Scope and Contents From the Series:

Autochromes include autochrome photographs of general subjects, such as flowers and gardens; travel photography; images of the Panama Pacific International Exposition (1915) taken by an unknown photographer; and a large collection of Panama Pacific International Exposition photographs taken by Lucy Allyne. The series also contains autochromes taken by Alice Burr demonstrating her work in portraiture.

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...