Finding aid to the Portraits from the Hipolita Orendain de Medina correspondence and miscellany MSP 1441

Louisa Brandt
California Historical Society
678 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
reference@calhist.org


Contributing Institution: California Historical Society
Title: Portraits from the Hipolita Orendain de Medina correspondence and miscellany
Creator: Medina, Hipolita Orendain de, born circa 1847
Identifier/Call Number: MSP 1441
Physical Description: 8 folders
Date (inclusive): circa 1860-1906
Language of Material: Collection materials are in English and Spanish.
Physical Location: Collection is stored onsite.

Access

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Acquisition Information

The collection was donated to the California Historical Society by the estate of F.V. Brigante in 1963.

Biographical Information

Hipolita Orendain de Medina was born in Mexico circa 1847. In the late 1850s, she settled in San Francisco with her sister, Virginia, and their widowed mother, Francisca Tejada de Orendain. According to family tradition, Francisca inherited a fortune from her late husband, Jesus Orendain, who owned a Mexican silver mine. She invested her wealth in Oakland waterfront property, married Virginia native Humphrey Marshall, and provided financial support to a company of men fighting to liberate Mexico from French rule. Marshall died in the American Civil War, and the Orendain family lost much of their fortune. To help support the family, Hipolita and her sister Virginia worked as dressmakers in San Francisco. In October 1869, Hipolita married Emilio (or Emigdio) Medina, a professional musician, diplomat, and editor of the Spanish-language newspaper La Republica; they had four daughters, Josefina, Virginia, Zarina, and Mercedes. In 1880, the couple separated, and later Hipolita referred to herself as a widow. She died circa 1922, and was buried in Los Angeles.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Portraits from the Hipolita Orendain de Medina correspondence and miscellany, MSP 1441, California Historical Society.

Processing Information

Portraits were removed from the CHS Portrait Collection and reunited into a single collection by Louisa Brandt in 2017.

Related Collection(s)

Portraits were transferred from the Hipolita Orendain de Medina correspondence and miscellany (MS 1441).

Publication Rights

All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Director of Library and Archives. Consent is given on behalf of the California Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes. Responsibility for any use, including copying, transmitting, or making any other use of protected images, rests exclusively with the user. Upon request, digitized works can be removed from public view if there are rights issues that need to be resolved.

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 93 cartes de visite and 57 cabinet card portraits dated between 1863-1906, collected by Hipolita Orendain de Medina. The bulk of the photographs were taken in Guadalajara, Mexico, and San Francisco, California, and depict Mexican and Mexican American men, women, and children with whom Medina was connected by family ties or friendship. Many of the photographs are inscribed to Medina, with affectionate messages in English and Spanish. Major photographers in the collection include: the San Francisco studios Bradley & Rulofson, Wm. Shew, Edouart's Photographic Gallery, Bayley & Cramer's Studio, and Fowzer; and the Guadalajara studio Octaviano de la Mora.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Mexican Americans -- California -- San Francisco -- Portraits
Cabinet photographs
Cartes de visite
Tintypes

 

Cartes de visite circa 1863-1880

 

Ignacia G. de Ackley, San Francisco 1866 December 3

General note

Photographed by Sherriff Brothers, 659 Clay Street
 

General Alvarez, San Francisco 1865 January 14

General note

Photographed by T.J. Higgins, 659 Clay Street
 

J. del Rayo Alvistegui, San Francisco 1863 October

General note

Photographed by Silas Selleck, 415 Montgomery Street
 

Evaristo Andrade, San Francisco 1865 April 24

General note

Photographed by Bayley & Cramer's Fine Art Gallery, 618 and 620 Washington Street
 

Romana L. de Aroscenerra (?), San Francisco 1873 August 18

General note

Photographed by Bradley & Rulofson, 429 Montgomery Street
 

Andr. Bravo, San Francisco 1865 February 10

General note

Photographed by William Shew, 423 Montgomery Street
 

Felipe Bridat, San Francisco 1865 May 15

General note

Photographed by Edouart's Photographic Gallery, 634 Washington Street
 

Felipe Bridat, San Francisco 1865

General note

Photographed by Perkins & Foss, 606 Kearny Street
 

Jesus Bustillos, San Francisco circa 1865

General note

Photographed by Edouart's Gallery, 634 Washington Street
 

Amado Camarena, San Francisco 1864 December 24

General note

Photographed by Bayley & Cramer's Fine Art Gallery, 618 and 620 Washington Street
 

Concepcion Navarro de Camarena and child, Guadalajara, Mexico 1865 August 21

General note

Photographed by J. Ibarra
 

Jesus Camarena, San Francisco 1864 December 22

General note

Photographed by Bayley & Cramer's Fine-Art Gallery, 618 and 620 Washington Street
 

J. L. Camarena, San Francisco 1864 December 17

General note

Photographed by Bradley & Rulofson, 429 Montgomery Street
 

S. Camarena, Guadalajara, Mexico 1865 July 4

General note

Photographed by O. de la Mora, Matamoros No. 9
 

Eduardo Carsi, San Francisco circa 1875

General note

Photographed by Bradley & Rulofson, 429 Montgomery Street
 

Elena Carsi, San Francisco circa 1875

General note

Photographed by Bradley & Rulofson, 429 Montgomery Street
 

Esther Carsi, San Francisco circa 1875

General note

Photographed by Bradley & Rulofson, 429 Montgomery Street
 

Maria Carsi, San Francisco circa 1875

General note

Photographed by Bradley & Rulofson, 429 Montgomery Street
 

Manuel Cravesi, San Francisco 1865 September 1

 

Antonia Deloya, Mexico City, Mexico circa 1865

General note

Photographed by Valleta Ha, Vergara No. 7
 

Carmen O. de Eprin, Paris, France circa 1866

General note

Photographed by E. Thiebault, 31, Boulevard de Bonne Nouvelle
 

Fran Eprin, Paris, France circa 1866

General note

Photographed by Ch. Reutlinger, 21, Boulevard Montmartre
 

Henry K. Goddard, San Francisco circa 1864

General note

Photographed by Bradley & Rulofson, 429 Montgomery Street
 

Adelina B. Godoy, San Francisco 1866 August 8

General note

Photographed by William Shew, 421 Montgomery Street
 

[Jose?] A. Godoy, New York circa 1865

General note

Photographed by C.D. Fredericks & Co., 587 Broadway
 

Josefa Orendain de Gomez, Colima, Mexico circa 1863

General note

Photographed by M. Gomez Z.
 

George M. Green, San Francisco 1865

 

Wickham S. Havens, San Francisco 1865 October 29

General note

Photographed by Bradley & Rulofson, 429 Montgomery Street
 

Benito Juarez, San Francisco 1866 May 4

General note

Photographed by Bradley & Rulofson, 429 Montgomery Street
 

Francisco Labastida, San Francisco 1864 November 11

General note

Photographed by William Shew, 423 Montgomery Street
 

Margarita [Laemero?], San Francisco 1873 August 18

General note

Photographed by Bradley & Rulofson, 429 Montgomery Street
 

Francisco Leyva, San Francisco 1865 July 16

General note

Photographed by Bradley & Rulofson, 429 Montgomery Street
 

A. Lozano, San Francisco 1865 July

 

William F. McAllister, San Francisco circa 1875

General note

Photographed by Bradley & Rulofson, 429 Montgomery Street
 

Angel Martinez, San Francisco 1868

 

Hipolita Orendain de Medina, Guadalajara, Mexico circa 1867-1870

General note

Photographed by O. de la Mora, Matamoros No. 9
 

Hipolita Orendain de Medina circa 1890

 

Luiz Mejia, Acapulco, Mexico 1870 May 12

 

Jorge L. Mendiolo, San Francisco 1864

General note

Photographed by William Shew, 423 Montgomery Street
 

Manuel Flores Meora, Acapulco, Mexico 1871 February 9

 

Fernando G. Noriega, San Francisco circa 1865

General note

Photographed by Edouart's Gallery, 634 Washington Street
 

Antonia Orendain, Guadalajara, Mexico circa 1870

General note

Photographed by Octaviano de la Mora, Portal de Matamoros No. 9
 

Carmen Orendain, Guadalajara, Mexico circa 1870

General note

Photographed by Octaviano de la Mora, Portal de Matamoros No. 9
 

Cipriana Orendain, Guadalajara, Mexico circa 1863

General note

Photographed by Octaviano de la Mora, Portal de Matamoros No. 9
 

Denon Orendain, Guadalajara, Mexico circa 1866

General note

Photographed by Octaviano de la Mora, Portal de Matamoros No. 9
 

Felis Orendain, Guadalajara, Mexico circa 1870

General note

Photographed by Octaviano de la Mora, Portal de Matamoros No. 9
 

Francisca Tejeda de Orendain, Hipolita Orendain, and Virginia Orendain, San Francisco 1869 July 24

General note

Photographed by H.W. Vaughan, 511 Montgomery Street
 

Joaquin Orendain, Guadalajara, Mexico circa 1863

General note

Photographed by Octaviano de la Mora, Portal de Matamoros No. 9
 

Luisa Orendain, Guadalajara, Mexico circa 1870

General note

Photographed by Octaviano de la Mora, Portal de Matamoros No. 9
 

Micaela de Orendain, Guadalajara, Mexico circa 1866

General note

Photographed by Octaviano de la Mora, Portal de Matamoros No. 9
 

Miguel Orendain, Guadalajara, Mexico circa 1870

General note

Photographed by Octaviano de la Mora, Portal de Matamoros No. 9
 

Virginia Orendain, San Francisco 1865 May 11

General note

Photographed by Bradley & Rulofson, 429 Montgomery Street
 

Virginia Orendain, San Francisco 1867 December 11

General note

Photographed by Bradley & Rulofson, 429 Montgomery Street
 

Francisca B. de Pintos and man, Acapulco, Mexico 1869 September 13

 

Tomas B. Pizarro, San Francisco 1865 June 29

General note

Photographed by Bayley & Cramer's Fine-Art Gallery, 618 and 620 Washington Street
 

Beatriz and Adolfo Quevedo, San Francisco circa 1880

General note

Photographed by Bradley & Rulofson, 429 Montgomery Street
 

Isaac Rivas, San Francisco circa 1865

General note

Photographed by Edouart's Gallery, 504 Kearny Street
 

Pablo Rocha & Porta, San Francisco 1865 October 10

General note

Photographed by J.M. Bryan, 611 Clay Street
 

A. Rodriguez, San Francisco 1865 December 30

General note

Photographed by Bayley & Cramer's Fine-Art Gallery, 618 and 620 Washington Street
 

G. Salas, San Francisco 1870 October 29

General note

Photographed by C.A. Marston, 652 Washington Street and 806 Kearny Street
 

Librado Salas, San Francisco 1865 January 14

General note

Photographed by Jacob Shew, 315 Montgomery Street
 

Soledad Salas, San Francisco 1870 October 31

General note

Photographed by C.A. Marston, 652 Washington Street and 806 Kearny Street
 

Gaspar Sanchez Ochoa 1865 June 21

 

Adolfo Schober, San Francisco 1865 September 4

General note

Photographed by Perkins & Foss, 606 Kearny Street
 

Francisco Schober, San Francisco 1864

General note

Photographed by Hamilton's Gallery, Wise & Prindle, 417 Montgomery Street
 

B. Smith, San Francisco 1866 June 22

General note

Photographed by William Shew, 421 Montgomery Street
 

B. Smith, San Francisco 1866 June 24

General note

Photographed by Chalmers & Wolfe, 611 Clay Street
 

Rosanna Soto, Sonora, California 1867 April 9

General note

Photographed by [Daniel] Sewell's Art Gallery
 

F.A. Taber, San Francisco 1868 February 20

General note

Photographed by Bradley & Rulofson, 429 Montgomery Street
 

Jose Maria Vigil, San Francisco 1864 December 20

General note

Photographed by Jacob Shew, 315 Montgomery Street
 

Unidentified cartes de visite circa 1863-1875

Physical Description: 25 items
 

Cabinet cards circa 1877-1906

 

Charles Apelt, San Francisco circa 1882

General note

Photographed by Alexander Edouart, 504 Kearney Street
 

Felicitas S. de Apelt, San Francisco circa 1882

General note

Photographed by Alexander Edouart, 504 Kearny Street
 

Francisca Virginia (Johnson) Brigante, San Francisco circa 1893

General note

Photographed by Fowzer, 1228 Market Street
 

Francisca Virginia (Johnson) Brigante, San Francisco circa 1893

General note

Photographed by Fowzer, 1228 Market Street
 

Francisca Virginia (Johnson) Brigante, Los Angeles circa 1906

General note

Photographed by H.A. Varble & Co.
 

A.B. Carsi, San Francisco 1877 December 3

General note

Photographed by Bradley & Rulfson, 429 Montgomery Street
 

Andres Garriza, San Francisco circa 1878

General note

Photographed by Thomas Houseworth & Co., 12 Montgomery Street
 

Jose Godiol, Santa Barbara circa 1870

General note

Photographed by Hayward & Muzzall, State Street
 

Joseph (Jose) Godiol, Santa Barbara circa 1883

General note

Photographed by Hayward & Muzzell
 

Felicitas Gonzalez, San Francisco 1877 April 19

General note

Photographed by John D. Godeus, 34 Third Street
 

Francisca Goyeneche, San Francisco 1894 January 1

General note

Photographed by Jones & Lotz, 838 Market Street
 

George M. Hedges, San Francisco circa 1883

General note

Photographed by Rieman & Co., 26 Montgomery Street
 

Brigida Johansen, San Francisco 1886 December 24

General note

Photographed by Brown, 606 Kearny Street
 

Hypolita Kate Johnson, San Francisco circa 1895

General note

Photographed by Fowzer, 339 1/2 Hayes Street
 

Virginia F. (Medina) Johnson, San Francisco circa 1888

General note

Photographed by Thors. 1025 Larkin Street
 

Virginia F. (Medina) Johnson, San Francisco 1892 November 12

General note

Photographed by Fowzer, 337 Hayes Street, branch No. 1227 Market Street
 

Hipolita Orendain de Medina, San Francisco 1881 December 25

General note

Photographed by Morse, 417 Montgomery Street
 

Jose Maria Montenarelli, Los Angeles circa 1877-1900

General note

Photographed by A.C. Golsh, 411 Main Street
 

Cunigunda Montijo, San Diego 1880 April 6

General note

Photographed by Parker,
 

Harry Niemann as Karl of Satanella, San Francisco circa 1880

General note

Photographed by Imperial, 724 1/2 Market Street
 

Harry Niemann as Karl of Satanella, San Francisco circa 1883

General note

Photographed by Imperial, 724 1/2 Market Street
 

Francisca Tejeda de Orendain, San Francisco 1885 January 31

General note

Photographed by Rieman & Co., 26 Montgomery Street
 

Beatriz and Alfredo Quevedo, San Francisco 1893 December 31

General note

Photographed by Jones & Lotz, 838 Market Street
 

Maria Rahn, San Francisco 1886 December 31

General note

Photographed by Imperial, 724 1/2 Market Street
 

Marie F. Smith, San Francisco circa 1880

General note

Photographed by Fowzer, 337 Hayes Street
 

Marie F. Smith, San Francisco circa 1880

General note

Photographed by Fowzer, 337 Hayes Street
 

Mercedes Turnbull and unidentified friend, San Francisco 1892 August 11

General note

Photographed by Fowzer, 337 Hayes Street, branch No. 1227 Market Street
 

Unidentified cabinet cards circa 1877-1900

Physical Description: 31 items