Back to ArchivesGosliner Family Collection
Collection Number: 81.11
This collection consists of family photographs, postcards and documents relating to the Gosliner family of Santa Cruz whom owned a shoe store on Pacific Ave. The items in this collection concern events in the family’s life such as military service, vacations, and the partnership of Aaron Goslner with Sussman Shoes. An example of items in this collection include: thirty-five postcards from Hiram Gosliner’s European tour with the American Legion, which include cards from Venice, Italy; Geneva, Switzerland; Rome, Italy; Paris, France; and Germany among other places, as well as several scrapbooks and an 1821 book full of quotations from famous personages and poets. This book was 150 years old in 1971 according to an inscription inside and came with its owner to San Francisco . Other items include family portraits and military enlistment papers from World War I as well as photographs of military camps and soldiers from World War I. This collection spans a date range of 1821-1956.