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Display of C.K. Tuttle bottles, top hat, and store fixtures (courtesy of Peter Sonne).
Photographic equipment (courtesy of Pat Hathaway).
Many of the images in this online exhibit are the work of photographer & pioneer pharmacist, C. K. Tuttle (1859-1939). Tuttle was a native Californian, born in Benicia.


Formal portrait by B.F. Howland & Co.'s New York Gallery, San Francisco.
#37.4-784-P
1868


Formal portrait by B.F. Howland & Co.'s
New York Gallery, San Francisco.
#37.4-782-P
1870


Formal portrait by Edouart & Co.
photography studio, San Francisco.
#37.4-783-P
1875
Tuttle graduated from the California College of Pharmacy in 1879, and held California druggist certificate #6. He captured the people, places, and vistas of early Pacific Grove with his camera, and dispensed these images along with his prescriptions to customers of his Lighthouse Avenue pharmacy.


Formal portrait by Edouart & Co.
photography studio, San Francisco.
#37.3-763-P, from the
Museum's Tuttle Collection.
August 5, 1876


Formal portrait by Dames & Butler
photography studio, San Francisco.
#37.3-772-P, from the
Museum's Tuttle Collection.
November 23, 1882


Formal portrait in Knights of Columbus regalia. Photo by Rieman & Co., SF.
#37.3-775-P, from the Museum's Tuttle Collection.
c. 1885
He came to Pacific Grove in 1887 for the local climate's health benefits, and stayed for the rest of his long life. He was energetically involved with civic work, and served for many years on the city's board of trustees and school board.


In garden at side of Pacific Grove house.
Detail from #18.1-574-PB, from the
Museum's Tuttle Collection.
1891


Holding daughter's hand on Lighthouse Ave.
Detail from #15.1-001-BP, from the Museum's Tuttle Collection.
November 1893


At family picnic in Pacific Grove.
Detail from #13.0-479-PL, from the Museum's Tuttle Collection.
c. 1902
Tuttle learned photography from C.W.J. Johnson, the official Del Monte Hotel photographer.


Formal portrait.
#22.2-144-P, from the
Museum's Tuttle Collection.
c. 1905


Formal portrait.
#10.0-162-P, from the
Museum's Tuttle Collection.
c. 1910


Surrounded by flowers celebrating his
pharmacy's 50th year in business.
Photo courtesy of the
Pacific Grove Public Library
1937
Tuttle's camera work spanned over four decades, and the Museum has over 700 of his images in its collection. These images were made in many formats, ranging from large glass-plate negatives to small film snapshots. Copies of the images are available online, and in binders at the Pacific Grove Public Library reference desk and at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History (by appointment with the archivist.)

 

Page created August 24, 2005. Last updated September 7, 2005.
Page copyright 2005 by the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History.
Photos from this online exhibit may not be used without permission of the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History.