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Cased Photographs and Related Images from the Bancroft Library Pictorial Collections, Circa 1845-Circa 1870 (Bulk Circa 1850-Circa 1865) http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf7p3006fv Online items available Finding Aid to the Cased photographs and related images from The Bancroft Library pictorial collections, circa 1845-circa 1870 (bulk circa 1850-circa 1865) Finding aid written by The Bancroft Library staff This publication was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: [email protected] URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ © 2000 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Various 1 Finding Aid to the Cased photographs and related images from The Bancroft Library pictorial collections, circa 1845-circa 1870 (bulk circa 1850-circa 1865) Collection number: Various The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: [email protected] URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ This publication was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. Finding Aid Author(s): Finding aid written by The Bancroft Library staff Finding Aid Encoded By: GenX © 2014 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Collection Summary Collection Title: Cased photographs and related images from The Bancroft Library pictorial collections Date (inclusive): circa 1845-circa 1870 Date (bulk): circa 1850-circa 1865 Collection Number: Various Extent: circa 440 items (chiefly daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes) + circa 92 photographic prints (salted paper prints)534 digital objects Repository: The Bancroft Library. University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: [email protected] URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ Abstract: Approximately 440 cased photographs and related images from the collections of The Bancroft Library. Included are daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes dating from the 1840s through 1860s. Also present are some painted miniature portraits as well as other photographic processes such as opalotypes, pannotypes, crystoleum prints, and selected salted paper photographic prints from the pre-1860 era. Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English Physical Location: 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. Access Restricted originals. Available for use by appointment with the Curator of Pictorial Collections. Inquiries concerning these materials should be directed, in writing, to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library. Publication Rights Materials in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain Various 2 cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html . Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Cased photographs and related images from The Bancroft Library pictorial collections, Various, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley Related Collections Cased photographs selected from the collections of the California History Section of the California State Library. Includes approximately 75 daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes. To search for individual images from the digitized holdings of The Bancroft Library and the California State Library, please use the Calisphere website and search for "cased photographs". Bibliography Barger, M. Susan and White, William B. The Daguerreotype: Nineteenth-Century Technology and Modern Science.Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, c 1991. Berg, Paul K. 19th Century Photographic Cases and Wall Frames. Huntington Beach (Calif.): Huntington Valley Press, 1995. Fardon, G. R. (George R.) San Francisco album: photographs of the most beautiful views and public buildings.San Francisco:Chronicle Books ; Fraenkel Gallery, c1999. Krainik, Clifford and Krainik, Michele. Union Cases: a Collector's Guide to the Art of America's First Plastics. Grantsburg (Wis.): Centennial Photo Service, c1988. Palmquist, Peter E. and Kailbourn, Thomas R. Pioneer Photographers of the Far West: a Biographical Dictionary 1840-1865. Stanford (Calif.): Stanford University Press, 2000. Rinhart, Floyd and Rinhart, Marion. The American Daguerreotype. Athens (Ga.): University of Georgia Press, c1981. Rinhart, Floyd and Rinhart, Marion. American Miniature Case Art. South Brunswick and New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, c1969. Rinhart, Floyd and Rinhart, Marion. The American Tintype. Columbus (Ohio): Ohio State University Press, c1999. Nadeau, Luis. Encyclopedia of Printing, Photographic, and Photomechanical Processes. New Brunswick: Atelier, c1989. 2 volumes. Welling, William. Collectors' Guide to Nineteenth-century Photographs. New York: Collier Books. c1976. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog Gold miners--California--Photographs Gold mines and mining--California--Photographs Miners--California--Photographs Mines and mineral resources--California--Photographs Mining districts--California--Photographs Photographers--California, Northern--Photographs Pioneers--California--Photographs Sacramento (Calif.)--Pictorial works San Francisco (Calif.)--Pictorial works Ambrotypes Cityscapes--California Daguerreotypes Group portraits Portraits Tintypes Acquisition Information Items from various sources, including gifts to the library and library purchases. Various 3 Additional cased photographs are acquired from time to time and will be added to this guide, which will be re-issued with periodic updates. The majority of additions will not have digitial images available. Arrangement The present finding aid is arranged primarily by provenance. Many cased photographs in Bancroft collections are part of larger collections of family photographs, often received with family papers. Others were gifts of collectors such as Zelda Mackay or Margaret Schlichtmann. Although the entire source collections are not described here, the images are presented within their provenance-based groupings as series within the finding aid. Series notes within the Container List, below, briefly describe the source collection and indicate related materials that the library may hold, such as additional family photographs or manuscripts. Items that were not part of a larger collection but were acquired as single items have been grouped together as a separate series. Items are presented with a full description and a linked thumbnail and medium-resolution image. Many of these items may have additional scanned images showing details of the object or features discovered when the object was taken apart for preservation. These related digital images, when present, are viewable along with the primary image when the "view online item" link is clicked. Processing Information Processed by The Bancroft Library staff. Scope and Content Format, rather than subject content or provenance, was the basic criterion for inclusion in the present finding aid. While the core formats are cased photographs of the 1840s, 1850s and 1860s, related materials were also included, as described below. Included: All cased photographs: daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes (ferrotypes). Daguerreotypes and ambrotypes in frames. Daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes which were probably once in cases, but were found as bare plates. Photographs on milk glass (opalotypes), and collodion positives on fabric (pannotypes) or on leather. Painted miniatures: includes painted portraits in cases, lockets, and occasionally small frames. Selected salted paper photographic prints made in California prior to 1860. Excluded: Tintypes which were never intended to be cased. These generally date from a later period, often as late as 1900. Some are in paper mounts, others are just bare plates. As indicated in the list above, items from the Bancroft's collections described and presented in this finding aid are not strictly limited to daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes. Opalotypes (collodion or carbon transfer photographs on milk glass or porcelain) were popular in the 1860's and early 1870's, and were usually contained in miniature cases. Collodion positives on leather or blackened cloth are related to ambrotypes and have been included. Painted miniature portraits are often housed in small cases or in lockets, just as daguerreotypes
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