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William Newton Meeks family photograph collection

Description

A collection of 68 photographs, primarily portraits, of William Newton Meeks, his wife, Abigail Livia Martha Davis, their children, and other Meeks and Davis family members, including Abigail's brother, Charles Sylvanus Davis. Also included are photographs of the Meeks' mansion (1890s) in Temescal, a neighborhood of Oakland, California, featuring an attached greenhouse or conservatory. There are also some photographs of engravings of earlier relatives, including Captain John Meeks (b. 1737), James Cooper, Susannah (Cooper) Meeks, Phineas Davis, and Isaac Davis. A group portrait depicts the wedding party of Meeks' daughter Blanche Thayer and John Heath, son of a pioneer California family, in 1889.

Type
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Date
approximately 1870s-1890s
Call number
photCL 376
Provenance
Transferred from Manuscripts Department, 1992.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
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