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George Wharton James

(James, George Wharton, 1858-1923)


Portrait of the photographer George Wharton James, ca.1890-1905
Photographic portrait of the photographer George Wharton James, ca.1890-1905. He can be seen sitting looking straight ahead with his body is turned slightly to the left. He has dark wavy hair combed up and back from his face and a long dark beard with a mustache. He is wearing a buttoned double-breasted overcoat, and is probably in his 30's or 40's. Taken in a studio on a neutral background. James lived from 1858-1923.
Filename: CHS-3994
Coverage date: circa 1890/1905
Part of collection: California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Format: glass plate negatives
Type: images
Part of subcollection: Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
Repository name: USC Libraries Special Collections
Accession number: 3994
Archival file: chs_Volume96/CHS-3994.tiff
Repository address: Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Geographic subject (country): USA
Subject (naf): James, George Wharton, 1858-1923
Rights: Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
Project: USC
Repository email: specol@usc.edu
Contributing entity: California Historical Society
Publisher (of the digital version): University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created: circa 1890/1905
Call number: CHS-3994
Format (aat): photographs
Geographic subject (state): California
Legacy record ID: chs-m16518
Access conditions: Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Format (aacr2): 1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w ; 17 x 13 cm.
Subject (lcsh): Men; Photographers
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George Wharton James (27 September 1858 – 8 November 1923) was an American popular lecturer, photographer, journalist and editor. Born in Lincolnshire, England, he emigrated to the United States as a young man after being ordained as a Methodist minister. (From Wikipedia)

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