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William H. Bull Collection, 1891-1919.
MANUSCRIPT 1143-1147
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Title:

William H. Bull Collection, 1891-1919
Bull collection

Creator/Contributor:

Bull, William H., creator

Date:

1891 (issued)

Contents:

Box 1143: advertisements; Box 1144: covers & newspapers; Box 1145: paintings & printed materials; Box 1146: sketchbooks; Box 1147: sketchbooks.

Subject:

n-us-ca
Southern Pacific Railroad Company.
Advertising -- California

Note:

William H. Bull, 1861-1940, arrived in San Francisco in 1894. He was employed by Southern Pacific Railroad as their first commerical artist. He specialized in doing advertising and in painting pictures of California's beauty spots for Southern Pacific's promotional materials. Bull also designed covers for Sunset Magazine.
Bull collection.
Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.

Physical Description:

print
5 manuscript boxes, 15 1/2 x 12 x 3 in.

Language:

English

Identifier:

MANUSCRIPT 1143-1147

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.