Archibald J. Treat photograph collection, 1887-1891
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Photographs documenting construction of Leland Stanford Junior University, used as progress reports and sent to university founder Senator Leland Stanford for his approval. Views include the Stanford quadrangle, museum, mausoleum and Encina Hall, and some group shots of the construction workers. Collection also includes a panaramic view of the campus foothills, 1886, before construction.
Description
| Type of resource | still image |
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| Extent | 300 albumen; 25.5 x 30.5 cm., 8 albumen; 20 x 126.5 cm. |
| Place | California |
| Publication date | 1887 - 1891 |
| Issuance | monographic |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Treat, Archibald J. (Archibald Jennings), 1864-1949 |
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Subjects
| Subject | Treat, Archibald J. (Archibald Jennings), 1864-1949 |
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| Subject | Stanford University > Pictorial works |
| Subject | Stanford University > Buildings |
| Genre | Graphic |
| Genre | Photoprints |
| Genre | Albumen prints |
Bibliographic information
| Biographical/Historical | Working his way up from office boy for the Central Pacific Railroad office to secretary to Stephen T. Gage, assistant to Railroad president Leland Stanford, Treat was admitted to the California bar in 1897. |
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| Note | Unpublished guide available (item level inventory). |
| Location |
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| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/nk441dh7170 |
| Location | Dept. of Special Collections Stanford Univ. Libraries |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections (http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv).
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