A photograph album, owned at one time by Theodore Guarvarius Cockrill, chief of the San Francisco police, with identification photographs of Chinese and Chinese-American men, circa 1874. Each photograph includes the name of the individual and an identification number between 875 and 1474. Names and identification numbers also appear in the margin of the album's pages
Description:
Theodore Guarvarius Cockrill (1834-1899) of Bowling Green, Kentucky, was chief of the San Francisco Police Department in California from 1873 December to 1875 December., Captions in English., Captions in the negative., Title devised by cataloger., Place of creation and date supplied by cataloger., and Embossed on front cover: "T. G. Cockrill / Chief of Police / Chinese no. 3".
Subject (Geographic):
California, California., and San Francisco (Calif.)
Subject (Name):
Cockrill, Theodore Guarvarius, 1834-1899. and San Francisco (Calif.). Police Department.
Subject (Topic):
Chinese, Chinese Americans, Identification photographs, Police, Race relations, and Social conditions
Savage, C. R. (Charles Roscoe), 1832-1909, photographer
Published / Created:
[circa 1880]
Call Number:
WA Photos 727
Container / Volume:
Box
Image Count:
52
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Photograph album with photographs taken by C. R. Savage of Snake River in Idaho, circa 1880. Depicted are the Shoshone Falls, Blue Lakes, and a ferry crossing the river
Description:
Charles Roscoe Savage (1832-1909), British-born landscape photographer of the American West, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1848. In 1856, Savage immigrated to New York and began photography assignments from the LDS Church. He moved with his family to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1860. In 1862, he formed a partnership with George Martin Ottinger--the firm, Savage & Ottinger, was legally dissolved in 1870. From 1870 to 1875, Savage ran the Pioneer Art Gallery; from 1875 to 1883, he ran the Art Bazaar. His negatives were destroyed in a fire on 1883 June 26; the Art Bazaar, however, remained open until 1926, when Savage's sons closed its doors permanently., Captions in English., Captions in the negative., Title devised by cataloger., and Place of creation and date supplied by cataloger.
Subject (Geographic):
Idaho, Blue Lakes (Idaho), Shoshone Falls (Idaho), and Snake River, South Fork (Idaho)