Portrait of George McMurtry

Photograph

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Portrait of George McMurtry

Entry/Object ID

2023.6.53

Description

A black and white photograph of a portrait George McMurtry. He is wearing a dark colored jacket, with a white shirt and striped tie. His hair is cut short, and he has a mustache. George is partially in profile, and is looking off towards the left. The photograph is surrounded by a black border, with vendor inscriptions below the image.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Cabinet Card

Subject Person or Organization

George Sherman McMurtry

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

Studio

Rieman & Pray

Date made

circa 1884

Time Period

19th Century

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

Language

English

Material/Technique

Stamped

Type

Inscription

Location

Back of photo

Transcription

George McMurtry taken about 1884

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pen

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Front, underneath image

Transcription

RIEMAN & PRAY, 26 MONTGOMERY ST., OPPOSITE LICK HOUSE, TAKE ELEVATOR.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Portrait

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Picture

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Width

4-1/4 in

Length

6-1/2 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good