Kent Hitchcock Photograph Collection Finding
KENT HITCHCOCK PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION 1940s – 1950s FINDING AID The Sherman Library 614 Dahlia Avenue Corona del Mar, CA 92625 (949) 673-1880 Administrative Information Extent: 4 shoeboxes. Date Span: 1940s – 1950s. Provenance: The collection was purchased from Alta California Books, Laguna Beach, California. Citation information: [identification of item], [identification number], Box [#], Hitchcock Photograph Collection, Sherman Library, Corona del Mar, California. Processed by: Fran Walker, January 2008. Biographical Note Kent Hitchcock was a marine and commercial photographer based in Newport Beach, California. Scope and Content Note The collection consists of photographic negatives and some black and white prints taken in the Newport Beach, California, area depicting various scenes of ships, fishing, buildings, boats, races, events, houses, and businesses during the 1940s and 1950s. There are many photos related to the Balboa Angling Club, most of which are of anglers with their catches. Organization and Arrangement Note The collection is arranged in ascending numerical order: Box 1 293-574 Box 2 674-1366 Box 3 1418-1884 Box 4 1885-2907 The numbers used to identify the prints and negatives in this collection are Hitchcock’s; they are constructed to reflect the film reel number followed by the print number. For example, 1448-3 describes print number 3 of reel number 1448. However, the collection is arranged in the container list by subject rather than by number. Container List AIRPLANE Airplane, #Ne - 96658, in flight N 1884-7 Airplane
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