Collection No: ASA001
Archaeological Survey Association of Southern California, Inc.
A finding aid for the Charley Clayton Howe Photographs
Processed by: Rosalind A. Srivastava
Creator: Howe, Charley Clayton, 1897-1989
Extent:1,610 black-and-white negatives in individual negative enclosures in 6 boxes; the replaced original negative enclosures in 2 additional boxes.
Repository: California State University San Bernardino
Abstract:The collection has 1,610 negatives of photographs taken by Charley (Clayton) Howe (1897-1989) in southern California and Mexico between 1947 and 1972. A serious amateur photographer and avid avocational archaeologist, Howe was an adventurous, desert-loving member of the Archaeological Survey Association of Southern California, Inc. (“ASA”). The images document Howe’s travels and many of ASA’s archaeological fieldtrips and excavations. There are hundreds of excellent photographs of petroglyphs and pictographs. Many of the archaeological sites and the rock art no longer exist. Details of cameras and films used by Howe are summarized by year and location. Two indexes help to locate negatives in the collection.