Photograph showing houses in the hills around an unidentified city, possibly San Francisco prior to the 1906 earthquake. Also see image Nos. 373G0473, 373G0531, and 373G0535, which may be related. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Transcription from back: “Smith, Mrs. Hiram (Hannah M.----) Pioneer of 1851. Known as a very benevolent woman. By will she left fund for constructing a Presbyterian Church at Fairview a few miles east of Portland, which is known as the Hannah M. Smith Memorial Church. Presented by Mrs. S. C. Dyer, Salem. Rec. No. 270.”
Vaughan's First Premium Photograph Gallery (San Francisco, Calif.)
Back of a cartes-de-visite of an unidentified child showing the studio stamp for Thomas Houseworth & Co. Transcription from back: “Child actors - late 19th century.”
Back of a cartes-de-visite of an unidentified child showing the studio stamp for Thomas Houseworth & Co. Transcription from back: “Child actors - late 19th century.”
