Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
A three-quarters length seated studio portrait of Union First Lieutenant Emery (sometimes spelled Emory) Fisher of the 22nd Colored Infantry Regiment, with his body turned slightly to the left. Fisher is resting his right forearm on a cloth-draped side table and his left hand on his left thigh. He has a neatly trimmed mustache and a wide goatee that reaches the bottom of his collar. "Geo. Stotler's Old Portrait Gallery, Johnstown, Pa." is stamped in black on the verso.
HM 77735
Manuscripts
A three-quarters length studio portrait of Mexican General Ignacio Mejia with his head turned slightly to the right. Mejia is wearing a formal military uniform, with heavy embroidery on the front of his coat and on his cuffs and collars. He has a white sash across his chest, and is holding a heavily decorated hat in the crook of his right arm. Mejia is clean-shaven, and resting his left hand on his left hip. He has medals attached to his breast, one hanging around his neck, and another attached to the sash near his waist.
HM 77746
Manuscripts
A bust-length studio portrait of Mexican General Juan Cortina turned very slightly to the right. Cortina has a neatly trimmed mustache and beard, his hair is parted on the left, and he is wearing a suit with bow tie.
HM 77745
Manuscripts
A full-length seated studio portrait of a young African American boy identified only as "Noah". Noah is sitting on a richly upholstered chair, leaning his left elbow on a cloth-draped table. He is wearing a white, partially open shirt, pants that have patches sewn on, a waist length cape with a hood, and no shoes. His left hand is resting against his cheek, and his right hand is holding the bowl of a long pipe, the stem of which is in between his lips.
HM 77749
Manuscripts
A full-length studio portrait of an unidentified African American Union soldier from the 22nd Colored Infantry Regiment, turned slightly to the right. The soldier has a holster at his left hip, is holding a pistol in his right hand by his thigh, and is wearing gloves and a cap. The chevrons in his uniform sleeves seem to indicate that is is a First Sergeant. A stamp on the verso reads "Lochman & Bretz, artists, Newville, Cumberland Co., Pa. ; Negatives preserved"
HM 77705
Manuscripts
A full-length studio portrait of Union Second Lieutenant Joseph J. Farwell of the 22nd Colored Infantry Regiment, turned slightly to the left. Farwell has a small, neatly-trimmed mustache, and is resting his right hand on the back of a wooden chair with a fancy back and upholstered seat cushion. "Nichols & Warren, Photographers, No. 46 South Main Street, Fall River, Mass. ; Copies of the same at any time." is stamped in black on the verso.
HM 77730