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Melish, John
Title Page: Travels in the U
1812
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Melish, John |
| Full Title |
(Title Page to) Travels in the United States of America, in the years 1806 & 1807, and 1809, 1810 & 1811 ... Illustrated by eight maps. By John Melish. In two volumes. Philadelphia, printed for the author, and for sale by the different booksellers in the United States, and by Thomas & George Palmer, agents for the author. 1812. T. & G. Palmer, printers. |
| List No |
2341A |
| Note |
1st edition. The U.S. map is Tanner's first map (Ristow). Tanner's name is listed on the U.S. map in this first edition, but it is removed in the second edition. All the large maps are uncolored and differ from the second edition large maps in some details, but the small maps are similar in both editions. Uncut. Bound into two half leather books. |
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Melish, John
Map of the United States of
1812
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Melish, John |
| Full Title |
Map of the United States of America. J. Melish del. H.S. Tanner Sc. |
| List No |
2341.001 |
| Note |
Uncolored map showing boundary lines, proposed canals, and Melish's route. |
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Melish, John
Chart of the Atlantic Ocean.
1812
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Melish, John |
| Full Title |
Chart of the Atlantic Ocean. |
| List No |
2341.002 |
| Note |
Uncolored chart showing the currents and routes of the ships. |
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Melish, John
View of the Country round Pi
1812
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Melish, John |
| Full Title |
View of the Country round Pittsburg. Drawn by J. Melish. J. Vallance F.S.A. sculpt. |
| List No |
2341.003 |
| Note |
Uncolored map showing the convergence of the Allegany and Monongahela Rivers, creating the Ohio River. |
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Melish, John
Falls of Ohio.
1812
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Melish, John |
| Full Title |
Falls of Ohio. |
| List No |
2341.004 |
| Note |
Map of the Falls of the Ohio River including the proposed canal. Uncolored. |
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Melish, John
Kentucky.
1812
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Melish, John |
| Full Title |
Kentucky. Drawn by J. Melish. J. Vallance sc. |
| List No |
2341.005 |
| Note |
Uncolored map of the state with roads, towns, and the mountains in the east. |
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Melish, John
Ohio.
1812
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Melish, John |
| Full Title |
Ohio. Drawn by J. Melish. J. Vallance sc. |
| List No |
2341.006 |
| Note |
Map without color showing the townships drawn throughout much of the state. |
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Melish, John
View of the Country round Za
1812
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Melish, John |
| Full Title |
View of the Country round Zanesville. Drawn by J. Melish. J. Vallance F.S.A. sculpt. |
| List No |
2341.007 |
| Note |
Uncolored map of the Muskingum River as it passes Zanesville, Ohio. |
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Melish, John
View of the Country round th
1812
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Melish, John |
| Full Title |
View of the Country round the Falls of Niagara. Drawn by J. Melish. J. Vallance F.S.A. Sculpt. |
| List No |
2341.008 |
| Note |
Uncolored map shows the area from Lake Ontario to Lake Erie along the Niagara River. |
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Allen, Paul, Biddle, Nichola
Title Page: History of the E
1814
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Allen, Paul, Biddle, Nicholas, Clark, William, Lewis, Meriwether |
| Full Title |
(Title Page to) History Of The Expedition Under The Command Of Captains Lewis And Clark, To The Sources Of The Missouri, Thence Across The Rocky Mountains And Down The River Columbia To The Pacific Ocean. Performed During The Years 1804-5-6. By order of the Government Of The United States. Prepared For The Press By Paul Allen, Esquire. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. Philadelphia: Published By Bradford And Inskeep, New York. J. Maxwell, Printer. 1814 ... Vol. II. |
| List No |
3493A |
| Note |
1st edition. Notwithstanding the title, Nicholas Biddle completed the text after Lewis's suicide. The map and the written account of the expedition changed American mapping of the northwest by giving the first accurate depiction of the relationship of the sources of the Missouri, the sources of the Columbia, and the Rocky Mountains. The map was copied by Samuel Lewis from William Clark's original drawing, and was engraved by Samuel Harrison. The title of the map is "A Map of Lewis and Clark's Track, Across the Western Portion of North America From the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean ..." Maps are without color. In 2 volumes newly bound in full leather with the title "Lewis & Clark's Expedition ..." stamped in gilt on the spine. |
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Allen, Paul, Biddle, Nichola
Map of Lewis and Clark's Tra
1814
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Allen, Paul, Biddle, Nicholas, Clark, William, Lewis, Meriwether |
| Full Title |
A Map of Lewis and Clark's Track, Across the Western Portion of North America From the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean, By Order of the Executive of the United States, in 1804, 5 & 6. Copied by Samuel Lewis from the Original Drawing of Wm. Clark. Smal. Harrison fct. |
| List No |
3493.001 |
| Note |
Uncolored map showing topography and rivers in the region as well as towns, Indian villages, and population figures. Bound into the front of volume one. |
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Allen, Paul, Biddle, Nichola
Falls and Portage.
1814
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Allen, Paul, Biddle, Nicholas, Clark, William, Lewis, Meriwether |
| Full Title |
The Falls and Portage. |
| List No |
3493.003 |
| Note |
Uncolored map showing the falls along the upper Missouri along with the portage route (17 miles) used by the Corps of Discovery. |
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Allen, Paul, Biddle, Nichola
Great Falls of Columbia Rive
1814
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Allen, Paul, Biddle, Nicholas, Clark, William, Lewis, Meriwether |
| Full Title |
Great Falls of Columbia River. |
| List No |
3493.004 |
| Note |
Uncolored map showing the falls and listing their height. Portage and the camp also shown. |
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Allen, Paul, Biddle, Nichola
Great Shoot or Rapid.
1814
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Allen, Paul, Biddle, Nicholas, Clark, William, Lewis, Meriwether |
| Full Title |
The Great Shoot or Rapid. |
| List No |
3493.005 |
| Note |
Map showing the Great Shoot along the Columbia River. Villages, houses, and topography included. Without color. |
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Allen, Paul, Biddle, Nichola
Mouth of Columbia River.
1814
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Allen, Paul, Biddle, Nicholas, Clark, William, Lewis, Meriwether |
| Full Title |
Mouth of Columbia River. |
| List No |
3493.006 |
| Note |
The mouth of the Columbia River and environs. Encampment, local village, and distances to nearby points shown on this uncolored map. |
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Allen, Paul, Biddle, Nichola
Map of Lewis and Clark's Tra
1815
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Allen, Paul, Biddle, Nicholas, Clark, William, Lewis, Meriwether |
| Full Title |
A Map of Lewis and Clark's Track, Across the Western Portion of North America From the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean, By Order of the Executive of the United States, in 1804, 5 & 6. Copied by Samuel Lewis from the Original Drawing of Wm. Clark. Neele, sculp. 352 Strand, London ... April 28th, 1814 by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orne & Brown, Paternoster Row. |
| List No |
0430.001 |
| Note |
Uncolored map showing topography and rivers in the region as well as towns, Indian villages, and population figures. Bound into the front of volume one. |
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Duflot de Mofras, Eugene
Carte De La Cote De L'Ameriq
1844
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Duflot de Mofras, Eugene |
| Full Title |
Carte De La Cote De L'Amerique Sur L'Ocean Pacifique Septentrional Le Territoire De L'Oregon, Les Californies, La Mer Vermeille, Partie des Territoires de la Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson, Et De L'Amerique Russe. Dressee par Mr. Duflot de Mofras, Attache a la Legation de France a Mexico, Pour servir a l'intelligence de son Voyage d'exploration Publie Par Ordre Du Roi, sous les Auspices De Mr. Le Marechal Duc De Dalmatie, Mr. Le Ministre Des Affaires Etrangeres. Paris, 1844. Le plan grave par Jacobs. L'ecriture gravee par Hacq. Publie par Arthus Bertrand. |
| List No |
4119.001 |
| Note |
Map in outline color with copious notes throughout California. Mines, ports, Indian settlements, forts, and missions are shown. |
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Pacific Railroad Survey, War
Reduced section, general map
1861
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Pacific Railroad Survey, Warren, Gouverneur Kemble, 1830-1882, Winterbotham, W. |
| Full Title |
Reduced section of a general map of North America. Drawn from the best surveys. 1795. To accompany Winterbotham's History. Published by John Reid, New York. Lith of J. Bien, 60 Fulton St., N.Y. U.S. Pacific R.R. Exp. & Surveys. Lt. Warren's Memoir Plate I. (1861) |
| List No |
0693.001 |
| Note |
Lithographed map. Relief shown pictorially. |
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Pacific Railroad Survey, War
Reduced section, sketch, W.
1861
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Pacific Railroad Survey, Warren, Gouverneur Kemble, 1830-1882 |
| Full Title |
Reduced section of a sketch of the western part of the continent of North America between latitudes 35 (degrees) and 52 (degrees) Nth. 1818. Lith of J. Bien, 60 Fulton St., N.Y. U.S. Pacific R.R. Exp. & Surveys. Lt. Warren's Memoir Plate II. (1861) |
| List No |
0693.002 |
| Note |
Lithographed map. Relief shown by hachures. |
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Pacific Railroad Survey, War
Reduced section, map of Nort
1861
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Pacific Railroad Survey, Warren, Gouverneur Kemble, 1830-1882 |
| Full Title |
Reduced section of map of North America including all the recent geographical discoveries. 1826. Lith of J. Bien, 60 Fulton St., N.Y. U.S. Pacific R.R. Exp. & Surveys. Lt. Warren's Memoir Plate III. (1861) |
| List No |
0693.003 |
| Note |
Lithographed map. Relief shown by hachures. |
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Ptolemy, 2nd cent.
America, 1508.
1889
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Ptolemy, 2nd cent. |
| Full Title |
America from Ptolomaens, Edit: Romae, 1508. Reduced. Julius Bien, Photo-lith. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1889) |
| List No |
2220.033 |
| Note |
Color lithographed reproduction of part of world map of 1508 "Universalior cogniti Orbis Tabula ex recentibus confecta observationibus." Relief shown by pictorially. As pl. XXX in list of plates. |
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Ortelius, Abraham, Schoner,
Maris Pacifici, America.
1889
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Ortelius, Abraham, Schoner, Johann |
| Full Title |
Maris Pacifici, quod vulgo Mar del Zur, cum regionibus circumiancentibus insulisque in eodem passim sparsis, novissima descriptio. From map of North America by Abrahamus Ortelius, 1589. Reduced. America from a globe in Frankfurt, about 1520. Reduced. Julius Bien, Photo-lith. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1889) |
| List No |
2220.034 |
| Note |
Color Lithograph reproductions of 2 maps on 1 sheet. Relief shown by hachures. As pl. XXXI in list of plates. |
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Zaltieri, Bolognino
North America, 1566.
1889
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Zaltieri, Bolognino |
| Full Title |
North America by Zaltieri 1566. Reduced. Julius Bien, Photo-lith. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1889) |
| List No |
2220.035 |
| Note |
Color lithograph reproduction. Relief shown pictorially. As pl. XXXII in list of plates. |
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Hondius, Jodocus, 1563-1612,
America sive India Novam, 16
1889
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Hondius, Jodocus, 1563-1612, Mercator, Gerhard, Mercator, Michael |
| Full Title |
America sive India Nova, ad magnae Gerardi Mercatoris aui Universalis imitationem in compendium redacta. Per Michaelem Mercatorem Duysburgensem. From "Hondius" Ed. 1609 Amst. Reduced. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1889) |
| List No |
2220.036 |
| Note |
Lithograph reproduction. Relief shown pictorially. Includes 4 insets. As pl. XXXIII in list of plates. |
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Briggs, Henry
North part of America, 1625.
1889
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Briggs, Henry |
| Full Title |
The north part of America ... R. Elstracke sculpsit. North America from Purchas, 1625. Reduced. Julius Bien, Photo-lith. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1889) |
| List No |
2220.037 |
| Note |
Color lithograph reproduction. From v. 3 of Purchas his pilgrimes, London, 1625. Shows California as an island. As pl. XXXIV in list of plates. |
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Wit, Frederik de
America, about 1670.
1889
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Wit, Frederik de |
| Full Title |
From a map of America by F. De Wit. Folio, Amsterdam, without date, about 1670. Julius Bien, Photo-lith. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1889) |
| List No |
2220.038 |
| Note |
Color lithograph reproduction. Relief shown pictorially. Shows California as an island. As pl. XXXV in list of plates. |
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Senex, John
North America, 1710.
1889
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Senex, John |
| Full Title |
From map of North America by John Senex, F.R.S. 1710. Reduced. Julius Bien, Photo-lith. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1889) |
| List No |
2220.039 |
| Note |
Color lithograph reproduction. Relief shown pictorially. Shows California as an island. As pl. XXXVI in list of plates. |
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Wells, Edward
North America, 1722.
1889
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Wells, Edward |
| Full Title |
From map of North America by Edward wells, M.A. 1722. Reduced. Julius Bien, Photo-lith. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1889) |
| List No |
2220.040 |
| Note |
Color lithograph reproduction. Relief shown pictorially. Shows California as an island. As pl. XXXVII in list of plates. |
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Jefferys, Thomas
North America, 1782.
1889
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Jefferys, Thomas |
| Full Title |
From map of North America by Thomas Jefferys. 1782. Reduced. Julius Bien, Photo-lith. U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (1889) |
| List No |
2220.041 |
| Note |
Color lithograph reproduction. Relief shown pictorially. As pl. XXXVIII in list of plates. |
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Ryker, Harrison
Index Map to San Francisco A
1938
Aerial Photographs
| Authors |
Ryker, Harrison |
| Full Title |
(Index Map to) Location of Aerial Photos (drawn onto: Map of the City and County of San Francisco prepared by the Department of Public Works. John L. Casey, City Engineer. 1937). |
| List No |
5852.165 |
| Note |
Index map to a set of 164 spectacular, large format, sharp, black and white vertical aerial photography partially overlapping images covering San Francisco north of a line approximately between Merced Lake and Candlestick Point. Resolution generally better than one foot and much higher with high contrast features, for example the paint striping on a basketball court. Relative heights frequently discernible based on shadow cast of objects and structures. Handwritten date on index map indicates photographs taken in August, 1938. Owned by the San Francisco Public Library. (Authorship almost certainly incorrectly spelled in handwriting on index sheet as Harrison-Rikker). He married Charlotte Seward in the mid-1920s, after divorcing, he married Esther Miriam Munson in 1936 Aerial Photographer Harrison Clay (Chesley) Ryker (1898-1981) was born in Oakdale, CA. . He served in the U.S. Army for several years in Germany with the post-World War I occupational forces, and partook of educational opportunities at the University of California, Berkeley. Expanding on his hobby in photography, Mr. Ryker teamed with various pilots beginning aerial photography services out of the Oakland Airport and throughout the West. Colleagues included Lage Wernstedt of the U.S. Forest Service. He also worked with the Fairchild Aerial Camera Company (including an aerial survey of Puerto Rico) and Clyde Sunderland of Pacific Aerial Surveys. As well, he took photographs of the devastating 1923 Berkeley Fire, archived in The Bancroft Library. By 1938 Mr. Ryker was listed in business as a map publisher (see Polk's Oakland 1938 Street and Avenue Guide) based at 1924 Franklin St., Oakland. At that time, he had at least one patent pending for a stereoscope used for aerial photograph interpretation. (Note continued in Pub Note field below). |
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Ryker, Harrison
1. San Francisco Aerial View
1938
Aerial Photographs
| Authors |
Ryker, Harrison |
| Full Title |
1. San Francisco Aerial Views, August, 1938. (Aerial Photographs). |
| List No |
5852.001 |
| Note |
One of a set of 164 spectacular, large format, sharp, black and white vertical aerial photography partially overlapping images covering San Francisco north of a line approximately between Merced Lake and Candlestick Point. Resolution generally better than one foot and much higher with high contrast features, for example the paint striping on a basketball court. Relative heights frequently discernible based on shadow cast of objects and structures. Handwritten date on index map indicates photographs taken in August, 1938. Owned by the San Francisco Public Library. (Authorship almost certainly incorrectly spelled in handwriting on index sheet as Harrison-Rikker). He married Charlotte Seward in the mid-1920s, after divorcing, he married Esther Miriam Munson in 1936 Aerial Photographer Harrison Clay (Chesley) Ryker (1898-1981) was born in Oakdale, CA. . He served in the U.S. Army for several years in Germany with the post-World War I occupational forces, and partook of educational opportunities at the University of California, Berkeley. Expanding on his hobby in photography, Mr. Ryker teamed with various pilots beginning aerial photography services out of the Oakland Airport and throughout the West. Colleagues included Lage Wernstedt of the U.S. Forest Service. He also worked with the Fairchild Aerial Camera Company (including an aerial survey of Puerto Rico) and Clyde Sunderland of Pacific Aerial Surveys. As well, he took photographs of the devastating 1923 Berkeley Fire, archived in The Bancroft Library. By 1938 Mr. Ryker was listed in business as a map publisher (see Polk's Oakland 1938 Street and Avenue Guide) based at 1924 Franklin St., Oakland. At that time, he had at least one patent pending for a stereoscope used for aerial photograph interpretation. (Note continued in Pub Note field below). |
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Ryker, Harrison
2. San Francisco Aerial View
1938
Aerial Photographs
| Authors |
Ryker, Harrison |
| Full Title |
2. San Francisco Aerial Views, August, 1938. (Aerial Photographs). |
| List No |
5852.002 |
| Note |
One of a set of 164 spectacular, large format, sharp, black and white vertical aerial photography partially overlapping images covering San Francisco north of a line approximately between Merced Lake and Candlestick Point. Resolution generally better than one foot and much higher with high contrast features, for example the paint striping on a basketball court. Relative heights frequently discernible based on shadow cast of objects and structures. Handwritten date on index map indicates photographs taken in August, 1938. Owned by the San Francisco Public Library. (Authorship almost certainly incorrectly spelled in handwriting on index sheet as Harrison-Rikker). He married Charlotte Seward in the mid-1920s, after divorcing, he married Esther Miriam Munson in 1936 Aerial Photographer Harrison Clay (Chesley) Ryker (1898-1981) was born in Oakdale, CA. . He served in the U.S. Army for several years in Germany with the post-World War I occupational forces, and partook of educational opportunities at the University of California, Berkeley. Expanding on his hobby in photography, Mr. Ryker teamed with various pilots beginning aerial photography services out of the Oakland Airport and throughout the West. Colleagues included Lage Wernstedt of the U.S. Forest Service. He also worked with the Fairchild Aerial Camera Company (including an aerial survey of Puerto Rico) and Clyde Sunderland of Pacific Aerial Surveys. As well, he took photographs of the devastating 1923 Berkeley Fire, archived in The Bancroft Library. By 1938 Mr. Ryker was listed in business as a map publisher (see Polk's Oakland 1938 Street and Avenue Guide) based at 1924 Franklin St., Oakland. At that time, he had at least one patent pending for a stereoscope used for aerial photograph interpretation. (Note continued in Pub Note field below). |
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Ryker, Harrison
3. San Francisco Aerial View
1938
Aerial Photographs
| Authors |
Ryker, Harrison |
| Full Title |
3. San Francisco Aerial Views, August, 1938. (Aerial Photographs). |
| List No |
5852.003 |
| Note |
One of a set of 164 spectacular, large format, sharp, black and white vertical aerial photography partially overlapping images covering San Francisco north of a line approximately between Merced Lake and Candlestick Point. Resolution generally better than one foot and much higher with high contrast features, for example the paint striping on a basketball court. Relative heights frequently discernible based on shadow cast of objects and structures. Handwritten date on index map indicates photographs taken in August, 1938. Owned by the San Francisco Public Library. (Authorship almost certainly incorrectly spelled in handwriting on index sheet as Harrison-Rikker). He married Charlotte Seward in the mid-1920s, after divorcing, he married Esther Miriam Munson in 1936 Aerial Photographer Harrison Clay (Chesley) Ryker (1898-1981) was born in Oakdale, CA. . He served in the U.S. Army for several years in Germany with the post-World War I occupational forces, and partook of educational opportunities at the University of California, Berkeley. Expanding on his hobby in photography, Mr. Ryker teamed with various pilots beginning aerial photography services out of the Oakland Airport and throughout the West. Colleagues included Lage Wernstedt of the U.S. Forest Service. He also worked with the Fairchild Aerial Camera Company (including an aerial survey of Puerto Rico) and Clyde Sunderland of Pacific Aerial Surveys. As well, he took photographs of the devastating 1923 Berkeley Fire, archived in The Bancroft Library. By 1938 Mr. Ryker was listed in business as a map publisher (see Polk's Oakland 1938 Street and Avenue Guide) based at 1924 Franklin St., Oakland. At that time, he had at least one patent pending for a stereoscope used for aerial photograph interpretation. (Note continued in Pub Note field below). |
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Ryker, Harrison
4. San Francisco Aerial View
1938
Aerial Photographs
| Authors |
Ryker, Harrison |
| Full Title |
4. San Francisco Aerial Views, August, 1938. (Aerial Photographs). |
| List No |
5852.004 |
| Note |
One of a set of 164 spectacular, large format, sharp, black and white vertical aerial photography partially overlapping images covering San Francisco north of a line approximately between Merced Lake and Candlestick Point. Resolution generally better than one foot and much higher with high contrast features, for example the paint striping on a basketball court. Relative heights frequently discernible based on shadow cast of objects and structures. Handwritten date on index map indicates photographs taken in August, 1938. Owned by the San Francisco Public Library. (Authorship almost certainly incorrectly spelled in handwriting on index sheet as Harrison-Rikker). He married Charlotte Seward in the mid-1920s, after divorcing, he married Esther Miriam Munson in 1936 Aerial Photographer Harrison Clay (Chesley) Ryker (1898-1981) was born in Oakdale, CA. . He served in the U.S. Army for several years in Germany with the post-World War I occupational forces, and partook of educational opportunities at the University of California, Berkeley. Expanding on his hobby in photography, Mr. Ryker teamed with various pilots beginning aerial photography services out of the Oakland Airport and throughout the West. Colleagues included Lage Wernstedt of the U.S. Forest Service. He also worked with the Fairchild Aerial Camera Company (including an aerial survey of Puerto Rico) and Clyde Sunderland of Pacific Aerial Surveys. As well, he took photographs of the devastating 1923 Berkeley Fire, archived in The Bancroft Library. By 1938 Mr. Ryker was listed in business as a map publisher (see Polk's Oakland 1938 Street and Avenue Guide) based at 1924 Franklin St., Oakland. At that time, he had at least one patent pending for a stereoscope used for aerial photograph interpretation. (Note continued in Pub Note field below). |
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Ryker, Harrison
5. San Francisco Aerial View
1938
Aerial Photographs
| Authors |
Ryker, Harrison |
| Full Title |
5. San Francisco Aerial Views, August, 1938. (Aerial Photographs). |
| List No |
5852.005 |
| Note |
One of a set of 164 spectacular, large format, sharp, black and white vertical aerial photography partially overlapping images covering San Francisco north of a line approximately between Merced Lake and Candlestick Point. Resolution generally better than one foot and much higher with high contrast features, for example the paint striping on a basketball court. Relative heights frequently discernible based on shadow cast of objects and structures. Handwritten date on index map indicates photographs taken in August, 1938. Owned by the San Francisco Public Library. (Authorship almost certainly incorrectly spelled in handwriting on index sheet as Harrison-Rikker). He married Charlotte Seward in the mid-1920s, after divorcing, he married Esther Miriam Munson in 1936 Aerial Photographer Harrison Clay (Chesley) Ryker (1898-1981) was born in Oakdale, CA. . He served in the U.S. Army for several years in Germany with the post-World War I occupational forces, and partook of educational opportunities at the University of California, Berkeley. Expanding on his hobby in photography, Mr. Ryker teamed with various pilots beginning aerial photography services out of the Oakland Airport and throughout the West. Colleagues included Lage Wernstedt of the U.S. Forest Service. He also worked with the Fairchild Aerial Camera Company (including an aerial survey of Puerto Rico) and Clyde Sunderland of Pacific Aerial Surveys. As well, he took photographs of the devastating 1923 Berkeley Fire, archived in The Bancroft Library. By 1938 Mr. Ryker was listed in business as a map publisher (see Polk's Oakland 1938 Street and Avenue Guide) based at 1924 Franklin St., Oakland. At that time, he had at least one patent pending for a stereoscope used for aerial photograph interpretation. (Note continued in Pub Note field below). |
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Ryker, Harrison
6. San Francisco Aerial View
1938
Aerial Photographs
| Authors |
Ryker, Harrison |
| Full Title |
6. San Francisco Aerial Views, August, 1938. (Aerial Photographs). |
| List No |
5852.006 |
| Note |
One of a set of 164 spectacular, large format, sharp, black and white vertical aerial photography partially overlapping images covering San Francisco north of a line approximately between Merced Lake and Candlestick Point. Resolution generally better than one foot and much higher with high contrast features, for example the paint striping on a basketball court. Relative heights frequently discernible based on shadow cast of objects and structures. Handwritten date on index map indicates photographs taken in August, 1938. Owned by the San Francisco Public Library. (Authorship almost certainly incorrectly spelled in handwriting on index sheet as Harrison-Rikker). He married Charlotte Seward in the mid-1920s, after divorcing, he married Esther Miriam Munson in 1936 Aerial Photographer Harrison Clay (Chesley) Ryker (1898-1981) was born in Oakdale, CA. . He served in the U.S. Army for several years in Germany with the post-World War I occupational forces, and partook of educational opportunities at the University of California, Berkeley. Expanding on his hobby in photography, Mr. Ryker teamed with various pilots beginning aerial photography services out of the Oakland Airport and throughout the West. Colleagues included Lage Wernstedt of the U.S. Forest Service. He also worked with the Fairchild Aerial Camera Company (including an aerial survey of Puerto Rico) and Clyde Sunderland of Pacific Aerial Surveys. As well, he took photographs of the devastating 1923 Berkeley Fire, archived in The Bancroft Library. By 1938 Mr. Ryker was listed in business as a map publisher (see Polk's Oakland 1938 Street and Avenue Guide) based at 1924 Franklin St., Oakland. At that time, he had at least one patent pending for a stereoscope used for aerial photograph interpretation. (Note continued in Pub Note field below). |
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Ryker, Harrison
7. San Francisco Aerial View
1938
Aerial Photographs
| Authors |
Ryker, Harrison |
| Full Title |
7. San Francisco Aerial Views, August, 1938. (Aerial Photographs). |
| List No |
5852.007 |
| Note |
One of a set of 164 spectacular, large format, sharp, black and white vertical aerial photography partially overlapping images covering San Francisco north of a line approximately between Merced Lake and Candlestick Point. Resolution generally better than one foot and much higher with high contrast features, for example the paint striping on a basketball court. Relative heights frequently discernible based on shadow cast of objects and structures. Handwritten date on index map indicates photographs taken in August, 1938. Owned by the San Francisco Public Library. (Authorship almost certainly incorrectly spelled in handwriting on index sheet as Harrison-Rikker). He married Charlotte Seward in the mid-1920s, after divorcing, he married Esther Miriam Munson in 1936 Aerial Photographer Harrison Clay (Chesley) Ryker (1898-1981) was born in Oakdale, CA. . He served in the U.S. Army for several years in Germany with the post-World War I occupational forces, and partook of educational opportunities at the University of California, Berkeley. Expanding on his hobby in photography, Mr. Ryker teamed with various pilots beginning aerial photography services out of the Oakland Airport and throughout the West. Colleagues included Lage Wernstedt of the U.S. Forest Service. He also worked with the Fairchild Aerial Camera Company (including an aerial survey of Puerto Rico) and Clyde Sunderland of Pacific Aerial Surveys. As well, he took photographs of the devastating 1923 Berkeley Fire, archived in The Bancroft Library. By 1938 Mr. Ryker was listed in business as a map publisher (see Polk's Oakland 1938 Street and Avenue Guide) based at 1924 Franklin St., Oakland. At that time, he had at least one patent pending for a stereoscope used for aerial photograph interpretation. (Note continued in Pub Note field below). |
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Ryker, Harrison
8. San Francisco Aerial View
1938
Aerial Photographs
| Authors |
Ryker, Harrison |
| Full Title |
8. San Francisco Aerial Views, August, 1938. (Aerial Photographs). |
| List No |
5852.008 |
| Note |
One of a set of 164 spectacular, large format, sharp, black and white vertical aerial photography partially overlapping images covering San Francisco north of a line approximately between Merced Lake and Candlestick Point. Resolution generally better than one foot and much higher with high contrast features, for example the paint striping on a basketball court. Relative heights frequently discernible based on shadow cast of objects and structures. Handwritten date on index map indicates photographs taken in August, 1938. Owned by the San Francisco Public Library. (Authorship almost certainly incorrectly spelled in handwriting on index sheet as Harrison-Rikker). He married Charlotte Seward in the mid-1920s, after divorcing, he married Esther Miriam Munson in 1936 Aerial Photographer Harrison Clay (Chesley) Ryker (1898-1981) was born in Oakdale, CA. . He served in the U.S. Army for several years in Germany with the post-World War I occupational forces, and partook of educational opportunities at the University of California, Berkeley. Expanding on his hobby in photography, Mr. Ryker teamed with various pilots beginning aerial photography services out of the Oakland Airport and throughout the West. Colleagues included Lage Wernstedt of the U.S. Forest Service. He also worked with the Fairchild Aerial Camera Company (including an aerial survey of Puerto Rico) and Clyde Sunderland of Pacific Aerial Surveys. As well, he took photographs of the devastating 1923 Berkeley Fire, archived in The Bancroft Library. By 1938 Mr. Ryker was listed in business as a map publisher (see Polk's Oakland 1938 Street and Avenue Guide) based at 1924 Franklin St., Oakland. At that time, he had at least one patent pending for a stereoscope used for aerial photograph interpretation. (Note continued in Pub Note field below). |
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Ryker, Harrison
9. San Francisco Aerial View
1938
Aerial Photographs
| Authors |
Ryker, Harrison |
| Full Title |
9. San Francisco Aerial Views, August, 1938. (Aerial Photographs). |
| List No |
5852.009 |
| Note |
One of a set of 164 spectacular, large format, sharp, black and white vertical aerial photography partially overlapping images covering San Francisco north of a line approximately between Merced Lake and Candlestick Point. Resolution generally better than one foot and much higher with high contrast features, for example the paint striping on a basketball court. Relative heights frequently discernible based on shadow cast of objects and structures. Handwritten date on index map indicates photographs taken in August, 1938. Owned by the San Francisco Public Library. (Authorship almost certainly incorrectly spelled in handwriting on index sheet as Harrison-Rikker). He married Charlotte Seward in the mid-1920s, after divorcing, he married Esther Miriam Munson in 1936 Aerial Photographer Harrison Clay (Chesley) Ryker (1898-1981) was born in Oakdale, CA. . He served in the U.S. Army for several years in Germany with the post-World War I occupational forces, and partook of educational opportunities at the University of California, Berkeley. Expanding on his hobby in photography, Mr. Ryker teamed with various pilots beginning aerial photography services out of the Oakland Airport and throughout the West. Colleagues included Lage Wernstedt of the U.S. Forest Service. He also worked with the Fairchild Aerial Camera Company (including an aerial survey of Puerto Rico) and Clyde Sunderland of Pacific Aerial Surveys. As well, he took photographs of the devastating 1923 Berkeley Fire, archived in The Bancroft Library. By 1938 Mr. Ryker was listed in business as a map publisher (see Polk's Oakland 1938 Street and Avenue Guide) based at 1924 Franklin St., Oakland. At that time, he had at least one patent pending for a stereoscope used for aerial photograph interpretation. (Note continued in Pub Note field below). |
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Ryker, Harrison
10. San Francisco Aerial Vie
1938
Aerial Photographs
| Authors |
Ryker, Harrison |
| Full Title |
10. San Francisco Aerial Views, August, 1938. (Aerial Photographs). |
| List No |
5852.010 |
| Note |
One of a set of 164 spectacular, large format, sharp, black and white vertical aerial photography partially overlapping images covering San Francisco north of a line approximately between Merced Lake and Candlestick Point. Resolution generally better than one foot and much higher with high contrast features, for example the paint striping on a basketball court. Relative heights frequently discernible based on shadow cast of objects and structures. Handwritten date on index map indicates photographs taken in August, 1938. Owned by the San Francisco Public Library. (Authorship almost certainly incorrectly spelled in handwriting on index sheet as Harrison-Rikker). He married Charlotte Seward in the mid-1920s, after divorcing, he married Esther Miriam Munson in 1936 Aerial Photographer Harrison Clay (Chesley) Ryker (1898-1981) was born in Oakdale, CA. . He served in the U.S. Army for several years in Germany with the post-World War I occupational forces, and partook of educational opportunities at the University of California, Berkeley. Expanding on his hobby in photography, Mr. Ryker teamed with various pilots beginning aerial photography services out of the Oakland Airport and throughout the West. Colleagues included Lage Wernstedt of the U.S. Forest Service. He also worked with the Fairchild Aerial Camera Company (including an aerial survey of Puerto Rico) and Clyde Sunderland of Pacific Aerial Surveys. As well, he took photographs of the devastating 1923 Berkeley Fire, archived in The Bancroft Library. By 1938 Mr. Ryker was listed in business as a map publisher (see Polk's Oakland 1938 Street and Avenue Guide) based at 1924 Franklin St., Oakland. At that time, he had at least one patent pending for a stereoscope used for aerial photograph interpretation. (Note continued in Pub Note field below). |
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Ryker, Harrison
11. San Francisco Aerial Vie
1938
Aerial Photographs
| Authors |
Ryker, Harrison |
| Full Title |
11. San Francisco Aerial Views, August, 1938. (Aerial Photographs). |
| List No |
5852.011 |
| Note |
One of a set of 164 spectacular, large format, sharp, black and white vertical aerial photography partially overlapping images covering San Francisco north of a line approximately between Merced Lake and Candlestick Point. Resolution generally better than one foot and much higher with high contrast features, for example the paint striping on a basketball court. Relative heights frequently discernible based on shadow cast of objects and structures. Handwritten date on index map indicates photographs taken in August, 1938. Owned by the San Francisco Public Library. (Authorship almost certainly incorrectly spelled in handwriting on index sheet as Harrison-Rikker). He married Charlotte Seward in the mid-1920s, after divorcing, he married Esther Miriam Munson in 1936 Aerial Photographer Harrison Clay (Chesley) Ryker (1898-1981) was born in Oakdale, CA. . He served in the U.S. Army for several years in Germany with the post-World War I occupational forces, and partook of educational opportunities at the University of California, Berkeley. Expanding on his hobby in photography, Mr. Ryker teamed with various pilots beginning aerial photography services out of the Oakland Airport and throughout the West. Colleagues included Lage Wernstedt of the U.S. Forest Service. He also worked with the Fairchild Aerial Camera Company (including an aerial survey of Puerto Rico) and Clyde Sunderland of Pacific Aerial Surveys. As well, he took photographs of the devastating 1923 Berkeley Fire, archived in The Bancroft Library. By 1938 Mr. Ryker was listed in business as a map publisher (see Polk's Oakland 1938 Street and Avenue Guide) based at 1924 Franklin St., Oakland. At that time, he had at least one patent pending for a stereoscope used for aerial photograph interpretation. (Note continued in Pub Note field below). |
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Ryker, Harrison
12. San Francisco Aerial Vie
1938
Aerial Photographs
| Authors |
Ryker, Harrison |
| Full Title |
12. San Francisco Aerial Views, August, 1938. (Aerial Photographs). |
| List No |
5852.012 |
| Note |
One of a set of 164 spectacular, large format, sharp, black and white vertical aerial photography partially overlapping images covering San Francisco north of a line approximately between Merced Lake and Candlestick Point. Resolution generally better than one foot and much higher with high contrast features, for example the paint striping on a basketball court. Relative heights frequently discernible based on shadow cast of objects and structures. Handwritten date on index map indicates photographs taken in August, 1938. Owned by the San Francisco Public Library. (Authorship almost certainly incorrectly spelled in handwriting on index sheet as Harrison-Rikker). He married Charlotte Seward in the mid-1920s, after divorcing, he married Esther Miriam Munson in 1936 Aerial Photographer Harrison Clay (Chesley) Ryker (1898-1981) was born in Oakdale, CA. . He served in the U.S. Army for several years in Germany with the post-World War I occupational forces, and partook of educational opportunities at the University of California, Berkeley. Expanding on his hobby in photography, Mr. Ryker teamed with various pilots beginning aerial photography services out of the Oakland Airport and throughout the West. Colleagues included Lage Wernstedt of the U.S. Forest Service. He also worked with the Fairchild Aerial Camera Company (including an aerial survey of Puerto Rico) and Clyde Sunderland of Pacific Aerial Surveys. As well, he took photographs of the devastating 1923 Berkeley Fire, archived in The Bancroft Library. By 1938 Mr. Ryker was listed in business as a map publisher (see Polk's Oakland 1938 Street and Avenue Guide) based at 1924 Franklin St., Oakland. At that time, he had at least one patent pending for a stereoscope used for aerial photograph interpretation. (Note continued in Pub Note field below). |
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Ryker, Harrison
13. San Francisco Aerial Vie
1938
Aerial Photographs
| Authors |
Ryker, Harrison |
| Full Title |
13. San Francisco Aerial Views, August, 1938. (Aerial Photographs). |
| List No |
5852.013 |
| Note |
One of a set of 164 spectacular, large format, sharp, black and white vertical aerial photography partially overlapping images covering San Francisco north of a line approximately between Merced Lake and Candlestick Point. Resolution generally better than one foot and much higher with high contrast features, for example the paint striping on a basketball court. Relative heights frequently discernible based on shadow cast of objects and structures. Handwritten date on index map indicates photographs taken in August, 1938. Owned by the San Francisco Public Library. (Authorship almost certainly incorrectly spelled in handwriting on index sheet as Harrison-Rikker). He married Charlotte Seward in the mid-1920s, after divorcing, he married Esther Miriam Munson in 1936 Aerial Photographer Harrison Clay (Chesley) Ryker (1898-1981) was born in Oakdale, CA. . He served in the U.S. Army for several years in Germany with the post-World War I occupational forces, and partook of educational opportunities at the University of California, Berkeley. Expanding on his hobby in photography, Mr. Ryker teamed with various pilots beginning aerial photography services out of the Oakland Airport and throughout the West. Colleagues included Lage Wernstedt of the U.S. Forest Service. He also worked with the Fairchild Aerial Camera Company (including an aerial survey of Puerto Rico) and Clyde Sunderland of Pacific Aerial Surveys. As well, he took photographs of the devastating 1923 Berkeley Fire, archived in The Bancroft Library. By 1938 Mr. Ryker was listed in business as a map publisher (see Polk's Oakland 1938 Street and Avenue Guide) based at 1924 Franklin St., Oakland. At that time, he had at least one patent pending for a stereoscope used for aerial photograph interpretation. (Note continued in Pub Note field below). |
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Ryker, Harrison
14. San Francisco Aerial Vie
1938
Aerial Photographs
| Authors |
Ryker, Harrison |
| Full Title |
14. San Francisco Aerial Views, August, 1938. (Aerial Photographs). |
| List No |
5852.014 |
| Note |
One of a set of 164 spectacular, large format, sharp, black and white vertical aerial photography partially overlapping images covering San Francisco north of a line approximately between Merced Lake and Candlestick Point. Resolution generally better than one foot and much higher with high contrast features, for example the paint striping on a basketball court. Relative heights frequently discernible based on shadow cast of objects and structures. Handwritten date on index map indicates photographs taken in August, 1938. Owned by the San Francisco Public Library. (Authorship almost certainly incorrectly spelled in handwriting on index sheet as Harrison-Rikker). He married Charlotte Seward in the mid-1920s, after divorcing, he married Esther Miriam Munson in 1936 Aerial Photographer Harrison Clay (Chesley) Ryker (1898-1981) was born in Oakdale, CA. . He served in the U.S. Army for several years in Germany with the post-World War I occupational forces, and partook of educational opportunities at the University of California, Berkeley. Expanding on his hobby in photography, Mr. Ryker teamed with various pilots beginning aerial photography services out of the Oakland Airport and throughout the West. Colleagues included Lage Wernstedt of the U.S. Forest Service. He also worked with the Fairchild Aerial Camera Company (including an aerial survey of Puerto Rico) and Clyde Sunderland of Pacific Aerial Surveys. As well, he took photographs of the devastating 1923 Berkeley Fire, archived in The Bancroft Library. By 1938 Mr. Ryker was listed in business as a map publisher (see Polk's Oakland 1938 Street and Avenue Guide) based at 1924 Franklin St., Oakland. At that time, he had at least one patent pending for a stereoscope used for aerial photograph interpretation. (Note continued in Pub Note field below). |
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Ryker, Harrison
15. San Francisco Aerial Vie
1938
Aerial Photographs
| Authors |
Ryker, Harrison |
| Full Title |
15. San Francisco Aerial Views, August, 1938. (Aerial Photographs). |
| List No |
5852.015 |
| Note |
One of a set of 164 spectacular, large format, sharp, black and white vertical aerial photography partially overlapping images covering San Francisco north of a line approximately between Merced Lake and Candlestick Point. Resolution generally better than one foot and much higher with high contrast features, for example the paint striping on a basketball court. Relative heights frequently discernible based on shadow cast of objects and structures. Handwritten date on index map indicates photographs taken in August, 1938. Owned by the San Francisco Public Library. (Authorship almost certainly incorrectly spelled in handwriting on index sheet as Harrison-Rikker). He married Charlotte Seward in the mid-1920s, after divorcing, he married Esther Miriam Munson in 1936 Aerial Photographer Harrison Clay (Chesley) Ryker (1898-1981) was born in Oakdale, CA. . He served in the U.S. Army for several years in Germany with the post-World War I occupational forces, and partook of educational opportunities at the University of California, Berkeley. Expanding on his hobby in photography, Mr. Ryker teamed with various pilots beginning aerial photography services out of the Oakland Airport and throughout the West. Colleagues included Lage Wernstedt of the U.S. Forest Service. He also worked with the Fairchild Aerial Camera Company (including an aerial survey of Puerto Rico) and Clyde Sunderland of Pacific Aerial Surveys. As well, he took photographs of the devastating 1923 Berkeley Fire, archived in The Bancroft Library. By 1938 Mr. Ryker was listed in business as a map publisher (see Polk's Oakland 1938 Street and Avenue Guide) based at 1924 Franklin St., Oakland. At that time, he had at least one patent pending for a stereoscope used for aerial photograph interpretation. (Note continued in Pub Note field below). |
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Ryker, Harrison
16. San Francisco Aerial Vie
1938
Aerial Photographs
| Authors |
Ryker, Harrison |
| Full Title |
16. San Francisco Aerial Views, August, 1938. (Aerial Photographs). |
| List No |
5852.016 |
| Note |
One of a set of 164 spectacular, large format, sharp, black and white vertical aerial photography partially overlapping images covering San Francisco north of a line approximately between Merced Lake and Candlestick Point. Resolution generally better than one foot and much higher with high contrast features, for example the paint striping on a basketball court. Relative heights frequently discernible based on shadow cast of objects and structures. Handwritten date on index map indicates photographs taken in August, 1938. Owned by the San Francisco Public Library. (Authorship almost certainly incorrectly spelled in handwriting on index sheet as Harrison-Rikker). He married Charlotte Seward in the mid-1920s, after divorcing, he married Esther Miriam Munson in 1936 Aerial Photographer Harrison Clay (Chesley) Ryker (1898-1981) was born in Oakdale, CA. . He served in the U.S. Army for several years in Germany with the post-World War I occupational forces, and partook of educational opportunities at the University of California, Berkeley. Expanding on his hobby in photography, Mr. Ryker teamed with various pilots beginning aerial photography services out of the Oakland Airport and throughout the West. Colleagues included Lage Wernstedt of the U.S. Forest Service. He also worked with the Fairchild Aerial Camera Company (including an aerial survey of Puerto Rico) and Clyde Sunderland of Pacific Aerial Surveys. As well, he took photographs of the devastating 1923 Berkeley Fire, archived in The Bancroft Library. By 1938 Mr. Ryker was listed in business as a map publisher (see Polk's Oakland 1938 Street and Avenue Guide) based at 1924 Franklin St., Oakland. At that time, he had at least one patent pending for a stereoscope used for aerial photograph interpretation. (Note continued in Pub Note field below). |
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Ryker, Harrison
17. San Francisco Aerial Vie
1938
Aerial Photographs
| Authors |
Ryker, Harrison |
| Full Title |
17. San Francisco Aerial Views, August, 1938. (Aerial Photographs). |
| List No |
5852.017 |
| Note |
One of a set of 164 spectacular, large format, sharp, black and white vertical aerial photography partially overlapping images covering San Francisco north of a line approximately between Merced Lake and Candlestick Point. Resolution generally better than one foot and much higher with high contrast features, for example the paint striping on a basketball court. Relative heights frequently discernible based on shadow cast of objects and structures. Handwritten date on index map indicates photographs taken in August, 1938. Owned by the San Francisco Public Library. (Authorship almost certainly incorrectly spelled in handwriting on index sheet as Harrison-Rikker). He married Charlotte Seward in the mid-1920s, after divorcing, he married Esther Miriam Munson in 1936 Aerial Photographer Harrison Clay (Chesley) Ryker (1898-1981) was born in Oakdale, CA. . He served in the U.S. Army for several years in Germany with the post-World War I occupational forces, and partook of educational opportunities at the University of California, Berkeley. Expanding on his hobby in photography, Mr. Ryker teamed with various pilots beginning aerial photography services out of the Oakland Airport and throughout the West. Colleagues included Lage Wernstedt of the U.S. Forest Service. He also worked with the Fairchild Aerial Camera Company (including an aerial survey of Puerto Rico) and Clyde Sunderland of Pacific Aerial Surveys. As well, he took photographs of the devastating 1923 Berkeley Fire, archived in The Bancroft Library. By 1938 Mr. Ryker was listed in business as a map publisher (see Polk's Oakland 1938 Street and Avenue Guide) based at 1924 Franklin St., Oakland. At that time, he had at least one patent pending for a stereoscope used for aerial photograph interpretation. (Note continued in Pub Note field below). |
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Ryker, Harrison
18. San Francisco Aerial Vie
1938
Aerial Photographs
| Authors |
Ryker, Harrison |
| Full Title |
18. San Francisco Aerial Views, August, 1938. (Aerial Photographs). |
| List No |
5852.018 |
| Note |
One of a set of 164 spectacular, large format, sharp, black and white vertical aerial photography partially overlapping images covering San Francisco north of a line approximately between Merced Lake and Candlestick Point. Resolution generally better than one foot and much higher with high contrast features, for example the paint striping on a basketball court. Relative heights frequently discernible based on shadow cast of objects and structures. Handwritten date on index map indicates photographs taken in August, 1938. Owned by the San Francisco Public Library. (Authorship almost certainly incorrectly spelled in handwriting on index sheet as Harrison-Rikker). He married Charlotte Seward in the mid-1920s, after divorcing, he married Esther Miriam Munson in 1936 Aerial Photographer Harrison Clay (Chesley) Ryker (1898-1981) was born in Oakdale, CA. . He served in the U.S. Army for several years in Germany with the post-World War I occupational forces, and partook of educational opportunities at the University of California, Berkeley. Expanding on his hobby in photography, Mr. Ryker teamed with various pilots beginning aerial photography services out of the Oakland Airport and throughout the West. Colleagues included Lage Wernstedt of the U.S. Forest Service. He also worked with the Fairchild Aerial Camera Company (including an aerial survey of Puerto Rico) and Clyde Sunderland of Pacific Aerial Surveys. As well, he took photographs of the devastating 1923 Berkeley Fire, archived in The Bancroft Library. By 1938 Mr. Ryker was listed in business as a map publisher (see Polk's Oakland 1938 Street and Avenue Guide) based at 1924 Franklin St., Oakland. At that time, he had at least one patent pending for a stereoscope used for aerial photograph interpretation. (Note continued in Pub Note field below). |
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Ryker, Harrison
19. San Francisco Aerial Vie
1938
Aerial Photographs
| Authors |
Ryker, Harrison |
| Full Title |
19. San Francisco Aerial Views, August, 1938. (Aerial Photographs). |
| List No |
5852.019 |
| Note |
One of a set of 164 spectacular, large format, sharp, black and white vertical aerial photography partially overlapping images covering San Francisco north of a line approximately between Merced Lake and Candlestick Point. Resolution generally better than one foot and much higher with high contrast features, for example the paint striping on a basketball court. Relative heights frequently discernible based on shadow cast of objects and structures. Handwritten date on index map indicates photographs taken in August, 1938. Owned by the San Francisco Public Library. (Authorship almost certainly incorrectly spelled in handwriting on index sheet as Harrison-Rikker). He married Charlotte Seward in the mid-1920s, after divorcing, he married Esther Miriam Munson in 1936 Aerial Photographer Harrison Clay (Chesley) Ryker (1898-1981) was born in Oakdale, CA. . He served in the U.S. Army for several years in Germany with the post-World War I occupational forces, and partook of educational opportunities at the University of California, Berkeley. Expanding on his hobby in photography, Mr. Ryker teamed with various pilots beginning aerial photography services out of the Oakland Airport and throughout the West. Colleagues included Lage Wernstedt of the U.S. Forest Service. He also worked with the Fairchild Aerial Camera Company (including an aerial survey of Puerto Rico) and Clyde Sunderland of Pacific Aerial Surveys. As well, he took photographs of the devastating 1923 Berkeley Fire, archived in The Bancroft Library. By 1938 Mr. Ryker was listed in business as a map publisher (see Polk's Oakland 1938 Street and Avenue Guide) based at 1924 Franklin St., Oakland. At that time, he had at least one patent pending for a stereoscope used for aerial photograph interpretation. (Note continued in Pub Note field below). |
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Ryker, Harrison
20. San Francisco Aerial Vie
1938
Aerial Photographs
| Authors |
Ryker, Harrison |
| Full Title |
20. San Francisco Aerial Views, August, 1938. (Aerial Photographs). |
| List No |
5852.020 |
| Note |
One of a set of 164 spectacular, large format, sharp, black and white vertical aerial photography partially overlapping images covering San Francisco north of a line approximately between Merced Lake and Candlestick Point. Resolution generally better than one foot and much higher with high contrast features, for example the paint striping on a basketball court. Relative heights frequently discernible based on shadow cast of objects and structures. Handwritten date on index map indicates photographs taken in August, 1938. Owned by the San Francisco Public Library. (Authorship almost certainly incorrectly spelled in handwriting on index sheet as Harrison-Rikker). He married Charlotte Seward in the mid-1920s, after divorcing, he married Esther Miriam Munson in 1936 Aerial Photographer Harrison Clay (Chesley) Ryker (1898-1981) was born in Oakdale, CA. . He served in the U.S. Army for several years in Germany with the post-World War I occupational forces, and partook of educational opportunities at the University of California, Berkeley. Expanding on his hobby in photography, Mr. Ryker teamed with various pilots beginning aerial photography services out of the Oakland Airport and throughout the West. Colleagues included Lage Wernstedt of the U.S. Forest Service. He also worked with the Fairchild Aerial Camera Company (including an aerial survey of Puerto Rico) and Clyde Sunderland of Pacific Aerial Surveys. As well, he took photographs of the devastating 1923 Berkeley Fire, archived in The Bancroft Library. By 1938 Mr. Ryker was listed in business as a map publisher (see Polk's Oakland 1938 Street and Avenue Guide) based at 1924 Franklin St., Oakland. At that time, he had at least one patent pending for a stereoscope used for aerial photograph interpretation. (Note continued in Pub Note field below). |
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