Photo Webster and Santa Clara Ave, c. 1896

Name/Title

Photo Webster and Santa Clara Ave, c. 1896

Entry/Object ID

1995.161.1

Description

Acc. No. 95.161.1 Subject Category: BUSINESSES - Caldwell's Drug Store Date or Period: 1896 Object: Photograph Description: Sepia-toned albumen print mounted on tan paperboard. Photographer unknown. Spotting, staining and foxing on mounting and on image. Descriptive label affixed to lower margin of mounting. Size: L-8 x W-10 in. History of Object: Business district photo taken West from Santa Clara Avenue and Webster Street. Caldwell's Drug Store (later Volberg's, then Schaeffer's, finally W.P. Stier's) is shown, along with the Tusterbust Bazaar and the German Boarding House. Several observers are gathered along the sidewalk. Acquired from: Ernest J. Probst, 1958 Date: 7/15/95 Pre-1971 donation, old Cat. #267