Photo by Foster, Tulare. Circa 1895
An old image of Goshen, CA. Circa 1887. The photographer is C.C. Curtis, from his Traver studio.
Written on the back: "This is our place of business that was burned.
Post office, saloon and butcher shop. - Victor Colon. Goshen." Victor Colon is listed as Goshen's postmaster between June 1886 and June 1888. C.C. Curtis had his Traver photography studio from 1885, to May of 1888.
The writing and photographer's stamp, on the back of the Goshen photo:
A photo postcard image of Tulare High School girls basketball team, 1908.
From an old photo postcard, postmarked 11/9/1907.
It's an image of a magnesite mine, east of Porterville.
It's an image of a magnesite mine, east of Porterville.
The studio stamp on this photograph states: "Robinson & Weishar, Holt Block, Visalia, Cal". Circa 1904. On the back of the photo someone wrote "Elsie Chatten".
Elsie Amelia Chatten (1889-1961) was the daughter of John Chatten and Celeste Reynolds, of Orosi. She married Logan Joseph Lindley, in 1908, and they had four children. In 1925, she married Arvid Roman. Elsie and Arvid had one child, in 1930, a daughter named Karin. Apparently after Arvid's death in 1937, Elsie could no longer take care of Karin. Karin was adopted by her eldest half-sister and her sister's husband, Dorothy Lindley and Charles Smith. Dorothy was 22 years older than her sister Karin. According to an online family history, Karin passed away in 2015, and she appears to have lived a very happy life. Elsie was buried in the Visalia Cemetery, under the name Elsie A. Roma
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Below are images sold as being from the Visalia area. They are by "Ansley". I believe that they are by Frank S. Ansley of Visalia, circa 1902.
A couple close-ups:
A couple close-ups:
(Update 7/22/21) Many thanks to Joseph L. Noell, who
recognized this scene from one of his old family photos. This is a
family gathering at the Visalia home of Norbourne Noell, in April 1902. Norbourne owned the Visalia-Millwood Stage during this time period.
Standing in the back row, from L to R: George McClellan Noell, Judith A (Pierce) Noell, Etta (Fly) Noell, Carl Milton Noell, Walter Raleigh Kightlinger, Cynthia Ann (Grubb) Kightlinger.
Front row (L to R): Louis Noell (with long hair and dress), Avery Noell Roser, Cornelia Jane "Jennie" (Noell) Roser, Carol Roser (on Jennie's lap), Julius Alden Noell, Edith (Kightlinger) Noell - wife of Norbourne, Dewey Noell (in front of his mother, Edith), James Noell, Norbourne Noell holding his son Myrle, Edgar Roser, Martha W. (Casey) Noell, Martha Olivia Noell.
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I did a blow-up image of the dog, it looks an awful lot like one of the dogs in a Frank S. Ansley print I own (Different angle, but many of the same markings on the dog).
I stumbled upon your blog and I'm really enjoying the content! I was raised in Springville. My great aunt helped found the historical society there, so I was always surrounded by local history. Out of curiosity, are these photos considered in the public domain?
ReplyDeleteI would guess that at least 95% are in the public domain. It's hard to tell with some of the photographs, U.S. copyright laws are overly complex.
DeleteWhether or not a photo is still copyrighted depends on all sorts of various rules. e.g. Was the photo 'published' before 1923? The word 'published' has a specific legal meaning defined by regulations (For example, Something that was in a daily newspaper would be considered published, but photo images from an old company newsletter, a limited trade journal or a school yearbook might be defined as 'unpublished'.) If the photo was 'unpublished': Was the photographer's death more than 70 years ago? Could it be considered a 'work for hire'? etc... One studio family photo from 1922 might be in the public domain, another family studio photo from 1885 might still be copyrighted.
Add to this that people are often wrong when they think they own the copyright on a photograph. It's way too complex!
I consider this a history blog with a definite educational slant and involving some historical research. I make no money from this blog, or from my photos. If a few of the images aren't in the public domain, I plead 'fair use' ! :)
I make no copyright claims to the scans I've posted here. I would say that people are free to use my scans, but I can't be sure which ones may still be copyrighted... so use at your own risk!
A thorough and entirely fair response Frosty. Thanks for getting back to me! I've always wanted to write something about my hometown and these pictures you've found are inspiring. Again, it's a great blog. I can't wait see what you'll post next
ReplyDeleteHello my name is Reuben I have a rare Pixley Ca panoramic photograph
ReplyDeleteThe girls basketball team you show from 1908 includes my great aunt who was then Alice Gamble. She was better known as Alice G. Mulcahy, the principal of old Central School, and one of the pioneers of adult education in the Valley. Cool pic, I had not seen this one. There is at least one other picture in existence from this year. Best wishes, Brian McMurdo
ReplyDeleteShe is the girl second from the right side.
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