Historical Portrait
M. F. Pascoe, Visalia, California, ca 1888
Archive record
Public-domain historical photograph of M. F. Pascoe, resident of Visalia, California, taken by photographer E. M. Davidson circa 1888.
About this photograph
This portrait shows M. F. Pascoe, a resident of Visalia, California, photographed around 1888 by E. M. Davidson.
The archive record provides no further details about Pascoe's occupation, age, or circumstances. Visalia sits in Tulare County, part of California's San Joaquin Valley, a farming region that saw substantial settlement in the late nineteenth century and relied on irrigated agriculture. The photograph is part of the county library's local history collection, which documents ordinary residents, families, schools and businesses rather than public figures.
Davidson worked as a photographer in the area during this period, though the record gives no additional information about the studio or practice.
The photograph has been digitised through California Revealed, a statewide programme that makes material from California libraries, archives, museums and historical societies publicly accessible.
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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