|
California Views:
|
|
|
|
California Views:
|
|
I. W. Taber, Photographer Club House, Hotel del Monte B 52 5x8 Cabinet card Photo Accession CV # 2002-005-0001 Monterey, Cal. Circa 1890 |
|
||
|
I. W. Taber (1830-1912)
Isaiah West Taber was born in Massachusetts on September 17, 1830.
Taber came to California first in 1850 returning to New Bedford in 1854 for ten years and returning back to California in 1864 working in the studio of Bradley and Rulofson at 429 Montgomery Street, 1864 till 1873. Opening his own gallery I. W. Taber & Co. at 26 Montgomery Street around 1875.
When Watkins lost his studio and negatives to creditor John J. Cook. Cook, along with photographer I. W. Taber, took over the Yosemite Art Gallery. Taber began marketing Watkins stereo-views under the I. W. Taber label, although keeping Watkins original view numbers and titles. Taber later moved his gallery to 8 Montgomery Street above the Hibernia Bank in San Francisco. In the 1906 at the time of the S.F. Earthquake he was 76 he lost his gallery and negative collection, that was the end of his photographic career. He died on February 22 of 1912. |
|
Holdings: by Isaiah West Taber 100 images including portraits of
Claus Spreckels , David Jack and
T. O. Larkin of Monterey. And the Point Bonita lighthouse with the keeper. A list of our Taber holdings. A gallery of some of our I.W. Taber photos Holdings: over 28,000 Photos of Monterey County listed in our database. |
|
Prints are available from 11 x14 - 40x60 inches. All images are also available for editorial downloads and one-time editorial use. Please keep checking back as we will be adding more galleries |
|
Go to 19th Century California photographers
Eadweard Muybridge, Gold Mining, Circa 1876 C. E. Watkins Lovers Point, Pacific Grove, Circa 1882 Hayward & Muzzall's, Santa Barbara Mission, 1875 Thomas Houseworth & Co. Mission San Juan Bautista, Circa 1865 I. W. Taber, Farallone Lighthouse, Pacific Ocean C.W.J. Johnson , Pacific Grove Retreat gate, Circa 1880 Charles Kirkham Tuttle, Pacific Grove Go to list of our holdings by place Clara Sheldon Smith, Photographer |
Go to 20th Century California photographers
E. K. Barker, early Monterey photographer Edward H. Mitchell Postcard Publisher, San Francisco Leopold Hugo, California Pictorialist R. J. Arnold, early Monterey photographer A. C. Heidrick , panoramic photos Charles Z. Bailey, postcard photographer J. P. Graham , as Hotel del Monte photographer in 1924 Go to list of our holdings by photographers Early Whaling in California |
|
California Views photo collection Monterey, California 93940-2702 Phone (831) 373-3811 By Appointment Only Pacific time Greenwich Mean Time -8 |
|
|
|