April (Wayne) Portrait Photograph Collection, 1865-1958, bulk 1880-1910

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Summary

Title:
Wayne April Portrait Photograph Collection
Dates:
1865-1958, bulk 1880-1910
Creators:
April, Wayne D.
Abstract:
An artificial collection of over 500 late 19th - early 20th century original portrait photographs by San Francisco studios and photographers collected by private collector Wayne April. Formats include cartes-de-visite, cabinet cards, tintype, mounted twentieth century prints, and photo postcards.
Extent:
8 boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 oversize flat box (5 Linear Feet)
Language:
Collection materials are in English. Some photographs have captions in Japanese.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Wayne April Portrait Photograph Collection (SFP 65), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.

Background

Scope and content:

An artificial collection of over 500 late 19th - early 20th century original portrait photographs by San Francisco studios and photographers collected by private collector Wayne April. Formats include cartes-de-visite, cabinet cards, tintype, mounted twentieth century prints, and photo postcards. The collection was assembled over the years when Mr. April was a San Francisco resident and the photographs were collected at local sales and junk shops. Twenty-five percent of the collection consists of portraits of San Francisco resident Irving Murray Scott and his family during the late 19th century. The general portrait photographs of the collection are mostly unknown subjects with the photographers and photo studios identified. The photographs are formal studio portraits with occasional themes (children in First Communion dress, bride and groom wedding attire). The majority of the people in the portraits are Caucasian with a few Japanese-American and Chinese-American individual, family and group portraits. San Francisco photographers and photography studios represented include Bradley and Rulofson; Bushnell; Elite; Godeus; Imperial Studio; New York Gallery; Priest; and Taber. Of note are San Francisco Japanese-American photography studios including Fusaki, Moriyama, Motoyoshi, Tomikawa, and Yoshizato.

Biographical / historical:

Wayne April was a San Francisco resident 1981 - 1999. During his residency, Mr. April collected the photographs in this collection at flea markets, antique stores and garage sales. His focus was San Francisco photographers and photo studios.

Acquisition information:
Gift from collector Wayne April, 2008.
Processing information:

During processing, the entire collection was re-foldered and re-housed in acid-free folders and boxes and removed from binders.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged following the collector's arrangment. The collection is divided into two series: 1. Irving M. Scott Family Photographs and 2. Portrait Photographs.

Physical location:
The collection is stored onsite.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Christina Moretta
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2017-02-22 01:05:02 +0000 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is available for use during Photo Desk hours.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish from photographs 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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Wayne April Portrait Photograph Collection (SFP 65), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.

Location of this collection:
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102, US
Contact:
(415) 557-4567
sfhistory@sfpl.org
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