Early SILICON VALLEY Walter A. Scott Santa Clara 14×20 Antique California Photo
Prune orchards of Santa Clara Valley during Spring. Measures: 20″ x 14 1/2″. Back is stamped Walter A. Scott Commercial Photographer 583 Market St San Francisco. Great historic photo perfect for a Silicon Valley Tech Company Headquarters Art or Area Estate Collection. Light fading to colors likely. Back has toning with some smudge marks. My watermark is not on actual item. This was removed from framing. The corrugated cardboard backing showing the framer of Webbs of San Jose will be included for historical purposes. One reference to Webbs I found online was in 1954 stating that Webb’s had been in business for 40 years then but had a few locations. Unknown to me how long the First St location had been there. This will be safely packaged. Portion of Walter Amos Scott’s bio from A Guide to Walter A. Scott’s interest in photography increased after the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake (SFMM Accession Ledger). Walter was a prolific amateur photographer until 1910, when he made the shift to commercial photography (San Francisco City Directories for 1909, 1910). In addition to his commercial business, Walter A. Scott was involved in photography associations: the California Camera Club of San Francisco and the Photographers’ Association of America. On April 12, 1909, he was elected the President of the California Camera Club in San Francisco (Photographic Times). 29; Camera Craft, Vol.