Photographs Related to the San Francisco Graft Trial, 1907-1908
Processed by Chris McDonald.
The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
1997
Photographs Related to the San Francisco Graft Trial, 1907-1908
BANC PIC 1905.02613-.02623 -- PIC
The Bancroft Library
University of California
Berkeley, California
1997
Finding aid and digital representations of archival materials funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the
Humanities.
- Processed and encoded by:
- California Heritage Digital Image Access Project staff in The Bancroft Library and The Library's Electronic Text Unit
- Digital images processed by:
- The Library Photographic Service
- Finding aid completed:
- November 1996
© 1997 The Regents of the University of California
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Photographs Related to the San Francisco Graft Trial,
Date: 1907-1908
Collection Number: BANC PIC 1905.02613-.02623 -- PIC
Extent:
15 photographic prints, 21 x 36 cm. or smaller.
11 digital objects
Repository:
The Bancroft Library. University of California, Berkeley.
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Languages Represented:
English
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is available for use.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish photographs must be submitted
in writing to the Curator of Pictorial Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library
as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must
also be obtained by the reader.
Copyright restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted
to research and educational purposes.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item],
Photographs related to the San Francisco Graft Trial, BANC PIC 1905.02613-.02623 --PIC, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Digital Representations Available
Related Collections
Title: Records of the San Francisco Graft Prosecution,
Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS C-B 447
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The Photographs Related to the San Francisco Graft Trial were possibly transferred from the Carl Hoffman Papers, BANC PIC
C-B 377.
Scope and Content
The Photographs Related to the San Francisco Graft Trial collection contains 15 photographic prints taken mostly in 1907-1908.
The collection features many of the important individuals involved in the San Francisco graft trials of 1907 and 1908. The
trials occurred during a period of governmental reform following the earthquake and fire of 1906 and the subsequent rebuilding
of the city. In the trials, Mayor Eugene E. Schmitz, political boss Abe Ruef--who helped bring Schmitz to power-and other
individuals were charged with bribery, acceptance of bribes, extortion, and other acts of corruption. Responsible for the
original exposés of the corruption were assistant district attorney Frances J. Heney,
San Francisco Bulletin editor Fremont Older, progressive reformer Rudolph Spreckels, and former San Francisco mayor James D. Phelan. After being
wounded by a gunshot while acting as prosecuting attorney, Heney was replaced by Hiram Johnson. Schmitz and Ruef were both
convicted, though a higher court would overturn the Schmitz decision and Ruef would be pardoned after serving less than five
years at San Quentin
Individuals pictured in the collection include Abe Ruef, Frances J. Heney, Fremont Older, Rudolph Spreckels, detective William
J. Burns, defendant Pat Calhoun, and defense attorneys Stanley Moore and Henry Ach.
The photographers are unidentified. The collection includes 4 duplicate prints.
Container Listing
:02613
The "Curly Boss." Abe Ruef during the graft trials. 1907. [With enlarged copy print.]
:02614
The "Big Four" graft prosecutors (left to right) Frances J. Heney, William J. Burns, Fremont Older and Rudolph Spreckels.
[With duplicate print captioned: "Heney, Burns, Older, R. Spreckels."]
:02615
[Frances J.] Heney, [Fremont] Older, ?, [Rudolph] Spreckels, [William J.] Burns.
:02616
[Abe] Ruef -- (pointing).
:02617
Left to right: 1. Wm. [i.e. William] J. Burns. 2. Fremont Older. 3. Woman. 4. Patrick J. Heney. 5. ? 6. Rudolph Spreckels.
:02618
[Unidentified men in car, outside of court house.]
:02619
The Misses Calhoun, Pat Calhoun, Stanley Moore and Earl Rodgers. Graft prosecution. San Francisco. 1907-1908.
:02620
Pat Calhoun. Going to court before Judge Lawlor. 1907.
:02621
Pat Calhoun (right) and a friend during a court recess. 1908.
:02622
Abe Ruef on way to San Quentin.
:02623
Henry Ach -- one of Abe Ruef attys. in whispered conversation with Ruef. Ex Chief Biggey at left. [With two duplicate prints.]
