Newcastle and surroundings, looking southwest : showing the undulating nature of our fruit lands and the irrigating system of Placer County, California
Contributor
Elliott Publishing Co. (San Francisco, Calif.) Placer County Land Company Sacramento History Online: 2002-2003
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Description
View 1 (1998-0628). Entire print -- view 2 (1998-0628a). Newcastle Shipping House Cooperative Fruit Co. -- view 3 (1998-0628b). Shipping green fruit from Geo. D. Kellogg's fruit house, Newcastle -- view 4 (1998-0628c). Olive Grove." Sherman Bros. growers & packers of choice Adriatic figs and olives -- view 5 (1998-0628d). Showing facilities (W. J. Wilson & Son, wholesale fruit shippers). 30 page brochure, "Newcastle Placer County California" reproduced on back side of print. Bird's-eye view of Newcastle (center) surrounded by 47 smaller scenes of Newcastle and the surrounding countryside; numbers on bird's-eye view correspond to numbers on smaller images; ca. 1893. Bird's-eye view of Newcastle surrounded by 47 smaller images including: top row above birds-eye view, left to right: no. 1, Orange grove and olive orchard of H. S. Kirk near Newcastle; no. 2,"Walnut Hill." Orange grove and orchard of Wm. B Gester, "Monte Rio"; no. 3, "El Riviera." Orchard of Robt. Hector on the American River Monte Rio Dist.; no. 4, Public school, Newcastle; no. 5, "Lynnwood." Portion of finest peach orchard...property of Mrs. L. R. Tottenham, Penryn; no. 6, "Glenwood Ranch." Home of F. H. Cockayne adjoining Penryn; no. 7, "Kilaloe." Home of C. Hitchcock, 3/4 mile west of Penryn. Images in second row, left to right: no. 16, Heredia Estate near Newcastle; no. 15, Res. of A. E. H. Smith, druggist "Oak View Heights"; no number, Home & farm of C. T. Adams 1 mile east of Newcastle; no. 13, M. E. Church & Parsonage, Newcastle; no. 12, 40 acre peach orchard and home of M. C. Hopkins 1 mile S. E. of Newcastle; no. 11, "The Holbrook Ranch." Home of H. Holbrook; no. 10, "Bucknall." Home of Mrs. F. Owen 3/4 mile north of Penryn; no number, Citrus Colony Club House; no. 8, "Bella Vista." Home of L & R. Marsh-Browne near Penryn. Images in third row, left to right, two on each side of birds-eye view: no. 17, Newcastle News, W. H. Schardin, editor; no. 18, Livery stable, carriage & general blacksmithing business of A. G. Abbott, Newcastle; no. 41, Bagnall fruit ranch of G. P. Owen, Penryn; no. 42, "Ingleside." Home of F. A. Palmer near Penryn. Images in fourth row, left to right, on each side of birds-eye view: no number, Newcastle branch yard of Towle Bros. Co.; no number, Office & business house of J. F. Madden, Newcastle; no. 43, "Belvidere." Home of O. R. Owen, 1st prize seedling orange grove. Images in fifth row: (left) no. 19, "Pleasant View." Home & orchard of J. L. Robertson, 3 miles south of Newcastle; (right) no. 51, "Riverside Orchard" on the American River, Monte Rio Dist. Ira Avery, prop. Images in sixth row, left to right, two on each side of birds-eye view: no. 21, Res. of W. J. Wilson, Jr. "Oak View Heights", Newcastle; no number, Showing facilities (W. J. Wilson & Son, wholesale fruit shippers); no number, Shipping green fruit from Geo. D. Kellogg's fruit house, Newcastle; no. 48, Orchard & home of J. M. Haight, Newcastle. Images in seventh row, left to right: no. 23, "Oak Cottage Garden." 80 acre fruit orchard, home of J. W. Wilson, Sr., Newcastle; no. 24, "Val Zita." Orchard & nurseries of J. F. Madden, adjoining Newcastle; no. 25, "Cerfford Orchard," property of D. F. Jones of the Placer Land Co.; no. 26, "Julian Orchard," 120 acres of choise fruit, 1 mile west of Newcastle, A. H. Schnabel, prop.; no. 27, "Columbian Orchard" 185 acres near Newcastle, property of Schnabel; no. 28, "Vernon Park" showing part of 50 acre olive ranch grown without irrigation, W. Shillingsburg, prop.; no. 29, Home & orchard of George D. Kellogg, grower & shipper of Choice Mountain Fruit, Newcastle. Images in eighth row, left to right: no. 36, Home & orchard of J. B. Sisley, 1 1/4 miles west of Newcastle; no. 35, J. G. Boggs "Rock Springs Fruit Ranch" comprising 160 acres 2 1/2 miles s. of Newcastle; no. 34, Part of the 80 acre peach orchard of Byers & Matthew, Newcastle; no number, Newcastle Shipping House Cooperative Fruit Co., J. D. Matthews, Pres., Adolph H. Schnabel, Tres., D. F. Jones Vice Pres., F. J. Mason, Sec. & Manager; no. 32, Orchard & ranch of J. H. Bickford 4 1/2 miles west of Newcastle; no. 31, Gold Hill Nursery & orchard of Luehning & Zimmermann 5 miles northwest of Newcastle; no. 30, 46 acre olive & peach orchard of Oscar Klose 5 miles northwest of Newcastle. Images in ninth (bottom) row, left to right: no. 37, 40 acre orchard, home of C. Carlson one mile northwest of Newcastle; no. 38, "Olive Grove." Sherman Bros. growers & packers of choice Adriatic figs and olives; no. 39, Newcastle Fruit Farm, home of W. R. Fountain, 1 mile south of Newcastle; no. 40, "River View." Orchard & home of L. L. Crocker on the American River. Monte Rio Dist. Negative, nos. 27,508 (8 x 10 in. b/w); 27,508a (4 x 5 in. partial view including center image); 27,516 detail of Wilson & Son Wholsale Fruit Shippers), 27,517 detail of Sherman's Figs & Olives, 27,518 detail of Cooperative Fruit Company, and 27,519 detail of Kellogs Fruit House (details all 4 x 5 in.)
Type
image
Format
Pictorial works. Nonprojected graphic
Extent
1 print : lithograph, b&w ; 28 x 42 1/4 in. sheet.
Identifier
(C)001377884CSL01-Aleph (DRA)VVV-1112
Language
English
Subject
Buildings--California--Newcastle Houses--California--Newcastle Orchards--California--Placer County Fruit industry--California--Placer County Ranches--California--Placer County Farms--California--Placer County Churches--California--Newcastle Schools--California--Newcastle Newcastle (Calif.)--Pictorial works Placer County (Calif.)--Pictorial works Prints Lithographs Bird's-eye view prints
Place
California Newcastle Placer County Newcastle (Calif.) Placer County (Calif.)
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