Members of the Vallejo Society of California Pioneers, 1923

Item Overview

Title

Members of the Vallejo Society of California Pioneers, 1923

Alternative title

John Grider, member of Bear Flag Party

Date Created

1923

Date

1923

Collection

Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

Composite group portrait of pioneers of Vallejo. John Grider (no. 44) is the sole African American depicted.
John Grider, a Tennessee native and former slave who arrived in Vallejo in 1850, was one of the city’s earliest residents and a veteran of the California Bear Flag Revolt of 1846. He was a horse trainer, a self-taught veterinary surgeon and worked in livery stables in Vallejo. Known as a formidable horseman, his friend F. W. Derrick, a former Pony Express rider and expert horseman, said Grider was one of the best rough riders he had ever known.

Caption

Written on back of photo: Courtesy of California State Library

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Keywords

Genre

photographs

Names

Grider, John, 1826-1924

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Horsemen and horsewomen