Stanford historical photograph collection, 1887-circa 1996 (inclusive)
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- The Stanford historical photograph collection, containing over 16,000 images. Series 1, General Photographs, documents the campus and campus life; subjects include athletics, original construction of the campus, individual buildings, students and student life activities, commencement activities, academic departments, and damage from the 1906 earthquake. Series 2, Stanford Family, contains photographs of family members and friends, Stanford residences, the Palo Alto Stock Farm, and the Central Pacific Railroad. Series 3, Biographical Photographs, contains images of faculty and administrative staff. Series 4 contains oversized images and Series 5 contains copy negatives. The majority of photographs are black and white gelatin prints but nineteenth-century albumen prints mounted on boards are also represented. The collection spans the late 1880s through the 1990s.
Description
| Type of resource | still image |
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| Form | electronic resource; remote |
| Extent | 40 linear feet |
| Place | California |
| Publication date | 1887 - 1996 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
| Note | The photographs are arranged in five series: Series 1, General Photographs; Series 2, Stanford Family; Series 3, Biographical; Series 4, Oversize; and Series 5, Copy Negatives. |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Stanford University, Archives. |
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Subjects
| Subject | Central Pacific Railroad Company. |
|---|---|
| Subject | Palo Alto Stock Farm. |
| Subject | Stanford University > Sports |
| Subject | Stanford University > Buildings |
| Subject | Stanford University > Faculty |
| Subject | Stanford University > Photographs |
| Subject | Stanford University > Students |
| Genre | Photographs |
Bibliographic information
| Location | |
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| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/kx532cb7981 |
| Location | electronic resource |
| Location | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |