Collection Highlights
A.P. Hill Photo Album
Accession #: TR102.93.8 Linear Feet: 0.21 Date Range: 1900-1904 Content Notes: Includes 24 photos Andrew Putnam Hill (1853 – 1922) was a noted California artist, photographer, and advocate for redwood conservation. In 1899 a major fire erupted in the redwood forests near the summit of the Santa Cruz Mountains above Los Gatos. Hill photographed the [...]
A.K. Salz Tannery Collection
Accession #: 2001H.28 Linear Feet: 1.76 Date Range: estimated 1900 – 2001; Bulk 1950s-2000 Content Notes: Includes photographs, business documentation, trade tools From its establishment in 1856 to its closure in 2001, A.K. Salz Tannery underwent several ownership and name changes. Originally named after its founders Duncan and Warren, it became Kron Tannery when Jacob [...]
1955 School Photos
Accession #: HS Linear Feet: 0.30 Date Range: March of 1955 Content Notes: Elementary school photographs from Mission Hill, Bay View, Laurel, Gault, Grant, and Branciforte schools taken by Edwards Photography Finding Aid: No finding aid Repository: The Museum of Art & History 705 Front Street Santa Cruz, CA 95062 (831) 429-1964 ext. 17