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Mrs. James Rolph, Jr. Some of the Family and a Few Fiends Scrapbook Album, 1900-1910.
SFP 73
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Title:
Mrs. James Rolph, Jr. Some of the Family and a Few Fiends Scrapbook Album, 1900-1910Creator/Contributor:
Rolph, Annie, 1872-1956, creatorAbstract:
The scrapbook of loose album pages includes 28 photographic prints and 17 place cards between 1900 and 1910. Mrs. James Rolph,
Jr. is the creator of the scrapbook and the contents document their life before Rolph, Jr. became mayor of San Francisco.
The front page has the hand-written title "Some of the Family and a Few Fiends." The prints consist chiefly of portraits of
James Rolph, Jr. and the Rolph family and friends. One photograph is captioned "Bohemian Grove, Monte Rio, June 12, 1910"
and includes Rolph, Jr. and his wife Annie. One page has a pen and ink sketch with photographs of Rolph, Jr. mounted on the
page. The bulk of the place cards are Mrs. James Rolph, Jr.'s with a few inscribed "Jim" or "Mr. Rolph."
Date:
1900 (issued)Subject:
Rolph, James -- 1869-1934Mayors -- California -- San Francisco -- Photographs
Photographic prints, 1900-1910
Note:
The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center hours, with photographs available during Photo Desk
hours. Collections that are stored offsite should be requested 48 hours in advance.
Miss Annie Marshall Reid was born in San Francisco in 1872 to John and Annie Reid of Scottish descent. Miss Reid grew up
in the Mission District with her father, who was a local businessman. Miss Reid married James Rolph, Jr. on June 26, 1900.
Daughter Annette was born in 1901, followed by a son, James, in 1904, and daughter Georgina in 1905. Their home at 25th Street
and San Jose Avenue in the Mission District served as the family headquarters until Rolph's death on June 2, 1934. Mrs. Annie
Rolph died on September 23, 1956.
Mrs. James Rolph, Jr. Some of the Family and a Few Fiends Scrapbook, (SFP 73), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco
Public Library.
In English.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from album pages must be submitted in writing to the Photo Curator. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.
Gift.
Related materials of Mrs. James Rolph, Jr. and family include the Rolph Family Trip to Hawaii Photograph Album (SFP 69) and
Joseph Ambrose Marron 1911 Rolph Campaign Photograph Album (SFP 14) in the San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection.
Type:
Scrapbooks.Physical Description:
1.0 album :
Language:
English
Identifier:
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center hours, with photographs available during Photo Desk
hours. Collections that are stored offsite should be requested 48 hours in advance.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from album pages must be submitted in writing to the Photo Curator. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.