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Andrew and Violet Neuenburg photograph albums of Sierra Club trips

Description: This collection contains eight personal photograph albums of young men and women on Sierra Club trips, primarily in Yosemite, the High Sierras, and King's Canyon, California. The albums date from 1904 to 1919, with one dated 1933, and bear the names of A. E. Neuenburg and Violet Ehrman (in later albums, "Mrs. A. E. Neuenburg"). Images include people mountain hiking, fishing, swimming in lakes, camping, and having outdoor picnics and tea parties. There are many images of women throughout, seen individually and in outdoor activities.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1904-1933
Call number: photCL 224
Provenance: GIft of R. W. Freshwater, October 1978.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Sierras

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White and others in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and Yosemite. Images include horseback riding, scenery, cabins, surveyors, logging, and captive bear cubs. Some have captions titled "The Pass" and "Sierras" by White. One image of four Native American women sitting with a white woman is captioned by White: "One of the white Indians, Maude Cheppo - the other myself." Research shows that a Maud Chepo is listed in Madera County in the Census of Non-reservation California Indians, 1905-1906 (C. E. Kelsey; Robert Fleming Heizer, 1971).

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Photograph and scrapbook album of women's trip to Mexico

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A travel album of photographs, ephemera and typescript narrative, documenting a car trip taken by four Texas women to Mexico and back in August and September 1938. Typed diary pages are pasted on several album pages detailing the people and places the women encountered and the experiences they had. The photographs include snapshots of residents, towns and villages, ancient temples, churches and convents, with some images of the four women who are only identified as Elizabeth, Juanita, "Sister," and M.S. They are seen with their guide, "Mr. Castillo," on a riverboat in Xochimilco in Mexico City, and also traveling by car in the mountains and countryside. Comments in the narrative discuss the use of travel conveniences such as Western Union and Wells Fargo, having to speak Spanish, the activities of indigenous peoples, and scenic wonders. The album is bound in wooden covers and has a carved illustration depicting a rural Mexican scene, most likely purchased on the trip. Also included in the album are photographic postcards, menus, brochures, and other ephemera collected from the trip.

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Photographs and photograph albums

Manuscripts

The Photographs and photograph albums series includes images of Henry E. Huntington, Arabella Huntington, Collis P. Huntington, and other members of the Huntington, Metcalf, and Holladay families. The photographs include both formal portraits and candid views. Several of the Metcalf family photograph albums document family trips. Images of Henry E. Huntington also appear outside his own sub-series and are noted in the finding aid. Other subjects include the Patton family; the Shorb ranch and house; Max Farrand; William Hertrich; Grenville M. Dodge; William E. Dunn; William F. Herrin; and Sir Joseph Duveen. The series also includes copies of original photographs not held by The Huntington. The series also contains several cased images, such as daguerreotypes and tintypes, of unidentified people; many are fragile and missing their covers. The Henry E. Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens sub-series includes photographs of the San Marino ranch and gardens, the construction of Huntington's residence, and works in the Art Gallery. The series also includes two undated albums of photographs of the grounds and buildings taken by American photographer Edward S. Curtis.

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Photograph album of Veracruz, Mexico

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An album of 39 photographic postcards of scenes of rural and city life in the state of Veracruz, Mexico, taken by unidentified photographers in the 1930s. The commercially-made images have captions in Spanish etched into the negative, and many have an MF mark for The Mexico Photographic Company. The images include street scenes, outdoor markets, city buildings and bridges, as well as automobile, bus, and train travel. Detailed scenes of rural life include women selling pots or washing clothes at the river, family groups posing in front of their homes, and men in labor activities such as loading lumber onto mules.

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Photograph albums

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The photograph albums are focused on project surveys, construction, operations, and facilities related to various hydroelectric projects dating from approximately 1904 through 1945. Many volumes depict the Big Creek project from inception through its numerous expansions. Volumes were compiled by Southern California Edison as well as engineering firms and consultants; employees; and various predecessor companies, including Pacific Light & Power, Edison Electric Company, Southern Sierras Power Company, Mount Whitney Power Company, Nevada Power, Mining and Milling Company, and Nevada-California Electric Corporation. Original Edison volume number is noted where known. Some "albums" are compilations of loose photographs by topic. A majority of the albums were scanned and are available in the Huntington Digital Library (see Series 1).

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Photograph album of China, Korea, and Japan

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A photograph album containing 263 photographs of China, Korea, and Japan, dating from the time of the Boxer Uprising in China to the Russo-Japanese War, 1901 to 1905. The photographs are primarily unique images, along with some commercial photographs and foldout panoramas, and many have handwritten captions. The album's inside cover is inscribed: "John Rory Macey / H.M.S. Blenheim / China Station / Vol. II / Jan 1st 1901 - July 18th, 1905"; Macey was a naval engineer in the British Admiralty and most likely took some of the photographs, particularly naval-related scenes, and images of British servicemen. Photographic subjects in China include navy ships in the port of Weihaiwei, street scenes in Peking (Beijing) and other cities, Chinese residents, monuments (including the Forbidden Palace under foreign occupation), palaces, gardens, and temples. A number of photographs focus on the aftermath of the Boxer Uprising, including ruined buildings. The second portion of the album depicts scenes in Korea during the Russo-Japanese War; these include Korean people in daily activities, street scenes, commercial images of Chemulpo, and the palace grounds in Seoul. The third portion of the album contains amateur and commercial photographs of Japan, including the port cities of Maizuru and Yokohama, Japanese residents, tea ceremonies, the hot spring resort of Tonosawa, and panoramic images of the Osaka Exhibition of 1903. At the back of the album are 17 large, hand-colored photographs of Japan, including images of landscapes, street vendors, and Japanese women in genre scenes.

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Andrew and Violet Neuenburg photograph albums of Sierra Club trips

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