Group portrait of gold rush-era San Francisco Mayor C.J. Brenham and associates in standing pose. Transcription of accompanying identification: "Left to right, Bernard Peyton, 'Billy' Edwards, 'Billy' Botts, Charles J. Brenham, John Saunders, W.C. Walker -- my god father, for whom Will Peyton was named.". C.J. Brenham was the second (and fourth) mayor of San Francisco (1851, 1852-1853), known for his opposition to the Vigilance Committee of 1851. "Billy" (William) Botts is described in Amelia Ransome Neville's "The Fantastic City" (1932) as a Customs House employee, noted dancer, and son of Governor [sic] Botts of Virginia (perhaps Congressman John Minor Botts?). A W.C. Walker is listed in an 1853 city directory as a customs inspector, and Bernard Peyton was an agent and contractor for the construction of the Parrott Block on Montgomery Street.
Title
[San Francisco Mayor C.J. Brenham and associates]
Published
ca. 1852
Full Collection Name
Cased photographs and related images from The Bancroft Library pictorial collections, circa 1845-circa 1870
Other Identifiers
BANC PIC 2006.031--CASE
Type
Image
Extent
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; half-plate, visible image 9 x 12 cm.
Archive
The Bancroft Library
Note
<physfacet label="Container or Case Note">Type: case. Motif: leaf scroll and ovall. Material: leather over wood. Dimensions: 15.4 x 12.2 cm. Pad: green velvet with embossed urn motif. (Pad identical to that of BANC PIC 19xx.073--CASE)</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Image Package Note">Original component parts: plate, mat, cover glass. Mat: rectangular (double elliptical) with leaf scroll pattern, in gold or brass foil. Preserver: decorative, with scroll and dog (fox and hound?) motif.</physfacet>;;;
Provenance
From the estate of a Peyton family member. Library purchase.
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