Photography

The millions of photographs in the Museum's collections compose a vast mosaic of the nation's history. Photographs accompany most artifact collections. Thousands of images document engineering projects, for example, and more record the steel, petroleum, and railroad industries.

Some 150,000 images capture the history, art, and science of photography. Nineteenth-century photography, from its initial development by W. H. F. Talbot and Louis Daguerre, is especially well represented and includes cased images, paper photographs, and apparatus. Glass stereographs and news-service negatives by the Underwood & Underwood firm document life in America between the 1890s and the 1930s. The history of amateur photography and photojournalism are preserved here, along with the work of 20th-century masters such as Richard Avedon and Edward Weston. Thousands of cameras and other equipment represent the technical and business side of the field.

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1975
depicted (sitter)
Reagan, Ronald Wilson
maker
Powers, Mark James
ID Number
2013.0222.31
catalog number
2013.0222.31
accession number
2013.0222
maker
Batchelder
B. P. Batchelder's Photographic Art Place
ID Number
1985.0736.42.03
accession number
1985.0736
Photograph: An official distributes paychecks to braceros near the Horseshoe Club in Stockton, California.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: An official distributes paychecks to braceros near the Horseshoe Club in Stockton, California.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.24.06
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.24.06
Photograph: A vendor offers items for sale to braceros at a bus stop in Stockton, California.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: A vendor offers items for sale to braceros at a bus stop in Stockton, California.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.39.10
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.39.10
Photograph: Braceros returning home wait in line to board a bus in Stockton, California.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros returning home wait in line to board a bus in Stockton, California.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.19.02
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.19.02
Photograph: Braceros returning home wait in line with their belongings to board a bus in Stockton, California.
Description
Photograph: Braceros returning home wait in line with their belongings to board a bus in Stockton, California.
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.19.09
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.19.09
Photograph: A bracero sits on his bed in a tent at a camp near Stockton, California.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: A bracero sits on his bed in a tent at a camp near Stockton, California.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.23.25
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.23.25
Photograph: Braceros stand and sit in front of a living quarter in Stockton, California.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros stand and sit in front of a living quarter in Stockton, California.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.19.21
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.19.21
Photograph: Braceros wait to receive documents in Stockton, California.
Description
Photograph: Braceros wait to receive documents in Stockton, California.
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.39.06
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.39.06
Photograph: Braceros sit beside suitcases and other belongings in Stockton, California.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros sit beside suitcases and other belongings in Stockton, California.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.39.34
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.39.34
Photograph: Braceros returning home line up to board a bus in Stockton, California.
Description
Photograph: Braceros returning home line up to board a bus in Stockton, California.
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.19.17
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.19.17
Photograph: Two braceros look at a notice board in an office in Stockton, California, which says how many braceros are needed from which growers association.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Two braceros look at a notice board in an office in Stockton, California, which says how many braceros are needed from which growers association.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.24.01
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.24.01
Photograph: Braceros wait to board buses in Stockton, California.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros wait to board buses in Stockton, California.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.39.13
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.39.13
Photograph: Braceros wait next to a notice board in an office in Stockton, California.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros wait next to a notice board in an office in Stockton, California.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.24.21
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.24.21
Photograph: Braceros sit with suitcases and other belongings under a tree in Stockton, California.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros sit with suitcases and other belongings under a tree in Stockton, California.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.39.37
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.39.37
Photograph: Braceros receive paychecks from an official in Stockton, California.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros receive paychecks from an official in Stockton, California.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.39.21
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.39.21
Photograph: Braceros crowd around the side of the San Jaoquin County Farm Production Association building in Stockton, California.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros crowd around the side of the San Jaoquin County Farm Production Association building in Stockton, California.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.24.09
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.24.09
Photograph: Braceros returning home wait to board a bus in Stockton, California, as officials distribute documents.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros returning home wait to board a bus in Stockton, California, as officials distribute documents.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.19.04
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.19.04
Photograph: A bracero sits on a suitcase and waits with others in Stockton, California.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: A bracero sits on a suitcase and waits with others in Stockton, California.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.50.17
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.50.17
Photograph: Braceros stand and sit in front of a living quarter in Stockton, California.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros stand and sit in front of a living quarter in Stockton, California.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.19.20
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.19.20
Photograph: Braceros wait while officials review and complete their documents in an office in Stockton, California.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros wait while officials review and complete their documents in an office in Stockton, California.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.24.16
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.24.16
Photograph: An official distributes paychecks to braceros near the Horseshoe Club in Stockton, California.
Description
Photograph: An official distributes paychecks to braceros near the Horseshoe Club in Stockton, California.
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.39.30
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.39.30
Photograph: Braceros stand in front of a building in Stockton, California.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros stand in front of a building in Stockton, California.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.50.11
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.50.11
Photograph: Braceros sit on their beds in a tent at a camp near Stockton, California.Currently not on view
Description
Photograph: Braceros sit on their beds in a tent at a camp near Stockton, California.
Location
Currently not on view
date photographed
1956
photographer
Nadel, Leonard
ID Number
2004.0138.23.32
accession number
2004.0138
catalog number
2004.0138.23.32

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