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Title
1880 Portrait of Charles Fayette McGlashan
Contributor
Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998 (collector)
Date Created and/or Issued
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1885
Contributing Institution
San José Public Library, California Room
Collection
Historic Photograph Collection
Rights Information
Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use. For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact the California Room: http://www.sjlibrary.org/research/special/ca/contacts_index.htm
Description
Photograph of an engraving. Charles Fayette "Mac" McGlashan (1847-1931) was a well-liked and respected renaissance man who is credited with being a writer, editor, scientist, lawyer, inventor, legislator and amateur entomologist. Among many accomplishments, he is most known for his well-researched book, The History of the Donner Party, and also for inventing a means of communicating with moving trains.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg2000
Scanned with Epson Perfection V350 Photo Scanner as a 600 dpi TIFF image in 16-bit Grayscale. Compressed into JPEG format and Auto Level image adjustment applied using Photoshop CS2.
Extent
8 1/2 x 11 in.
Identifier
http://digitalcollections.sjlibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/arbuckle/id/424
Language
English
Subject
Art
Engravings
Men
Portraits
McGlashan, C. F. (Charles Fayette), 1847-1931
Place
Truckee
California
Source
Clyde Arbuckle Photograph Collection

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