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    Photographs of California Missions collection

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    The collection of mounted albumen California Mission views include seventy various interior and exterior images of the Royal Presidio Chapel of San Carlos de Barromeo de Monterey, Mission Santa Barbara, Mission San Carlos de Barromeo de Carmelo, Mission San Diego de Alcalá, San Fernando Rey de España, San Gabriel Arcángel, Mission San Juan Bautista, Mission San Juan Capistrano, Mission San Luis Rey, Mission San Miguel Arcángel, Mission San Antonio Padua, and the Mission San Antonio de Pala. The majority of the collection's annotations note "Hardy, 1945" which may refer to the Grahame Hardy collection acquired in 1945. Several images credit Waite as the photographer.

    photPF 3330-3401

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    Architectural views of the San Francisco Bay area, California

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    A collection of ten published photographs by Britton & Rey distributed as newspaper supplements in the San Francisco News Letter. Items consist of eight published photographs of architectural views in the San Francisco Bay area, California, as well as a photograph of the USS Charleston and a phototype architectural drawing of "The Marquam" hotel in San Francisco, designed by J.M. Wood. Most of the architectural views feature the exteriors of large houses in San Jose, as well as a house in Oakland, and the St. James Hotel and the Strathmore Building in San Francisco.

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    Views of Southern California

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    12 stereographic photographs of Southern California consisting of No. 3079, [View of the San Gabriel, San Diego and Orange exhibits]; no.3082, Cluster of Oranges weighing 12lbs.; no. 3096, Mission San Xavier, Arizona; no. 3115, Mission San Luis Rey, f'nd'd Aug. 25th 1781 (two copies); no. 3116, Cells of the Padres, Mission San Luis Rey; no. 3119, Mission San Juan Capistrano; no. 3121, Bell Chimes, Mission San Juan Capistrano; no. 3122, Corridor, Mission San Juan Capistrano; no. 3124, Corridor, Mission San Luis Rey; [no. 3125, Interior of court, Mission San Luis Rey]; and [no. 3126, Sierra Madre Villa].

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    Texas and Utah views

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    The albumen photographs consist of three Stereoscopic Views depicting the Alamo, Espada Mission, and Mission San Jose in San Antonio, Texas photographed by F. Hardesty. The cabinet cards capture Ensign Peak, Garfield Landing, and the "Saltair Pavilion" in Salt Lake, Utah; one of the photograph cards is attributed to C.R. Savage. The final photograph is of an unidentified army post. Handwritten notes cite "Hardy, 1945" which may refer to the original Grahame Hardy collection acquired in 1945.

    photPF 3480-3489

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    Collection of miscellaneous Northern California photographs and portraits

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    The collection of images include a botanical specimen photograph card (sarcodes sanguniea torrey or snow plant of the Sierra), a U.S. Army encampment scene (Sacramento), portraits, and buildings. Among the photographs are roof tops (San Jose), the Santa Barbara Mission capturing priests in the corridor, Auburn Poultry Producer (store facade), William Chapman Ralston (1826-1875) San Francisco Banker, Miss Adams (Mormon actress), Mary Anderson's farm (Oakland), and a postcard photograph of First Bank in Northern California at Coloma. The Auburn Poultry photograph is noted as being a gift of Collis Halladay (1893) and a majority of the photographs cite "Hardy, 1945" which may refer to the original Grahame Hardy collection acquired in 1945.

    photPF 3520-3549

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    Photographs of priests at California missions and related images

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    Photographs, 6 x 8 inches, by an unidentified photographer and undated of: Giant grapevine in Carpinteria; statue of Father Serra, Monterey; Mission Santa Barbara fountain and road; Mission San Luis Rey and cemetery; Mission San Juan de Bautista. Priests appear in some images.

    photPF 2750-2759