Fred Muhlhausen Photographs

Name/Title

Fred Muhlhausen Photographs

Entry/Object ID

2000.7.1-5

Description

Five black and white photographs mounted on stiff, white cardboard/matte material. The photographs mostly depict scenes of people living and working in the mountains, with one photograph depicting the scenery.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Carte de Visite

Subject

People living and working in the mountains

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Acquisition

Accession

2000.7

Source or Donor

E. Kirt Muhlhausen

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift from the Collection of Fred Muhlhausen

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Fred Muhlhausen

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1896

Time Period

19th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Front of 2000.7.1

Transcription

Foreman Geo W. Hanson - A party of lady visitors

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pencil

Type

Label

Location

Back of 2000.7.1

Transcription

Photo from collection of Fred Muhlhausen of Los Gatos, Calif. taken about 1896. This is at the site of a dam being constructed in Santa Clara County (near the forks of the Big and Little Los Gatos river?) [see other views]

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pencil

Type

Label

Location

Front of 2000.7.2

Transcription

The crew, which are building the "Dam."

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pencil

Type

Label

Location

Back of 2000.7.2

Transcription

Photo from Fred Muhlhausen of Los Gatos, Calif. about 1896.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pencil

Type

Label

Location

Front of 2000.7.3

Transcription

The natural Basin (or reservoir) at the forks of the Big and Little Los Gatos.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pencil

Type

Label

Location

Back of 2000.7.3

Transcription

Photo from Fred Muhlhausen of Los Gatos, Calif. about 1896

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pencil

Type

Label

Location

Back of 2000.7.4

Transcription

Photo from collection of Fred Muhlhausen, Los Gatos, Santa Clara, Calif in 1890's.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pencil

Type

Label

Location

Back of 2000.7.5

Transcription

Photo from collection of Fred Muhlhausen, Los Gatos area California in 1890's. This view at German Colony Reservation, "Austrian Gulch," at Wrights, Calif. about 1896 Santa Clara County there is also a reference to a "Camp Deuprey"

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pencil

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Width

4-1/4 in

Length

5-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements are for all photos, measuring the cardboard matted surface.

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Fred Muhlhausen

Notes

Photographer/owner of collection