California photographs : album, 1885-1899.

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California photographs : album, 1885-1899.

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Annotated photograph album of California landscape and topographical views. The prints include 19th century views of Palo Alto, Stanford University, San Francisco, Monterey; and in Southern California, Pasadena, Los Angeles, Riverside and Redlands. Landmarks include Chinatown, the Golden Gate, Lick Observatory, Ramona's home, the Junipero Serra Monument, the Coastal Redwoods (the Big Trees), Hotel Del Monte, Carmel Mission, Santa Barbara Mission, San Luis Rey Mission, San Diego Mission and San Luis Obispo Mission. A photo of John Charles Frémont and his wife, Jessie Benton Frémont shows them in front of the tree used as his headquarters in 1846 among the Santa Cruz Big Trees. Photographers noted are Park & Co., Heath Photo, Detroit Photographic Co., Graham Photo and Johnson Photo.

1 album (86 photographic prints mounted on 50 p.) : multiple processes ; 23 x 30 cm.

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6756108

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890

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John Charles Frémont (January 21, 1813 – July 13, 1890) was an American explorer, military officer, and politician. He was a US Senator from California, and in 1856 was the first Republican nominee for President of the United States. A native of Georgia, Frémont acquired male protectors after his father's death, and became proficient in mathematics, science, and surveying. During the 1840s, he led five expeditions into the Western United States and became known as "The Pathfinder". During the...

Johnson Photo.

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Frémont, Jessie Benton, 1824-1902

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She was born near Lexington, Virginia, the second child of Thomas Hart Benton (1782–1858) and Elizabeth McDowell (1794–1854). She was born in the home of her mother's father, James McDowell. Her father, Senator Benton, had been wanting a son, but went ahead and named her in honor of his father, Jesse Benton. Jessie was raised in Washington, D.C., more in the manner of a 19th century son than daughter, with her father, who was renowned as the "Great Expansionist," seeing to her early education...

Graham Photo.

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Heath Photo.

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Detroit Photographic Co.

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Photographic company, first noted in city registers of Detroit in 1888. Supplied photographs for all purposes, especially for use in books, magazines, and advertising specialities. Many of the prints were of large framing size or suitable for long advertising hangers; however, its speciality was religious material. In the late 1890s, William A. Livingstone became active in the management of the company and at the urging of photographer Edwin H. Husher, he obtained exclusive ownership and rights ...

Park & Co. Photo.

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