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Group portrait of seven businessmen, taken in California

Description

Four of the men are identified in handwriting on a copy of this photograph in the Historical Society of Southern California photograph collection (photCL 400, box 36), by an unknown source: "Back row, left to right: William McKee, Charles Johnson, Alfred Robinson (?) and man seated, second from right: Robert Carlisle." Photographer's imprint on inside front cover: "Robert H. Vance, Premium Daguerrean Galleries, San Francisco, Sacramento & Marysville." Date based on years that Vance had galleries in these locations.

Type
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Date
[approximately 1853-1855]
Call number
(photDAG 36)
Provenance
Acquired from various sources. Assembled into a collection by the Library from various sources. See finding aid for sources of individual items.
Restrictions
RESTRICTED. Items are fragile. Available with curatorial approval. Please view digital surrogates.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The copyright for daguerreotypes by Robert Shlaer (photDAG 116, photDAG 154) is held by Shlaer. For the rest of the collection, the responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Oliver, Barret, (1818-1879,)
Pratt, William A., (1808-1888,)
Root, M. A. (1811-1894,)
Shlaer, Robert, (1825-1876,)
Southworth, Albert Sands, (1820-1893,)
Vance, Robert H.,
Whitney, Edward Tompkins,
Associated organizations
Meade Bros.,
Southworth & Hawes,
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