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Wreck of Viscata

Pencil drawing of the Wreck of Viscata. Debris is visible on the shore and the wreck is visible in the water in the distance.

Rockwell, Cleveland, 1837-1907

Sketchbook volume 3

Cleveland Rockwell's sketchbook volume 3. Includes surveying data from California and landscape drawings of Washington State.

Rockwell, Cleveland, 1837-1907

Flower illustration, Mt. Diablo

Color botanical illustration of yellow flowers with foliage. The flowers have five petals. Handwriting on the drawing reads, "Cleveland Rockwell Mt. Diablo. Cal. August 1st 1876."

Rockwell, Cleveland, 1837-1907

Upper Gold Bluffs, California

Black and white drawing of the Upper Gold Bluffs beach in California. Two figures are visible walking on the shore. There are rocks visible in the water with birds flying overhead. A sloping cliffside with trees surrounds the area.

Rockwell, Cleveland, 1837-1907

Artwork Funded by CETA

Title card information: "February, 1975 - San Francisco; 121 artists are hired by the city using federal manpower funds through CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act); Nearly 3,000 people apply; The project is initiated by the Neighborhood Arts Program of the San Francisco Art Commission with the... Alvarado School Art Workshop, De Young Museum Art School, and the Mayor's Manpower Office."

Title Card: "Art Works." Jim Nybakken, representative of the Mayor's Manpower Office; Elsa Camerson, De Young Museum Art School; John Kreidler, author of the CETA Arts proposal; and Felix Contreras, Federal Manpower Representative, Discuss the CETA program for employing artists. Visual and performance artists employed through the CETA program describe their involvement in CETA, and their methods of implementing artistic endeavors in communities. Video ends at (0:30:32), with blank screen.

Credits: Produced by, Optic Nerve, with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts; Optic Nerve, Lynn Adler, Jules Bachus, Jim Mayer, Michael Nolan, Sherrie Rabinowitz, John Rogers, Mya Shone; Mini-Park, Patricia Rodriguez [?], Graciela Carillo; Art School, Michael Cookingham; Dance Rehearsal, Leni Sloan; Elementary School, Betty Wong and the Dragon Theater; Hospital, Swingmasters and Pickle Family Circus; Child Care Center, Larry Pisoni and Bill Irwin; Senior Housing, Talespinners, Sandy Archer, Joe Bellan, Mrs. Grace Berry; Public Housing, Make a Circus, Peter Frankham; Tenants Association, Joe Tapacio, Joyce E [?]; Garden, Ann Kyle and Neighborhood Youth Corps; Hotel, Al Robles and Geraldine Kutaka; Music by, Flowering Stream Ensemble; Mural by, Jim Dong and the Kearny Street Workshop; Main title by Arlene Goldbrand. Thanks to the San Francisco Art Commission, Neighborhood Arts Program, Mayor's Manpower Office, Housing Authority, Recreational Park Dept., Fine Arts Museums, Unified School District, and thanks to all the CETA artists.

The Video Access Project (Public Access Television Program)

Jerry Jiro Yasutome photographs

  • Org. Lot 762
  • Collection
  • 1945-1948

This collection consists of photographs of the Yasutome family, a Japanese-American family from Portland, Oregon, taken from 1945 to 1948. Most of the photographs were taken by Jerry Jiro Yasutome; a smaller number were created by other members of the Yasutome family and by unidentified students at the Northwest School of Photography in Portland, where Jerry Yasutome studied from approximately 1946 to 1948. Photographs taken by Jerry Yasutome and other family members document their experiences during incarceration at the Tule Lake Relocation Center in California from 1945 to 1946. These images include portraits of the Yasutome family, including Jerry Yasutome’s son, James Mamoru Yasutome, and his parents, Sadao Kurata Yasutome and Ju Jiro Yasutome; group portraits of electrical workers and a Buddhist Sunday School; and photos of a fire at the Tule Lake high school. The remainder of the photographs in the collection represent the work of students at the Northwest School of Photography. They include photographs of the processing lab and students in classes, as well as portraits taken by the students. Also included are photographs taken by Yasutome and other students depicting the aftermath of the Vanport Flood in May 1948.

Yasutome, Jerry Jiro, 1919-1994

Map of Oregon and upper California, from the surveys of John Charles Frémont and other authorities, 1848

A map of California, Nevada, portions of western Arizona and Utah, and a southern portion of Oregon. The map shows the locations of Native American tribal groups, "positions where Troops are needed," and "routes that had been traversed by Troops or by which Frontier Posts may be supplied." Relief is shown by hachures. The map is approximately the southwestern quarter of a larger map with the same title.

Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890

Map of southern Oregon and northern California : compiled from the best authorities, and from personal surveys and explorations, exhibiting a reliable view of the rich gold region of the north, as well as the mineral region of middle California : embracing also a corrected chart of the coast from San Francisco Bay, to the Columbia River agreably [sic] to the late United States Coast Survey / by N. Scholfield, 1851

A map depicting Oregon and part of Northern California. The map shows the gold regions of Southern Oregon and Northern California, the mineral region of middle California, and new settlements along the Umpquah River. The map also depicts rivers, trails, and topography. Relief is shown by hachures.

Scholfield, Nathan

Essayons topographical map of California, Nevada, Oregon and part of Idaho / prepared from field surveys and other reliable data under the direction of Bvt. Lt. Col. R.S. Williamson ; drawn by W.B. Hyde, 1867

A color map in three segments depicting the western United States, primarily depicting Oregon, California, Nevada and part of Idaho. A note in the upper left corner reads, "Atlas to accompany the official records of the Union and Confederate armies, 1861-1865." Relief is shown by hachures.

Williamson, R. S. (Robert Stockton), 1824-1882

Fort Crook, Shasta County, California

Two photographs of of the corral and officer quarters at Fort Crook in Shasta County, California taken by Edward Perry Vollum. The two prints are glued to a single sheet of bristol board. Handwritten captions on the front of the page read, "Fort Crook, Shasta County, California," and, "Photographed by Dr. Edward Perry Vollum an associate of Lt. Lorenzo Lorain." Handwritten captions on the back of the page read, "Corral, Fort Crook, Cal." and, "Officer Quarters at Fort Crook, Cal."

Vollum, Edward Perry, -1902

Oral history interview with Walter J. Cosgrave

This oral history interview with Walter J. Cosgrave was conducted by Timothy J. Coleman on November 26, 1993. In this interview, Cosgrave discusses his family background and early life in Calaveras County, California, including his education, childhood games, and the experience of being the son of the county sheriff. He the talks about moving to the San Francisco Bay Area and attending high school. He briefly discusses coming to Oregon and getting interested in the law.

Cosgrave, Walter J. (Walter John), 1910-1999

Portrait of three women at Cliff House, San Francisco

A tintype portrait of three unidentified women standing in front of a painted backdrop of the Cliff House in San Francisco, California. One woman is seated while the two other women stand behind. All three women wear dresses with gigot sleeves and ornately decorated hats.

Portrait of Mary Ladd

A portrait of Mary Ladd. She is wearing a dress with a high-necked lace collar. A handwritten transcription from the back of the photograph reads, "Mrs. William M. Ladd (Nee Mary Lyman Andrews)."

Ormsby, Elon D., 1845-1895

Tsuboi Family Home Movie - "1931 Los Angeles"

Tsuboi family home movie, featuring a family trip to Los Angeles and Yosemite National Park in 1931. Footage is in black-and-white.
00:00 - Scenes of the Tsuboi family visiting the Mount Wilson Observatory in Los Angeles. There is snow on Mount Wilson.
01:28 - Scenes of Los Angeles, including a visit to Japanese Miniature Village
01:59 - Scenes of the Tsuboi family visiting a zoo and the Los Angeles Ostrich Farm.
02:59 - Members of the Tsuboi family pose on a rooftop overlooking Los Angeles City Hall. 04:08 - Scenes of the Tsuboi family in Los Angeles. Includes footage of family visiting a film studio, possibly Charlie Chaplin's movie studio. Brief shot of studio's cement slab featuring Chaplin's signature with the date, January 21, 1918.
07:36 - The Tsuboi family visits the Coliseum stadium in Los Angeles
08:08 - More Los Angeles scenes, including a visit to an orchard in a Ford automobile, the family laughing on a rooftop, and an ice hockey game
09:33 - Visit to Yosemite National Park
12:37 - Scenes from California visit

Tsuboi family

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