3 cabinet cards: Photograph of George Terrill, posing in full uniform. 21x14.3 cm. (8¼x5") on board mount. Photographer, Theo C. Marceau, S.F., information on verso. Captioned in period hand on verso, "George M. Terrill Lt Col 1st National Guard of California from 1888 until 1898 - 10 year - 400 Stockton St. Calif." * Photograph of 4 men (incl. Terrill) and 7 women posing by a camp tent labeled, Surgeon, with hanging Chinese lanterns. 17x22.7 cm. (6¾x9") on board mount, captained at bottom margin, "Camp Orton, First Infantry, N.G.C. Santa Rosa, 1889." Photographer was Oliver, also caption on bottom margin. On verso in period hand is a caption which identifies the people in the photograph, and the date of the photograph July 27th, 1889. * Photograph of presumably the First Infantry of the National Guard of California, standing at attention. 13.8x21 cm. (5½x8¼") on board mount, captained with photographer information Fuller & Williams, 1150 Market Street. Together 3 cabinet cards.
George M. Terrill was son of the famous surgeon George P. Terrill of Virginia. George also became an surgeon, serving with the army, and performing his duties most notably in the Civil War and the Apache campaign of 1885-86. Soon after, he settled out west, becoming a member of the First Infantry of the National Guard of California, which had posts throughout northern California.
Condition:
Some light wear from handling, some slight fading or yellowing with age, the last photograph (of the infantry standing at attention) with foxing; very good.