Photographs

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33121440

Description

Title: Photographs
Creator: From the Collection: Lewis, Annie Burr Auchincloss, 1902-1959
Contributor: From the Collection: Bell, Curtis
From the Collection: Chamberlain, Samuel, 1895-1975
From the Collection: Covell, William King, 1904-1975
From the Collection: Fullerton, Henry Suydam, 1916-2001
From the Collection: Genthe, Arnold, 1869-1942
From the Collection: Hewitt, Mattie Edwards, 1869-1956
From the Collection: Karsh, Yousuf, 1908-2002
From the Collection: Stoller, Ezra
From the Collection: Alman & Co
From the Collection: Runnels & Stateler
From the Collection: W. F. Miller & Co
From the Collection: Underwood & Underwood
Published / Created: circa 1888
Description: A set of seven photographs documenting the residence of Miranda Wilmarth Sheldon Lux (1825-1894), a maternal great-aunt of Wilmarth Lewis. The mammoth plate albumen prints are by Runnels & Stateler, and include one exterior view, five interiors (entrance hall, dining room, parlor, music room, and library), and a view taken from the house’s tower looking north up Gough Street to San Francisco Bay. The parlor photograph features on an easel a portrait of Charles Lux (1828-1887), the second husband of Miranda Lux.
Provenance: Bequest of Wilmarth Sheldon Lewis (Yale 1918), 1979.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English