Frederick Ferdinand Schafer Painting Catalog

Image record 8118

(6) A second advertisement of the auction of Schafer paintings that were exhibited at the 1884 Mechanics' Fair in San Francisco

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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 Monday, 15 September 1884, in the San Francisco Evening Bulletin LVIII, 137, page 2, column 8.
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: Essentially identical advertisements appeared in the San Francisco Evening Bulletin of September 13, 16, 17, and 18, 1884 and the (San Francisco) Daily Alta California of 18 September 1884. The catalogue mentioned in the advertisement has not been located. This advertisement 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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