Mary Louisa Mitchell Binckley, Artist in Santa Rosa, California, August 1883

Santa Rosa Press Democrat, August 1, 4, 6, 8, 15+, 1883:

 

MRS. BINCKLEY,

ARTIST

WILL TAKE CLASSES IN DRAWING FROM

Nature, Mechanical Drawing, Crayon and

Charcoal Sketches, Oil. Water Color and China

Painting. China fired at New York prices.

 Terms—$1.00 per Lesson, in Class.

Two Lessons per Week.

 Orders taken in Painting on Silk, Satin and Velvet,

in the new Embroidery Painting.  jy30-dtf 

 

Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Number 307, August 4, 1883: 

We have been frequently asked where Mrs. Binckley, whose advertisement appears in another column, resides. It is on Seventh street near B. —

[Mary Louisa Mitchell/Mitchell Binckley (1838-1930)

Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, had a population nearing 5,000 at the time; in 2016, it is closer to 175,000]

Many thanks to Katherine J. Rinehart, M.A., Manager, History & Genealogy, Sonoma County Library, 211 E Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 for help with initial local research, the California Digital Newspaper Collection project, and also William Myers, Mary Davy and Sally Young for their assistance.