Hayward & Muzzall Photograph Collection, 1862-1894, bulk 1874-1883

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Summary

Creators:
Hayward & Muzzall
Abstract:
This collection contains 170 photographs related to early California photographers E. J. Hayward and Henry Muzzall and consists chiefly of stereograph views of the Santa Barbara, California, region by Hayward & Muzzall, dating from the early 1870s to the mid 1880s, as well as additional family photographs dating from 1862 to 1894.
Extent:
170 photographs in 2 boxes : albumen prints on card mounts ; chiefly 8.7 x 17.6 cm (stereograph format)
Language:
English.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains 170 photographs related to early California photographers E. J. Hayward and Henry Muzzall and consists chiefly of stereograph views of the Santa Barbara, California, region by Hayward and Muzzall, dating from the early 1870s to the mid 1880s, as well as additional family photographs dating from 1862 to 1894.

Within the collection, there are 144 stereograph views: 51 by Hayward; 87 by Hayward & Muzzall; and 6 by additional photographers. The stereos primarily contain views of Santa Barbara streets and buildings, trees and gardens, and landmarks, including depictions of the Santa Barbara Mission, State Street, Hot Springs Canyon, and Chinese residents. The stereos include more than 80 from Hayward & Muzzall's set Views of Santa Barbara and Vicinity and a number from Hayward's Stereoscopic Views of Santa Barbara and Vicinity. There are also 29 card photographs in the collection consisting primarily of portraits of family members and friends, with 15 by Hayward and Muzzall, and 13 by other photographers.

Additional credited photographers in the collection, typically represented by one to three images, include Fay Hammond; Santa Barbara photographers Richard Arnold; John Ellis Edwards; William J. Rea; Norman H. Reed; William N. Tuttle; and A. M. Stringfield; as well as Los Angeles photographer James D. Westervelt; Stockton, California, photographer O. Elliot; and San Francisco photographer Carleton Watkins.

Biographical / historical:

The Santa Barbara photography firm of Hayward & Muzzall was composed of photographers E. J. Hayward (1837-1911) and Henry W. Muzzall (1844-1924). Hayward and Muzzall operated as a partnership from around 1874 to 1883 and primarily produced stereoviews, portraits, and landscapes of Santa Barbara, California, and the vicinity.

Edwin J. Hayward was born in Canada in 1837 and later lived in Chicago, Illinois, before moving to Santa Barbara around 1872. Henry Woolven Muzzall was born in Indiana and later lived in Michigan before moving to Santa Barbara in the early 1870s, where he opened a photography studio.

Acquisition information:

Purchased from Joan Cota for the Library Collectors' Council, January 2010.

This collection was formed by Santa Barbara photographer Joel Conway (1915-2004). At least one of the photographs was once owned by John C. Muzzall (1914-2009) of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in the following 2 series:

  • Stereographs (1-141)
  • Card photographs (142-170)

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Note:

Finding aid last updated on August 25, 2014.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2129
reference@huntington.org
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