Historical Portrait

Shades of Kern County, Taft - Photo Business

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Schmidt family photo business at their home in Taft, California, circa 1930. Public-domain historical photograph showing early photography business operations.

About this photograph

The Schmidt family operated a photography business from their home in Taft, California. The record dates the image to around 1930, though this dating carries some uncertainty.

Taft lies in Kern County in California's San Joaquin Valley. Running a commercial photography enterprise from a residential property was common practice in smaller communities during this period, where purpose-built studio space might be scarce or unaffordable.

The photographer who created this image remains unknown. The photograph forms part of a collection digitised through California Revealed, a statewide programme that makes historical material from California's libraries, archives, museums and historical societies publicly available online.

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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