Image / Frank McLaughlin, well known Oroville promoter, about 1880

View source image on contributor's website.

Get Citation

Have a question about this item?

Contact Owner

Item information. View source record on contributor's website.

Title: Frank McLaughlin, well known Oroville promoter, about 1880
Date Created and/or Issued: [ca. 1880]
Publication Information: Oroville, Cal. : J.H. Hogan, Photo
Contributing Institution: California State Library
Collection: California History Section Picture Catalog
Rights Information: Please contact the contributing institution for more information regarding the copyright status of this object.
Description: 2008-2799
PHOTO: MCLAUGHLIN, FRANK
Shows man in field, seated on log, looking left. Dressed in coat, vest, hat and watch chain. "Friend of Hulbert" -- handwritten on back. "Jun 5 1920" -- stamped on verso.
Irish American civil and mining engineer who came West with the building of the Union Pacific railroad. Involved in promoting variety of ventures including, in late 1890's, the building of flume and log dam to divert Feather River and mine riverbed (known as Golden Feather). Eventually, settled in Santa Cruz, building a villa, Golden Gate.
Part of the Maude Hulbert (Horn) Family, 1874-1982 manuscript collection.
Type: image
Format: Photographs.
Nonprojected graphic
Extent: 1 photographic print on boudoir card ; 8 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.
Identifier: (C)001392084CSL01-Aleph
(DRA)VVW-5423
Subject: McLaughlin, Frank,, 1840?-1907
Gold miners--California--Oroville
Engineers--California--Santa Cruz
Irish Americans--California--Santa Cruz
Oroville (Calif.)--Photographs
Santa Cruz (Calif.)--Photographs
Photographic prints
Portrait photographs
Cabinet cards
Place: California
Oroville
Santa Cruz
Oroville (Calif.)
Santa Cruz (Calif.)

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.