Ten Photographs from the San Francisco Earthquake

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$350

California CDV’s Collection

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A fascinating archive of CDV’s by California makers. There are some scarce makers and backmarks. Most are ordinary portraits, but there are a few of unusual interest as will be noted.

Asher’s Opposition Gallery, Sacramento
Bayley and Cramer’s Art Gallery, San Francisco [top and bottom trimmed]
Bradley & Rulofson, San Franciso, with engraved illustration on verso
Bradley & Rulofson, San Francisco. 2 vignette head portraits of Juliet J. Mezes, wife of founder of Redwood City, One with slight hand-coloring. Eagle engraving on verso
William Brown, Modesto. This has been cut to CDV size from a cabinet card
C. L. Cramer, San Francisco
C. L. Cramer’s California Gallery, San Francisco, an enameled card
Oliver Denny, Sacramento. Nice portrait of standing wedding couple
Dorr & Maxwell, San Franciso
Edouart’s San Francisco
Edouart’s San Francscio, with engraved illustration of the gallery verso, subject identified
John D. Godeus South Park Photographic Gallery, San Francicso
Joun D. Godeus Peoples’ Art Gallery (two CDV’s)
B. F. Howland, San Francsco.  Five CDV’s with elaborate logos verso. 3 have “B. F. Howland & C. Artists” on mount bottom, 3 have vignette drawings or heavily retouched photos, with “B. F. Howland, Artist” on mount bottom
George Johnson, San Francisco. Nice small label on verso.
J. C.Kemp, Great Flying Photograph Gallery,  Sacramento. Nice standing portrait with ‘Proprietor” printed beneath. This may be Kemp himself.
Marston & Mains, San Francisco
Morse’s Palace of Art, San Francisco. Two CDV’s with raised oval vignette portraits, probably husband and wife. Wife has hand coloring.   “G. Morse” embossed below the oval. Elaborate engraved backmark with camera.
New York Gallery, San Francisco. J. H. Peters, Proprietor. Two CDV’s.
New York Gallery, San Francsico.  Enamel portaiit, standing man
Silas Selleck, San Francisco. Two CDV’s, oval portraits of identified persons, probably copied from daguerreotypes.
Jacob Shew, Pioneer Photographer, San Francisco. Nice portrait of a girl before backdrop.
William Shew. San Franciso. Nice small label on verso.
Shew’s New Photographic Establishment,  San Francisco. 2 CDV’s, one oval portrait of a woman is endorsed by her.
Wm Shew’s Enameled Cards.
Al. Smith, Marysville.
Woods’ Art & Photograph Gallery, Marysville. Standing woman, identified

$195 – Postage paid within US, $10 to Canada