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A group of girls in seven different dresses. A woman in a blouse and a skirt is in the center behind some girls. There is a woman to the far left wearing a hat and is sitting in a chair in front of a house.

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Group of people lined up around a table with food on it. In the front, there is a small family sitting on crates, on the left are a man and two young men. In the foreground of the picture is a box that is open with frame-looking objects inside.

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One building that is connected to an unfinished building. There is a pile of gravel and logs to the left of the photograph. In the background are tree-covered hills.

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Eleven men holding tools are sitting on logs and stumps in front of a large, open building. To the right is a shovel leaning against stacked sawhorses.

Scope and Contents This collection is comprised primarily of photographs, letters, and papers generated by or relating to early twentieth century photographer, Edith Irvine. Creation dates for items range between approximately 1850 and 1949. Subjects addressed in the collection include: Calaveras County, California, Yosemite National Park, construction of the Electra Powerhouse, the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, Irvine family history, and biographical information regarding Edith Irvine. In addition, the...