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Weber and Murphy family collection of portraits and Stockton views [graphic].
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Title:
Weber and Murphy family collection of portraits and Stockton viewsWeber - Murphy family photographic archive
Weber Murphy family photographic archive
Creator/Contributor:
Rulofson, William Herman, 1826-1878Creator/Contributor:
Webber family.Creator/Contributor:
Stuart, W. M. (William McCorslin), b. ca. 1836Creator/Contributor:
Shew, William J., 1820-1903Abstract:
Collection of family portraits of the Charles M. Weber family of Stockton, Calif. and some of their Murphy relatives. Included
are 12 half-plate daguerreotype views of Stockton and the exterior of the Weber home, taken for Weber by W.H. Rulofson, ca.
1850-1852. Also included are numerous cased daguerreotype, ambrotype, and tintype portraits of the Weber and Martin Murphy
families, all of whom were pre-gold rush California pioneers. Nine carte de visite views by William M. Stuart of Stockton,
Calif. during the flood of 1862 are present, as are numerous 19th century card photographs of family members. One set of two
portfolios of mounted copy photographs made for family members in the 1990s is also included in the collection, replicating
many of the originals.
Date:
ca. 1850-ca. 1900, bulk 1850-1875 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caWeber, Charles David Maria -- 1814-1881 -- Family -- Pictorial works
Murphy family -- Pictorial works
Weber, Charles David Maria -- 1814-1881 -- Family -- Archives
Pioneers -- California -- Stockton -- Portraits
Stockton (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
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Title supplied by cataloger.
Various photographers, including W.H. Rulofson, William Shew, and W.M. Stuart.
ORIGINAL CASED PHOTOGRAPHS: RESTRICTED Use portfolios of COPY PRINTS only: Shelved as BANC PIC 2005.029--ffALB v.1-2. Requests
for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator.
Earler gifts of Weber family photographs and pictorial material have been cataloged separately (BANC PIC 1964.062 and 1962.003).
Related manuscripts are cataloged as the Weber family papers (BANC MSS C-B 829)
Preliminary list of contents available in the library.
Type:
graphicDaguerreotypes.
Ambrotypes.
Tintypes.
Card photographs.
Cartes de visite.
Physical Description:
graphic
photoprint
ca. 85 photographs (ca. 45 daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, or tintypes and ca. 40 photographic prints)
Language:
English
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
ORIGINAL CASED PHOTOGRAPHS: RESTRICTED Use portfolios of COPY PRINTS only: Shelved as BANC PIC 2005.029--ffALB v.1-2. Requests
for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator.