W. Calvin Brown Photographs
Collection
Identifier: PAAC-0036
Scope and Content
Small collection of cabinet and boudoir cards mainly of Santa Fe and Albuquerque, with some portraits.
Dates
- 1885 - 1889
Creator
- Brown, W. Calvin (Photographer, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to researchers on a request basis only, pending approval of request to view original material.
Copy Restrictions
User responsible for all copyright compliance. Permission to publish must be obtained from Photo Archives. Form to request permission available at: https://www.nmhistorymuseum.org/collections/photo-archives/order-photos
Biographical Information
W. Calvin Brown came to Albuquerque in December of 1882 as an appointed Lieutenant in the Territorial Militia. He traveled and photographed widely over northwestern New Mexico and Arizona. He made test prints in cyanotype and card pictures for sale of such locations as Johnson's Canyon, Canyon Diablo, the Hopi area and the Mojave Indians. He also sold photographs by others including Charles Lummis. For a period of time in the late 1880s he put his studio on Gold Avenue in Albuquerque under the management of E. Gregg while he served as a Marshal. He had a brief partnership with George A. Wonfor before selling out to William Henry Cobb and moving to Virginia where he opened a studio in Farmville.
Extent
.25 Linear Feet
Creator
- Brown, W. Calvin (Photographer, Person)
- Title
- W. Calvin Brown Photographs, 1885 - 1889
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- DK
- Date
- © 2011
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 07/19/2024: Revised by CD as part of the finding aid update project, 2024
Repository Details
Part of the NMHM Palace of the Governors Photo Archives Repository