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Copy negatives of photographs

Description: Film copy negatives (8 x 10 inches) of a selection of photographs in the collection. The copies were made by the Huntington photography lab approximately 1986 to 2000.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Production date: approximately 1840-approximately 1930
Call number: photCL Pierce
Creator: Pierce, C. C (1861-1946)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased by Friends of the Huntington Library, 1939.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Copy negatives collection

Visual Materials

Copies of original photographs and other items in the Huntington Library's photograph collections. The copies were created by the Huntington's Photography Department approximately 1980s to 1990s. Also some copy transparencies (color) and black-and-white copy prints. Copy negatives are primarily 8 x 10 inches.

photCL 720

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Glass Negatives

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Glass negatives in 28 boxes. The glass negatives are various sizes: 4 1/8 x 6 ½ inches, 5 x 7 inches, 5 x 8 inches, and 8 x 10 inches and are arranged to correspond to the organization of the prints. Broken glass negatives are housed in Boxes 27-28 and Folder 1.

photCL 275

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Prints of: Group portrait of Huntington Library employees in the Japanese Garden, Huntington Library, San Marino, California

Visual Materials

Black-and-white prints made of the group portrait (DAG 154). There are three sizes: approximately 8 x 10 to 11 x 14 inches. Prints made by Huntington Library Photography Dept.

(photDAG 154 prints)

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[RESTRICTED] Glass-plate Negatives and Copy Film Negatives

Visual Materials

Twenty-six boxes chiefly containing glass-plate negatives, as well as some copy negatives. The glass negatives in boxes 1-8 (Items 1-183) measure 20 x 25 cm (8 x 10 in.); the negatives in boxes 9-26 measure 11 x 16 cm (4.25 x 6.5 in.)

photCL 281

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Copy negatives: photCL Pierce 0031 - 1099 (not inclusive)

Visual Materials

The C.C. Pierce collection constitutes one of the most important collections of historical photographs of early California and Los Angeles extant. The collection of 10,100 prints was assembled by Charles C. Pierce, a photographer and long-time operator of a thriving Los Angeles photographic business. The collection is divided into nine topical headings devised by Pierce; these include Los Angeles Historical; Indians; Missions; California cities, counties, etc.; Industries and Agriculture; Transportation; Natural History; Art and Architecture; and Miscellaneous Scenery. Within these large sections are smaller categories that focus on the history, landscape, people, civic and cultural events, built environment, and development of Southern California and the Southwest from approximately 1845-1930. Of particular interest are the various Indian tribes depicted as well as all twenty-one of the California Missions.

photCL Pierce

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Copy negatives: photCL Pierce 6350 - 7999 (not inclusive)

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photCL Pierce

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Copy negatives collection

Glass Negatives

Prints of: Group portrait of Huntington Library employees in the Japanese Garden, Huntington Library, San Marino, California

[RESTRICTED] Glass-plate Negatives and Copy Film Negatives

Copy negatives: photCL Pierce 0031 - 1099 (not inclusive)

Copy negatives: photCL Pierce 6350 - 7999 (not inclusive)