Clay Street Cable Railroad, San Francisco, circa 1875
Scope and Contents
Box 25, Folders 7-10 contain copyprints of various Watkins photographs, including miscellaneous prints owned by other institutions (folder 7). Folder 8 includes copyprints and identification keys for W.C. Ralston and the Directors of the Bank of California group portrait. Folder 9 contains stereograph copyprints, and folder 10 contains glass stereo reproductions.
Dates
- circa 1875
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Access to glass stereographs and "Pacific Coast Views" photograph album is restricted due to rarity and fragility of materials.
Extent
From the Collection: 65.25 Linear Feet (28 flat boxes, 4 legal document boxes, 3 half-legal document boxes, 2 photo boxes, and 4 half-size photo boxes)
Language of Materials
English
General
Folder includes two copies of image. One includes the caption: "B. 127 Caly St. Cable R.R. S.F. - Watkins New Boudoir Series Yo Semite and Pacific Coast, 427 Montgomery Street, San Francisco." Written on back: "#41998; See FN-25987; see neg. 27170 for uncropped version; See FS-1308." Other copy stamped on back: "Watkins New Series, 427 Montgomery St., S.F."
Repository Details
Part of the California Historical Society Repository