Crawford, Roy Solomon

Petaluma Daily Morning Courier, apr. 1898, p.4.

ROY SOLOMON CRAWFORD was born February 11, 1881 in Sloan, Iowa, and he died September 14, 1965 in Santa Rosa, California. He was buried in Sebastopol Memorial Lawn Cemetery. According to the reverse of his portrait, he worked as a shipping clerk for the Petaluma Incubator Company before embarking on a career as a photographer. According to the Petaluma Daily Morning Courier, Roy Crawford set out his sign for the “Crawford Gallery” in April 1898 in front of the Tann building on Main Street. By September 1898, he had moved his gallery to the space formerly occupied by the “Joslin Gallery” at 850 Main Street, opposite the American Hotel. In March 1900, it was reported in the Petaluma Argus-Courier that W. B. Cook, a photographer from Colusa, had purchased the “Crawford Gallery” and that Crawford intended to move to Cape Nome, Alaska.

Petaluma Photography Studio: Between April 1898 and September 1898, the “Crawford Gallery” was located “in front of the Tann building”, Main Street. Between September 1898 and March 1900, it was located opposite the American Hotel on 850 Main Street.

Active in Petaluma: April 1898 - March 1900

Bibliography: Petaluma Daily Morning Courier: July 9, 1895, p.4; Sept.4, 1895, p.1; Apr. 6, 1898, p. 3; Apr. 20, 1898, p. 4; Sept. 30, 1898, p. 4; Oct. 27, 1899, p. 2. Petaluma Argus-Courier, Mar. 7, 1900, p.1; Mar. 19, 1900, p. 3.  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233504239/roy-solomon-crawford.

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