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 Websites presented in alphabetical order 10th Annual 24 Hour Photoshoot at Joshua Tree National Park 
 Exhibit of a 2003 project in which "photographers and filmmakers of all skill levels began simultaneously photographing Joshua Tree National Park for 24-hours." Features selected photographs and videos of this park in Southern California and a brief introduction to the project. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/education/programs/digitalstudio/studio_programs/joshuatree2003/ Topics: California Regions, California: Photograph Collections, California: Recreation, National Parks & Forests Last updated Aug 23, 2006 86400 Moments: 24 Hours at Joshua Tree National Park
Collection of photos from a 2004 project in which "19 photographers and filmmakers of all skill levels ... [participated in] a stimulating 24-hour photography session at Joshua Tree National Park." Features selected photos of this park in Southern California and a brief essay about the project. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/joshuatree2004/default.htm Topics: California Regions, California: Photograph Collections, California: Recreation, National Parks & Forests Last updated Aug 22, 2006 Ansel Adams's Photographs of Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar
In 1943, Ansel Adams documented the Manzanar War Relocation Center in California and the Japanese Americans interned there. This site provides side-by-side digital scans of both Adams' 242 original negatives and his 209 photographic prints, collection highlights, Adams' book "Born Free and Equal," a selected bibliography, and a chronology of Adams' life. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/anseladams/ Topics: California Regions, California: History, California: Photograph Collections, History, Photograph Collections: History, World War II Last updated Feb 17, 2007 California Heartland
This companion site to the upbeat, weekly public television series archives program segment photographs, transcripts, and numerous recipes using featured California agricultural products. http://www.californiaheartland.org/ Topics: Agriculture, California: Environment & Energy, California: Food & Cooking, California: Photograph Collections, California: Travel, Photograph Collections Last updated Nov 7, 2005 CaliforniaHike.com
Investigate potential hikes and scenic drives through photos and descriptions of the locales at this site. The authors have rated each of twelve locations in southern California and the eastern Sierra by degree of difficulty, best season for the area, and the prime month to visit. Also includes the time it will take to do each (including driving time) and phone numbers of contacts for further information. http://www.californiahike.com/ Topics: California Regions, California: Photograph Collections, California: Recreation, Discover New Trails at LII, Outdoor Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Travel Last updated Nov 15, 2005 Common Borders: Casa Blanca, Riverside and La Frontera
An exhibit of nine photographs by Yolande Andrade, Eniac Martinez, and Todd Bigelow. Topics include the Casa Blanca neighborhood in Riverside, California, and scenes of the U.S./Mexico border (la frontera). From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/borders/ Topics: California: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photography Last updated Jun 10, 2006 Documenting the Southeast Asian Refugee Experience
An exhibit of over 80 annotated archival objects documenting "the resettlement experiences of refugees and immigrants from the former Indochina [in the United States and worldwide], with a special focus on materials pertaining to the large communities established in Orange County and California" during the mid-1970s through the 1990s. Contains photographs, maps, letters, and other items. Includes introduction and background information. From the Southeast Asian Archive, University of California, Irvine. http://www.lib.uci.edu/libraries/collections/sea/seaexhibit/ Topics: California: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional, Regions of the World, Regions of the World, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 9, 2003 Escape to Reality: 24 Hours @ 24FPS
"In May 2008, more than sixty photographers set out to capture a 24-hour day in Joshua Tree National Park in Twentynine Palms, CA. Taking inspiration from English photographer Eadweard Muybridge's important work in motion study, the goal was to capture sequential movements and the passages of time, rather than isolated still-life compositions." Features video of images and introductory essay. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/24hrs24fps/ Topics: California: Photograph Collections, Photography Last updated Jun 21, 2009 Exploring Lassen Volcanic National Park
This site includes information about the cultural history, natural history, geology, eruptions, and hydrothermal activity at this northern California park. There are also maps, climbing and hiking information, a photo gallery, and general information for park visitors. http://www.shastahome.com/lassen-volcanic/park.htm Topics: California Regions, California: Photograph Collections, California: Recreation, Discover New Trails at LII, Geography, Geology, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Oct 19, 2005 Here Comes the Guide
This site is the online version of a very popular print guide to planning weddings in California. It lists event locations and prescreened event professionals, including caterers, photographers, coordinators, and DJs. The location information details capacity, views, catering and alcohol options, price, availability, amenities, and restrictions for each of the sites; also includes a photograph and a lengthy physical description. http://www.herecomestheguide.com/ Topics: California: People, California: Photograph Collections Last updated Dec 27, 2005 John Pitcher Spooner California Stereograph Collection
"This collection consists of stereographs taken by John Pitcher Spooner in California between approximately 1875 and 1905. Most of the photos are of Stockton and include downtown businesses and buildings, private homes, local farms, the Stockton Rural Cemetery, and the California State Hospital and Insane Asylum." Features a searchable and browsable collection of over 280 images, and a brief biography and stereograph definition. From Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific, Stockton. http://library.pacific.edu/ha/digital/spooner/ Topics: California: Photograph Collections Last updated Mar 3, 2009 Just Passin' Through: The Lincoln and Victory Highways in Nevada
"The images selected for this site document places and activities along the highways in Nevada, eastern California and western Utah, and Reno's 1927 Transcontinental Highways Exposition of 1927 celebrating the completion of the roads." Searchable and browsable. From the Special Collections Department, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Reno. http://www.library.unr.edu/specoll/photoweb/lincolnhwy/ Topics: Automobiles, California: Libraries & Archives by Type, California: Photograph Collections, Transportation Last updated Oct 14, 2004 Kern County Museum: Historic Photos
Selected photos of Bakersfield and Kern County, California, including images of agriculture, landmarks, "lost treasures," homes, people, hotels and motels, the Kern River, music and musicians, World War II, the Dust Bowl, and the 1952 Kern County earthquake. From the collection of the Kern County Museum. http://www.kcmuseum.org/stories/storyReader$786 Topics: California: Photograph Collections Last updated Mar 23, 2009 Lawrence and Houseworth Collection
"More than 900 albumen silver half stereographs published by Lawrence and Houseworth of San Francisco. ...The photographs depict major settlements, boom towns, placer and hydraulic mining operations, shipping and transportation routes, and such points of scenic interest throughout northern California and western Nevada as the Yosemite Valley and the Calaveras Redwoods. The collection also includes an extensive pictorial survey of mid-nineteenth-century San Francisco." Searchable and browsable. From the Library of Congress. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/lawhouhtml/lawhouabt.html Topics: California: Photograph Collections, Geology, Parks, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Technology Last updated Mar 2, 2005 Life on Wheels
A collection of annotated photographs of "skateboard culture as captured by a youthful group of Southern California photographers." Includes commentary. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/wheels/default.html Topics: California: Photograph Collections, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photography, Sports Last updated Jun 12, 2006 Lines of Sight: Views of the U.S. / Mexican Border
An exhibit of 14 "contemporary views of the [U.S./Mexico] border through the eyes of [five] artists based north and south of the border." Includes photographs, paintings, video stills, installation views, and information on the artists represented in the exhibit. Also available in Spanish. From the Sweeney Art Gallery, University of California, Riverside. http://sweeney.ucr.edu/exhibitions/border/ Topics: Art by Region, California Regions, California: Arts and Humanities, California: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Aug 10, 2003 Magic Lantern Slides: The Berkeley Geography Collection
A collection of glass "magic" lantern slides of California, dating from about 1900 through 1915. Browsable by geographic area (North Coast and Coast Ranges, Klamath and Cascade Mountains, San Francisco and the Bay Area, Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys, the Sierra Nevada Mountains and Sierra Foothills, Central Coast and Coast Ranges, Southern California, and deserts). A "Geo-Images" site from the University of California, Berkeley. http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/GeoImages/LanternSlides/LanternSlides_TOC.html Topics: California: History, California: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections Last updated Aug 11, 2003 Migrant Labor Camp Photographs From the Harry Everett Drobish Papers, 1935-1936
"This collection of 63 photographic prints of various sizes documents migrant labor camps in California. ... Included are photographs of groups and buildings at the Arvin Migratory Labor Camp and other camps in Kern County, California. Also included are photographs of Hooverville in Sacramento, some taken by the California State Emergency Relief Administration." Searchable and browsable. From the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. A part of the Online Archive of California (OAC). http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf738nb5fr Topics: Agriculture, California Regions, California: Agriculture, California: Environment & Energy, California: Jobs and Work, California: Photograph Collections, California: Society & Social Issues, Emigration & Immigration, History, Labor, The Grapes of Wrath, United States History Last updated Sep 5, 2006 Migrant Workers Photographer: Dorothea Lange
Photographs documenting conditions in migrant labor camps in California's Imperial Valley, taken in February and March of 1937 under the auspices of the Resettlement Administration. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fachap03.html Topics: Agriculture, California Regions, California: Agriculture, California: Environment & Energy, California: Jobs and Work, California: Photograph Collections, California: Society & Social Issues, Labor, Photograph Collections: History, Photography, The Grapes of Wrath Last updated Dec 19, 2008 Monterey County Film Commission
The goal of this organization is to make it easier to use Monterey County for filming locations. This site includes information relating to services, crews, locations, permits, and the annual screenwriting contest. There is also a list of movies filmed in Monterey County that includes a brief description of the movie and location area. Photos of Monterey County film locations enhance the site, which also provides tourist information. http://www.filmmonterey.org/ Topics: California Regions, California Travel: Popular Destinations, California: Arts and Humanities, California: Media, California: Photograph Collections, Film, Movies, & Video, Government, Government, Recreation Last updated Apr 18, 2003 Palm Desert Golf Cart Parade
The Palm Desert, California, Golf Cart Parade is held each November and features "decorated electric golf carts, marching bands, live entertainment, food booths, children's games, celebrities and dignitaries." The Web site includes theme and entry information and guidelines, past parade photos and videos, and sponsor and charity information. http://www.golfcartparade.com/ Topics: California: Photograph Collections, California: Recreation, California: Society & Social Issues, Photograph Collections, Sports Last updated Sep 4, 2003 Photographs and Historical Documents Relating to the South Asian Diaspora
A small collection of photographs (including Sikhs of the Sacramento Valley), images of Gadar publications from California (1916 through 1929), and other ephemera. From the South/Southeast Asia Library, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/SSEAL/SouthAsia/photos.html Topics: California: History, California: Photograph Collections, History, Photograph Collections: History Last updated Aug 15, 2003 Picturing California's Migrant Children: Orville Goldner's Photographic Trek of 1940
An online photography exhibit with an accompanying essay about the "children, their schools, and the living conditions [of] the 350,000 impoverished migrant workers who came to California during the mid to late 1930's." From Meriam Library, California State University, Chico. http://www.csuchico.edu/lspr/migrant/splash.html Topics: Agriculture, California: Agriculture, California: History, California: Photograph Collections, California: Society & Social Issues, Emigration & Immigration, Labor, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, The Grapes of Wrath, United States History Last updated Nov 17, 2004 Regional History Project at the University Library
"The Regional History Project has been documenting the history of the Central Coast of California and the institutional history of UC Santa Cruz since 1963, through oral history. This web site includes the complete catalog of our collection, a photo gallery of historical images of the Central Coast of California, [and] oral history resources." Contains selected oral histories in full text, with emphasis on agriculture and Lick Observatory. From the University of California, Santa Cruz. http://library.ucsc.edu/reg-hist/ Topics: Agriculture, California Regions, California: Education, California: History by Place, California: Libraries, California: Photograph Collections, History, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Aug 25, 2003 Riverside in Pictures
Collection of historical photographs from the late 19th and early 20th centuries of Riverside, California. "The exhibit captures changing faces of the Downtown district, Mission Inn, Mount Rubidoux," U.C. Riverside, and other areas. Includes images of neighborhoods, annotated images of selected sites, and historic and contemporary maps. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/riverinpicts/ Topics: California: Photograph Collections, Los Angeles & Environs Last updated Aug 23, 2006 Sacramento History Online
"A joint project of four Sacramento County [California] institutions to digitize and catalog over 2000 items from their collections. The project's goal has been to document agriculture and transportation in the Sacramento region from the mid 19th to early 20th century." Contains books, manuscripts, maps, photographs, and more. Searchable and browsable. http://sacramentohistory.org/ Topics: California Regions, California: History by Place, California: Photograph Collections, Maps of California Last updated Jul 4, 2005 San Diego Historical Society
An overview of the history of San Diego from the time of the missions to the present. There are biographical sketches, a timeline, photos, exhibits on the California Pacific and Panama-California Expositions, and the full text of some articles from the Journal of San Diego History . Searchable. http://www.sandiegohistory.org/index.html Topics: California Regions, California Travel: Popular Destinations, California: History by Place, California: Photograph Collections Last updated Jul 29, 2002 San Joaquin Valley & Sierra Foothills Photo Heritage
This growing collection of thousands of historic photographs from the nine libraries of the San Joaquin Valley Library System (SJVLS) in California is browsable by subject or participating library, or searchable by keyword. Some images are annotated with information such as photographer, date, and description. Site includes contact information for questions about particular images. http://www.sjvls.org/photoheritage/ Topics: California Regions, California: History, California: History by Place, California: Photograph Collections Last updated Jul 23, 2003 Santa Cruz County Local History
Hundreds of articles and local newspaper accounts about this California county's history have been put online by the Santa Cruz Public Libraries. Many of the articles are illustrated with photographs from their Photo Collection , which contains over 1000 described photographs, dating from the 1860s to the 1990s. In addition, this site has extensive facts and statistics, a fun history quiz game (easy, medium, hard), lists of local government officials, and an extensive section on movies filmed in Santa Cruz County. Searchable. http://www.santacruzpl.org/history/ Topics: California Regions, California: History by Place, California: Photograph Collections Last updated Aug 9, 2002 Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) Archives: Histories
Essays, biographies, and administrative histories by staff of the Archives of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Includes photographs of and information about the philanthropy of Ellen Browning Scripps and the Scripps family, oral histories, and an essay about Hugh Bradner's invention of the wet suit. From the SIO, University of California, San Diego. http://scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/archives/histories/ Topics: California Regions, California: Education, California: Photograph Collections, California: Society & Social Issues, Education, Geology, History, Science Last updated Apr 17, 2007 Sierra Nevada Peak Picture Archive
Mountain climber Ron Karpel has put together this visual archive, loaded with pictures of Sierra Nevada mountain peaks so the experienced, would-be, or armchair climber can see the peak before trying it out. Browse by peak name or by region. Includes links to the climber.org peak list, which includes mountain climbing information about peaks in California, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington. http://www.karpel.org/Ron/Peaks/ Topics: California Regions, California Travel: Popular Destinations, California: Photograph Collections, Discover New Trails at LII, Geography, Outdoor Recreation, Sports Last updated Aug 21, 2003 Site Lines: 24HR Photographing Joshua Tree National Park
Collection of photos from a 2005 project in which "approximately twenty photography students and four artists [were sent to] to Joshua Tree National Park to document their experience there over a twenty-four hour period." Features photos of the wildlife and terrain of this park in Southern California and an essay about the project. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/sitelines/ Topics: California Regions, California: Photograph Collections, California: Recreation, National Parks & Forests Last updated Aug 22, 2006 Southern California's Drive-Ins
"A tribute to the drive-in movie theatre in Southern California." Contains photographs and brief descriptive information on theaters of the past and present. Includes related links. http://www.socaldriveins.com/ Topics: California: Photograph Collections, Film, Movies, & Video Last updated Dec 30, 2005 Special Collections: Historic Photograph Collection
This site presents thousands of historic images of these northeastern California counties: Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, and Yuba. Explanatory and technical information is provided. Browse or search by keyword, name, place, photographer, county, or donor. Presented by the Meriam Library at California State University, Chico. http://cricket.csuchico.edu/spcfotos/photos2.html Topics: California Regions, California: History, California: Libraries & Archives by Type, California: Photograph Collections Last updated Apr 20, 2004 Still Image Collection
Thousands of "still images (prints, slides, negatives, digital images) of people, ships, oceanographic instruments, buildings, meetings, events, expeditions, marine environments & specimens collected by or associated with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. These collections include works of individual photographers, ... collections of official photographs, ... & individual photo albums & single prints donated to the SIO Archives." From the SIO Archives, University of California, San Diego. http://www.ucsd.edu/portal/site/Libraries/menuitem.346352c02aac0c82b9ba4310d34b01ca/?vgnextoid=c2aa0c1a622d4110VgnVCM10000045b410acRCRD Topics: California Regions, California: History, California: History by Place, California: Photograph Collections, History, Photograph Collections Last updated Dec 5, 2008 Stuart Collection: Site Specific Sculpture at the University of California, San Diego
Contains profiles and images of works of 15 contemporary artists commissioned to create sculptures for the UC San Diego campus. Includes a map of where the sculptures are located on campus and a chronology. From the University of California, San Diego. http://stuartcollection.ucsd.edu/ Topics: California Regions, California Travel: Popular Destinations, California: People, California: Photograph Collections, Notable People: Arts & Humanities Last updated Oct 4, 2004 Suburbia: Photographs by Bill Owens
Images from "Suburbia" (1973), Bill Owens' "classic photographic description of the American suburban dream" (taken in Livermore, California, over the course of a year in the early 1970s). Includes essay. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/suburbia/home.html Topics: California: History, California: Photograph Collections, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photography, Society & Social Science, United States History Last updated Jun 12, 2006 SuperTopo
This commercial site has information about rock climbing areas, mostly in California's High Sierra, especially Yosemite; "route beta" postings, where climbers post reports on specific routes; a forum; photographs; and links to information about nearby foothill communities and other resources for climbers. Also provides a few free "SuperTopos," precise maps of technical and big wall climbing route details for specific climbs in the Yosemite Valley and the Southwestern deserts. http://www.supertopo.com/ Topics: California Regions, California Travel: Popular Destinations, California: Photograph Collections, California: Recreation, Discover New Trails at LII, Outdoor Recreation, Sports Last updated Jul 16, 2007 Tony Culver: Memorial Retrospective
Collection of photographs by this street photographer "shot over the decade of the mid 80s to the mid 90s [that] speak to his fascination with Southern California culture." Includes an introductory essay and a small collection of photographs of people on the street and beaches of Southern California. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/culver_memorial/ Topics: California: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections Last updated Aug 22, 2006 War Relocation Authority Photographs of Japanese-American Evacuation and Resettlement, 1942-1945
A searchable and browsable collection of over 7,000 photographs and 300 Kodachrome slides taken by the War Relocation Authority (WRA) during World War II, documenting the internment of Japanese and Japanese Americans evacuated from California, Oregon, and Washington state. Also includes images of pre-evacuation and resettlement. Includes hundreds of photographs by Dorothea Lange. From the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. A part of the Online Archive of California (OAC). http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf596nb4h0 Topics: California: Photograph Collections, History, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, The Grapes of Wrath, United States History, Washington State: History, Washington State: People, World War II Last updated Jul 3, 2006 Welcome to Bodie... A California Ghost Town
A brief history of the former gold-rush town, a map, and a good photo tour with brief notes for each structure photographed. http://thelizards.com/bodie/ Topics: California: History, California: History by Place, California: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, United States History Last updated Aug 13, 2002 Yosemite Online: The Website of the Yosemite Association
This site has visitor information for Yosemite National Park; a Diary section containing contemporary and historic observations and photography tips; Nature Notes ; a Newsroom with news clippings and a selection of Yosemite comic strips ( Farley ) by San Francisco Chronicle cartoonist Phil Frank; annotated links to both official (National Park Service) and unofficial Web sites about Yosemite; and, during daylight hours, a Webcam. http://www.yosemite.org/ Topics: California Travel: Popular Destinations, California: Photograph Collections, California: Recreation, Film, Movies, & Video, National Parks & Forests, Parks, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Dec 15, 2002 |
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