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Union case, ninth-plate; Night with her Children, Sleep and Death (Krainik #393). Case considered "scarce." Ornate oval mat, bright purple mat insert; paper label intact, but slightly damaged.

Union case (black), quarter-plate; scroll with cutout center (Krainik #83). Ornate oval mat; purple velvet (added later) and gold paper backing of front glass...

Union case, ninth-plate; Constitution and the Laws (Krainik #371). Ornate oval mat, purple velvet insert; paper (not original). Tintype; verso has advertisement for "A. Winslow."

Union case, ninth-plate; Catching Butterflies (Krainik #387). Ornate nonpareil mat, brown velvet insert; hand-tinted.

Leather case (black), fold-over with push-thru clasp; sixth-plate size. Two ornate oval mats. Two paper photographs: left, woman; right...

Leather case (brown), ninth-plate; plain leather, end opening in the English style. Elliptical mat; dark red velvet insert. No paper label. Daguerreotype; hand-tinted.

NOTES: Photos from local black family, Julia Campbell, who came to California in 1897.

NOTES: Handbook selection, 1984. Reproduced in Symbols of Democracy, filmstrip, Q-ED Productions, Inc. (Burbank, Ca.),1974.

MOLLIE DUNCAN (c.1879-1931)

Mollie Pettis Duncan was born in Potter Valley, the daughter of Frank and Kate Pettis. She spent her childhood at the Coyote Valley Rancheria, and while...

This is a decorative object made out of Camel cigarette boxes. The shape of the object is a heart surrounding a rectangular woven mat. The heart is constructed with the brown, yellow, and cream...

1. Print of etching of Powell and Mason Street Cable Car by Louis Macouillard, signed LLC (graphite) "Greetings Louis Macouillard" and titled "San Francisco Jingle Bells" (7.375" x 8.75").

Image of this piece can be found in a magazine in the paper file.

On back towards top: "I take the 5th Amendment". Written large: "T.H. Gordon (c) 8 June 1985". The (c) stands for copyright.

This is a mixed media collage of two color photographs mounted on panel and covered with epoxy resin. The photographs contain two similar portraits of a man wearing a knit cap and are combined so...