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Glass negatives

 Subject
Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms

Found in 537 Collections and/or Records:

[Electra Power House view], circa 1898-1902

 Item — Box 3: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197225508867], Box: 3
Identifier: MSS P 585 Series 1 Item 96
Scope and Contents

A gelatin dry plate positive, of gelatin dry plate negative #91, featuring a river bending to the right; many small buildings are to the left. Water is shooting into the river. The background consists of hills covered with trees.

Dates: circa 1898-1902

[Electra Power House view-penstock], circa 1898-1902

 Item — Box 3: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197225508867], Box: 3
Identifier: MSS P 585 Series 1 Item 100
Scope and Contents

This gelatin dry plate positive features a front view of buildings at the bottom of a very steep hill. A large pipe goes down the center of the hill with a building about halfway up the hill and many other buildings scattered around the hill. This is the same is the gelatin dry plate positive #98.

Dates: circa 1898-1902

[Electra Road (steam tractor 12 horsepower and 3 transformers)], circa 1898-1902

 Item — Box 3: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197225508867], Box: 3
Identifier: MSS P 585 Series 1 Item 114
Scope and Contents

An outdoor view looking over many trees and bushes to see workers and several wagon loads of equipment.

Dates: circa 1898-1902

[Electric Power House, switching room and bottom end of penstock], circa 1898-1902

 Item — Box 3: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197225508867], Box: 3
Identifier: MSS P 585 Series 1 Item 101
Scope and Contents

A group of workers by a large tube that leads to a pile of wood; a building is at the left, and a tree-covered hill is in the background.

Dates: circa 1898-1902

Henry Elwood photographs and negatives of Montana

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 488
Scope and Contents

Collection includes 58 glass plate negatives and associated prints with images of the wildlife, people, buildings, and landscape of Montana, taken or collected by Elwood between the 1920s and the 1980s.

Dates: approximately 1920-1989

John B. Fairbanks photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 9
Scope and Contents

Collection includes black and white photographs of Provo, Utah and some photographs of the Cluff Expedition to Mexico. Most of the photographs have a corresponding glass negative or nitrate negative. There are also acetate copy negatives for some photographs. Also includes two prints of paintings by John B. Fairbanks. Dated 1897-1902.

Dates: 1897-1902

[Ferry Building, foot of Market Street (Embarcadero Street)], 1906 April

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197225508735], Box: 1
Identifier: MSS P 585 Series 1 Item 25
Scope and Contents

There is a building identified as the Ferry Building, with a clock tower with a steeple on it. Surrounding the building are roofs to many buildings. The edge of a waterwheel is visible on the right. Large poles are in front of the buildings.

Dates: 1906 April

[Fire engine], 1906 April

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197225508735], Box: 1
Identifier: MSS P 585 Series 1 Item 1
Scope and Contents

A large steam engine with four wooden wheels with spokes resembling an early automobile is on a platform in front of a building. A man in an engineer suit is standing at the right; half of him is cut off.

Dates: 1906 April

[Five Electra workers, Prince Poniatowski, a friend, and Edith], circa 1898-1902

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197225508735], Box: 1
Identifier: MSS P 585 Series 1 Item 85
Scope and Contents

Eight people by piles of slate and wood; three are on horses. A lone horse and a dog are also in the shot.

Dates: circa 1898-1902