Mackay, Zelda, 1893-1985.

Dates:
Birth 1893
Death 1985

Biographical notes:

Zelda Mackay (1893-1985), born Zelda Onita Powell, was a lifelong collector of photographs of California and the West, and of daguerreotypes, ambrotypes and tintypes from all locations. Her collection of cased photographs not acquired by The Bancroft Library were purchased by the George Eastman House of Rochester, N.Y.

From the description of Zelda Mackay collection of daguerreian era photography in California [graphic]. ca. 1845-1865. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 81459981

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Subjects:

  • Gold miners
  • Gold mines and mining
  • Miners
  • Mines and mineral resources
  • Mining districts
  • Photographers
  • Pioneers

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Places:

  • California, Northern (as recorded)
  • California (as recorded)
  • San Francisco (Calif.) (as recorded)
  • Monterey (Calif.) (as recorded)