Historedia
Person

Leland Stanford

Events
2
Episodes
3
Years
1878–1891

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Leland Stanford, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Muybridge photographs 'Sallie Gardner at a Gallop'

    1878

    Role: Patron

    1. 15 June 1878 · Stanford's Palo Alto Stock FarmPalo Alto Photographic Sequence

      Muybridge used twelve cameras at Stanford's Palo Alto Stock Farm to capture the phases of a horse's gallop in June 1878.

    2. 15 July 1878 (copyright registration date) · San FranciscoPublication of Cabinet Cards

      Muybridge registered the photographic series for copyright on 15 July 1878, and the images were published as cabinet cards depicting successive phases of movement.

  2. Stanford University opens

    1891

    Role: Co-founder

    1. 1891-10-01 · Former Palo Alto farmOpening Exercises

      Stanford University held its opening exercises on October 1, 1891, admitting its first students as a coeducational, non-denominational institution.

Sources

  1. Eadweard Muybridge Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24
  2. The Horse in Motion Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
  3. Stanford University Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-07
  4. Jane Stanford Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01
  5. Leland Stanford Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-09