Name/Title
Los Gatos Manufacturing CompanyEntry/Object ID
2023.6.7Description
A glossy, black and white photograph of the Los Gatos Manufacturing Company. The photograph depicts a three-story white building with an entryway . There are numerous men and children standing and sitting near the entryway, as well as horses standing in front of the entryway. There are stacks of lumber to the right of the building, and trees off to the left side of the building.
The original was most likely an albumen print, this silver gelatin print was most likely created later and is an enlargement.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Gelatin Print - silver chlorideSubject Person or Organization
Los Gatos Manufacturing CompanySubject Place
City
Los GatosRegion
Central CaliforniaContinent
North AmericaCollection
History Collection, Bill Wulf CollectionCataloged By
registrar@numulosgatos.orgAcquisition
Accession
2023.6Source or Donor
William Arie WulfAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Bill WulfMade/Created
Date made
circa 1863Time Period
19th CenturyPlace
City
Los GatosRegion
Central CaliforniaContinent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
LabelLocation
Back of photographTranscription
HISTORICAL COLLECTION
WILLIAM A. WULF
LOS GATOS HISTORIAN
230 SAN MATEO AVE.
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
95030 354-0673Language
EnglishMaterial/Technique
StampedLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Photograph, Black-and-WhiteNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsCondition
Overall Condition
Very GoodGeneral Notes
Note Type
Historical NoteNote
1863. The first general store and second lumber yard in Los Gatos was started by W.S. McMurtry and J.Y. McMillin, and was located on East Main Street where the Iron Gate Interiors is now located. In 1866 the general store and lumber yard was incorporated with Forbes Mill to become the Los Gatos Manufacturing Company.
