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Mission San Juan Capistrano Ivy Corridor Silver Gelatin Hand Tinted Edith Webb 1910s. Very warm colors that were hand tinted over a hundred years ago. Condition: Hand tinted photo silver, Print: area size 9 3/8 X 7 3/8 inches. Frame solid oak dark brown size: 17 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches. Photo is top mounted on a very decorative rough edge card board which is in turn mounted on top of the green back ground card board with waving texture. If Edith Webb’s name is now known outside of a small group of family and friends it is as author of Indian Life at the Old Missions, perhaps the finest book ever written about the California Missions. That book was the culmination of many decades of research on the missions. Her initial curiosity about the missions came about because her grandmother had resided in one of the rooms of Mission Dolores in San Francisco in the period just before the Gold Rush. Born in Utah, Edith Buckland Webb moved to California around the turn of the century. Her husband, whom she met here, was a teacher and a photographer. This latter talent of his was to be of great use during her research in the succeeding years; his first photograph of a mission shows her in a carriage with their first-born Alfred at age three months in front of Mission Dolores. In succeeding years she was occupied with raising a family, but she also applied her considerable artistic talents to the tinting of his photographs for sale. His photographs were exhibited in many salons, and he supplied photographic postcards and enlargements to several of the missions, especially San Diego, San Juan Capistrano, and San Fernando. By about 1923 she abandoned the simple tinting of photographs and began to devote herself seriously to painting, especially, though not exclusively, of the missions. These paintings were usually closely based on his photographs.

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This is an antique tinted photograph of a gentleman in San Francisco, California. The photo is framed and hand-tinted, with a solid wood frame. The photograph is an original, with a size of 13″ x 16″, and full size 17″ X 20″. The photo was taken by Bayley & Winter, and depicts early California and Western Americana.

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Rare Hand Colored Frank Davey Architectural 8×9.5 Photograph of a Melo Park California Mansion and an earlier cabinet card photograph of the same home. Menlo Park, California history. Frank Davey was a noted Palo Alto California photographer. Best known for his before and after pictures of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and Stanford University Campus photos. This photograph is of a beautiful California home covered in ivy. Floral landscaping compliments the architecture. Writing identifies the home as “The Linden”. Signed the Property of Mrs. Beach Thompson, a Menlo Park resident was an accomplished engineer. He was the first to propose steel towers for electric lines. Perhaps this was the Thompson’s home. The second cabinet card photograph is of the same home at an earlier date. The people remain unidentified but dress affluently. These are exceptional photographs suitable for framing and display. One small perforation on the Davy photograph. The photo is loosely attached to the paper backing. The backing shows some wear. One of many Historical California architectural antique photographs I will be listing in the coming days and weeks. See photos for details. The photo with backing measures approximately 12.5×14. The photo is 7.5×9.5. The cabinet card is approximately 6×10.

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Mission San Juan Capistrano Ivy Corridor Silver Gelatin Hand Tinted Edith Webb 1910s. Very warm colors that were hand tinted over a hundred years ago. Condition: Hand tinted photo silver, Print: area size 9 3/8 X 7 3/8 inches. Frame solid oak dark brown size: 17 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches. Photo is top mounted on a very decorative rough edge card board which is in turn mounted on top of the green back ground card board with waving texture. If Edith Webb’s name is now known outside of a small group of family and friends it is as author of Indian Life at the Old Missions, perhaps the finest book ever written about the California Missions. That book was the culmination of many decades of research on the missions. Her initial curiosity about the missions came about because her grandmother had resided in one of the rooms of Mission Dolores in San Francisco in the period just before the Gold Rush. Born in Utah, Edith Buckland Webb moved to California around the turn of the century. Her husband, whom she met here, was a teacher and a photographer. This latter talent of his was to be of great use during her research in the succeeding years; his first photograph of a mission shows her in a carriage with their first-born Alfred at age three months in front of Mission Dolores. In succeeding years she was occupied with raising a family, but she also applied her considerable artistic talents to the tinting of his photographs for sale. His photographs were exhibited in many salons, and he supplied photographic postcards and enlargements to several of the missions, especially San Diego, San Juan Capistrano, and San Fernando. By about 1923 she abandoned the simple tinting of photographs and began to devote herself seriously to painting, especially, though not exclusively, of the missions. These paintings were usually closely based on his photographs.

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Mission San Juan Capistrano Ivy Corridor Silver Gelatin Hand Tinted Edith Webb 1910s. Very warm colors that were hand tinted over a hundred years ago. Condition: Hand tinted photo silver, Print: area size 9 3/8 X 7 3/8 inches. Frame solid oak dark brown size: 17 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches. Photo is top mounted on a very decorative rough edge card board which is in turn mounted on top of the green back ground card board with waving texture. If Edith Webb’s name is now known outside of a small group of family and friends it is as author of Indian Life at the Old Missions, perhaps the finest book ever written about the California Missions. That book was the culmination of many decades of research on the missions. Her initial curiosity about the missions came about because her grandmother had resided in one of the rooms of Mission Dolores in San Francisco in the period just before the Gold Rush. Born in Utah, Edith Buckland Webb moved to California around the turn of the century. Her husband, whom she met here, was a teacher and a photographer. This latter talent of his was to be of great use during her research in the succeeding years; his first photograph of a mission shows her in a carriage with their first-born Alfred at age three months in front of Mission Dolores. In succeeding years she was occupied with raising a family, but she also applied her considerable artistic talents to the tinting of his photographs for sale. His photographs were exhibited in many salons, and he supplied photographic postcards and enlargements to several of the missions, especially San Diego, San Juan Capistrano, and San Fernando. By about 1923 she abandoned the simple tinting of photographs and began to devote herself seriously to painting, especially, though not exclusively, of the missions. These paintings were usually closely based on his photographs.

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Mission San Juan Capistrano Ivy Corridor Silver Gelatin Hand Tinted Edith Webb 1910s. Condition: Hand tinted photo silver, Print: area size 9 3/8 X 7 3/8 inches. Frame size: 17 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches. If Edith Webb’s name is now known outside of a small group of family and friends it is as author of Indian Life at the Old Missions, perhaps the finest book ever written about the California Missions. That book was the culmination of many decades of research on the missions. Her initial curiosity about the missions came about because her grandmother had resided in one of the rooms of Mission Dolores in San Francisco in the period just before the Gold Rush. Born in Utah, Edith Buckland Webb moved to California around the turn of the century. Her husband, whom she met here, was a teacher and a photographer. This latter talent of his was to be of great use during her research in the succeeding years; his first photograph of a mission shows her in a carriage with their first-born Alfred at age three months in front of Mission Dolores. In succeeding years she was occupied with raising a family, but she also applied her considerable artistic talents to the tinting of his photographs for sale. His photographs were exhibited in many salons, and he supplied photographic postcards and enlargements to several of the missions, especially San Diego, San Juan Capistrano, and San Fernando. By about 1923 she abandoned the simple tinting of photographs and began to devote herself seriously to painting, especially, though not exclusively, of the missions. These paintings were usually closely based on his photographs.

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Sonoma, CA Mission San Francisco Solano Hand-tinted photograph in original period carved wood frame in gold and blue. 9.5″x7.25″ c. 1920-30’s Very good condition with vibrant colors.

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Original cabinet card of a boy in uniform with drum. Excellent original hand tinting. I believe this dates to around 1885. Very good or better antique condition, There is a slight curve to the mount. 6.5″ x 4.25″. Boxed Priority is also available at checkout. The item “Excellent Antique Photo Hand Tinted Drummer Boy San Francisco Photographer Shew” is in sale since Thursday, January 21, 2021. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Photographic Images\Vintage & Antique (Pre-1940)\Cabinet Photos”. The seller is “jack_mord” and is located in Woodinville, Washington. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Region of Origin: California
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Date of Creation: 1880-1889
• Photo Type: Cabinet Photo
• Subject: Military & Political
• Original/Reprint: Original Print

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