Description
This collection consists of an album of 54 photographic prints of Bohemian Grove activities, circa 1906-1909. Most of the
prints are identified as Gabriel Moulin photographs. Included are photographs of groups of people and theatrical productions
at Bohemian Grove. The individuals pictured include Porter Garnett, Xavier Martinez, H. Morse Stephens, George Sterling, Benjamin
Ide Wheeler, and G. Coutts. Captions have been supplied for the container list.
Background
Gabriel Moulin [Charles Peter Gabriel Moulin] (1872-1945) was a leading California photographer whose subjects included 1906
San Francisco earthquake scenes, Bohemian Grove plays, and the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge. He was born in San
Jose, but his family relocated to San Francisco when he was eight years old. In 1884 he began assisting Isaiah West Taber
with Taber's commercial photography. After working for photographer Max Karras for a year in 1891, he was soon employed by
R.J. Waters, who had a large photography studio in San Francisco. Under Waters, Moulin worked as a photographer for the 1894
California Midwinter International Exposition in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. He later became the official photographer
for the Bohemian Club.
Extent
1 album of 54 photographic prints ; b&w, 18 x 28 in.
54 digital objects
Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish photographs must be submitted
in writing to the Curator of Pictorial Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library
as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must
also be obtained by the reader.
Availability
Collection is available for use.