Gooch, Alice Gulick

Alice Gulick Gooch was a photographer active in Corona, California in the late 19th-century.

She was one of four daughters of Martin Nicholas Gulick and his wife Annis C. Phelps Gulick. She married John Gooch in Illinois and they moved to National City in San Diego County, California in the late 1890s. They later relocated to Corona due to a demand for John's citrus orchard fumigation services. During this time, Alice practiced photography extensively. She developed and printed photographs at her home studio and sold prints to relatives.

From the description of Alice Gulick Gooch photographs, 1899-1932. (University of California, Irvine). WorldCat record id: 46542999

Biography

Alice Gulick Gooch was one of four daughters of Martin Nicholas Gulick and his wife Annis C. Phelps Gulick. The Gooch family moved from Illinois to California in the late 1880's.

It is unclear where the Gooch family first settled in California, but we do know that they lived in National City in San Diego County for approximately 3 years (around 1899). They later relocated to Corona due to a demand for Mr. Gooch's cirtus orchard fumigation business.

It was while living in Corona that Alice Gulick Gooch discovered her love of photography. She had her own dark room and did her own developing and printing. She even sold a few of her prints to family members in California and Illinois. She often experimented in the process of developing prints, which led her to produce more than one copy of the same negative. This collection contains many of these duplicate prints, generally darker or lighter versions of the original print.

According to notes made by the donor, Alice Gulick Gooch used to go up to the attic of the Gooch home in Corona and take panoramic pictures from the window. This collection contains panoramic prints of both "Old Baldy" (Mt. San Antonio) and the "Greyback Mountains" (the San Gorgonio Mountains).

From the guide to the Alice Gulick Gooch photographs, 1899-1932, (University of California, Irvine. Library. Special Collections and Archives.)