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 Pebble Beach Lodge 17 Mile Drive No. 4533 |
 Mrs. Mable Basaw near Cypress Point, 17 Mile Drive No. 4539 |
 Mrs. Mable Basaw, Marvin near Ostrich Tree, 17 Mile Drive No. 4541 |
 M.E. Church, Pacific Grove Lighthouse Ave. No. 4582 |
 The Monterey Hotel, Alvarado St. Monterey, Cal. No. 4586 |
 View looking North on Alvarado at Franklin St.'s Monterey, Cal. No. 4589 |
| George A. Besaw was born of French Canadian parents Oliver F. (1846-1923) & Melvina who settled in Deer Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin.
George was one of eight children he was born on March 2, 1880. Like many who were fascinated by early photography, he was self-taught and realized that history could be recorded through the eye of the camera. He soon started his own photography business in Clintonville, Waupaca County and perfected a process of making realphoto picture postcards that was far superior to any other competitive process at that time. George A. Besaw, Edwin B. Anderson were partners in the Western Card Company located in Reedley, California. In May of 1911 he sold out to Edward H. Mitchell of San Francisco Mitchell continued to print from Besaw's negatives but put his name as publisher on the backs. He died in Laguna Beach, Orange County, California on January 19, 1970. A list of our holdings by George A. Besaw and the Western Card Co. and Monterey area photographers that made postcards A good book on Real Photo Postcard Guide : The People's Photography by Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh Copyright©2006 |
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Galleries of over 2,400 Photos available as Canvas prints, Framed Prints, Acrylic Prints and Greeting Cards. Prints are available from 11x14" to 40x60" |
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Copyright©1996-2019 California Views Historical Photo Collection To obtain permission to use any photographs please contact Pat Hathaway Dedicated to the preservation of our California photographic heritage |
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