San Francisco tug & barge / William Dassonville
Scope and Contents
Gelatin silver photograph taken by William Dassonville printed on Dassonville Charcoal Black paper, in mat, titled "San Francisco Tug and Barge." Materials dated approximately 1925.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1925
Creator
- Dassonville, William E. (William Edward), 1879-1957 (photographer, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research. Item kept in cold storage; access requires 24 hours advance notice.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
William Dassonville was born on June 20, 1879, in Sacramento, California to Fredrick Dassonville and Elizabeth Wood. He married Gertrude Blanche Perry on November 5, 1910, in San Francisco, California. Together they had two children. William became a member of the Camera Club, which was the largest amateur photographer's organization for which he also wrote articles for their publication Camera Craft. In 1900, William opened a portrait studio with Oscar Maurer in San Francisco where they photographed other San Francisco artists like Maynard Dixon and John Muir. The studio was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake. Dassonville created his own famous "Charcoal Black" paper, which many famous photographers applauded, including Ansel Adams. His creation was a result of the shortage of platinum printing paper at the onset of World War I. At the time of his death on July 15, 1957, William was relatively unknown. It was not until several years later that his works were found in a pair of trunks.
Extent
1 photograph : black and white, platinum, Charcoal Black paper ; 10 x 13 cm , with mat 51 x 41 cm
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Purchased from Carl Mautz, Nevada City, California by Lee Gallery on July 25, 2002 then sold to L. Tom Perry Special Collections on December 15, 2016.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; Lee Gallery, Inc.; December 15, 2016.
Appraisal
Photographic Archive
General
Inscription on recto: Negative number 324 written in black ink on mount under l.r. [lower right] corner of photograph.
Processing Information
Processed; Jamie Wiser; November 21, 2024.
Subject
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Register of San Francisco tug & barge / William Dassonville
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Jamie Wiser
- Date
- 2024 November 21
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States