California
Found in 46 Collections and/or Records:
Unidentified California family photograph album
Family photograph album containing black and white snapshots of recreational activities and travels, primarily taken in California, with some in Oregon, Washington, and other states. The photographs primarily depict people (most unidentified), houses, and landscapes. Social and recreational scenes depicted include swimming, boating, bicycling, rides in horse-drawn vehicles, picnics, parties, and other gatherings.
Unidentified San Francisco Bay Area family photograph album
One album containing black and white photographs of or relating to members of an unidentified family in the San Francisco Bay Area. Many of the photographs are portraits and snapshots of adults and children. Other subjects include: sheep and cattle ranching; hunting; steamships and sailboats; the Pacific coast; and buildings and scenes in San Francisco.
F. E. Webster letter to Captain Z. C. Norton
Manuscript letter by F. E. Webster to Captain Z. C. Norton, of Portland, Oregon, dated August 15, 1852, and sent from San Francisco, California. It is bound with a condensed steamship issue of California News, dated August 14, 1852, featuring details of the funeral of Henry Clay and the death of Edward Gilbert in a duel.
Donna Wojcik research notes
Collection includes genealogical worksheets concerning people who emigrated to Oregon and California between 1791 and 1912, compiled circa 1950-1986.
Yabe family papers
Yosemite
Typescript and photograph album titled "Yosemite," created by Dorsey B. Smith and dated Portland, May 10, 1901. Contains a detailed account of the author's trip from Portland, Oregon, to the Yosemite Valley and the Sequoia areas in California. Smith (born 1872) moved to Oregon as the secretary to the president of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company. He later owned a travel company and was the proprietor of the Cloud Cap Inn near Mount Hood.