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Description
The photos in the brown leatherbound album showcase various scenes from different landmarks in California, Nevada, and Colorado taken by Charles B. Turrill. Inside front cover contains a symbol with the letters "M.C.S.". Each photo has a small description on the bottom of the page. The most frequent locations featured in the album include Mt. Shasta, Mt. Tallac, the Sisson's Hotel, and Black Butte. Other scenes include the American River, Lake Tahoe, Pyramid Peak, Upper Soda Springs, and Placerville. The photographs of B. Kelly, F. Pollrman, J.W. Christiency, J.D. Hatch, J.L. Brooks, and W.A. White are captioned on page four. 1- blank page. 2- blank page. 3- photo of Charles B. Turrill. 4- "First Through S.F. to Upper Soda Spring", dated Sept 25, 1886. 5- photo of a tree. 6- "Mount Shasta". 7- "Sisson's Hotel". 8- "Apple Orchard". 9- "Building Tresstle", dated Sept 26, 1886. 10- "Siskiyou Crops". 11- "R.R. grade". 12- "Mountain Road". 13- "Building Tresstle", dated Sept 25, 1886. 14- "Our Stage". 15- "Mt. Shasta". 16- "Mt. Shasta". 17- "Black Butte". 18- "Sisson's and Black Butte". 19- "Mount Shasta". 20- "WW Day's[?] Team at Sisson's". 21- "Evening near Sisson's". 22- "Mt. Shasta". 23- "Mt. Shasta". 24- "Sisson's Lake". 25- "Black Butte". 26- "Mt. Shasta". 27- "Green Valley". 28- "Giant Gap, American River". 29- "North Fork". 30- "Placerville". 31- "Placerville, Lovers Leap". 32- "Placerville, Glimpse of Pyrimad Peak". 33- "Mt. Tallac". 34- "Shore of Lake Tahoe". 35- "Tallac House". 36- "Mt. Tallac". 37- "On the road by Fallen Leaf Lake". 38- "Glen Alpen and Fallen Leaf Lake". 39- "Glacier Falls, Glen Alpen". 40- "Richardson's Peak". 41- "Pyramid Peak and Lake Susan". 42- "Summit of Mt. Tallac". 43- "View from Mt. Tallac". 44- photo of a tree. 45- blank page. 46- blank page.
Type
text
Format
Original Photograph Album
Extent
10 5/8 x 7 in. 50 Pages of 50
Identifier
csfcp_000043 C012155 ark:/13960/t0rs20f80
Language
English
Subject
Outdoor photography--California Mount Shasta (Calif.: Mountain)
Time Period
1886
Place
Mount Shasta (Calif.: Mountain) Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.) Colorado
Provenance
Society of California Pioneers California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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