Our Fresno dads California Card 5
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Title
Our Fresno dads California Card 5
Subject
Civic leaders -- California -- Fresno County -- Photographs.; Leaders -- California -- Fresno County -- Photographs.; Fresno (Calif.) -- Biography -- 19th century -- Sources.; Fresno (Calif.) -- Biography -- 20th century -- Sources.; Fresno (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.; Fresno (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.
Description
Early Fresno photographer Roderick W. Riggs (1859-1940) created rogues galleries of pioneer Fresnans by tearing photos and gluing them on heavy pieces of cardboard. He titled his portrait composites according to some shared trait. Starting in the upper left corner, we have the following individuals: W.D. Tupper (William Drane Tupper 1847-1906) District Attorney 1888-92, H.C. Tupper (Henry Clay Tupper 1842-1922) Attorney and City Council 1897-1901, Geo E. Church (George E. Church 1841-1928) Superior Court Judge 1896 & 1901-1918, E.W. Risley (1853-1918) Superior Court Judge 1895-1900, L.L. Cory (Lewis Lincoln Cory 1861-1929) attorney, Geo McCullough, founder of Fresno Water Works, E.C. Ferguson (?-1882), Will Donahoo, Scott Ashman (J. Scott Ashman -1878) tax collector 1859-67, 1871-73, 1874-77, and Sheriff 1874-77, A.J. Thorn (Andrew Jackson Thorn 1827-?) Treasurer 1874-84, John Donahoo, Henry Smart, R.E. Beckwaith, H.C. Warner (Henry Conrad Warner 1849-1896/97) jeweler, E.J. Griffith, Judge R.H. Daly, District Attorney 1884-86, Indecipherable Name, Fred Knoblock, William Lawrenson (William J. Lawrenson) Public Administrator 1871-74, Judge C.A. Hart (Charles A. Hart 1820-1903) District Court Judge 1856-59.
Source
1 Photographic print :b&w ;14 x 9 cm.
Publisher
San Joaquin Valley Library System
Date
ca 1881
Contributor
Fresno County Public Library
Rights
This image is being made available for educational and research purposes only, under the "fair use" clause of the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) Further questions regarding the image or its use may be directed to the Fresno County Public Library, Heritage Center, 2420 Mariposa St, Fresno, CA 93721. Phone: 559-600-6230 HeritageCenter@fresnolibrary.org
Relation
SJV Photo Heritage
Format
image/jpeg
Language
en
Type
Image
Identifier
frp0134
Coverage
ca 1881
Files
Collection
Citation
“Our Fresno dads California Card 5,” San Joaquin Valley Library System Digital Collections, accessed December 26, 2024, http://digital.sjvls.org/document/1781.