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    Texas

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    There are individual portraits of an African American man and woman, and three portraits of men in military uniforms.

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    Washington; Wisconsin; Wyoming

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    Wisconsin portraits include: a man wearing Viking-style clothing; workers with tools (a machinist and carpenters); men wearing fur coats; a man with blanket and small medicine bag, identified as "Dr. Cole of West Lima." One portrait of a man wearing railroad uniform, identified as a Union Pacific brakeman.

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    Colorado; Dakota Territory; Hawaii; Idaho

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    Portraits include: an African American woman (Colorado); a cowboy wearing leather chaps (Colorado); men in military uniform, including a Native American soldier (Dakota); native Hawaiians; and a portrait of two Chinese children (Idaho).

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    California: Grass Valley; Nevada City

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    Collector Carl Mautz acquired some photographs from the William S. May family album in Grass Valley, California around 1990. There are portraits of a young white couple, May and his wife Anna (Conaway) May, and four African Americans - a man, Boz Harrison; a woman, Hannah Harrison; and two girls, Minnie and Fannie Harrison. Anna's father, Carville Conaway, arrived in California from Baltimore in 1851, settling in Grass Valley with his family, who arrived later. The 1850 U.S. Federal Census shows that Carville Conaway had three enslaved people in his household in Baltimore. It is unclear if these are the same people. The tintype of Minnie Harrison has an imprint indicating it was taken in Baltimore. Research information regarding these photographs is in the collection information file. Please see Reader Services for more information. This binder also contains a street view of the Nevada City Courthouse; a group portrait of four men and two horses in Nevada City; and two men in military uniforms.

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    California, Northern: Nelson Point, Nevada City, Oakland, Oroville, Red Bluff, Redding, Sacramento, Salinas

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    One portrait of a woman holding a mask over her face (Nevada City); one man in military uniform wearing a button that says "Cal." (Oakland); a group portrait of five cowboys (Oroville); two portraits of men with bicycles (Oroville).

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    Oklahoma and Indian Territory; Oregon

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    Oklahoma portraits include: soldiers; painters; two women looking at a photograph album. Oregon portraits include: a cowboy wearing a pony skin coat posing with his family; soldiers or officers; a Chinese man in traditional Chinese clothing.

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