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181 -- Apricot drying camp, Orange County, CA., 1895

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SS-181

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection consists of photographs taken between 1882 and 1953 of various exterior locations primarily in Orange County, California, including Santa Ana, Tustin, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Garden Grove, Orange, San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Hot Springs, and Irvine. There are also photographs of Catalina Island and Riverside. More than half of the photographs date to the period prior to 1900. The collection includes in most cases the glass plate or film negatives used to create the prints.

Dates

  • 1895

Extent

From the Collection: 27 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Existence and Location of Copies

Digital reproductions are available electronically: http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/c83x85d7. CFLS_120.

Related Materials

Glass Negative 609. Box 5.

General

Apricot drying camp, probably in the Santa Ana/Tustin area. Each summer the fruit was harvested, cut in half, dried in the sun, then treated with sulfur before shipment. Six men, three women, two young girls, and a dog. Orange County, CA.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the CSUF University Archives & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University Archives & Special Collections
Pollak Library South Room 352 (PLS 352)
Fullerton CA 92831-3599 USA
(657) 278-4751