Putnam & Valentine
Organization
Administrative History
Putnam & Valentine was a photography studio in California.
Citation:
Putnam & Valentine photographs of California, circa 1890s-1910sBrigham Young University, L. Tom Perry Special Collections worksheet, June 26, 2008 (Putnam & Valentine; photography studio in Los Angeles, Calif.)
Biographies of Western Photographers, 1997: p. 134 (Putnam & Valentine; partnership of J.R. Putnam and W.S. Valentine)
Advertisement, Santa Ana Register, 1923 May 16: page 22 (Putnam Studios, Commercial and Pictorial Photographers, established 1891, successors to Putnam & Valentine, Studios, Pine Knot, Bear Valley, Calif., Laguna Beach, Calif., Aristo Building, 757 So. Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles)
Earl Brines, "Putnam & Valentine" [unpublished article], 2001: page 2 (1895-1901, city directories list Putnam Commercial Photographers; Putnam & Valentine partnership formed at least 1901, first listing in city directory, 1902, John R. Putnam, Carlton O. Valentine, Arion Putnam, photographers, 79 Temple Bldg. Retain branch 252 Spring St.; John R. Putnam died in August 1913, Arion Putnam and Carlton O. Valentine continued to operate the Putnam & Valentine Studio until 1920)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Putnam & Valentine photographs of California
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233608246]
Identifier: MSS P 383
Scope and Contents
Collection includes 30 photographs of various locations in California, taken by Putnam & Valentine between the 1890s and the 1910s. Includes images of Los Angeles, Yosemite, San Francisco, and the Grand Canyon.
Dates:
aproximately 1890s-1919