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1.
[Panoramic photograph of the Women's Association of the Buddhist Church at the Manzanar

Creator:
Miyatake, Tōyō, photographer
Published / Created:
1943 August 13.
Call Number:
WA Photos Folio 216
Container / Volume:
Box (Oversize)
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
still image and rdacontent
Abstract:
Panoramic photograph that documents the Women's Association of the Buddhist Church at the Manzanar concentration camp at Manzanar, California, on August 13, 1943. The group portrait includes approximately 315 Japanese American women as well as four male priests and four children arranged seated and standing in six rows at the central yard of the camp as well as the Sierra Nevada mountains in the background
Description:
Tōyō Miyatake (1895-1979) was a Japanese American photographer known for his photographs documenting Japanese American people and the Japanese American incarceration at the Manzanar War Relocation Center during World War II., Inscriptions in Japanese., Title supplied by cataloger., Place of creation supplied by cataloger., Date from inscription in negative., and Inscription in negative in Japanese and translated in English: Manzanar Buddhist Ladies' Club, August 13, 1943.
Subject (Geographic):
California, Manzanar (Calif.), Manzanar National Historic Site (Calif.), and Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)
Subject (Name):
Miyatake, Tōyō. and Manzanar War Relocation Center
Subject (Topic):
Japanese Americans, Forced removal and incarceration, 1942-1945, and Women in Buddhism
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Panoramic photograph of the Women's Association of the Buddhist Church at the Manzanar concentration camp].

2.
Summit of the Sierras, Nevada

Creator:
Moran, Thomas, 1837-1926
Published / Created:
1875
Call Number:
ZZc47 876ha
Collection Title:
The Yellowstone National Park and the mountain region of portions of Idaho, Nevada, Colorado and
Image Count:
1
Description:
Prang's American Chromos.
Publisher:
L. Prang & Co
Subject (Geographic):
Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) and West (U.S.) --Pictorial works
Subject (Topic):
Mountains--Nevada
Collection Created:
Boston : L. Prang, 1876
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Summit of the Sierras, Nevada

3.
Photographs showing landscapes, geological and other features, of portions of the western territory

Creator:
Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
Published / Created:
1871-1874.
Call Number:
WA Photos Folio 55
Image Count:
68
Abstract:
Album of mounted photographic prints created by Timothy H. O'Sullivan and William Bell, and later compiled by the United States War Department. Photographs document the Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian led by George Montague Wheeler, 1871-1873, The photographic prints were arranged into three consecutive series by the United States War Department, "Explorations in Nevada and Arizona - Expedition of 1871," with photographs by O'Sullivan; "Explorations & Surveys West of the 100th Meridian - Expedition of 1872," with photographs by Bell; and "Geographical & Geological Explorations West of the 100th Meridian - Expedition of 1873," with photographs by O'Sullivan, Images of the expedition of 1871 by O'Sullivan include locations along the Colorado River in the Black Canyon, Iceberg Canyon, and Grand Canyon between Arizona and Nevada. Other images include a view of men and women in the mining town of Logan, Nevada; a view of Saguaro cacti, probably in the upper Sonoran desert in southern Arizona; a detailed view of a rock marked with striations from wind erosion near Grand Wash, Utah (misidentified by a typescript caption as below Fortification Rock, Arizona); and a view of an alpine lake, in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California, Images of the expedition of 1872 by Bell include views of steep rock walls and narrow valleys in vicinity of Kanab Canyon, Arizona, as well as views of the Colorado River and Marble Canyon (identified as Grand Cañon) near the confluence with the Paria River in Arizona. Other images include a view of geologic rock formations in Salt Creek Canyon, Utah, and Perched Rock near Rocker Creek, Arizona, Images of the expedition of 1873 by O'Sullivan in Arizona include views in the vicinity of the White Mountains with several views of Apache Lake, including an image that shows Western Apache Indian military scouts, as well as a view of the ranch owned by Corydon Eliphalet Cooley. Several images in the vicinity of Canyon de Chelly include views of the White House and Anasazi ruins, as well as images of rock towers and canyon walls. Other images include a view at the confluence of the Colorado River and Paria River; a view of the North Fork Canyon and the White River (identified as Sierra Blanca Creek); and an overview of Fort Apache, Images of the expedition of 1873 by O'Sullivan in New Mexico include images related to Inscription Rock, with a view of the steep rock spires and detail photographs of Spanish inscriptions carved in sandstone. Images of the community of Zuni, include a view of the Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe mission church, as well as views of multi-story stone and adobe pueblos. An image shows a view of an entrance or narthex of the Mission of San Miguel in Santa Fe. An informal portrait near Fort Defiance shows Navajo men and women sitting and standing beside a loom, and An incidental image from the expedition of 1873 by O'Sullivan in Utah shows a view of mesa tops and canyon walls near the confluence of the San Juan River and the Colorado River
Description:
Copy of album in WA MSS S-744 described in finding aid for collection., Each photograph accompanied by guard sheet with descriptive letter-press. Letterpress captions on mounts: War Department Corps of engineers. U.S. army . . . Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Com'd'g., and Photographs by Timothy O'Sullivan for the 1871 expedition to Nevada and Arizona, numbered 1 through 16; photographs by William Bell for the 1872 expedition along the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon, numbered 1 through 15; and photographs by O'Sullivan for the 1873 expedition to Arizona and New Mexico, numbered 1 through 19.
Subject (Geographic):
Apache Lake (Ariz.), Arizona, Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.), Bull Run Mountains (Nev.), Canyon de Chelly National Monument (Ariz.), Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico), El Morro National Monument (N.M.), Fort Apache (Ariz.), Fort Defiance (N.M.), Grand Canyon (Ariz.), Iceberg Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.), Inscription Rock (N.M.), Kanab Canyon (Ariz.), Logan (Nev.), Marble Canyon (Coconino County, Ariz. : Canyon), Nevada, New Mexico, North Fork Canyon (Ariz.), Paria River (Utah and Ariz.), Salt Creek Canyon (Utah), San Juan River (Colo.-Utah), Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.), Southwest, New, United States, Utah, West (U.S.), White Mountains (Ariz.), White River (Nev.), and Zuni (N.M.)
Subject (Name):
Bell, William, 1830-1910., Cooley, Corydon Eliphalet, O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882, Mission San Miguel (Santa Fe, N.M.), Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Mission : Zuni, N.M.), Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.), and United States. War Department.
Subject (Topic):
Homes & haunts, Indians of North America, Navajo Indians, Paiute Indians, Pueblo Indians, Pueblos, Saguaro, Western Apache Indians, Exploring expeditions, and Surveys
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Photographs showing landscapes, geological and other features, of portions of the western territory of the United States : obtained in connection with geographical and geological explorations and surveys west of the 100th meridian, seasons of 1871, 1872, and 1873

4.
California : San Francisco views, dry dock at Hunters' Point, wharves and monitor, landscape views

Creator:
Thomas Houseworth & Co.
Published / Created:
ca. 1870].
Call Number:
WA Photos 245
Image Count:
104
Abstract:
Album of Houseworth photographs of California presented by Edward Vischer to John Prince-Smith. Photographs depict San Francisco, Sacramento, and Stockton, Yosemite, dry dock at Hunter's Point, the Monitor Comanche, and the sinking of the Aquila carrying the Comanche, the Mendocino lumber region, geysers in Sonoma County, the Calaveras mammoth tree groves, scenes in the Sierra Nevada, including Lake Tahoe, and views of the Central Pacific Railroad
Description:
Thomas Houseworth (1829-1915) established his San Francisco photographic studio in the mid-1860s. Photographers who worked for Houseworth include George Fiske, Charles L. Weed, and Martin M. Hazeltine., John Prince-Smith was a German political economist, the founder and leader of the German Free Trade Party., Edward Vischer was a pioneer merchant and artist in early California., Printed title page continues "This selection of Houseworth & Co.'s Photographic Views to John Prince Smith, Dedicated by Edward Vischer.", Manuscript captions on mounts, with manuscript numbers on the prints., and Gilt lettering on front cover: California John Prince-Smith.
Publisher:
Houseworth & Co.
Subject (Geographic):
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.), Sacramento (Calif.), Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.), Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.), Yosemite National Park (Calif.), California, Sonoma County, Stockton (Calif.), and Calaveras County (Calif.)
Subject (Name):
Vischer, Edward., Central Pacific Railroad Company, Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, Comanche (Ironclad), and Aquila (Ship)
Subject (Topic):
Giant sequoia, Geysers, and Lumber trade
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > California : San Francisco views, dry dock at Hunters' Point, wharves and monitor, landscape views, coast range, valley lands and foothills, and Sierra Nevada

5.
Photograph albums of Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, and California

Creator:
Russell, Andrew J.
Published / Created:
ca. 1867-1869.
Call Number:
WA Photos 192
Container / Volume:
Prints (in box)
Image Count:
50
Abstract:
Photographic prints of images created by Andrew Joseph Russell of locations in Utah, Wyoming, California, and Nebraska, ca. 1867-1869. The bound album contains the same images represented in the loose photographic prints. the loose photographic prints were previously bound in a deteriorating leather album with spine title "Views in Salt Lake." The loose photographic prints were foliated before the album was disbound album, Images of locations and structures related to Brigham Young in Utah include views of his residences, known as the Beehive House and Lion House in Salt Lake City; one of these images includes the foundation for the Salt Lake Temple in the foreground. Images of other structures related to Young include his bathhouse located at Warm Sulphur Springs, Salt Lake City, and a view of his cotton and woolen mills in Parley Canyon with the Wasatch Range in the distance, Images of locations in Salt Lake City, Utah, include views of the Tabernacle, the Salt Lake Theatre, Zion's Cooperative Mercantile Institution, and an overview of Temple Street that shows businesses, Images of locations in Echo, Utah, and its vicinity include an overview of the city from the south, as well as several rock formations, including Conglomerate Peaks, Hanging Rock, Sentinel Rock, and Sphinx Rock, Images of locations in Echo Canyon, Utah, and its vicinity include views of several rock outcroppings, including Death's Rock, Finger Rock, and Rock Great Eastern. Several images document Tunnel No. 2 (also known as Echo Tunnel or Wahsatch No. 2) for the Union Pacific Railroad Company, and includes an image of a tunnel entrance, Images of the Weber River and Weber Canyon (also known as the Weber River Valley or Weber Valley), Utah, include views of Coalville; a location on the river near Heneferville (which became Henefer); a vista from Witch Rocks; construction of a wooden bridge across the Weber River at Devil's Gate; a view of Devil's Gate without a bridge; and a view from a ridge of the canyon that shows both entrances to Tunnel No. 3 and two railroad bridges. An image also documents the One Thousand Mile Tree, located in the canyon at a distance one thousand miles west of Omaha, Nebraska, Views of Wilhelmina Pass in Weber Canyon (also known as the Narrows of Weber Canyon), include a distant view of Serrated Rocks (also known as Devil's Slide); a view below a railroad bridge, and an overview of the canyon, Images of locations in the Uinta Mountains, Utah, include a view of Moore's Lake at the head of the Bear River; a view of a man identified as the old trapper in camp beside the Bear River; and a view of the Lake of the Sounding Shore, Images of other locations in Utah include a view of a wooden trestle near Promontory, and a view of Ripple Lake in White Pine Canyon near Park City, Images of locations in the vicinity of Dale Creek, near Sherman and the Laramie Mountains in Wyoming include a view of the Dale Creek Trestle, a wooden railroad trestle bridge; a view of Medicine Bow Mountain; a view of Skull Rock near Sherman Station; a view of Camel Rocks (also known as Granite Rock) near Buford; a view of Devil's Gate in the canyon of Dale Creek; a view of Grizzly Peak from near Evans' Pass; and a view of the source of the Laramie River in the Laramie Mountains, Images of the Green River Valley in Wyoming include a view of the Green River Bridge, a wooden bridge across the Green River with Citadel Rock in the distance; as well as discrete views of rock outcroppings, including Smith's Buttes and Castle Rock, Images of rock outcroppings at various locations throughout Wyoming include views of the High Bluffs near Black Buttes; Church Buttes near Fort Bridger; and Dial Rock in the Laramie Basin, Images of locations in Nebraska include views of a wooden bridge that crosses the North Platte River at its junction with the South Platte River east of the city of North Platte, and a view of the Loup Fork Bridge across Loup Fork of the Platte River, and Images of California include a view from a summit of the Sierra Nevada mountain range with snow sheds in the foreground and Donner Lake in the distance, as well as a view of hydraulic gold mining near Dutch Flat that shows men using jets of water to break down gravel banks
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Letterpress captions on mounts., Many duplicate images. Some of these photographs also appear in A.J. Russell's The Great West Illustrated . . . New York, 1869., and Accompanied by a box list.
Subject (Geographic):
Utah, Salt Lake City., West (U.S.), Bear River (Utah-Idaho), Buford (Wyo.), California, Coalville (Utah), Dale Creek (Colo. and Wyo.), Donner Lake (Calif.), Dutch Flat (Calif.), Echo (Utah), Echo Canyon (Utah), Green River (Wyo.-Utah), Green River Valley (Wyo.-Utah), Grizzly Peak (Wyo.), Henefer (Utah), Laramie Basin (Wyo.), Laramie Mountains (Colo. and Wyo.), Laramie River (Colo. and Wyo.), Nebraska, North Platte River, One Thousand Mile Tree (Utah : Tree), Parley Canyon (Utah), Platte River (Neb.), Promontory (Utah), Salt Lake City (Utah), Sherman (Wyo.), Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.), Temple Street (Salt Lake City, Utah), Uinta Mountains (Utah and Wyo.), Wasatch Range (Utah and Idaho), Weber River (Utah), Weber River Valley (Utah), White Pine Canyon (Summit County, Utah), Wilhelmina Pass (Utah), Witch Rocks (Utah), and Wyoming
Subject (Name):
Russell, Andrew J., Young, Brigham, 1801-1877, Beehive House (Salt Lake City, Utah), Lion House (Salt Lake City, Utah), Salt Lake Theatre, Tabernacle (Salt Lake City, Utah), Union Pacific Railroad Company, and Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Bridges, Wooden, Hot springs, and Railroads
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Photograph albums of Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, and California

6.
Photograph albums of Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, and California

Creator:
Russell, Andrew J.
Published / Created:
ca. 1867-1869.
Call Number:
WA Photos 192
Container / Volume:
Album
Image Count:
58
Abstract:
Photographic prints of images created by Andrew Joseph Russell of locations in Utah, Wyoming, California, and Nebraska, ca. 1867-1869. The bound album contains the same images represented in the loose photographic prints. the loose photographic prints were previously bound in a deteriorating leather album with spine title "Views in Salt Lake." The loose photographic prints were foliated before the album was disbound album, Images of locations and structures related to Brigham Young in Utah include views of his residences, known as the Beehive House and Lion House in Salt Lake City; one of these images includes the foundation for the Salt Lake Temple in the foreground. Images of other structures related to Young include his bathhouse located at Warm Sulphur Springs, Salt Lake City, and a view of his cotton and woolen mills in Parley Canyon with the Wasatch Range in the distance, Images of locations in Salt Lake City, Utah, include views of the Tabernacle, the Salt Lake Theatre, Zion's Cooperative Mercantile Institution, and an overview of Temple Street that shows businesses, Images of locations in Echo, Utah, and its vicinity include an overview of the city from the south, as well as several rock formations, including Conglomerate Peaks, Hanging Rock, Sentinel Rock, and Sphinx Rock, Images of locations in Echo Canyon, Utah, and its vicinity include views of several rock outcroppings, including Death's Rock, Finger Rock, and Rock Great Eastern. Several images document Tunnel No. 2 (also known as Echo Tunnel or Wahsatch No. 2) for the Union Pacific Railroad Company, and includes an image of a tunnel entrance, Images of the Weber River and Weber Canyon (also known as the Weber River Valley or Weber Valley), Utah, include views of Coalville; a location on the river near Heneferville (which became Henefer); a vista from Witch Rocks; construction of a wooden bridge across the Weber River at Devil's Gate; a view of Devil's Gate without a bridge; and a view from a ridge of the canyon that shows both entrances to Tunnel No. 3 and two railroad bridges. An image also documents the One Thousand Mile Tree, located in the canyon at a distance one thousand miles west of Omaha, Nebraska, Views of Wilhelmina Pass in Weber Canyon (also known as the Narrows of Weber Canyon), include a distant view of Serrated Rocks (also known as Devil's Slide); a view below a railroad bridge, and an overview of the canyon, Images of locations in the Uinta Mountains, Utah, include a view of Moore's Lake at the head of the Bear River; a view of a man identified as the old trapper in camp beside the Bear River; and a view of the Lake of the Sounding Shore, Images of other locations in Utah include a view of a wooden trestle near Promontory, and a view of Ripple Lake in White Pine Canyon near Park City, Images of locations in the vicinity of Dale Creek, near Sherman and the Laramie Mountains in Wyoming include a view of the Dale Creek Trestle, a wooden railroad trestle bridge; a view of Medicine Bow Mountain; a view of Skull Rock near Sherman Station; a view of Camel Rocks (also known as Granite Rock) near Buford; a view of Devil's Gate in the canyon of Dale Creek; a view of Grizzly Peak from near Evans' Pass; and a view of the source of the Laramie River in the Laramie Mountains, Images of the Green River Valley in Wyoming include a view of the Green River Bridge, a wooden bridge across the Green River with Citadel Rock in the distance; as well as discrete views of rock outcroppings, including Smith's Buttes and Castle Rock, Images of rock outcroppings at various locations throughout Wyoming include views of the High Bluffs near Black Buttes; Church Buttes near Fort Bridger; and Dial Rock in the Laramie Basin, Images of locations in Nebraska include views of a wooden bridge that crosses the North Platte River at its junction with the South Platte River east of the city of North Platte, and a view of the Loup Fork Bridge across Loup Fork of the Platte River, and Images of California include a view from a summit of the Sierra Nevada mountain range with snow sheds in the foreground and Donner Lake in the distance, as well as a view of hydraulic gold mining near Dutch Flat that shows men using jets of water to break down gravel banks
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Letterpress captions on mounts., Many duplicate images. Some of these photographs also appear in A.J. Russell's The Great West Illustrated . . . New York, 1869., and Accompanied by a box list.
Subject (Geographic):
Utah, Salt Lake City., West (U.S.), Bear River (Utah-Idaho), Buford (Wyo.), California, Coalville (Utah), Dale Creek (Colo. and Wyo.), Donner Lake (Calif.), Dutch Flat (Calif.), Echo (Utah), Echo Canyon (Utah), Green River (Wyo.-Utah), Green River Valley (Wyo.-Utah), Grizzly Peak (Wyo.), Henefer (Utah), Laramie Basin (Wyo.), Laramie Mountains (Colo. and Wyo.), Laramie River (Colo. and Wyo.), Nebraska, North Platte River, One Thousand Mile Tree (Utah : Tree), Parley Canyon (Utah), Platte River (Neb.), Promontory (Utah), Salt Lake City (Utah), Sherman (Wyo.), Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.), Temple Street (Salt Lake City, Utah), Uinta Mountains (Utah and Wyo.), Wasatch Range (Utah and Idaho), Weber River (Utah), Weber River Valley (Utah), White Pine Canyon (Summit County, Utah), Wilhelmina Pass (Utah), Witch Rocks (Utah), and Wyoming
Subject (Name):
Russell, Andrew J., Young, Brigham, 1801-1877, Beehive House (Salt Lake City, Utah), Lion House (Salt Lake City, Utah), Salt Lake Theatre, Tabernacle (Salt Lake City, Utah), Union Pacific Railroad Company, and Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Bridges, Wooden, Hot springs, and Railroads
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Photograph albums of Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, and California

7.
The mountain pass : Sierra Nevada

Creator:
Palmer, F. (Fanny), 1812-1876, artist
Published / Created:
[1867]
Call Number:
BrSides Zc72 867pa
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image and text
Abstract:
Print depicts a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada range with bear and indigenous man; in the left foreground, a bear standing on a fallen tree trunk looks over water to the right; above in the left middle ground, a indigenous man wearing buckskin and holding a bow and arrow stands on a cliff edge; in the background, behind a waterfall, blue mountains
Description:
BEIN Zc72 867pa: On verso, stamp: John Rumbold., Title from caption below image., and Below image: Entered according to Act of Congress AD 1867 by Currier & Ives in the clerk's office of the District Court of the United States in the Southern District of New York.
Publisher:
Published by Currier & Ives
Subject (Geographic):
California and Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The mountain pass : Sierra Nevada