California, Northern: Chico, Eureka, Grass Valley, Ione City, Jackson, La Porte, Marysville

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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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  Nebraska; Nevada

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  Portraits in Nebraska include: a postmortem photograph of a young girl; a soldier holding a rifle. A Virginia City, Nevada portrait has writing on the back: "Indian War soldier wearing 1851 sword belt plate and 1850 officer's sword Medal of Honor. Name unknown."

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  California, Northern: Miscellaneous cities and towns

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  Includes a woman in blackface wearing a long coat and a hat, possibly a theater performer.

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  California: Sierra Nevada towns (excluding Grass Valley and Nevada City)

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  Many of the portraits were made in Placerville and Sonora. One image of three men sitting at a table, smoking cigars and drinking beer; one tintype of a soldier.

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  California: Marysville; Oroville

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  One portrait of a Chinese man; one soldier in uniform.

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