Frederick Ferdinand Schafer Painting Catalog

Image record 8110

(1) Newspaper notice of Schafer paintings exhibited at the 1884 Mechanics' Fair and a rumored auction

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[painting photograph]

Image credit: Stanford University Library. Found by William K. Dick.

Related images: (1) Notice of Schafer exhibition at 19th Mechanics Fair.
(2) Republication of the above notice in an Alameda newspaper.
(3) Report that the 1884 Mechanics' Fair paintings will be sold at auction.
(4) Another, very brief report that Schafer paintings will be sold at auction.
(5) An advertisement of the auction.
(6) A slightly different advertisement of the auction.
(7) A news report of the auction.
(8) Another announcement of this auction, citing 65 paintings.
(9) A daily auction list that includes the auction.
(10) A last-minute news reminder of the auction.
(11) A report after the auction, giving some prices.
Information about this image:
Original: Xerographic copy from microfilm. Published Wednesday, 3 September 1884, in the San Francisco Evening Bulletin LVIII 135, page 2, column 4.
Scan: Scanned in greyscale at 200 pixels/inch on an Epson V350 scanner.
Adjustments: Image digitally contrast-enhanced and sharpened. Image contains ICC color profile.
Note: The titles listed in this report are among those listed in the Mechanics' Institute Nineteenth Industrial Exhibition. This notice is part of a public relations campaign consisting of at least ten newspaper notices, reports, and advertisements. The clippings are numbered (1) through (10).
Calibration: Targets

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