Western Americana -- California
Portrait of a group of men from the Royal Canadian Insurance Co. posing with beer steins at the Oakland Brewery. [Oakland, CA]: 1876.

9 3/8 x 7 1/8 in. albumen photograph on 11 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. cardstock mount. Written in the negative on one of the barrels is the name "Herman Kircaldie" and just below, "Royal Canadian Ins. Co." One man holds up a sign reading "Oakland Brewery 1876," which appears to have been hand-etched into the negative.

Several of the men pictured (and one young boy) wear suit jackets and/or vests and hold beer steins, while others wear work shirts and hold various tools related to brewery processes and tasks. A carriage in the background painted "Oakland Brewery" can be seen laden with barrels. Other barrels, arranged among the men, have stars and numbers "08" emblazoned on their heads.

A Herman Kirkaldie is listed as an agent of the Royal Canadian Insurance Company in an 1876 directory for businesses in Oakland, CA.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Toning, spotting, few surface abrasions/imperfections to print; mount with toning, staining, soiling, and chipping to edges and corners.

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Western Americana -- California
Portrait of a group of men from the Royal Canadian Insurance Co. posing with beer steins at the Oakland Brewery. [Oakland, CA]: 1876.

Visions of America: The Stephen White Collection

Western Americana -- CaliforniaPortrait of a group of men from the Royal Canadian Insurance Co. posing with beer steins at the Oakland Brewery. [Oakland, CA]: 1876.

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Western Americana -- California
Portrait of a group of men from the Royal Canadian Insurance Co. posing with beer steins at the Oakland Brewery. [Oakland, CA]: 1876.