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Shipwreck, Atlantic whaleboat, 1886

 File — MSP: Box 23, Folders: 1-10
Identifier: Series 9:

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Negatives consist of film and glass plate negatives created by or depicting the Burr-Allyne family. Some negatives have been attributed to Mary Allyne, including images of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire and President William McKinley’s 1901 visit to San Francisco. Film and glass plate negatives attributed to Alice Burr demonstrate some of her early portraiture work and her travel photography. Not all the negatives in this series correspond to the photographic prints found in Series 8.

Dates

  • 1886

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Collection materials are primarily in English.

Access

Collection is open for research, with the following exceptions: original home movies are unavailable for paging and viewing. Use digitized copies, available on DVD.

Extent

From the Series: 20.0 boxes

Repository Details

Part of the California Historical Society Repository

Contact:
678 Mission Street
San Francisco CA 94105