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3 Real Photo Postcards likely taken in San Jose, California, perhaps in Alum Rock Park. These RPPCs show a large group of young men and women picnicking and hiking on April 5, 1908 (photos are dated, and the photographers initials are on two). These three photo postcards document a fun day of outdoor exploration and picnicking by a group of friends dressed in attire typical for the early 1900s. One image identifies some of those pictured including a woman named Iva. These postcards are from the collection of that person, Iva Blanche Smith. She attended the King Conservatory of Music in San Jose starting at age 16 and would have been 19 on the date these postcard photos were taken. In Iva’s self-reported written account of her life, she noted that the San Francisco earthquake on April 6, 1908 (the day after these photos) leveled many buildings in San Jose, including the conservatory which was damaged and had to close temporarily. Unposted, no rips, creases or tears.

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For your consideration is this group of 6 real photo postcards showing the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake in the South Bay. They are #’s 214, 225, 227, 229, 230 and 231 in a series published by the Rieder-Cardinell Co, Los Angeles and Oakland.

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Antique photograph from the collection of a historic Mariposa, California Gold Mine town Old West family. They’re the Daut, Schroeder / Schanz, and Stewart families (see some history below). Mariposa, near the west entrance to Yosemite National Park, has their Mariposa Museum & History Center where you can learn more about the area. This is a Victorian. Depicting four men with delegate ribbons. Very interesting photo with the scenic, painted backdrop and props. In faint pencil, Mr. Stewart is noted on the back. Schanz and Stewart were brother laws: Stewart was married to Joseph Schanz’s sister, Louisa C. Also on the back is “Mariposa Cal” and something that may be Whitlock or Sherlock set? Maybe you like this photographer or subject matter, share the same genealogy with this family, or have a historical interest in the American Western trail from San Francisco to Merced to Yosemite in the Sierra Nevada? There’s something for everyone! He and his wife Christina Egenhoff were German Immigrants, natives of Hanover, Germany. I don’t know that he worked the mines, but his son, George D. When he passed away, they referred to him in the papers as “the Mariposa pioneer”. From an 1867 article: “On Monday last, Frederick DAUT and “Indian Tom, both of whom were working for Mr. MALONE, near CLARK’s saw mill, Mariposa county, were considerably injured by a premature blast while working in a tail-race of a mining claim. DAUT had the flesh torn from his hand and his eyes badly burned with powder. Tom was also burned about the face and eyes. He discovered Schroeder Mine in 1878. When Schoeder passed, his will was published in the papers and he’d written that his main executor was Fred Daut. Schroeder’s wife (Elizabeth Worther Schoeder aka grandma Schanz Schroder) had been previously married. In his will, John left his stepdaughter, Louisa C. George Dietrich Stewart his house on Saxon’s Creek with gardens, outbuildings, blacksmith’s shop, etc. Schroeder left his buggy to Fred Daut’s daughter, Emilia. He left further property to his daughter Mrs. Carl Schiffer (Theresa Schroeder Schiffer), his son Carl J. See: Mariposa Gazette, Volume LVII, Number 45, 30 March 1912.

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Condition: yellowed photo tone, large corner stain, photo edge chips, borders worn, corner chip, edge crease, AS-IS reverse. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Photographic Images\Photographs”. The seller is “cdii” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Region of Origin: US
• Modified Item: No
• Framing: Matted
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
• Color: Black & White
• Photo Type: Cabinet Photo
• Signed: No
• Time Period Manufactured: Vintage & Antique (Pre-1940)
• Original/Reprint: Original Print
• Type: Photograph
• Format: Cabinet Card

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