Selby, Coombs and Bettinger Family Photographs, 1860-1935
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Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Selby, Coombs and Bettinger Family Photographs
- Dates:
- 1860-1935
- Creators:
- Bettinger, Bessie L., 1898-1979 Bettinger, Ruth
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- .5 linear feet (71 photographs)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Selby, Coombs and Bettinger Family Photographs. History San Jose Research Library
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection of 71 family photographs related to the William E. and Lizzie Selby Coombs families, and their daughter Bessie Laverne Coombs and her husband Ellsworth S. Bettinger. The majority of the photographs are portraits, all of them identified, many of them cabinet photographs, with several cartes de visite and tintypes.
- Biographical / historical:
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Lizzie Coombs (1864-1939), nee Selby, one of the central figures in the collection, was the daughter of early Santa Clara County pioneer and orchardist John S. Selby (b. 1834), who settled outside of San Jose in late 1853. With his wife, Sarah Brelsford, he had five children: Mary (married William E. Trimble), Emma (married Edwin Abel), William H. (married Alice Meads), Lizzie L., and G. Wray (married Carrie Woolsey). Lizzie married William Edward Coombs, son of William L. Coombs and Emma E. Griswold. Lizzie and Edward had two children, Bessie Laverne and Leroy Selby. Bessie married Ellsworth S. Bettinger.
- Acquisition information:
- The collection was donated to the San Jose Historical Museum in 1988.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Families--California
Women
Portraits
cabinet photographs
photographic prints
tintypes
cartes-de-visite (card photographs) - Names:
- Order of the Eastern Star
Selby
Bettinger
Coombs
Coombs, Lizzie L., 1864-1939
Coombs, Frank W., 1862-1944
Selby, John S., b. 1834
Coombs, William E.
Coombs, William L.
Griswold, Emma E.
Selby, Sarah Brelsford
Selby, William H.
Selby, G. Wray
Abel, Emma Selby
Trimble, Mary Selby
Selby, Alice Meads
Selby, Carrie Woolsey
Coombs, Leroy Selby
Coombs, Leonard T. - Places:
- Stockton (Calif.)
San Jose (Calif.)
Santa Clara County (Calif.)
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1860-1935
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open to the public for research by appointment. Records are also viewable in History San Jose's online catalog.
- Terms of access:
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Contact History San Jose Research Library for information on publication and reproduction.
- Preferred citation:
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Selby, Coombs and Bettinger Family Photographs. History San Jose Research Library
- Location of this collection:
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1661 Senter RoadSan Jose, CA 95112, US
- Contact:
- (408) 287-2290