Original print, approximately 8¾x6¾" including margins. With Ansel Adams' Carmel, California stamp on verso. Portrait of George Cardiff, long-time manager of the Cowell Ranch in Santa Cruz, California. When the ranch was acquired by the University of California at Santa Cruz Ansel Adams was employed to photograph the historic ranch including the quarry, the barns, redwood trees, and the old ranch manager's house. The present picture shows Cardiff standing behind the screen door at the ranch house. Provenance: The Family of George Cardiff.