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This photo may have been taken while the General had a Safety Fuse
business in San Francisco. Cornelius O'Connor was a legislator from San Francisco. |
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In 1855, Henry William Bradley had the distinction of being the only
wholesale dealer of daguerreian stock on the west coast. Photographer Bradley won second best daguerreotype at the 1856 California State Fair from his studio on Clay Street. William Herman Rolofson and Bradley became partners and bought out Robert Vance's photography studio at 429 Montgomery Street in San Francisco in 1863. In 1874 they won an award for the 3 Best Cabinet negatives. |
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to support the photographers hurt by the fire. It turned out
the Chicago Fire hurt Bradley's import business was so badly he went
bankrupt in 1878 and lost his share of the business. A cabinet photo is designed to be displayed on a cabinet and is therefore larger than the Carte de Vistas which could be carried in a pocket. |
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Return to General Rosecrans. Part 5, Post War Civilian Life |
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