COLLECTION NUMBER:
C009.
COLLECTION TITLE:
Jose Aguirre Family Collection.
CREATOR(S):
Jose Aguirre family.
DATES OF MATERIAL:
ca. 1900-1949.
EXTENT:
51 items (47 photographic prints, 1 photomechanical print, 1 postcard, 2 prints): some hand-colored; 45 x 45 cm. or smaller.
LOCAL CONTROL NUMBERS:
Photographic prints: OP15605/0-50.
REPOSITORY:
San Diego History Center
Booth Historical Photograph Archives
P.O. Box 81825
San Diego, CA 92138
1-619-232-6203
ACQUISITION INFORMATION:
Gift of Thomas B. Moon, 1991 (769-D).
RESTRICTIONS:
Access to some fragile items restricted, except by permission of the curator.
COPYRIGHT:
For permission to reproduce or publish, contact the curator of the Booth Historical Photograph Archives of the San Diego Historical Society. Reproduction or publication of any part of this collection must include the following information next to the image(s) or in a special section of credits: Jose Aguirre Family Collection, San Diego History Center, Booth Historical Photograph Archives.
GENERAL NOTES:
Arrangement: by local control number and size, with oversize items in separate flat storage box. Forms part of: San Diego Historical Society Original Print Collection.
BIOGRAPHICAL OR HISTORICAL NOTE:
Born in Spain in 1882, Jose J. Aguirre emigrated to San Diego in 1905 where he worked as a meat cutter for Hardy’s Market (later Young’s Market). He married Petra Ardaiz, also a native of Spain, and had a son James. He died in 1968.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE:
The collection contains mostly studio portraits of Jose Aguirre, his wife, son, and other family members. Many of the photographs are mounted in card frames or textured-paper folders. It includes the work of early San Diego photographers Louis F. Steinbach, George J. Vreeland, Melvin H. Sykes, Alice Whitney Smith, Alfred C. Platt, Fred Hartsook, and others; and family portraits by F. Mena of Elizondo, in the Basque region of Spain. The images depict infants, young girls and boys dressed for first communion, wedding couples, and family groups. Most lack identification. There are also two oversize hand-colored photographic prints of Jose Aguirre, his wife, and son.
SUBJECTS INDEXED:
Aguirre family.
Families — California — San Diego.
Immigrants — California — San Diego.
Spaniards.
CONTENTS LIST:
| Box 1 | |
| Folder 1 | |
| OP15605/0 | Snapshot of man in U.S. Army uniform |
| OP15605/1 | Postcard portrait of Joe [Jose?] Aguirre and another man |
| OP15605/2 | Portrait of young girl in first communion dress |
| OP15605/3 | Portrait of Joe [Jose?] Aguirre of 4062 Louisiana Ave.,San Diego, and a young boy, photographed by Louis F. Steinbach |
| OP15605/4 | Portrait of young boy and girl |
| OP15605/5 | Portrait of [Jose Aguirre?] on cabinet card, photographed by Richard E. Bennette |
| OP15605/6 | Portrait of young man |
| Folder 2 | |
| OP15605/7 | Portrait of young boy dressed for first communion, photographed by Louis F. Steinbach |
| OP15605/8 | Portrait of [Jose Aguirre?] on boudoir card, photographed by Alfred C. Platt |
| OP15605/9 | Portrait of older woman on card with impressed border, photographed by F. Mena of Elizondo, Spain |
| OP15605/10 | Group portrait of U.S. Army soldiers in uniform in front of barracks |
| OP15605/11 | Portrait of young boy |
| OP15605/12 | Portrait of three infants mounted in textured-paper folder |
| OP15605/13 | Portrait of young girl mounted in textured-paper folder, photographed by Louis F. Steinbach |
| OP15605/14 | Portrait of infant mounted in textured-paper folder, photographed by Richard E. Bennette |
| OP15605/15 | Portrait of infant mounted in textured-paper folder, photographed by Louis F. Steinbach |
| Folder 3 | |
| OP15605/16 | Portrait of young man matted and mounted on stand-up card frame, photographed by George J. Vreeland |
| OP15605/17 | Portrait of young man matted and mounted on stand-up card frame |
| OP15605/18 | Portrait of young woman matted and mounted on stand-up card frame, photographed by Melvin H. Sykes |
| OP15605/19 | Portrait of young woman matted and mounted on stand-up card frame, inscribed on back, “Recuerdo de Felicia a para la Petra y familia”; photographed by Gainsborough Studio |
| Folder 4 | |
| OP15605/20 | Portrait of young woman matted and mounted on stand-up card frame, inscribed on front, “With love Madalene”; photographed by Jarrett-Fullerton |
| OP15605/21 | Portrait of young woman matted and mounted on stand-up card frame, photographed by Jarrett-Fullerton |
| OP15605/22 | Portrait of girl in communion dress matted and mounted on stand-up card frame, photographed by Alice Whitney Smith |
| Folder 5 | |
| OP15605/23 | Landscape view of town of Barralda, Spain; copy of print by Jean Leon Studio, San Diego |
| OP15605/24 | Group portrait, possibly of Aguirre family members and others [Jose Aguirre second row, left of young man with accordian?] in Basque region of Spain; matted and mounted photomechanical print by F. Mena of Elizondo, Spain |
| OP15605/25 | Portrait of wedding couple [Jose and Petra Aguirre?] mounted in textured-paper folder, photographed by Louis F. Steinbach |
| OP15605/26 | Portrait of man and woman mounted in textured-paper folder, photographed by Louis F. Steinbach |
| OP15605/27 | Portrait of man and woman mounted in textured-paper folder |
| OP15605/28 | Portrait of young man playing saxophone matted and mounted in stand-up card frame, photographed by Fred Hartsook |
| Folder 6 | |
| OP15605/29 | Portrait of Joe [Jose?] Aguirre of 4062 Louisiana Ave., San Diego, and a young boy [his son James?] mounted in textured-paper folder, photographed by Louis F. Steinbach |
| OP15605/30 | Portrait of Joe [Jose?] Aguirre of 4062 Louisiana Ave., San Diego, and a young boy [his son James?] mounted in textured-paper folder, photographed by Louis F. Steinbach |
| OP15605/31 | Portrait of young boy matted and mounted in textured-paper folder, photographed by Enos P. James |
| Folder 7 | |
| OP15605/32 | Group portrait of mostly vineyard laborers [Jose Aguirre, fifth from right, in front?]; copy of photographic print mounted on 23 x 28 cm. card, from Joe Aggurie [i.e. Aguirre] family at 4547 Kansas Street |
| OP15605/33 | Man on horse [Jose Aguirre riding horse on Catalina Island?] mounted on 23 x 28 cm. card, photographed by Reyes of Catalina Island, California |
| Folder 8 | |
| OP15605/34 | Portrait of young boy matted and mounted in textured-paper folder, photographed by Maxwell |
| OP15605/35 | Family portrait, husband and wife and five children, mounted in stand-up card frame, photographed by Edward J. Campbell |
| OP15605/36 | Portrait of young girl in first communion dress mounted in textured-paper folder |
| Folder 9 | |
| OP15605/37 | Colored print of rural scene showing stream |
| OP15605/38 | Print of windmill, church, and other buildings by stream |
| Box 2 — Oversize | |
| Folder 10 | |
| OP15605/39 | Oval-shaped, hand-colored portrait of man, woman, and child [Jose Aguirre, his wife Petra, and son James?] mounted on 28 x 45 cm. card |
| Folder 11 | |
| OP15605/40 | Oval-shaped, hand-colored portrait of young boy [Jose Aguirre’s son James?] mounted on 45 x 28 cm. card |
| Folder 12 | |
| OP15605/41 | Portrait of wedding couple, photographed by Alfred C. Platt |
| OP15605/42 | Flowers arranged around a grave site, photographed by A. McCallum of Oceanside, California |
| OP15605/43 | Family portrait, husband and wife and four children, photographed by F. Borgia of Los Angeles |
| OP15605/44 | Family portrait [with a young Jose Aguirre in back row?] |
| Folder 13 | |
| OP15605/45 | Family portrait, photographed by F. Mena of Elizondo, Spain |
| OP15605/46 | Group portrait, possibly of Aguirre family members and others [Jose Aguirre second row, left of young man with accordian?] in Basque region of Spain, mounted on card, photographed by F. Mena of Elizondo, Spain |
| OP15605/47 | Family portrait, photographed by F. Mena of Elizondo, Spain |
| Folder 14 | |
| OP15605/48 | Portrait of Petra Aguirre in wedding dress and [her father?] matted and mounted in textured-paper folder, photographed by F. Borgia of Los Angeles |
| OP15605/49 | Portrait of wedding couple [with best man and maid of honor?] matted and mounted in textured-paper folder, photographed by F. Borgia of Los Angeles |
| OP15605/50 | Portrait of woman matted and mounted in textured-paper folder, photographed by Fred Hartsook |
