Album of Houseworth photographs of California presented by Edward Vischer to John Prince-Smith. Photographs depict San Francisco, Sacramento, and Stockton, Yosemite, dry dock at Hunter's Point, the Monitor Comanche, and the sinking of the Aquila carry...
Description:
Thomas Houseworth (1829-1915) established his San Francisco photographic studio in the mid-1860s. Photographers who worked for Houseworth include George Fiske, Charles L. Weed, and Martin M. Hazeltine.
Publisher:
Houseworth & Co.
Subject (Geographic):
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.), Sacramento (Calif.), Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.), Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.), Yosemite National Park (Calif.), California, Sonoma County, Stockton (Calif.), and Calaveras County (Calif.)
Subject (Name):
Vischer, Edward., Central Pacific Railroad Company, Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, Comanche (Ironclad), and Aquila (Ship)
Subject: View of the sequoia trees in the forests of Calaveras County, California. A man and woman stand on the large stump of a tree at center, as two other men have climbed onto a cut piece of the tree. A small house is seen at center, with men and ...
