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Cartes-de-visite photographs of steamships, pioneers of Sonora, California and others

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Description: A group of carte-de-visite photographs from the 1860s. Three views of steamships, including the USS Lancaster (1865); a photograph of an engraving of Joshua A. Norton (Emperor Norton); and portraits of General Tom Thumb, his wife and their baby; General Charles Decker, a man with dwarfism; Dr. Perez Snell and a group portrait of the Mandeville children: Gertey, John, and Jinnie (of Sonora); George Harrison and Benjamin Harrison of Chicago (not the US President); Dr. Andrew Fine (Oakland); Joseph Osmun and Judge Valentine (Hackettstown, New Jersey); Charles Buel; and Lena Simpson (died 1922), a Chinese woman who lived in Sonora and was known as "China Lena." She was married to Thomas Simpson, an African American man who lived in Tuolumne County.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1860s.
Call number: photPF 2840-2859
Provenance: Acquired from various sources.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Carte-de-visite photograph of Marine in Manila

Visual Materials

A carte-de-visite studio portrait of a white man in a Marine or naval uniform, taken at Centro Artistico studio in Manila, Philippines. It is unclear, but this is most likely an American Marine or sailor. The photography studio's imprint is on the front and back: Centro Artistico, Fotografia Espanola, Escolta 9, Manila. "Phil Pherry" and "Horace" are written on the back in pencil.

photPF 26043

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Albert Honiss carte-de-visite photograph of J. Methvin, Manila

Visual Materials

A carte-de-visite studio portrait of a man wearing a suit, identified in pencil on the back as: "J. Methvin, Manila, Nov. 28th 1870." The photographer's stamp is embossed in the print: A. Honiss, Manila.

photPF 26037

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Cartes-de-visite

Manuscripts

The majority of the collection is made up of correspondence written to Sarah "Sade" Isabella Blackmar from friends and family. The letters contain information about the family, their daily activities, social outings, health, trips taken, etc. The letters of Frank Wilson Blackmar, Ellen Blackmar Maxwell, and John Quincy Blackmar include information about their lives in Contra Costa County, and Santa Clara, California. In one letter, Frank Blackmar talks about Chinese laundrymen in Santa Clara, and in another letter a Chinese man he met who lived in the woods outside of Fresno. There are a few other letters by friends who also lived in California including a friend named "Harriet P." and a woman named Mara L. Ferguson. There are several folders of correspondence by authors that are unidentified. There is a farm diary by an unknown person, 1865 to 1867, and two unidentified cartes-de-visite of a young girl and young woman.

mssBlackmar

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Albert Honiss carte-de-visite photograph of Filipino man in woven hat

Visual Materials

A carte-de-visite portrait of a Filipino man standing in front of a bare wall, wearing a shirt, pants and a woven hat. On the back, in handwriting, is: "Indian of Manilla [sic]" and the photographer's stamp: A. Honiss, Escolta, Manila.

photPF 26040

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Diary and cartes-de-visite

Manuscripts

mssBlackmar

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Carte-de-visite photograph of Filipino man in woven hat, attributed to Albert Honiss

Visual Materials

A carte-de-visite portrait of a Filipino man standing in front of a bare wall, wearing a shirt, pants and a woven hat. There is no writing or stamp on the back of this print, but another copy of this photograph (photPF 26040) is dated January 28, 1870, and has the photographer's stamp: A. Honiss, Escolta, Manila.

photPF 26039

Cartes-de-visite photographs of steamships, pioneers of Sonora, California and others

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