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This photograph was taken by Edith Irvine circa 1900 of a bakery building in Mokelumne Hill, California.

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This photograph was taken by Edith Irvine circa 1900 of the Reddick Hotel in Mokelumne Hill, California.

Scope and Contents

This photograph was taken by Edith Irvine circa 1900 of a bakery building in Mokelumne Hill, California.

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This photograph was taken by Edith Irvine circa 1900 of the Reddick Hotel in Mokelumne Hill, California.

Scope and Contents Comprised primarily of photographs created by Edith Irvine between 1900 and 1920. Subjects of the photographs include: Yosemite National Park, Calaveras Big Trees State Park, construction of the Meadow Lake Dam and Electra Powerhouse, and early residents of Mokelumne Hill and Calaveras County, California. The most notable unit of photographs deals with the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco, which Irvine was on hand to photograph just after the quake occurred. Also included in the series...

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Contains cameras and darkroom requipment belonging to Edith Irvine and manufactured circa 1890 to 1908.

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Collection includes 192 copy negatives of Edith Irvine photographs of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and other parts of California, seven of which have copy prints. Also included are two Edith Irvine glass plate negatives of buildings in Mokelumne Hill, California.

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...

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This collection contains six glass plate negatives, three 5x7 in. and three 6.5x8.5 in., and six prints produced from the negatives. The images are of Mokelumne Hill, which used to be one of the richest gold mining towns in California.