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Description
Poster of "Early Founders of Mill Valley". Compilation of 15 individual portraits of size 3.5" x 5", taped on to poster board. A caption on the upper left reads, "Lovell White was President of the Tamalpais Land and Water Company, which auctioned off many of the original lots in Mill Valley." There are short descriptions underneath each photo, which read: "First row: Lovel White - Banker Cashier San Francisco Savings Union. Born Newport, N. H. Address, San Francisco William Boericke, M.D. - Born Austria, 1849. Arrived in California 1870 Address, San Francisco Emil Pohli - Attorney Born Zuerich, Switzerland, 1862. Arr. Cal. 1883. Second Row: Isaac Upham - Stationer President Payot, Upham & Co. Adress, San Francisco Thomas Magee - Real Estate Firm of Thomas Magee & Sons. Address, San Francisco Dr. William A. Hamilton C. F. Buckley, B.A., M.D. - Physician and surgeon Born Ireland. Arrived in California 1869. Third Row: Benjamin Ralph Swann, M.D. Prof Dis. Children, Med. Dept. Univ. of Cal.; Med. Ref. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of Ny. Y. Born Woodstock, Vt. 1837. Arrived in California 1870. Address, San Francisco Albert Miller - Vice-President 1862-1883 President 1883-1898 James Burgess Stetson - ...rest. Market ST. Ry. Co. and N.P. Coast R.R. Born Massachusetts, 1832. Arrived in Caifornia 1852. Address, San Francisco. James W. Burnham - Real Estate President, Burnham, Marsh & Co. Born Massachussetts, 1836. Arrived in California, 1849. Address, San Francisco. Fourth row: Pierce B. Cornwall Geo. Billings C.O.G. Miller - President, Pacific Gas Improvement Co. Born San Francisco. Address, San Francisco. James Athearn Folger - J. A. Folger & Co. Coffees, Teas and Spices. Born San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 23, 1862. Address, San Francisco."
Type
image
Identifier
6E46342E-ED8B-4DA4-A5C4-015350330613 MVU2955
Subject
Billings, George Eddy Boericke, William F Buckley, C. F Burnham, James W Cornwall, Pierce B Folger, James Athearn Group Portraits Hamilton, William A Magee, Thomas Miller, Albert Miller, C. O. G Pohli Sr., Emil Portratis Posters Stetson, James Burgess Swan, Benjamin Ralph Upham, Isaac White, Lovell
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