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| Born in New York in 1836. During the 1860s Oliver worked in New York City. By 1873 he had moved to San Francisco and was working for the Illustrated Press. By 1878 he had formed his own business. During the 1890s he moved across the bay to Oakland and worked for the Kodak Company until shortly before his death on October 4, 1925.
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Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
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