WOB Photo Album
(Circa 1874)
The following images were scaned from an old album with a locking clasp. The photographs were probably taken in Oakland, California, between 1868 and 1874. The album was discovered at Estancia "La California" in the late 1960's and became the possession of Corina Pryor (eldest child of William Agar Benitz). Today, 1999, the album is in the care of Jill Hudson (née Pryor) and the following images were kindly provided by her son, John. IWe do not know who identified the people in the photographs but it was very likely one of William Agar's sisters living in Argentina. The names of the people are written at the top of each page in pencil and in uneven block letters, as if the person had difficulty writing.
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| Wilhelm Otto Benitz (1868) | Josephine Kolhmer (1871) |
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Josephine Benitz (1870) |
Accompanying note in German (undated) |
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Alfred A. Benitz (undated) |
William O. Benitz (undated) |
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Elisa Benitz's personal card (undated) (Wife of Frank Benitz, married 1881) |
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Herman Benitz (undated) |
John Benitz (undated) |
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Bella Williams (1874) (Bella is mentioned in Alfred's diaries. She lived in East Oakland and was a good friend of Josephine's and the recipient of Alfred's 1874 Valentine's Day card.) |
Unknown (undated) |
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Annie Menges (1874) |
Schreiber? (undated) |
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Henry Burmester (undated) |
Unknown (1873) |
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Alameda, California, after earthquake (1868) |
Unknown (1870) |
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Unknown (undated) (Possibly Howard cousins.) |
Schreiber? (undated) |
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Unknown (undated) |
Charles Benitz? (undated) |
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Schreiber? (undated) |
Josephine Kolhmer (undated) |
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A. Mehlick (1873) |
Zabitski (undated) |
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