Manuscripts
U.S.S. Olympia records
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U.S.S. Olympia records
Manuscripts
Official records and documents of the ship from 1892 to 1899. Included are receipts for transfer of men from the Olympia to other ships and to hospitals; mess assignments; receipts for men returned on board from leaves; inspection and conduct reports; quarterly surveys; expenditure vouchers; captain's orders, and others.
mssOlympia
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Blueprint rolls
Manuscripts
Official records and documents of the ship from 1892 to 1899. Included are receipts for transfer of men from the Olympia to other ships and to hospitals; mess assignments; receipts for men returned on board from leaves; inspection and conduct reports; quarterly surveys; expenditure vouchers; captain's orders, and others.
mssOlympia
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U.S.S. Cruiser "Olympia" [battleship] (Imprint no: 2524)
Visual Materials
This is a collection primarily of negatives and photographic prints depicting the growth of Santa Monica and Los Angeles, California, from 1860s to 1980s. Many views are cityscapes or street views, showing buildings, storefronts, homes and roads, and documenting the use of railroads, trolleys, streetcars, and automobiles. There are many card photographs by early professional photographers, and also a number of snapshots made by amateurs, some in personal photo albums. The collection's scope also includes early views of many other communities in Southern California (and a few in other states); the beginnings of aviation in Santa Monica, including the first Douglas Aircraft Company buildings; a photo album of residents in Topanga Canyon, ca. 1913; automobile racing in Los Angeles and Santa Monica, 1920s; maritime views; a photo album of U.S. troops in France during World War I; a 1949 real estate development in Apple Valley, California, and others. Besides photographs, a portion of the collection consists of scarce publications and historical ephemera, primarily related to Santa Monica and Los Angeles, including brochures, advertising cards, menus, event programs and other materials. Highlights of the Santa Monica images are aerial views of the buildings along the coast and pier (1920s); several views of the Arcadia Hotel (1880s); the Long Wharf and adjoining railroad and train depot; the first bath houses on the beach; the beach club culture of the 1920s and 1930s; the amusement piers of Santa Monica, Ocean Park and Venice; and the beginnings of the Douglas Aircraft Company. There is a large set of promotional photographs made late 1920s-1930s by Powell Press Service depicting people enjoying Santa Monica's beaches, clubs and outdoor recreation. An important subset within the collection is 407 negatives made ca. 1890 - 1908 by Los Angeles historian and amateur photographer George W. Hazard (1842-1914). Hazard travelled around Los Angeles and vicinity photographing the adobes, houses, streets and storefronts that told the early history of the city. Many of Hazard's negatives have handwritten identifications, naming streets, former homeowners, ranchos, and other historical details. There are a large number of cabinet cards and other card-mounted prints and stereographs. There are 1,264 stereograph prints, highlighted by the works of photographic pioneers William M. Godfrey, Francis Parker, Hayward & Muzzall, and Carleton Watkins. Other formats represented are: glass and film negatives; panoramic prints; 7 photograph albums, photographic postcards, 20th-century color prints and transparencies; and a small number of tintypes, cyanotypes and a set of chromolithographs.
photCL 555
Account book recording expenditure on the building of Newgate prison in Bristol, 1690-1693
Manuscripts
This manuscript account book records expenditure during the course of the building of the Newgate prison in Bristol. A special levy of sixpence was imposed on Bristol householders to cover the cost of the building works. The monies collected from different parishes are recorded here, together with details of loans from different private citizens. The volume includes a record of individually itemized expenditure on all manner of building materials including lime, timber, marble and nails, as well as lists of artisans and laborers, among them lime burners, masons, plumbers, carvers and others.
mssHM 81171
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Return of provisions for John C. Frémont's party
Manuscripts
This manuscript contains details of provisions returned from a party of twenty-five men under the command of Colonol John C. Frémont of the United States Army. The goods, including bacon, flour, rice, coffee, sugar, soap, candles, and salt, were issued by order of Benjamin Lloyd Beall, due to the men "being in a starving condition." With note, signed by Beall, confirming that the provisions "were not furnished for individual benefit but for the whole party", and that Frémont was not charged with the cost, due to the condition of his men.
mssHM 4158
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The way some people die
Rare Books
"This is the story of Galley, a young woman who was not as nice as her mother thought her and of Archer who, delegated to find her, finds also a viper's nest. Galley has a soft body and a hard heart, but neither prevents Archer from sorting out the mess into which a love of men and money has dragged her not unwilling feet"--Half-title verso.
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