Chadwick & Sykes photograph albums of contract engineering projects
Content Description
Consists of photographs of contract engineering projects in California and the West, including bridges, railway lines, trestles, a dam, and the Parkside Realty Company development in San Francisco. Includes images of Colfax (Placer County), Blue Canyon (Placer County), Kiernan (Nevada), Palisade (Nevada), Floristan (Nevada County), Automobile Boulevard (San Francisco), Salt Lake Railroad, Western Pacific Railroad (Altamont), Union Oil Company (Oleum, Contra Costa County), Parkside Transit Co., Chowchilla (Madera County), Milliken Bridge (Merced County), and Richmond (Contra Costa County?). Many photos contain images of workers, machinery and equipment. Includes one photo of interior of company office.
Dates
- 1907 - 1920
Creator
- Chadwick & Sykes, Inc (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by Chadwick & Sykes were transferred to the California Historical Society (CHS) in April 2010 by Cynthia Lovewell. Reproduction or publication of materials in this collection beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of CHS. Please contact rights@calhist.org.
Biographical / Historical
Chadwick & Sykes (George C. Chadwick and Frank C. Sykes) was a contracting and engineering firm located in San Francisco, circa 1906-1920s.
Extent
2 flat boxes (Two small albums are stored in one small flat box; one large album is stored in larger flat box. )
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the George Chadwick family, 2010.
- Title
- Finding aid to the Chadwick & Sykes photograph albums of contract and engineering projects
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jaime Henderson
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the California Historical Society Repository