Image / Portrait of Captain William Thorton Glassell, CSN, ca. 1874

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Title: Portrait of Captain William Thorton Glassell, CSN, ca. 1874
Date Created and/or Issued: ca.1874
Publication Information: Orange Public Library
Contributing Institution: Orange Public Library and History Center
Collection: Orange Public Library Local History Collection
Rights Information: For information on copyrights and permissions, please contact Orange Public Library, Orange, California.
Description: Studio portrait of William T. Glassell (1831-1876), possibly taken in Los Angeles, California, ca. 1874. Image shows half-length portrait of Captain Glassell, with beard and mustache, wearing white shirt, dark vest, jacket and bow tie. William was hired by his brother, Andrew Glassell, to manage sales of the Richland Farm Tracts, now the core of Orange, California. Both were instrumental in the formation of Orange, California.
Photographic print
B&w
8.5 x 12 cm. (oval)
Type: image
Identifier: http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt7b69p77z
G007
10511386
Language: English
Subject: Portrait photographs
Glassell, William Thorton

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