http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8765n5r No online items Guide to the Eugene Hepting photograph collection Pam F. Poffenberger Center for Sacramento History 551 Sequoia Pacific Blvd. Sacramento, California 95811-0229 Phone: (916) 808-7072 Fax: (916) 264-7582 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.centerforsacramentohistory.org/ © 2013 Center for Sacramento History. All rights reserved. Guide to the Eugene Hepting MS0053 1 photograph collection Guide to the Eugene Hepting photograph collection Collection number: MS0053 Center for Sacramento History Sacramento, CA Processed by: Pam F. Poffenberger Date Completed: 1985 Encoded by: Sean Heyliger © 2013 Center for Sacramento History. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Title: Eugene Hepting photograph collection Dates: 1850-1970 Collection number: MS0053 Creator: Hepting, Eugene Collection Size: 6.5 linear feet(7290 photographs) Repository: Center for Sacramento History Sacramento, California 95811-0229 Abstract: The Eugene Hepting Collection contains 7,290 photographs, negatives and numerous magazine and newspaper articles. The images document Sacramento and Northern California beginning in the early 1930s and ending in the mid-1960s. Eugene Hepting carefully researched the subject matter of his images. The majority of his photographs include a paragraph stating the location and dates of the photos and the names of any people in the pictures. The subject matter of this collection is quite varied. Mr. Hepting took photographs of almost every city block and home in the downtown area of Sacramento. These images are very important because many of these residential and business structures are no longer standing. Often accompanying a photo is another image or newspaper article showing the demolition or burning of the same structure. Certain groups of photographs are quite valuable in capturing historical events, such as the Japanese American internment and relocation of 1942, the physical decline of Sutter's Fort and its subsequent reconstruction, scenes of Hooverville in 1934, and damages done by flood and storms in Sacramento's history. Physical location: 4D1 Drawers F and G, 4E1 Drawer E Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English Access Collection is open for research use. Publication Rights All requests to publish or quote from private collections held by the Center for Sacramento History (CSH) must be submitted in writing to [email protected]. Permission for publication is given on behalf of CSH as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the patron. No permission is necessary to publish or quote from public records. Preferred Citation [Identification of item and/or item number], [box and folder number], Eugene Hepting photograph collection , MS0053, Center for Sacramento History. Acquisition Information The Eugene Hepting photograph collection was donated to the Center for Sacramento History by Elizabeth Hepting in 1985 (accession #1985/24). Processing Information Collection was processed by Pam F. Poffenberger, archives intern, and by various Center for Sacramento History volunteers, 1985-2019. Guide to the Eugene Hepting MS0053 2 photograph collection Biography / Administrative History Photographer Eugene Walter Hepting (1896-1971), was born in Sacramento, California in 1896 to German Swiss immigrants Edward and Anna Hepting. He worked for the state treasurer for over 30 years and was an active bicyclist for many years holding various records for long distance rides in the California Central Valley. As a native Sacramentan, he was prompted to start his photograph collecting by the late historian Caroline Wentzel. She brought to his attention that no one had yet compiled historic, old photographs of Sacramento. Mr. Hepting enthusiastically took on the project, and he added to his collection of cycling photographs of himself and the Sacramento bicycling club, The Wheelmen Club, dating back to 1917. Hepting would work continually on this massive project until his death in 1971. His entire original collection filled forty two loose leaf binders, of which the Sacramento History Center received twelve. Scope and Content of Collection The Eugene Hepting Collection contains 7,290 photographs, negatives and numerous magazine and newspaper articles. The images document Sacramento and Northern California beginning in the early 1930s and ending in the mid-1960s. Eugene Hepting carefully researched the subject matter of his images. The majority of his photographs include a paragraph stating the location and dates of the photos and the names of any people in the pictures. The subject matter of this collection is quite varied. Mr. Hepting took photographs of almost every city block and home in the downtown area of Sacramento. These images are very important because many of these residential and business structures are no longer standing. Often accompanying a photo is another image or newspaper article showing the demolition or burning of the same structure. Certain groups of photographs are quite valuable in capturing historical events, such as the Japanese American internment and relocation of 1942, the physical decline of Sutter's Fort and its subsequent reconstruction, scenes of Hooverville in 1934, and damages done by flood and storms in Sacramento's history. There are also many images taken by Hepting of the separate communities in the Sacramento area in the 1940s. There is also extensive information and images of the New Helvetia, Old County, and Franklin cemeteries. Mr. Hepting took photos of railroads, street scenes, construction of the capitol , sporting events, churches, schools, and river scenes. This collection is not only of Sacramento, but includes Northern California towns of Ione, Jackson, Orangevale, Coloma, Loomis, Lincoln, Stockton, Brighton , Mormon Island, and many others, some of which no longer exist. There are many photos and detailed information on Folsom; its bridge, Old Town, Prison, Dam, Lake, and cemetery. Mr. Hepting spent a great many years taking his own photographs and acquiring copies of other people's to make up his voluminous collection. Arrangement Series 1. Sacramento buildings and street scenes Series 2. Japanese internment Series 3. Sacramento floods and storms Series 4. Bicycling Series 5. Railroads Series 6. Assorted Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Southern Pacific Railroad Company--History--Pictorial works Sacramento (Calif.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works Sacramento (Calif.)--History--Pictorial works Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 World War, 1939-1945--Japanese Americans Floods--California--Sacramento River Floods--California--American River Bicycles--History--Pictorial works Series 1. Sacramento buildings and street scenes Box 4D1 Drawer G 1985/024/0001 Jalisco Market 1950 Description Location: 318 322 12th Street Jalisco Market, 318-322 12th St., Box 4D1 Drawer G 1985/024/0002 San Fong Chong Laundry 1935 Description Location: 814 I Street San Fong Chong Laundry 814 I St. Guide to the Eugene Hepting MS0053 3 photograph collection Series 1. Sacramento buildings and street scenes Box 4D1 Drawer G 1985/024/0003 La Tepiquena No. 1 Bakery and Totilla Factory 1940 Description Location: 1421 3rd Street La Tepiquena No. 1 Bakery and Totilla Factory 1421 3rd. St. Mar. 7, 1940 Box 4D1 Drawer G 1985/024/0004 H. L. Wong Chinese Herbalist 1950 Description Location: 7th Street N Street H. L. Wong Chinese Herbalist Southwest Corner of 7th and N Streets. Box 4D1 Drawer G 1985/024/0005 Mikado Fish Co. and El Rancho Cafe 1941 Description Location: 1214 3rd Street Mikado Fish Co. and El Rancho Cafe 1214 3rd. St. Box 4D1 Drawer G 1985/024/0006 Hooverville 1940 Description Location: Garden Highway Hooverville at the edge of Gardenland. Looking north from the Natomas levee (new Graden Highway) Box 4D1 Drawer G 1985/024/0008 Lutheran Church undated Description Location: K Street 12th Street German Lutheran Church northeast corner of 12th and K Streets. (Built in 1873 torn down in 1911) Box 4D1 Drawer G 1985/024/0009 St. Joseph's Academy 1909 Description Location: 9th Street G Street St. Joseph's Academy 1909 This portion was built about 1875 and torn down in 1949 Box 4D1 Drawer G 1985/024/0048 undated Description Picking hops (Horst Ranch or other local hop farm ?) Box 4D1 Drawer G 1985/024/0050 1945 Description Location: Riverside Blvd. Indian burial mound on Riverside Blvd. Box 4D1 Drawer G 1985/024/0051 1945 Description Location: Riverside Blvd. Indian burial mound on Riverside Blvd. Box 4D1 Drawer G 1985/024/0052 Construction at 12 & D St. 6/22/1949 Description Location: D Street 12th Street View of 12th and D St., looking north, June 22, 1949. Widening the street. Business visible are 12th St. Inn and Norwalk Gasoline. Construction equipment visible Box 4D1 Drawer G 1985/024/0053 Visible is the 12th Street Inn, Volunteers of American Community Industries, signs advertising Kraft Cottage Cheese and Lucky Lager. 6/22/1949 Description Location: D Street 12th Street View of the northeast corner of 12th & D streets during widening of 12th St.. Visible is the 12th Street Inn, Volunteers of American Community Industries, signs advertising Kraft Cottage Cheese and Lucky Lager. Street barricades belong to A. Teichart & Son Construction. Guide to the Eugene Hepting MS0053 4 photograph collection Series 1. Sacramento buildings and street scenes Box 4D1 Drawer G 1985/024/0054 Visible is an auto, Safeway, Sacramento Wrecking and Plumbing Suppl 6/22/1949 Description Location: D Street 12th Street View of the east side of 12t h St. between D & E. Visible is an auto, Safeway, Sacramento Wrecking and Plumbing Supply. Side walk is being demolished and trees removed Box 4D1 Drawer G 1985/024/0055 View of the north east corner of 12th & E Streets. Visible is a commercial/residential building with a Dodge delivery van in front. A. Teichert & Son construction barracades. 6/22/1949 Description Location: D Street 12th Street View of the north east corner of 12th & E Streets.