Name/Title
Los Gatos StoreEntry/Object ID
2023.6.60Description
A black and white photograph of the Los Gatos Store. The photo features a two story white building, with many windows and doors in the front, and various goods and wares outside them.
Standing in front of the building are four men, all facing the camera. There is a horse pulling a carriage to the right of the men. The photograph is mounted on a tan cardboard backing.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Cabinet CardSubject 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
1891Time Period
19th CenturyPlace
City
Los GatosRegion
Central CaliforniaContinent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
LabelLocation
Back of photoTranscription
HISTORICAL COLLECTION
WILLIAM A. WULF
LOS GATOS HISTORIAN
822 CATKIN COURT
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
95128 297-4947Language
EnglishMaterial/Technique
StampedType
InscriptionLocation
Back of photoTranscription
The Los Gatos Store was operated by the Lyndon Family at this time. The 1863 first general store in Los Gatos built in 1863 on East Main Street, north side, west of Church Street. Built by the Los Gatos Manufacturing Company that took over the operation J.A. Forbes Santa Rosa Brand Flour Mill. Also a lumber yard to the east of it. This photo taken in 1891 before the great fire of July 26, 1891 destroyed the Town of Los Gatos along East Main St. The brick wall on the right is the 3 story 3 month old Arlington Hotel.
From the James L. Lyndon Collection.Language
EnglishMaterial/Technique
PencilLexicon
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 Objects
