals, and newsclippings; and other materials relating to the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad, Stanford's political career, business and financial interests, and the founding and construction of Stanford University.

Notes:
Leland Stanford was born March 9, 1824 in Waltervliet Township, New York. He was admitted to the practice of law in 1848 and married Jane Lathrop in 1850. In 1852 Stanford moved to California where he first worked as a storekeeper in Mother Lode mining camps and later became a successful Sacramento businessman. Stanford was a leader in organizing the Republican party in California and was elected governor in 1861 at the age of 37. Early in the 1860s Stanford joined with three other Sacramento merchants--Charles Crocker, Mark Hopkins, and Collis P. Huntington--in the building of the Central Pacific Railroad. In 1884, Leland and Jane founded Leland Stanford Jr. University in memory of their son. Stanford died June 21, 1893 during his second term as United States Senator.
extent5 linear ft.
formatsCorrespondence Legal Papers Financial Records Journals Clippings
accessNone
record linkhttp://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/xml/sc0033a.xml
record sourcehttp://jenson.stanford.edu/
finding aidUnpublished guide available (item level inventory).
acquisition informationGifts of Jane Lathrop Stanford, Thomas Welton Stanford, David Starr Jordan, Helen Stanford Canfield, David H. Canfield, and others; also includes purchases
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titleCalifornia Faces: Selections from The Bancroft Library Portrait Collection
repositoryUniversity of California, Berkeley
descriptionPhotographers:
Various photographers, including: I. W. Taber, Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Carleton E. Watkins, Moulin Studios, Thomas Houseworth & Co., Bradley & Rulofson, William Shew, Peter Stackpole, Francis P. Farquhar, Johan Hagemeyer, William Keith, F. Gutekunst, Charles McMillan, Silas Selleck, Thors (San Francisco), Stewart & Skelton Studios, Schumacher Portraits, Ken McLaughlin, Sarony & Co., Hirsch & Kaye (San Francisco), and others.

Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], The Bancroft Library Portrait Collection, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
extent1,232 images selected from The Bancroft Library's Portrait Collection ; various sizes
formatsPhotographs Notes
accessCollection is open for research.
record linkhttp://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf4z09p0qg/?&query=Scott,%20Irving%20Murray,%201837-1903&brand=oac
record sourcehttp://www.oac.cdlib.org
finding aidIn repository and on the internet.
acquisition informationThe portraits were acquired from various sources.
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titleHarrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901. Pacific Coast tour photographs and ephemera, 1891-1987
repositoryStanford University Libraries
descriptionPresident Harrison's speech-making tour in 1891 was, at that time, the longest journey ever undertaken by any President while in office. The 9,232 mile rail trip lasted one month and three days.

The trip was partly planned and largely financed by the former Governor of California, Leland Stanford. The pioneer railroad builder had invited the President to his ranch in Palo Alto to discuss a professorship at the newly built Stanford University and to participate in the dedication of that institution.

Included in the Presidential party were First Lady Caroline Harrison, her secretary and niece Mrs. Dimmick, Russell B. Harrison and his wife, Mary McKee (the Harrison's daughter), Carter B. Harrsion and his wife, Postmaster General John Wanamaker, Secretary of Agriculture Jeremiah McClain Rusk, and Marshall Dan Ransdell.

Collection number:
M0643

extent1.5 linear ft.
formatsPhotographs Ephemera
record linkhttp://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft4q2nb01h/?&query=Stanford,%20Leland,%201824-1893%20&brand=oac
record sourcehttp://www.oac.cdlib.org
finding aidIn repository and on the internet.
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titleIsaiah W. Lees Collection, 1863-1903
repositoryCalifornia State Library
descriptionTitle:
Isaiah W. Lees Collection, 1863-1903

Box Number:
1548

Creator:
Lees, Isaiah W., 1830-1918


Repository:
California State Library
Sacramento, California


Language:
English.



Administrative Information
Access
Unrestricted.



Conditions of Use
Please credit California State Library.



Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to California State Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing. Permission for publication is given on behalf of California State 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.



Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Isaiah W. Lees Collection, California State Library.




Access Points
Lees, Isaiah W., 1831-1902.
Law enforcement--California--San Francisco.
San Francisco Mining Company (Calif.)
California Cygnet Company.

Contents
San Francisco Mining Company and California Cygnet Company (1863-1902) list of shareholders and legal papers; Investigative files: Robert W. Souter (1973-1876), Charles G. Mugg (1874-1878, Joseph Wrigley (1858-1872), Piper-Baldwin (1863-1900), Fair-Craven Case (1890s); photographs; notes; correspondence; resolution book.



Biography
Isaiah W. Lees was born in Lancashire, England, December 25, 1830. When he was nine months old, his family settled in Patterson, New Jersey. He sailed to San Francisco aboard the Mary Francis, arriving on December 20, 1848. He joined the San Francisco police force on October 26, 1853. He served continuously forty-seven years, retiring in January 1900. Mr. Lees was promoted to Chief of Police and served as Chief of Detectives. As a criminal officer, he travelled to Scotland Yard several times and his picture hangs there to represent one of the great criminal officers of his day. It was Captain Lees who founded the Rogues Gallery, using his own money to make the original collection of pictures. He died on December 21, 1902, president of the Veteran Police Association. He and his wife had five children, two of whom survived him.



Correspondents
Bombee, William
Bunce, Addie
Burr, J.B., Hyde & Company
Gagan & Fairchild
Harrington, Nellie
Harvey, George H.
Hatch, Joe F.
Heggerty, Charles J.
Knight, George A.
Mugg, C. K.
Pinkerton, Willam A. (William Allan), 1846-1923.
Souter, Robert W.
Stanford, Leland, 1824-1893.
Woods, George L.
Wrigley, Joseph.
Container List




[ Box Box 1548 ]
San Francisco Mining Company and California Cygnet Company (1863-1902) list of shareholders and legal papers; Investigative files: Robert W. Souter (1973-1876), Charles G. Mugg (1874-1878, Joseph Wrigley (1858-1872), Piper-Baldwin (1863-1900), Fair-Craven Case (1890s); photographs; notes; correspondence; resolution book
formats
record linkhttp://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=tf2s200209&doc.view=entire_text&brand=oac
record sourcehttp://www.oac.cdlib.org
finding aidIn repository and on the internet.
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titleHenry Zenas Osborne Papers, 1869-1947
repositoryUniversity of California, Los Angeles
descriptionHenry Zenas Osborne (1848-1923) was the owner of the Evening Republican, and the Evening Express, which he directed until 1897. He served as the receiver of public moneys of the Bodie land district, collector of customs of the Los Angeles district, and U.S. Marshal of the southern district of California.

He was appointed commissioner of the board of public works of Los Angeles, elected to Congress in 1916, appointed to the committee on appropriations in 1922, became president of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and the Sunset Club and vice-president of the American Institute of Mining Engineers. The collection consists of business and family correspondence, clippings, photographs, manuscripts and related material pertaining to Osborne.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Collection number:
772

Language:
English.

Additional Physical Form Available
A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Department of Special Collections for in-house consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:

Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Henry Zenas Osborne Papers (Collection 772). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
extent19 boxes (9.5 linear ft.)
formatsBusiness Papers Personal Papers Correspondence Clippings Photographs
accessCOLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
record linkhttp://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=kt4m3nb25v&doc.view=entire_text&brand=oac
record sourcehttp://www.oac.cdlib.org
finding aidIn repository and on the internet.
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titleJane Lathrop Stanford miscellaneous papers, 1895-1902
repositoryHoover Institution
descriptionPhotocopy of letter, 1895, relating to the prospects of Stanford University and to a United States government lawsuit against the estate of Leland Stanford; and 3 photograph albums of scenes in Japan, presented to Mrs. Stanford upon her visit in 1902.

Biography/Adminstrative History
Widow of Leland Stanford; co-founder of Stanford University.

Collection Number:
XX873

Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Jane Lathrop Stanford miscellaneous papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.

extent1.2 linear feet
formatsPhotocopies Photograph Album
accessCollection is open for research.
record sourcehttp://www.oac.cdlib.org
finding aidIn repository and on the internet.
acquisition informationAcquired by the Hoover Institution Archives Accruals Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog Socrates at http://library.stanford.edu/webcat . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in Socrates is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid.
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titleStanford Family Papers, 1839-1964 (SC 033D)
repositoryStanford University Libraries
descriptionThe Stanford family papers include letters, telegrams, newsclippings, photographs and photograph albums, genealogical notes, legal and financial papers, pamphlets, and printed materials of Josiah Stanford (1817-1890) and his wife Helen Allyne Barker Stanford (1831-1909),

(cont.)
Josiah Winslow Stanford (1864-1937) and his wife Alice Herrick Stanford (1858-1940), Charles Stanford (1819-1885), Asa Philips Stanford (1821-1903), DeWitt Clinton Stanford (1826-1864), Thomas Welton Stanford (1832-1918), Welton Stanford (1849-1922), and Welton Stanford, Jr (1878-1947). The Thomas Welton Stanford series includes correspondence, photographs, transcripts of his Psychic Investigation Circle of Melbourne, Australia (10 volumes) and the "HARBINGER OF LIGHT" magazine (1906-1917). The collection also includes records of Warm Springs Ranch and the Warm Springs Hotel near San Jose, California.

Notes:
The Stanford brothers were born in the township of Watervliet in upstate New York, the sons of Josiah and Elizabeth Stanford. Each of the brothers eventually went west to make his fortune. Josiah and Leland Stanford remained in California and became successful businessmen, and Thomas Welton Stanford continued on to a successful career in Australia.
extent10 linear feet
formatsCorrespondence Photographs Clippings Legal Files Financial Records
accessNone
record linkhttp://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/xml/sc0033d.xml
record sourcehttp://jenson.stanford.edu/
finding aidUnpublished guide available (item level inventory).
acquisition informationGift of Jane Lathrop Stanford, Thomas Welton Stanford, David Starr Jordan, Helen Stanford Canfield, David H. Canfield, and others; also includes purchases.
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titleHenry Hiram Ellis Papers, 1861-1898
repositoryUniversity of California, Berkeley
descriptionMainly correspondence to Ellis as Chief of Police, San Francisco. Also miscellaneous papers, invitations, programs and tickets.

Biography
Henry Hiram Ellis came to California in 1849 from Maine, was a gold miner and captain of several vessels before coming to San Francisco as policeman in 1855. He worked his way up in the Police Force and was elected chief of Police in 1875.

Physical Location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

Collection Number:
BANC MSS C-B 653
extent1 box
formatsCorrespondence Ephemera
accessCollection is open for research.
record linkhttp://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=tf5w1004m5&doc.view=entire_text&brand=oac
record sourcehttp://www.oac.cdlib.org
finding aidIn repository and on the internet.
acquisition informationOrigination: Ellis, Henry Hiram, 1829-1909
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titleMiles, Walter R. Research concerning Eadweard Muybridge, 1928-1932
repositoryStanford University Libraries
descriptionMiles' correspondence about Muybridge, material about the Semi-Centenial Celebration and the invention of moving pictures, ephemera and published articles about Muybridge, and photographs and negatives including those used by Miles in his articles and publications about Muybridge.

Collection number:
M0736

Preferred Citation
Walter R. Miles Research concerning Eadweard Muybridge. M0736. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
extent5 linear ft.
formatsCorrespondence Printed Materials Ephemera Photographs Clippings
accessNone.
record linkhttp://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=ft3p3002pp&doc.view=entire_text&brand=oac
record sourcehttp://www.oac.cdlib.org
finding aidIn repository and on the internet.
acquisition informationGift of the University of Akron, 1995.
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titleJohn Bidwell Papers, 1841-1917
repositoryCalifornia State Library
descriptionCorrespondence, notes, legal and business papers.

Biography
John Bidwell was born in Chautauqua, N.Y., August 5, 1819. He came to California in 1841 with the Bartleson-Bidwell party. He was employed at Sutter's Fort in Sacramento and purchased Rancho del Arroyo Chico (now the city of Chico) in1849. An agriculturalist and philanthropist, he was a delegate to the California Constitutional Convention in 1849. He served as State Senator from 1849 to1850 and as California Representative to Congress in 1865/1867. He was a candidate for President in 1892. He died in Chico, April 4, 1900.

Box Number:
126-136

Conditions of Use
Please credit California State Library.

Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], John Bidwell Papers, California State Library.

extent10 boxes
formatsCorrespondence Notes Business Papers Legal Papers
accessUnrestricted.
record linkhttp://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=tf700004x3&doc.view=entire_text&brand=oac
record sourcehttp://www.oac.cdlib.org
finding aidIn repository and on the internet.
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titleStanford Ranches and Lands Records, 1838-1896
repositoryStanford University Libraries
descriptionAbstracts of titles and transcripts of titles to various property holdings of Leland Stanford.

Collection number:
SC 003

Preferred Citation
Stanford Ranches and Lands Records, SC 003. Stanford University Archives, Stanford, Calif.

extent4 linear ft.
formatsFinancial Records Legal Papers Inventories
accessCollection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 24 hours in advance of intended use.
record linkhttp://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=kt6p3022wk&doc.view=entire_text&brand=oac
record sourcehttp://www.oac.cdlib.org
finding aidIn repository and on the internet.
acquisition informationAdministrative transfer, President's Office, 1965.
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titleCalifornia State Board of Forestry Records, 1885-1889
repositoryUniversity of California, Berkeley
descriptionThe records consist of correspondence, arranged alphabetically, relating to illegal tree cutting on government and school lands, to a survey of forest lands in California, to fires in forest lands, and to proposals for establishing an Arbor Day in California. A few accounts and miscellaneous clippings are also included.

Collection Number:
BANC MSS C-A 266

Physical Location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

Preferred Citation
[identification of item], California State Board of Forestry Records, BANC MSS C-A 266, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
extent2 linear ft.
formatsCorrespondence Business Papers Clippings
accessCollection is open for research.
record linkhttp://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=tf6k4005cc&doc.view=entire_text&brand=oac
record sourcehttp://www.oac.cdlib.org
finding aidIn repository and on the internet.
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titleAnnie Ellicott Kennedy Bidwell Papers, 1842-1918
repositoryCalifornia State Library
descriptionCorrespondence, diaries, deeds, maps, newspapers, pictures, testimonials.

Biography
Annie Ellicott Kennedy Bidwell, born in Meadville, PA, June 30, 1839, was the daughter of Joseph Camp Griffith Kennedy of Washington, D.C. She married John Bidwell on April 16, 1868 and came to Rancho Chico, Butte County. She was a philanthropist and civic leader, especially interested in the local Indians, church affairs, temperance movements, and women's suffrage. She died in Chico on March 9, 1918.

Box Number:
30-125, 2024

Conditions of Use
Please credit California State Library.

Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Annie Ellicott Kennedy Bidwell Papers, California State Library.

extentBox Number: 30-125, 2024
formatsCorrespondence Diaries Legal Papers Clippings Photographs
accessUnrestricted.
record linkhttp://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=tf8x0nb314&doc.view=entire_text&brand=oac
record sourcehttp://www.oac.cdlib.org
finding aidIn repository and on the internet.
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titleMarsh family papers 1815-1960
repositoryUniversity of California, Berkeley
descriptionThe Marsh family papers, 1815-1960, reflect the life of California pioneer John Marsh and his wife, Abigail Smith Tuck Marsh; their daughter, Alice Marsh Cameron; her husband, William Walker Cameron (also referred to as Camron); and their daughter, Amy Gertrude Cameron; as well as other Marsh and Tuck family members.

The collection contains correspondence with prominent figures in California history, including John Augustus Sutter, Charles David Maria Weber, and Thomas Oliver Larkin; writings; materials relating to family genealogies; notes on family histories; scrapbooks; diaries; legal documents; and newspaper clippings.

Collection Number:
BANC MSS C-B 879

Physical Location:
Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Librarys online catalog.

extent2.5 linear ft.
formatsCorrespondence Scrapbooks Diaries Legal Papers Clippings
accessCollection is open for research.
record linkhttp://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=tf3f59n6tw&doc.view=entire_text&brand=oac
record sourcehttp://www.oac.cdlib.org
finding aidIn repository and on the internet.
acquisition informationThe Marsh Family Papers were given to The Bancroft Library by Amy Gertrude Cameron on April 1963 and Mrs. Dorothy V. Lyman on June 1965.
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titleJames L. Warren Papers, 1846-1889
repositoryUniversity of California, Berkeley
descriptionCorrespondence, accounts, manuscripts and clippings. Relate mainly to Warren's activities as editor of the California Farmer. Also included are papers pertaining to the ship, Sweden, and the Sweden Mining Company, the Sacramento Railroad Company, the California State Agricultural Society and state fairs.

Collection Number:
BANC MSS C-B 418

Physical Location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

Languages Represented:
English
extent7.5 linear ft
formatsCorrespondence Financial Records Clippings
record linkhttp://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=tf0c6000zk&doc.view=entire_text&brand=oac
record sourcehttp://www.oac.cdlib.org
finding aidIn repository and on the internet.
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titleWhite, Stephen Mallory. Papers, 1871-1901
repositoryStanford University Libraries
descriptionCorrespondence and other papers relating to White's career as lawyer, Los Angeles district attorney, state senator, and U.S. Senator. Subjects covered include: estate litigation, water rights, incorporations, mortgages, property rights, local and California politics, patronage, tariffs, annexation, pensions, appeals for clemency, the Chinese problem, free silver question, Indian rights, discrimination against Catholics, Negro rights, and the Itata incident.

Collection number:
M0035
extent30 linear ft.
formatsCorrespondence Business Papers
record linkhttp://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=ft9x0nb529&doc.view=entire_text&brand=oac
record sourcehttp://www.oac.cdlib.org
finding aidIn repository and on the internet.
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titleBerton W. Crandall Photographs, 1888-1953
repositoryHoover Institution
descriptionDepicts Stanford University campus and buildings, Herbert Hoover, Lou Henry Hoover, the Hoover family, Leland Stanford, and Jane Lathrop Stanford.

Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Berton W. Crandall Photographs, [Box no.], Hoover Institution Archives.


extent29 ms. boxes
formatsPhotographs
accessCollection open for research.
record linkhttp://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=tf2r29n5sj&doc.view=entire_text&brand=oac
record sourcehttp://www.oac.cdlib.org
finding aidIn repository and on the internet.
acquisition informationThis collection of photographs was given to the Hoover Institution Archives in 1960 by the photographer himself, Berton W. Crandall, from Palo Alto, California.
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titleWaterman Family Papers, 1839-1906
repositoryUniversity of California, Berkeley
descriptionPapers of Robert W. Waterman, governor of California, 1887-1891, his wife Jane, and their six children. Included are letters, diaries, legal and financial records, account books, speeches and clippings. Some papers relate to his governorship and to politics. Letters written by him in the 1850s cover his journey to California and experiences in the mines. The bulk of the papers, however, relate to the family's business interests--mines, railroads, ranch and dairy, and cattle breeding.

Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Waterman family papers, BANC MSS C-B 491, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Physical Location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

Collection Number:
BANC MSS C-B 491

extent28 Linear Feet
formatsCorrespondence Diaries Legal Papers Financial Records Clippings
accessCollection is open for research.
record linkhttp://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf0m3n9804/?&query=Scott,%20Irving%20Murray,%201837-1903&brand=oac
record sourcehttp://www.oac.cdlib.org
finding aidIn repository and on the internet.
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titleCalifornia Ephemera Collection, 1860-
repositoryUniversity of California, Los Angeles
descriptionCollection consists of broadsides, clippings, brochures, and other ephemeral materials relating to California. Subjects include: abortion, Alcatraz Island, building and loan associations, California politics and government, Covina, drugs, Fort Ross, Greek-Americans, International Gay and Lesbian Archives, Japanese American National Museum, Hiram Johnson, William Kerckhoff, Los Angeles riots, motion picture theaters, Olympic Games, Rancho Santa Anita, Simon Wiesenthal Center, and others.

Collection number:
200

Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], California Ephemera Collection (Collection 200). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
extent108 linear ft.)
formatsClippings Ephemera
accessCOLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
record linkhttp://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=tf5f59p0ng&doc.view=entire_text&brand=oac
record sourcehttp://www.oac.cdlib.org
finding aidIn repository and on the internet. The online finding aid is not edited. In-house card catalog is available at the UCLA Department of Special Collections for consultation.
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titleViews of San Francisco mansions and streets, ca. 1875-ca. 1889 (issued)
repositoryUniversity of California, Berkeley
descriptionExterior views of San Francisco residences of Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins, Charles Crocker and David D. Colton. One photo of Powell street with the Baldwin Hotel visible in the distance is also included.

Location
UC Berkeley


Call Number
Bancroft BANC PIC 1905.02164-.02168--PIC
extent5 mounted photographic prints : albumen ; 14 x 22 cm.
formatsPhotographs
accessContact repository for restrictions and policies.
record sourcehttp://melvyl.cdlib.org
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