Related

• - Browse neighboring items by call number.
• Collection: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey

• Title: William Land Park, Works Progress Administration Rock Garden, 3800 South Land Park Drive, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA
• Creator(s): Historic American Landscapes Survey, creator
• Related Names:
     Evans, Frederick N
     Mah, Daisy
     Stevens, Christopher M , transmitter
     Mourkas, Melissa , historian
• Date Created/Published: Documentation compiled after 2000
• Medium: Data Page(s): 9
• Reproduction Number: ---
• Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html)
  
• Call Number: HALS CA-134
• Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
• Notes:
  • Entry 2017 HALS Challenge: Documenting City or Town Parks.
  • Significance: William Land Park, including the WPA Rock Garden, has been determined eligible as an historic district for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, the California Register of Historical Resources and the Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural Resources. The areas of significance for William Land Park are: Community Planning and Development, Government, Entertainment/Recreation, and Landscape Architecture. The period of significance for the park as a whole is 1922-1969 (Mead & Hunt 2012, pp. 29; 34-35). The WPA Rock Garden is a contributing resource to the historic district (Mead & Hunt 2012, p. B1-4). The WPA Rock Garden was constructed in the park rustic style by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) along with the installation of a rustic stone and wood arbor, granite curbs, an amphitheater and other park features found throughout William Land Park. The WPA Rock Garden includes plantings that are not 50 years of age, but are considered by the City of Sacramento to be an important feature of this contributing resource (Mead & Hunt 2012, p. B1-4). As a creation of the WPA, the period of significance for the WPA Rock Garden itself is 1940, the year it was completed. It is significant under Government for its association with the federal work. President Franklin D. Roosevelt established The WPA by Executive Order in 1935. The WPA and other federal programs provided jobs and temporary financial assistance to millions of Americans who were unemployed during the Great Depression. The projects completed by American workers under this program included roads, bridges, public buildings, parks and airports. The WPA also supported artists, actors, musicians and writers. The WPA ended in 1943 as the nation returned to full employment during the defense build-up for World War II. Park rustic-style features were a typical work effort for the WPA (Mead & Hunt 2012, p. 10). WPA projects were largely administrated at the state or local level.
  • Survey number: HALS CA-134
  • Building/structure dates: 1939-1940 Initial Construction
• Subjects:
  • arbors (bowers)
  • rock gardens
  • stonework
  • stone walls
  • stepping stones
  • stonework (granite)
  • granite
  • trails & paths
  • ponds
  • streams
  • gardens
  • botanical gardens
  • Works Progress Administration
  • trees
  • stone benches
  • public works
• Place:
  • California -- Sacramento County -- Sacramento
• Latitude/Longitude: 38.540806, -121.500328
• Collections:
  • Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey
• Part of: Historic American Landscapes Survey (Library of Congress)
• Bookmark This Record:
     https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ca4326/

The Library of Congress generally does not own rights to material in its collections and, therefore, cannot grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute the material. For further rights information, see "Rights Information" below and the Rights and Restrictions Information page ( https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/rights.html ).

• Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
• Reproduction Number: ---
• Call Number: HALS CA-134
• Medium: Data Page(s): 9

If Digital Images Are Displaying

You can download online images yourself. Alternatively, you can purchase copies of various types through Library of Congress Duplication Services.

HABS/HAER/HALS materials have generally been scanned at high resolution that is suitable for most publication purposes (see Digitizing the Collection for further details about the digital images).

• Photographs--All photographs are printed from digital files to preserve the fragile originals.
• Make note of the Call Number and Item Number that appear under the photograph in the multiple-image display (e.g., HAER, NY,52-BRIG,4-2).
• If possible, include a printout of the photograph.
• Drawings--All drawings are printed from digital files to preserve the fragile originals.
• Make note of the Survey Number (e.g., HAER NY - 143) and Sheet Number (e.g., "Sheet 1 of 4"), which appear on the edge of the drawing. (NOTE: These numbers are visible in the Tiff "Reference Image" display.)
• If possible, include a printout of the drawing.
• Data Pages
• Make note of the Call Number in the catalog record.

If Digital Images Are Not Displaying

In the rare case that a digital image for HABS/HAER/HALS documentation is not displaying online, select images for reproduction through one of these methods:

• Visit the Prints & Photographs Reading Room and request to view the group (general information about service in the reading room is available at: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/info/001_ref.html). It is best to contact reference staff in advance (see: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/address.html) to make sure the material is on site. OR
• P&P reading room staff can provide up to 15 quick copies of items per calendar year (many original items in the holdings are too old or fragile to make such copies, but generally HABS/HAER/HALS materials are in good enough condition to be placed on photocopy machines). For assistance, see our Ask a Librarian page OR
• Hire a freelance researcher to do further selection for you (a list of researchers in available at: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/resource/013_pic.html).
• You can purchase copies of various types, including quick copies, through Library of Congress Duplication Services (price lists, contact information, and order forms for Library of Congress Duplication Services are available on the Duplication Services Web site):
• Make note of the Call Number listed above.
• Look at the Medium field above. If it lists more than one item:
• The entire group can be ordered as photocopies or high-quality copies.
• All the items in a particular medium (e.g., all drawings, all photographs) can be ordered as photocopies or high-quality copies.

• Call Number: HALS CA-134
• Medium: Data Page(s): 9

Please use the following steps to determine whether you need to fill out a call slip in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room to view the original item(s). In some cases, a surrogate (substitute image) is available, often in the form of a digital image, a copy print, or microfilm.

1. Is the item digitized? (A thumbnail (small) image will be visible on the left.)

   • Yes, the item is digitized. Please use the digital image in preference to requesting the original. All images can be viewed at a large size when you are in any reading room at the Library of Congress. In some cases, only thumbnail (small) images are available when you are outside the Library of Congress because the item is rights restricted or has not been evaluated for rights restrictions.

     As a preservation measure, we generally do not serve an original item when a digital image is available. If you have a compelling reason to see the original, consult with a reference librarian. (Sometimes, the original is simply too fragile to serve. For example, glass and film photographic negatives are particularly subject to damage. They are also easier to see online where they are presented as positive images.)

   • No, the item is not digitized. Please go to #2.

2. Do the Access Advisory or Call Number fields above indicate that a non-digital surrogate exists, such as microfilm or copy prints?

   • Yes, another surrogate exists. Reference staff can direct you to this surrogate.

   • No, another surrogate does not exist. Please go to #3.

3. If you do not see a thumbnail image or a reference to another surrogate, please fill out a call slip in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room. In many cases, the originals can be served in a few minutes. Other materials require appointments for later the same day or in the future. Reference staff can advise you in both how to fill out a call slip and when the item can be served.

To contact Reference staff in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room, please use our Ask A Librarian service or call the reading room between 8:30 and 5:00 at 202-707-6394, and Press 3.