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California

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 46 Collections and/or Records:

Unidentified California family photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 325
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1898-1909

Unidentified San Francisco Bay Area family photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 175
Abstract

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.

Dates: circa 1878-1929

F. E. Webster letter to Captain Z. C. Norton

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 832
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1852 August

Donna Wojcik research notes

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2745
Abstract

Collection includes genealogical worksheets concerning people who emigrated to Oregon and California between 1791 and 1912, compiled circa 1950-1986.

Dates: circa 1950-1986

Yabe family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 982
Abstract This collection consists of papers of and relating to members of a Japanese American family. The materials date from the early 20th century to 2022, and particularly highlight the experiences of Mitsuye (Jyoko) Yabe (1897-1985), who immigrated to California from Japan around 1917, and her youngest daughter, Miyuki (Yabe) Yasui (1926-2018). Included are Mitsuye Yabe's correspondence (in Japanese), original documents and materials of Yabe family members, Miyuki Yasui's research files and...
Dates: 1900-2022

Yosemite

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1105
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1901