Bradley and Rulofson
Six Portraits of California Notables, 1870s
Albumen prints (6)
Each 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches
Each with Bradley and Rulofson's backmark verso, some with credit stamp recto; and each with printed or manuscript subject identification recto and / or verso.
Each with Bradley and Rulofson's backmark verso, some with credit stamp recto; and each with printed or manuscript subject identification recto and / or verso.
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An uncommon collection of portraits of California notables, completed by the San Francisco photography firm Bradley and Rulofson. Included are portraits of Governors Newton Booth and William Irwin; Secretary of...
An uncommon collection of portraits of California notables, completed by the San Francisco photography firm Bradley and Rulofson.
Included are portraits of Governors Newton Booth and William Irwin; Secretary of the Senate George C. Gorham; Attorney General Frank Pixley; prominent judge George W. Tyler; and theatre impresario Tom Maguire.
The mount of each photo beats a number of uniform pinholes. It is likely that these prints were used in a maquette used to create one firm’s popular composite images - dense assemblages of portraiture showing notables of the era.
Newton Booth (1825-1892), 11th Governor of California. Booth was elected in 1871. In 1871, he helped organize a new, independent Anti-Monopoly party, “the Dolly Vardens.” The name came from a calico pattern of the era that was composed of many different figures and colors because, in his words, the party was a mix of “sore heads from any party or by any name,”. In 1875 he was elected to the US Senate, controversially remaining governor until he was sworn in 18 months later. A renowned public speaker, Booth remains the only member of a third-party from California to serve on the senate.
William Irwin (1827-1886): 13th Governor of California. From the National Governors Association: “During his term, paper money was widely introduced, oranges from California were shipped to Eastern markets, and the Southern Pacific’s Los Angeles-San Francisco line was completed.”
George C. Gorham (1832-1909), a politician, author and newspaper editor. Gorham ran on the Republic ticket for Governor in 1867, losing to Henry H. Haight. He was Secretary of the Senate from 1868-1879, and was the editor of the “National Republican” from 1880 - 1884.
Frank Pixley (1825-1895), journalist, attorney and California’s 8th Attorney General (1861-1863). The town of Pixley, Ca, in Tulare County is named for him.
Tom Maguire was a bartender and hack driver from New York City who came to San Francisco in 1850 amid the height of the gold rush. Six years later, he opened Maguire’s Opera House, the city’s first theatre.
George Washington Tyler was a prominent judge and attorney of San Joaquin county.
Included are portraits of Governors Newton Booth and William Irwin; Secretary of the Senate George C. Gorham; Attorney General Frank Pixley; prominent judge George W. Tyler; and theatre impresario Tom Maguire.
The mount of each photo beats a number of uniform pinholes. It is likely that these prints were used in a maquette used to create one firm’s popular composite images - dense assemblages of portraiture showing notables of the era.
Newton Booth (1825-1892), 11th Governor of California. Booth was elected in 1871. In 1871, he helped organize a new, independent Anti-Monopoly party, “the Dolly Vardens.” The name came from a calico pattern of the era that was composed of many different figures and colors because, in his words, the party was a mix of “sore heads from any party or by any name,”. In 1875 he was elected to the US Senate, controversially remaining governor until he was sworn in 18 months later. A renowned public speaker, Booth remains the only member of a third-party from California to serve on the senate.
William Irwin (1827-1886): 13th Governor of California. From the National Governors Association: “During his term, paper money was widely introduced, oranges from California were shipped to Eastern markets, and the Southern Pacific’s Los Angeles-San Francisco line was completed.”
George C. Gorham (1832-1909), a politician, author and newspaper editor. Gorham ran on the Republic ticket for Governor in 1867, losing to Henry H. Haight. He was Secretary of the Senate from 1868-1879, and was the editor of the “National Republican” from 1880 - 1884.
Frank Pixley (1825-1895), journalist, attorney and California’s 8th Attorney General (1861-1863). The town of Pixley, Ca, in Tulare County is named for him.
Tom Maguire was a bartender and hack driver from New York City who came to San Francisco in 1850 amid the height of the gold rush. Six years later, he opened Maguire’s Opera House, the city’s first theatre.
George Washington Tyler was a prominent judge and attorney of San Joaquin county.
Courtesy of Daniel / Oliver Gallery
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