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Ableman, Michael; Waters, Alice [Foreword]Biblio.com

On Good Land: The Autobiography of an Urban Farm

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Panoramic Photograph Oakland California 1000 ft. elevation

1908NL-02426Spectacular 1908 panoramic aerial photograph of Oakland documenting the city's rapid growth after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.This monumental 1908 panoramic aerial photograph of Oakland California taken by R. J. Waters & Co. captures the city in the midst of its early 20th-century expansion. Shot from roughly 1000 feet in elevation the image looks northeast over downtown toward Lake Merritt and the rolling East Bay hills offering a richly detailed view of the city's grid architecture and civic growth. The intersection of 14th and Broadway dominated by the Oakland Tribune building and early department stores anchors the composition while a dense pattern of Victorian homes brick commercial blocks and broad unpaved streets extends toward the horizon.R. J. Waters a San Francisco photographer renowned for his panoramic and aerial work produced this image at a time when such high-altitude photography was still experimental—likely achieved from a tethered balloon. The photograph's fine clarity and tonal range exemplify the studio's technical mastery and reflect Oakland's transformation into a modern metropolis in the years following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.By 1908 Oakland had become a key node in the post-earthquake migration and rebuilding of the Bay Area drawing residents and industry displaced from San Francisco. The city's population more than doubled between 1900 and 1910 fueled by transbay rail connections the development of the Key System and new civic projects surrounding Lake Merritt and the waterfront. This view preserves that pivotal moment—when Oakland emerged from San Francisco's shadow to define its own urban identity as the industrial and residential heart of the East Bay poised between Victorian domesticity and modern industrial ambition.Census and publication informationIssued as a sepia-toned gelatin silver panorama the print bears the caption "Oakland California 1000 Ft. Elevation. Copyright 1908 by R. J. Waters & Co. 370 Market St. San Francisco." A number of US institutions hold collections of R. J. Waters' panoramas including the Library of Congress and Bancroft Library in which this photograph is likely to occur. A specific listing of this particular panorama is available in public online image repositories linked to Library of Congress cataloging OCLC no. 456374167.Context is EverythingIn the first decade of the twentieth century Oakland was a rapidly growing port and commercial center in the East Bay. The present photograph copyrighted 1908 captures some of this downtown growth as well as the city's integral relationship to Lake Merritt which in 1908 was already an established civic amenity within the urban fabric.R. J. Waters was a San Francisco-based commercial and panoramic photographer active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His studio produced a range of these panoramic views of Californian cities specializing in aerial panoramas that were used both for commercial display pieces and as documentary records.Panoramic photographs like this were typically stitched together from individual images taken from elevated vantage points such as balloons kites or even early aircraft. As such they constitute an essential documentation of American urbanism at the beginning of the 20th century. They were routinely used by municipal city planners rail and shipping interests and photographic studios to advertise a city's size infrastructure and civic landmarks. R. J. Waters' panoramas fit squarely within that commercial/documentary practice and are today considered critical primary sources for reconstructing turn-of-the-century urban form in California.Cartographers:Raper James R. J. Waters 1856–1937 was a commercial photographer active in California and Nevada whose studio produced a wide range of documentary and panoramic photographs around the turn of the 20th century. Waters opened a commercial studio in San Francisco in the 1890s and became especially known for panoramic city views and commercial photographic services. His photographs are held in significant collections including those of the Library of Congress the Getty and the Metropolitan Museum among others.Aerial photos of urban landscapes were among the most common genres of images that R. J. Waters's studio produced in the late 1910s. These include multiple aerial and panoramic images of cities like San Francisco Oakland Fresno and Sacramento. These prints were often made in large sizes for display and municipal record-keeping and now form a valuable visual record of how California cities looked before the ubiquitous transformations of the mid-20th century.Condition DescriptionScattered wear and soiling. Minor spots of loss. Lower right corner chipped. R.J. Waters Company

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Panoramic Photograph Fresno. 1000 ft Elevation.

1910NL-024281910 R.J. Waters panoramic aerial photo of Fresno California.The present photograph is a horizontal panoramic aerial view of downtown Fresno taken at the beginning of the 20th century from an elevation of approximately 1000 feet. The white-printed caption in the lower center of the photograph confirms both the place and elevation and identifies the maker as R. J. Waters Aerial Photograph Co.The photograph depicts Fresno's urban core downtown. From our vantage point we look north across Fresno's railroad hub and into the town proper. A central landmark is the white rotunda or dome of the old Fresno County courthouse. Around it the streets are lined with residential housing and small businesses. Important foreground features include railroads and industry. Fresno was served by multiple railroads including the iconic Southern Pacific and Santa Fe Railroads. The bottom half of the panorama is dominated by extensive trackage and a range of railroad-related buildings including warehouses freight houses train sheds and at least one passenger platform. On the right side of the panorama a large industrial area with warehouses workshops and multiple derricks sits in proximity to the tracks. Towards the middle of the image an underpass or bridge connects the two sides of the many parallel tracks. In unison these elements reflect downtown Fresno's status as a vital rail and freight hub at the time.Beyond the rail yards we note the city's commercial core which appears as a dense cluster of low brick and masonry commercial blocks surrounding a tree-lined civic square situated slightly to the right of center. The orthogonal grid of streets is buzzing with vehicular traffic. At the north end of civic square is the splendid dome and colonnaded façade of the old Fresno County Courthouse which was built in 1875 and hailed as "the grandest and noblest edifice that has ever been planned and contemplated in this valley". After surveys revealed structural weaknesses in the building and a new courthouse had been constructed this California landmark was demolished in 1966. Today the spot is occupied by the aptly named Courthouse Park. Taking note of the infrastructure a major street extends between the courthouse and the railyards. This not only prompted new arrivals to approach the city center via this axis but also created the perspective of a town centered on the rule of law.A cityscape reconfiguredDuring the 20th century transportation and industrial patterns in downtown Fresno underwent significant changes. Over time everything from passenger services and yard configurations to freight and production facilities moved away from the city center. The large freight depots were either moved or repurposed and new urban needs led to rail-adjacent streets altering their character in fundamental ways. This photograph captures a time when the rail yards still physically dominated the downtown zones of many California cities and towns.Yet even though the urban fabric of Fresno has changed dramatically since this image was copyrighted in 1910 a number of visible historic structures still stand. A significant remnant of Fresno's days as a railway hub is the Southern Pacific Railroad Depot at Tulare and H Streets in downtown Fresno. This was completed in 1889 and was an unusual departure from the traditional Southern Pacific architectural style.About a block to the left west of the old Courthouse the panorama includes another iconic Fresno landmark one that still survives to this day. The Old Fresno Water Tower was designed by George Washington Maher and was completed in late 1894. It ceased operation in 1963 but was maintained and has served as a visitors' center since 2001.While time and modernization may have altered Fresno's urban landscape it remains a city defined by stunning natural beauty. Set in the lovely San Joaquin Valley Fresno is set against the spectacular profile of the Sierra Nevadas which run across the entirety of this panorama forming a distant and dramatic horizon.CensusThe Library of Congress holds this panorama both as an original gelatin silver print and as a digital reproduction LoC Call Number: PAN US GEOG – California no. 48; OCLC no. 451307781. It is listed as a copyright deposit dated July 5 1910.Urban aerial photography in early 20th-century AmericaAerial and panoramic views of towns and cities became popular documentary and commercial subjects in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as photographic technology and airborne platforms matured and merged. Early panoramic aerials were sometimes taken from tethered balloons or kites but by the early 1900s photographers and specialist companies such as R. J. Waters were producing high-resolution panoramic prints that stitched a wide field of view into a single long panorama suitable for display. The Library of Congress and other collections hold many such panoramas because they capture a combination of urban form transportation infrastructure and civic landmarks at a moment when American cities were undergoing rapid change.Beyond novelty early aerial panoramas were also practical: they recorded rail and industrial layouts useful for planners and businesses showed street grids and property patterns for municipal records and captured iconic civic views e.g. of courthouses parks capitols etc. which cities used to promote themselves. The technical limitations film size lens coverage and platform stability encouraged the panoramic format. Multiple exposures or rotating-camera techniques were combined into long prints that emphasize the horizontal sweep of a city—precisely what we see in this Fresno image.Cartographers:Raper James R. J. Waters 1856–1937 was a commercial photographer active in California and Nevada whose studio produced a wide range of documentary and panoramic photographs around the turn of the 20th century. Waters opened a commercial studio in San Francisco in the 1890s and became especially known for panoramic city views and commercial photographic services. His photographs are held in significant collections including those of the Library of Congress the Getty and the Metropolitan Museum among others.Aerial photos of urban landscapes were among the most common genres of images that R. J. Waters's studio produced in the late 1910s. These include multiple aerial and panoramic images of cities like San Francisco Oakland Fresno and Sacramento. These prints were often made in large sizes for display and municipal record-keeping and now form a valuable visual record of how California cities looked before the ubiquitous transformations of the mid-20th century. R.J. Waters Company

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