Edgar Spalsbury Portrait Album, circa 1875

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Summary

Title:
Spalsbury, Edgar, Portrait Album
Dates:
circa 1875
Creators:
Spalsbury, Edgar, 1835-1897
Abstract:
This album contains a collection of portraits of famous figures, including actors and actresses, Civil War generals, and politicians.
Extent:
1.0 volume 1 album (176 photographs)
Language:
and English
Preferred citation:

Edgar Spalsbury Portrait Album ca. 1875. Gift of George Edwin Parker, 1964. Society of California Pioneers.

Background

Scope and content:

This album contains portrait photographs of various public figures. Among those pictured are unnamed actors and actresses; period personalities including Thomas Carlyle, Simon Buliver (Bolivar), Washington Irving, Charles H. Gough, John Godfrey Saxe, Rev. Doctor Edwin H. Chapin; political figures including Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson, Horace Greeley, William Lloyd Garrison, William H. Seward, Stephen A. Douglas, William Brownlow, Mrs. Varina (Jefferson) Davis, Giuseppe Garibaldi, and John Wilkes Booth; Civil War generals Ulysses S. Grant, William T. Sherman, George B. McClellan, Philip H. Sheridan, Ambrose Burnside, Benjamin F. Butler, George G. Meade, Oliver O. Howard, Robert E. Lee, Joseph E. Johnston, Braxton Bragg, Ambrose P. Hill, John H. Morgan, and James Longstreet. The subjects are identified by his/her last name, written below each photo.

Biographical / historical:

Edgar Spalsbury was born on a farm in Jefferson County, New York in 1835. He grew to become a lawyer at the age of twenty. During the Civil War, Spalsbury served as a captain in Company C, 35th New York Infantry, and fought in the battle of Bull Run. After the war, Spalsbury moved west in search a milder climate for his frail health. In 1875, after spending some time in Chicago, (where according to his nephew George E. Parker, he served as a librarian) Spalsbury moved to Santa Cruz, California, establishing a law practice in 1876. Successful and popular among the citizens of Santa Cruz, he was elected Justice of the Peace and dubbed "Judge" by friends and supporters. He died in 1897.

Acquisition information:
Gift of George Edwin Parker, 1964
Physical location:
P-4G:B001467 (C012172) The Society of California Pioneers. San Francisco, California.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by B. McCallick
Date Prepared:
December 1, 2010
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2015-12-11T16:16-0800

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection open for research.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions on access.

Preferred citation:

Edgar Spalsbury Portrait Album ca. 1875. Gift of George Edwin Parker, 1964. Society of California Pioneers.

Location of this collection:
300 Fourth Street
San Francisco, CA 94107, US
Contact:
(415) 957-1849 ext. 160
mmdevine@californiapioneers.org
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