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Description
A collection of 17 photographs of African American residents of Napa, St. Helena, Woodland, and Oakland, California. Most of the photographs are studio portraits on card mounts dating from the 1890s. The photographs likely belonged to Alice Jennings, née Canner. Two of the photographs are inscribed on the verso, "To Alice," including a striking full standing portrait of an elegantly dressed African American man, likely Alice's husband. Two of the baby pictures are identified as being Wesley Jennings. Most of the photographs are of unidentified family members or friends. Alice Canner was born in Napa in 1873, the daughter of Paul and Julia Canner. She married James Henry Jennings in 1892 and had two children, Wesley LeRoy "Jinks" Jennings and Vernia Jennings. Alice died in Napa in 1897. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) Still image Title devised by cataloger. Photographer names printed on mounts: C. H. Clausen (Oakland); Thomas A. Lea (Woodland); Elite Studio, H. H. Blakesly (St. Helena); M. H. Strong (Napa); J. G. Brayton (Napa) Various formats, including cabinet cards, boudoir cards, CDVs, one tintype and one real photo postcard. Napa, California ; St. Helena, California ; Woodland, California ; Oakland, California
Type
image
Format
17 photographs : prints ; 18 x 23 cm, or smaller
Identifier
ark:/20775/bb61522585
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Nineteenth century Photographs African Americans Napa (Calif.) Oakland (Calif.) Woodland (Calif.) Saint Helena (Calif.) Jennings, Wesley LeRoy, 1892-1980 Jennings, James Henry Jennings, Alice, 1873?-1897
Place
Napa (Calif.) Oakland (Calif.) Woodland (Calif.) Saint Helena (Calif.)
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