Photographs of the California Mother Lode, 1933-1967

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Photographs of the California Mother Lode, 1933-1967

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Photographs of the California Mother Lode region taken by Alma Lavenson during the1930s through the 1960s.

77 silver gelatin photographic prints (many mounted), images 8 x 10 in. or smaller

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California Historical Society, North Baker Library

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Lavenson, Alma, 1897-1989

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The photographer Alma Lavenson was born in San Francisco. After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, her family moved to Oakland where her father opened a dry goods store. By the 1920s, Lavenson had become a professional photographer and was acquainted with other well-known photographers who were experimenting with new camera techniques and subject matter. Her meeting with Edward Weston and friendship with Imogen Cunningham influenced her work to move away from a soft, lyrical quality towards more...

Cunningham, Imogen

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