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Von Schmidt family. Photographs from the Von Schmidt family papers.
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Title:
Photographs from the Von Schmidt family papersCreator/Contributor:
Von Schmidt family., creatorCreator/Contributor:
Taber, I. W. (Isaiah West), 1830-1912Creator/Contributor:
Shew, William J., 1820-1903Creator/Contributor:
Philip, Marta H.Creator/Contributor:
Nast, John E.Creator/Contributor:
Habenicht, photographer.Creator/Contributor:
Morse, G. D. (George Daniels), active approximately 1860-approximately 1900Creator/Contributor:
Selleck, Silas.Creator/Contributor:
Bradley & RulofsonCreator/Contributor:
Edouart & CobbCreator/Contributor:
Dames & WilliamsAbstract:
Includes portraits of Alexis von Schmidt, Edward von Schmidt, Alfred von Schmidt, Samuel von Schmidt and other family members.
Also includes photographs depicting Edward's sailboat, Whirlwind, as well as boating scenes on San Francisco Bay; carte-de-visite
and other portraits of various persons, mostly unidentified; and one composite photograph of a drawing of the dynamiting of
Blossom Rock in San Francsico Bay and portraits of various figures -- including Alexis, Edward, Alfred, Julius and Walter
von Schmidt -- associated with the event.
Date:
approximately 1870-ca. 1910 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caSailboats -- California -- San Francisco Bay -- Photographs
Bateaux à voiles -- Californie -- San Francisco, Baie de -- Photographies
Sailboats
Blossom Rock, San Francisco Bay -- Pictorial works
Pacific Ocean -- San Francisco Bay
Whirlwind (Ship) -- Pictorial works
Von Schmidt, A. W. (Alexis Waldemar) -- 1821-1906 -- Portraits
Von Schmidt, Edward -- Portraits
Von Schmidt, Alfred -- Portraits
Von Schmidt, A. W. (Alexis Waldemar) -- 1821-1906
Note:
Numerous photographers, including Isaiah West Taber, William J. Shew, Bradley & Rulofson, Marta H. Philip, John E. Nast, Edouart
& Cobb, Habenicht, G.D. Morse, Silas Selleck, Dames & Williams, Charles Hansen (Fresno), and C.J. Cook.
Title devised by cataloger.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Transferred from the Von Schmidt family papers (BANC MSS 2003/315).
Purchase; From Vintage Books; 200308.
Additions: Purchase; 20040519.
Alexis von Schmidt, a Prussian, in 1849 came to Calif. He surveyed the border of Calif. in 1856, and again from 1873 to 1875,
headed the team to blow up Blossom Rock in the San Francisco Bay and owned the Lake Tahoe and San Francisco Water Works Company.
Alexis von Schmidt died May 26, 1906.
Edward von Schmidt, son of Alexis, was a sailor and engineer. Some of his early voyages were aboard the Good Templar, Modoc,
Three Brothers, Ariel and the Francis Palmer.
Type:
graphicPhotographs.
Pictorial works.
Portraits.
Albumen prints.
Cartes de visite.
Physical Description:
photoprint
1 box (approximately 50 photographic prints) : black and white and albumen ; 25 x 24 cm or smaller.
Language:
English
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.