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Portraits of Zephyrin Englehart and George H. Hossefross [graphic].
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Title:
Portraits of Zephyrin Englehart and George H. HossefrossAbstract:
Portrait of Zephyrin Englehart at San Juan Capistrano and a studio portrait of George H. Hossefross.
Date:
approximately 1855 and 1915 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caHossefross, George H -- Portraits
Englehart, Zephyrin -- Portraits
Pioneers -- California -- San Francisco -- Photographs
Fire fighters -- California -- San Francisco -- Photographs
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Title supplied by cataloger.
Portrait of Hossefross is a large format salted paper photograph, probably dating from ca. 1855-1860.
Hossefross (1826-1864) arrived in San Francisco from Baltimore in 1849. He was a founder of the city's first fire fighting
company, the Monumental Engine Company, established in 1850.
Type:
graphicSalted paper prints.
Physical Description:
graphic
photoprint
2 photographic prints.
Language:
English