ambrotype
c. 1855
Small wood and leather encased ambrotype. The leather has tooling in a floral pattern with two brass latches at the right side. Inside cover of the case is light red velvet. On the left side is... |
c. 1855
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05/15/56
Vigilance Committee Sharpshooters. Condition: very good. The first Vigilance Committe disbanded in 1851. But there was a continuing perception of violence in San Franicisco. The tide of unrest... |
c.1856
APPROXIMATE DATE: 1856 NOTES: Purchased by donor in California several years ago. |
c. 1853
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1850-1871
One ambrotype with case. A portrait of a man standing next to a chair in masonic costume. The man is wearing a suit, a masonic apron, a masonic sash, a star shaped badge on his right front coat... |
c.1855
Ambrotype. Description: dog holding newspaper in his mouth. In leatherette case with gold stamping design. ca. 1880. History: "My dog `Faust', St. Bernard. Bought when a pup for $20.00;... |
c. 1858
Old Daguerreotypes and Ambrotypes |
c.1855
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c. 1856
Daguerreotype; Description: 1 Daguerreotype in case of Birdie Bell, in whose memory the Junior Republic was founded. He was the son of Dr. Snow who died as an infant. (D. Curry, 4/23/98)... |
c. 1856
This tableau depicts two miners, on mules, being outfitted for their journey into the High Sierra. Another man, to the right, poses with paper and pencil in hand, as if tallying up the costs of... |
c. 1855
Tintypes. Description: from Sessions family a-i. woman j-r. man s. nun t. baby u. baby: "This is a picture of Charles when in his first year" v.... |
1850-1860
APPROXIMATE DATE: 1855 NOTES: Purchased by donor several years ago in California. |
c. 1855
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c.1855
Union case (black), 4-up, sixteenth-plate size; Children Playing with Toys (Krainik #574). Case considered "rare... |
c. 1854
This is a half plate ambrotype of a boy in a studio portrait posed with a toy gun. The boy (George Chestnutwood) stands facing the camera wearing a plaid tunic with long pants. The boy holds a... |
c. 1863
APPROXIMATE DATE: 1865 NOTES: Eugene Thurston was member of the Board of Governors, Commonwealth Club for many years, structural engineer, S. F. Building (and private) inspector, graduate of u.C... |