From the Collection: Lewis, Annie Burr Auchincloss, 1902-1959
Published / Created:
circa 1888
Call Number:
LWL MSS 22
Container / Volume:
Box 35 (Oversize), folder 1-7
Image Count:
7
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.