I. W. Taber

I. W. Taber

American Photographer · 1830–1912

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After working for a photographic studio in San Francisco from 1864 until 1871, Massachusetts-born Isaiah West Taber opened his own business, which quickly became one of the premier studios in the city. He had come to San Francisco in 1850 in search of gold but instead found success with photographic silver. During an 1880 trip to the Sandwich (Hawaiian) Islands, Taber photographed King Kalakaua, w

A.D. Sharon, George H. Smith, and Interior View of Palace Hotel Court, Decorated for President Hayes

A.D. Sharon, George H. Smith, and Interior View of Palace Hotel Court, Decorated for President Hayes

Getty Museum · 1880

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Big Trees, Felton, Santa Cruz Co.

Big Trees, Felton, Santa Cruz Co.

Getty Museum · about 1890

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[Bowley Brothers, San Francisco]

[Bowley Brothers, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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Bridge over Russian River at Healdsburg

Bridge over Russian River at Healdsburg

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Building at the corner of Market and Second Streets, San Francisco]

[Building at the corner of Market and Second Streets, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Building on 415 Market Street, San Francisco]

[Building on 415 Market Street, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Building on Market Street, San Francisco]

[Building on Market Street, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Building on Market Street, San Francisco]

[Building on Market Street, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Building on Market Street, San Francisco]

[Building on Market Street, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Building on Market Street, San Francisco]

[Building on Market Street, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Building on Polk Street, San Francisco]

[Building on Polk Street, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Building on the corner of Market and Sutter Streets, San Francisco]

[Building on the corner of Market and Sutter Streets, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Building on the corner of Montgomery and Sutter Streets, San Francisco]

[Building on the corner of Montgomery and Sutter Streets, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Buildings on California Street, San Francisco]

[Buildings on California Street, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Buildings on Kearny Street, San Francisco]

[Buildings on Kearny Street, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Buildings on Market Street, San Francisco]

[Buildings on Market Street, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Buildings on Market Street, San Francisco]

[Buildings on Market Street, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[California Furniture Manufacturing Company, San Francisco]

[California Furniture Manufacturing Company, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[California Sugar Refinery, San Francisco]

[California Sugar Refinery, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Castle Brothers, San Francisco]

[Castle Brothers, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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"Cathedral Spires," 2,660 feet.

"Cathedral Spires," 2,660 feet.

Getty Museum · 1880–1890

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[C. Curtin Grand Dry Goods Store, San Francisco]

[C. Curtin Grand Dry Goods Store, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Chicago Brewery, San Francisco]

[Chicago Brewery, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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Chinese Apothecary, Chinatown, San Francisco

Chinese Apothecary, Chinatown, San Francisco

Getty Museum · about 1887–about 1890

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Chinese Butcher and Grocery Shop

Chinese Butcher and Grocery Shop

Getty Museum · about 1887–about 1890

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Chinese Tenement House, San Francisco

Chinese Tenement House, San Francisco

Getty Museum · about 1887–about 1890

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[Clarke Institute, San Francisco]

[Clarke Institute, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[D. Hicks and Company, San Francisco]

[D. Hicks and Company, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[E. Detrick and Company, San Francisco]

[E. Detrick and Company, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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Emelie Melville

Emelie Melville

Getty Museum · 1880

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[F.A. Robbins Machine Works, San Francisco]

[F.A. Robbins Machine Works, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Fulton Iron Works, Hinckley, Spiers and Hayes, San Francisco]

[Fulton Iron Works, Hinckley, Spiers and Hayes, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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General View of Observatory Peak and Buildings - East Side

General View of Observatory Peak and Buildings - East Side

Getty Museum · 1903

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[George H. Tay & Company, San Francisco]

[George H. Tay & Company, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Gilbert and Moore Furniture, San Francisco]

[Gilbert and Moore Furniture, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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Glacier Point, 3,201 feet, Yosemite, Cal.

Glacier Point, 3,201 feet, Yosemite, Cal.

Getty Museum · 1887

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Golden Gate Park, Showing Monuments

Golden Gate Park, Showing Monuments

Getty Museum · about 1890

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[Heald's Business College, San Francisco]

[Heald's Business College, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Illustration for Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad]

[Illustration for Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Illustration for the Daily Morning Call newspaper]

[Illustration for the Daily Morning Call newspaper]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Illustration of S. Lachman and Company's winemaking facilities]

[Illustration of S. Lachman and Company's winemaking facilities]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Illustration of the San Francisco Chronicle Building]

[Illustration of the San Francisco Chronicle Building]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Indianapolis Chair Manufacturing Company, San Francisco]

[Indianapolis Chair Manufacturing Company, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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Instantaneous View, Beach at Cliff House

Instantaneous View, Beach at Cliff House

Getty Museum · about 1890

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[Interior view of a Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad dining car]

[Interior view of a Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad dining car]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[James Tomkinson Livery, Hack and Boarding Stables, San Francisco]

[James Tomkinson Livery, Hack and Boarding Stables, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Japanese Art Repository, G.T. Marsh and Company, San Francisco]

[Japanese Art Repository, G.T. Marsh and Company, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Keane Brothers, San Francisco]

[Keane Brothers, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Langley and Michaels Wholesale Druggists, San Francisco]

[Langley and Michaels Wholesale Druggists, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Levi Strauss and Company, San Francisco]

[Levi Strauss and Company, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Masonic Temple Block, San Francisco]

[Masonic Temple Block, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Mrs. W.P. Rutherford and Company, San Francisco]

[Mrs. W.P. Rutherford and Company, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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Murphy, Grant and Company's Building, Corner Sansome and Bush Streets, San Francisco

Murphy, Grant and Company's Building, Corner Sansome and Bush Streets, San Francisco

Getty Museum · 1880

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Office of the Evening Bulletin, North East Corner Montgomery and Merchant Streets

Office of the Evening Bulletin, North East Corner Montgomery and Merchant Streets

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Pacific Iron Works. Rankin, Brayton and Company, San Francisco]

[Pacific Iron Works. Rankin, Brayton and Company, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Pacific Porcelain Painting Studio, Robert Samich, San Francisco]

[Pacific Porcelain Painting Studio, Robert Samich, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Palace Dye Works, John F. Snow and Company, San Francisco]

[Palace Dye Works, John F. Snow and Company, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Philadelphia Brewery, San Francisco]

[Philadelphia Brewery, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Portrait of Colonel A. Andrews, San Francisco]

[Portrait of Colonel A. Andrews, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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[Portraits of five men and Jonas J. Morrison's Union Lumber Yard, San Francisco]

[Portraits of five men and Jonas J. Morrison's Union Lumber Yard, San Francisco]

Getty Museum · 1880

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