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Crescent City, California Logging and Mining Photography Collection

 Collection
Identifier: OLPb054CRE

Scope and Contents

Nine photographic prints, each appoximately 6 x 10 inches.

Dates

  • Creation: ca. 1910

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish, exhibit, broadcast, or quote from materials in the Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections requires written permission of the Head of Archives & Special Collections.

Historical Note

Cresent City in northern California is located near the Oregon border on the edge of California's redwood forests and near the Smith River. During the early part of the twentieth century this area had thriving mining and forestry industries. This small set of photographs by an unidentified photographer document logging and mining in the Cresent City region around 1910.

Extent

.16 cubic feet, 9 photographs (1 box)

Abstract

A small collection of nine photographs by an anonymous photographer documenting the logging and mining industries in and around Crescent City, California at the beginning of the 20th century.

Physical Location

Special Collections

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased by Lewis & Clark College in 2012. Purchase record b18378262.

Processing Information

Processed in 2012 and housed in acid-free container.

Title
Guide to the Crescent City, California Logging and Mining Photography Collection ca. 1910
Author
Dana Bronson
Date
© 2012
Description rules
Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard)
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
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