Name/Title
Snow on Hills from Southside, 1880sEntry/Object ID
1978.001.0549Description
Bancroft & Fulton, or Durant & Ellsworth, snow-covered hills, Methodist Church center rear. (According to Fall 2005 BHS newsletter, there were several local snowfalls in the 1880s: On December 31, 1882, three to four inches of snow fell. In February 1883 there was a light snowfall. In December 1884 two inches of snow was reported. On February 5, 1887, the heaviest snowstorm the East Bay ever experienced, as far as any records are available, fell. There were seven inches on the streets. In January of 1888 there was a light snowstorm.) This image is in the booklet "A History of Berkeley," 1978, labeled "Looking East from Ellsworth and Durant, 1885. (Louis Stein Collection)"Made/Created
Date made
circa 1885 - circa 1888Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
"Buildings"Search Terms
Durant Avenue, Ellsworth Street, LandscapeDimensions
Height
3 inWidth
7 inDimension Notes
1- 8" X 11"Location
Other
Photograph collectionProvenance
Provenance Detail
Louis L. Stein CollectionOwner/Agent
Stein, Louis L.
