Silas Selleck
Silas Selleck | |
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| Born | Silas Wright Selleck November 26, 1827 Putnam County, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 17, 1885 (aged 57) Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | San Francisco Columbarium |
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| Spouse | Sarah Elizabeth Selleck |
| Children | 3 |
Silas Wright Selleck (November 26, 1827 – June 17, 1885) was an American businessman and photographer. He was the proprietor of the Bay View Park Hotel in San Francisco (Bayview Park, San Francisco). Yale University has a collection of his work in their archives.[1] His work includes daguerreotypes and ambrotypes.
Early life
Selleck was born on November 26, 1827 in Putnam County, New York.[2]
Career
He assisted photographer Henry Sherman Beals in Sacramento.[3] After a fire in Sacramento he partnered with George Howard Johnson in Sam Francsico.[4]
He had a photographic gallery at 415 Montgomery Street in San Francisco called the Cosmopolitan Gallery.[5][6]
In 1863, he photographed the chief of the California Geological Survey, Josiah Whitney. Clarence King and the Field Party of 1864 is an albumen silver print he took that is in the National Portrait Gallery.[7]
His portraits include carte de visite.[8] Thomas Almond Ayers overpainted one of his photographs.[9]
Personal life and death
He had a wife Sarah Elizabeth Selleck,[2] a son, and two daughters.[10]
He died in June 17, 1885 in Sacramento, California and is buried in the San Francisco Columbarium.[2]
Work
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Unidentified woman
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Unidentified woman
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A boy and his dog
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Bishop William Ingraham Kip
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Unidentified man
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References
- ^ "Selleck, Silas Wright, approximately 1828-1885 | Archives at Yale". archives.yale.edu.
- ^ a b c "Silas Wright Selleck: in the U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
- ^ Palmquist, Peter E.; Kailbourn, Thomas R. (April 8, 2000). Pioneer Photographers of the Far West: A Biographical Dictionary, 1840-1865. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-3883-5 – via Google Books.
- ^ Palmquist, Peter E.; Kailbourn, Thomas R. (April 8, 2000). Pioneer Photographers of the Far West: A Biographical Dictionary, 1840-1865. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-3883-5 – via Google Books.
- ^ "English: Jim Henrettie, Carte de Visite by Silas Selleck, San Francisco, California".
- ^ E, Story, George LeachMathews, Henry. "Some reminiscences of a charter member" – via Wikimedia Commons.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "11 Photographs By Silas Selleck Image: PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search Engine Public Domain Search". garystockbridge617.getarchive.net.
- ^ "Silas Selleck portrait of an unidentified man - OHS Digital Collections". staff.digitalcollections.ohs.org.
- ^ Palmquist, Peter E.; Kailbourn, Thomas R. (April 8, 2000). Pioneer Photographers of the Far West: A Biographical Dictionary, 1840-1865. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-3883-5 – via Google Books.
- ^ Palmquist, Peter E.; Kailbourn, Thomas R. (2000). Pioneer Photographers of the Far West: A Biographical Dictionary, 1840-1865. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-3883-5.
