San Jose Glee Club

Photograph

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

San Jose Glee Club

Entry/Object ID

2023.6.2

Description

A black and white photograph, that has been pasted onto a tan piece of stiff paper. The photograph depicts a group of men, women, and children gathered in a field. Some of the people are seated, some are standing, and some are standing on a wagon. There is a child towards the left of the image holding what appears to be an American flag, while one of the men standing on the wagon is holding a larger, white flag with an unknown logo.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Albumen Print

Subject

Members of the San Jose Glee Club

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

1861

Time Period

19th Century

Place

City

Los Gatos

Region

Central California

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Underneath photograph

Transcription

Picnic of the San Jose Glee Club Held at Forbes Mill 1861

Language

English

Material/Technique

Ink, Pen

Type

Label

Location

Back of photograph

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 Historical Collection William A. Wulf Los Gatos Historian 390 N Winchester Blvd., Apt 54J Santa Clara, California 95050 1-408-249-0655 Forbes Mill, Los Gatos, Look North from the mill, Los Gats Creek on left. James L. Lyndon Collection, San Jose, California

Language

English

Material/Technique

Stamped, 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

8-3/8 in

Length

6-3/4 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good