Glass negatives
Found in 540 Collections and/or Records:
[Bridge], circa 1898-1902
A bridge across a river; the outdoor scenery is grassy with many trees and a hill in the background.
Building with steeple, 2017 April 29
S. W. Burnham and Edward Emerson Barnard photographs
Contains glass plate photographs taken by S. W. Burnham and Edward Emerson Barnard. There are also some plates for which the photographer is not known. Some of the glass plates are photographic negatives and others are transparencies. The subjects include telescopes, observatories, the moon, stars, and some photographs of a volcanic eruption. Dated approximately 1880-1919.
[Business as usual], 1906 April
Two men are standing outside of a small tent-like structure with signs reading "Restaurant." The tent stands in front of a brick building. A wagon and piles of bricks are on the right.
[Business district Including Martin’s Restaurant, 520 Sacramento Street], 1906 April
People are standing on the sidewalks of a business street and in the street. Brick rubble is in the street from damaged buildings. Many of the business signs can be read including Martin's Restaurant, What Cheer House, and the New Chicago House offering rooms for a dollar a week. Smoke can be seen at the end of the street.
[Calaveras Big Tree Grove Hotel, Calaveras Big Trees], circa 1900-1931
Two very large tree trunks are in front of the house, perfectly framing it. There is large, white building with a line of trees in the background.
[Calaveras Big Trees], circa 1900-1931
The bottom portion of a very wide tree trunk; a sign hanging on it reads "Empire State."
[Calaveras Big Trees], circa 1900-1931
Four large tree trunks. More trees, mostly evergreens, can be seen between the trunks. A woman is standing at the left of the trunk on the far right.
[Calaveras Big Trees], circa 1900-1931
Three large tree trunks; each has a sign on them. Evergreens are in the background.
[Calaveras High School Girls Basketball Team, 1908, Mr. R.W. Decker, Enos Higginbothem], 1908
Nine girls in uniform, most are facing forward, but a few are looking off to their left. The girl in the front middle is holding a basketball with "C.H.S. 08" written on it. Two men are standing on either side of the girls. The man on the right has his left hand in his pocket.