Title:
Portola Festival Photograph Album October 19-23, 1909
Abstract:
The bound volume contains 18 silver gelatin prints which document the Portola Festival in San Francisco in October 1909. Events
depicted include the landing of Don Gaspar de Portola, the chorus of children who sang for the King and Queen, the parade
floats of Scottish, Japanese, Chinese, and Native Daughters, the crowning of athletic champion Ralph Bose, and night-time
illuminations of Market Street. Almost all of the photographs are accompanied by hand-written captions. The album and album
cover are composed of black paper with photographs pasted onto the pages and the cover includes the hand-written title "Portola
San Francisco 1909."
Date:
1909 (issued)
Subject:
Fairs -- California -- San Francisco
San Francisco (Calif.) -- History
Photograph albums
Note:
The collection is open for research, with photographs available for viewing during the San Francisco History Center's Historical
Photograph Collection hours: Tuesday: 1-5; Thursday: 1-5; Saturday: 10-12, 1-5.
Portola Festival Photograph Album (SFP 35), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.
All requests for permission to publish from the album must be submitted in writing to the Photo Curator. Permission for publication
is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.
Gift, 1991.
The Portola Festival of 1909 marked the 140th anniversary of the discovery of San Francisco Bay by Gaspar de Portola, who
became the first governor of California. Portola Festival also celebrated San Francisco's recovery from the disastrous 1906
Earthquake and Fire. Nicholas A. Covarrubias was chosen to impersonate Gaspar de Portola for the festivities and Vergilia
Bogue was selected to be his accompanying queen. One of the 18 prints is marked Pillsbury Picture Co. Otherwise, the photographer
is unknown.
Physical Description:
1.0 volume
Language:
English
Identifier:
Origin:
No place, unknown, or undetermined
Copyright Note:
The collection is open for research, with photographs available for viewing during the San Francisco History Center's Historical
Photograph Collection hours: Tuesday: 1-5; Thursday: 1-5; Saturday: 10-12, 1-5.
All requests for permission to publish from the album must be submitted in writing to the Photo Curator. Permission for publication
is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.