Glass negatives
Found in 537 Collections and/or Records:
[Below Russian Hill toward North Beach fire], 1906 April
In the background there are people with wagons and horses in an open field, buildings on a hill to the right, smoke in the air, and a large tent on the left. In the foreground there is a woman sitting on a chest, and to the right are a man sitting in a chair and two women in dark dresses and hats standing beside their belongings: chests, chairs, etc.
[Bob and friend], circa 1896-1931
Bob, Edith's brother, is sitting on a blanket looking at a book and his friend sitting to the right looking at the camera. Behind them are flower bushes and trees.
[Bob and friend], circa 1896-1931
Bob, Edith's brother, is standing on the right beside a chair and looking into the distance. His friend is sitting in the chair on the porch.
[Bob and friend], circa 1896-1931
Bob, Edith's brother, is standing on a rug on the left with his arm around his friend, who is on the right. Behind them are flower bushes and trees.
[Bob and friends], circa 1896-1931
Three girls and a man, identified as Edith's brother, Bob, are sitting on rocks.
J. M. Boutwell collection
Collection includes 372 photographs, 451 postcards, 271 glass plate negatives, 155 negatives, 14 lantern slides, 76 stereographs, and five panoramic photographs, taken or collected by J.M. Boutwell between the 1900s and the 1930s. Includes images of geologic specimens, rock formations, and landscapes.
Boy feeding animal, 2017 April 29
Boy sitting in house, 2017 April 29
[Brewery?], 1906 April
Two men are standing among loose bricks and building debris that is in front of a building with portions of its walls and roof collapsed. Large metal tanks remain standing. On the back of the photo the building has been identified as a school and the tanks as boilers instead of brewery tanks. The true function of the building is unknown.
[Bridal Veil Falls], circa 1900-1931
A waterfall spilling down, the topsides are rocky cliffs, and the foreground is full of evergreen trees. In the center of the photograph is a mist rising from the waterfall.