Historical Portrait
Boys Day Group, Vista del Mar Child Service, circa 1890
Archive record
Historical sepia photograph of Boys Day Group at Vista del Mar Child Service, California, circa 1890. Public-domain vintage group photo of children.
About this photograph
This photograph shows a group of boys at Vista del Mar Child Service in California. The archive dates it to around 1890, though this attribution carries uncertainty.
The record provides no details about the children pictured, the photographer, or the specific circumstances of the gathering. Vista del Mar Child Service is named but not described in the available documentation.
The photograph was digitised through California Revealed, a statewide programme that makes material from California libraries, archives, museums and historical societies publicly accessible. The programme brings together collections from many separate local institutions across the state.
The image appears in the archive's Jewish historical society collection, though no information is given about the specific connection or the institution that originally held it.
Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.
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