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Description
Bust-length portrait. 2013-3239. Marco Fontana was born in Cerisola, Italy in 1849 to Giuseppe and Biana Fontana. Family immigrated to the United States in the late 1850's. Mark came to California in 1867, drawn by gold rush. In 1870's, worked in the fruit canning and shipping industry, establishing his own firm, M. J. Fontana & Co. Served on boards of California Fruit Canners' Association, California Wine Association, Italian-Swiss Agricultural Colony. Died in 1922. Doris Maslach;
Type
image
Format
Portraits. Nonprojected graphic
Extent
1 photographic print on cardboard mount ; image 5 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. on mount 8 3/4 x 6 3/4 in.
Identifier
(C)001506332CSL01-Aleph
Language
English
Subject
Fontana, Mark John,, 1849-1922--Portraits Italian Americans--California--San Francisco--Portraits Pioneers--California--San Francisco Food industry--California--San Francisco San Francisco (Calif.)--Biography--Portraits Photographic prints Portrait photographs
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