Description	Oscar Alexander Schulze was born in Dresden, Germany in 1823. He immigrated to New York when he was 26 years old. He was a cabinet maker by trade. He resided in Havana , Cuba for awhile and then joined the gold rush to Coloma for he lived for several years. Not having success in the gold fields, he moved to Lima, Peru where he met his wife Anna. Three sons were born to them while in Peru, Oscar C., Otto and Paul. In 1866 they returned to California and lived in San Francisco where son, Gustave was born. They eventually moved to Dixon and had a business for eighteen years. Oscar died in 1910 and Anna Schulze died about 1903. Inscription on the back of the photo states that Alexander was the father of Oscar C. Schulze, grandfather of Olga Schulze Clifton, great grandfather of Caroline Clifton Drewes, great great grandfather of Robert Clifton Drewes and great, great, great, grandfather of Bartholomew Clifton Drewes. Scanned from Drewes family photo.
Object ID	2005.18.126
Object Name	Print, Photographic Digital
People	Schulze, Oscar Alexander Schulze, Olga Drewes Family

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