Drawing of Los Gatos

Name/Title

Drawing of Los Gatos

Entry/Object ID

2023.6.22

Description

A black and white photograph of a drawing of Los Gatos between 1878 and 1880 by a Mr. Giffords of San Jose. The drawing features the railroad, the bridge, and numerous structures present in Los Gatos.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Print - silver chloride

Subject Place

City

Los Gatos

Region

Central California

Continent

North America

Collection

History Collection, Bill Wulf Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Acquisition

Accession

2023.6

Source or Donor

William Arie Wulf

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Bill Wulf

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1878 - circa 1880

Time Period

19th Century

Place

City

Los Gatos

Region

Central California

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Back of photo

Transcription

HISTORICAL COLLECTION WILLIAM A. WULF LOS GATOS HISTORIAN 822 CATKIN COURT SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95128 297-4947 HISTORICAL COLLECTION WILLIAM A. WULF LOS GATOS HISTORIAN 230 SAN MATEO AVE. LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA 95030 354-0673

Language

English

Material/Technique

Stamped

Type

Inscription

Location

Back of photo

Transcription

This photo is a copy of a drawing done by a Mr. Gifford of San Jose, who did a second drawing in about 1885. The picture is dated by the South Pacific Coast Railroad of 1878 and the absence of the two story addition to the flour mill in 1880. Los Gatos, California 1878-1880 - Showing the thrid bridge over the Los Gatos Creek for Main Street. Also the original 4 story building built by James Alexander Forbes, his Santa Rosa Brand Flour Mill of 1855. Later from 1863-1887 the flour mill was called the Los Gatos Manufacturing Company.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pen

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Drawing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Width

10 in

Length

7-3/4 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good