Palo Alto Stock Farm Photographs, 1880-1885

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Summary

Title:
Palo Alto Stock Farm photographs
Dates:
1880-1885
Creators:
Hill, Andrew P., 1853-1922
Extent:
0.25 Linear Feet
Language:
Undetermined .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Palo Alto Stock Farm Photographs (PC0077). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

Images in this collection include Stock Farm horses Electioneer and Lady Russel; Leland Stanford, Jr., with the horse Cheatano, 1882; trainers and grooms at the Stock Farm, 1881 and 1884; two trotters racing; and the Wooster home on campus. Other images include a logging wagon and a portrait of Fire Chief Dolen (city not given). Many of the Stock Farm photographs were taken by A. P. Hill. The collection also includes obituaries on Wooster, 1935.

Biographical / historical:

Charles Conklin Wooster, born in Albany, NY, in 1845, was a horse trainer and coachman for Leland Stanford from about 1870 until Stanford's death in 1893. He continued to work for Jane Stanford, and after her death in 1905, for the University. He died in 1935

Acquisition information:
Gift of Leah and Roy Meredith, 1995
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
University Archives staff
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-03-20 14:33:01 -0700 .

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Restrictions:

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Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Palo Alto Stock Farm Photographs (PC0077). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Stanford University Archives, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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