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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8862n14 No online items Finding Aid to the Ben King Collection of Detroit Publishing Company Photochrom Views Bancroft Library staff The Bancroft Library 2016 The Bancroft Library University of California Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 [email protected] URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ Finding Aid to the Ben King BANC PIC 2016.064 1 Collection of Detroit Publishing Company Photochrom Views Language of Material: English Contributing Institution: The Bancroft Library Title: Ben King collection of Detroit Publishing Company photochrom views Creator: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942 Creator: Detroit Publishing Co. Creator: King, Ben Identifier/Call Number: BANC PIC 2016.064 Physical Description: approximately 360 photographs in 1 box and 1 oversize folder : color photolithographs ; sheets 17 x 101 cm or smaller Date (inclusive): approximately 1895-1915 Abstract: Scenic photographic views, printed in color, of landscapes, urban locations and everyday life, taken throughout the American West. Other regions in the United States and abroad are also represented. Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog. Conditions Governing Access Collection is open for research. Conditions Governing Use Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). 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Immediate Source of Acquisition The Ben King Collection of Detroit Publishing Company Photochrom Views was given to The Bancroft Library by Ben King in 2016. Arrangement Numbered and arranged by the publisher's identifying number that is printed on each image. Several items lacking numbers or with non-conforming alpha-numeric codes are at end. Biographical Note In 1897 William Henry Jackson sold his photographic inventory to the Detroit Photographic Co. In 1898 he became president of the firm. In the early 1900s the enterprise changed its name to Detroit Publishing Co. Scope and Content Scenic photographic views, printed in color, of landscapes, urban locations and everyday life, taken throughout the American West. Other regions in North America and the Caribbean are present. A significant percentage of views depict locations in California and Colorado, with other views in Utah, New Mexico, and other Western states or territories. Non-Western views include Mexico City, other Mexican locations, Cuba, the Bahamas, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi, Virginia, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, New York City and state, Niagara Falls, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Chicago, Detroit, the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence River region, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec and other Canadian cities, and a few views in central and western Canada. Western scenes were, chiefly, photographed by William Henry Jackson. Although published in the 1890s and first decades of the twentieth century, some of the photographs may have been taken in earlier decades. The photomechanical "photochrom" process of the Detroit Publishing Company reproduces these monochromatic photographs in color by means of chromolithography. Subjects and Indexing Terms Finding Aid to the Ben King BANC PIC 2016.064 2 Collection of Detroit Publishing Company Photochrom Views West (U.S.) -- Pictorial works California -- Pictorial works Colorado -- Pictorial works Photochrom prints Photolithographs -- Color Photomechanical prints Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942 Detroit Publishing Co. item 00001, Alpine Pass, undated pic_box 1 item 00002, Rio las Animas [Cañon, or Canyon], undated pic_box 1 item 00006, Cheyenne Mountain, undated pic_box 1 item 00009, Mines in Eagle River [Cañon, or Canyon], undated pic_box 1 item 00010, Balanced Rock, Garden of the Gods, undated pic_box 1 item 00014, Lake San Cristoval, undated pic_box 1 item 00016, Mount of the Holy Cross, undated pic_box 1 item 00017, Pike's Peak from the Garden of the Gods, undated pic_box 1 item 00019, Crossing the timber line, Pike's Peak railway, undated pic_box 1 item 00021, Spanish Peaks, undated pic_box 1 item 00022, Upper Twin Lake, undated pic_box 1 item 00023, Ute Pass, undated pic_box 1 item 00025, Castle Gate, Price [Cañon, or Canyon], Utah, undated pic_box 1 item 00028, Hanging Rock, Clear Creek [Cañon, or Canyon], undated pic_box 1 item 00029, Mother Grundy, Clear Creek Cañon [Canyon], undated pic_box 1 item 00030, The Old Roadmaster, Clear Creek Cañon [Canyon], undated pic_box 1 item 00036, Box Cañon [Box Canyon], Ouray, Colorado, undated pic_box 1 item 00039, Niagara Falls from Steel Arch Bridge, undated pic_box 1 item 00040, American Fall from foot of incline, undated pic_box 1 item 00041, American Fall from Goat Island, Niagara, undated pic_box 1 item 00042, American Fall in winter, Niagara, undated pic_box 1 item 00044, Horseshoe Fall from Goat Island, Niagara, undated pic_box 1 Finding Aid to the Ben King BANC PIC 2016.064 3 Collection of Detroit Publishing Company Photochrom Views item 00045, Horseshoe Fall, Niagara [American Falls, misidentified in caption], undated pic_box 1 item 00047, Prospect Point, Niagara, undated pic_box 1 item 00050, Niagara River from Queenston, undated pic_box 1 item 50100, Pike’s Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs. [Oversize print filed in --G folder.], 1898 oversize-folder --G item 50102, Sultan Mountain, Colorado. [Oversize print filed in --G folder.], 1898 oversize-folder --G item 50105, Colorado. Gray’s and Torrey’s Peaks. [Oversize print filed in --G folder.], 1898 oversize-folder --G item 50106, Colorado. The Upper Twin Lake. [Oversize print filed in --G folder.], 1898 oversize-folder --G item 50117, The Wasatch Range from the Valley of the Jordan. [Oversize print filed in --G folder.], oversize-folder --G 1900 item 50136, The summit of Pike’s Peak. [Oversize print filed in --G folder.], 1901 oversize-folder --G item 50207, Marshall Pass, Colorado. [Oversize print filed in --G folder.], 1899 oversize-folder --G item 50216, Mt. Fox and Mt. Davidson from Asulkan Pass, Selkirk Mountains. [Oversize print filed in oversize-folder --G --G folder.], 1902 item 50219, The Golden Gate and Mt. Tamalpais. [Oversize print filed in --G folder.], 1900 oversize-folder --G item 50221, Cripple Creek, Colorado. [Oversize print filed in --G folder.], 1900 oversize-folder --G item 50401, Marshall Pass, Colorado. [Oversize print filed in --G folder.], 1899 oversize-folder --G item 50404, Boulder, Colorado. [Oversize print filed in --G folder.], 1900 oversize-folder --G item 51001, Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado. [2 copies available.], undated pic_box 1 item 51002, Pike's Peak from near Colorado City. [2 copies available.], undated pic_box 1 item 51003, Pike's Peak from Briarhurst, undated pic_box 1 item 51006, Sunrise from Pike's Peak. [2 copies available.], 1899 pic_box 1 item 51007, Manitou, Colorado, undated pic_box 1 item 51011, Naiad's Bath. [2 copies available.], undated pic_box 1 item 51012, Upsilon Peak, Estes' Park, Colorado. , undated pic_box 1 item 51017, Ouray. [2 copies available.], undated pic_box 1 item 51018, Ouray and Silverton toll road. [2 copies available.], undated pic_box 1 item 51019, Rocky Mountain "Canaries." [2 copies available.], undated pic_box 1 item 51023, Currecanti Needle, Black [Cañon, or Canyon], Colorado. [2 copies available.], undated pic_box 1 item 51025, Dome Rock, Platte [Cañon, or Canyon], Colorado. [2 copies available.], undated pic_box 1 item 51027, Needle Mountains, Colorado. [2 copies available.], undated pic_box 1 Finding Aid to the Ben King BANC PIC 2016.064 4 Collection of Detroit Publishing Company Photochrom Views item 51028, Snowy range from Bellevue, Colorado. [2 copies available.], undated pic_box 1 item 51029, Mount Sneffles Range, Colorado. [2 copies available.], undated pic_box 1 item 51031, Trout Lake, Colorado, undated pic_box 1 item 51039, A cowboy. [2 copies available.], undated pic_box 1 item 51040, Seven Falls, Cheyenne Canyon, Colorado, undated pic_box 1 item 51042, Colorado. Aspen silver mines. [2 copies available.], undated pic_box 1 item 51043, Colorado. "American-Nettie" mine, Ouray. [2 copies available.], undated pic_box 1 item 51044, Colorado. Placer mining. [2 copies available.], undated pic_box 1 item 51047, Colorado. Miner's cabin in winter. [2 copies available.], undated pic_box 1 item 51048, Colorado. A miner's blacksmith. [2 copies available.], undated pic_box 1 item 51049, Colorado. Dug out cabins. [2 copies available.], undated pic_box 1 item