Geography: Oroville

Carte-de-visite photograph of A. E. Hessig, taken by Edward Abraham Kusel in Oroville, California, circa 1865-1870. The photograph features a revenue stamp on the back. Kusel was a pioneering Jewish photographer and merchant in northern California.

Carte-de-visite photograph of the Oroville Courthouse in Butte County, California, circa 1865-1870. The photograph was taken by Edward Abraham Kusel, a pioneer Jewish settler in northern California and prominent photographer. The image depicts the original courthouse building before any additions, erected in August 1856.