Photographs from the Elisabeth Egenhoff papers [graphic]. 1884-ca. 1965.

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Photographs from the Elisabeth Egenhoff papers [graphic]. 1884-ca. 1965.

Chiefly COPY photographs used in the production of various publications by Egenhoff. Includes many images of California's Franciscan missions used in her book Fabricas; a collection of pictures.... Many photographs are of early drawings of the missions by Edward Vischer, John Sykes, and others. Also includes a 19th century photographic copy of a portrait of Junipero Serra, and an original (19th century?) ink drawing of Mission San Miguel, initialled AMN. Also present are images of structures on Angel Island, of Monterey, and of San Francisco, plus two group portraits (1937 & 1939) of the Sacramento office staff of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

ca. 150 photographic prints : b&w ; various sizes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6885274

UC Berkeley Libraries

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