A.O. Carpenter: Photographer of the Mendocino Frontier
On View August 31 through December 31, 2009
A.O. Carpenter chronicled life in Mendocino County around the turn of the twentieth century. He captured large panoramic views of the coastal logging, tanbark, and shipping industries, as well as the inland region's bounty of natural attractions and agricultural products. Carpenter also took an important body of photographs depicting Pomo Indian individuals and communities, and early Anglo residents.
Special Lecture on November 19 in conjunction with Carpenter exhibit!
"Picturing Orange County, 1920 - 1945: Edward Cochems' Scenic Photographs from the UC Irvine Libraries"
Michelle Light, Acting Head of Special Collections and Archives, UCI Libraries
