Historical Portrait
George W. Stewart, Visalia, California
Archive record
Public-domain 1880 historical portrait of George W. Stewart, early Visalia resident, journalist, and founding superintendent of Sequoia National Park.
About this photograph
George W. Stewart appears in this portrait as an early resident of Visalia, working as a journalist. The archive record identifies him as the founding superintendent of Sequoia National Park.
Visalia lies in Tulare County, part of California's San Joaquin Valley. The region saw heavy settlement in the later nineteenth century, developing as a farming area dependent on irrigated agriculture. The county library maintains a large local history photograph collection focused on ordinary residents, families, schools and businesses rather than public figures.
The photographer who made this portrait in 1880 remains unidentified. The photograph now forms part of the Tulare County Library's holdings and reached this archive through California Revealed, a statewide programme that digitises material held by California libraries, archives, museums and historical societies. Items carrying this source tag come from many separate local institutions across the state, indicating where a photograph was digitised rather than where it was taken.
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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