Edstrom, Arthur (b. & d. dates to be determined)
/Charles McMillan’s Portrait Photograph of Arthur Edstrom
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: Charles McMillan
Photographic Studio: Charles McMillan opened his photography studio in 1891 at the corner of Sacramento and Virginia Streets in Vallejo. He was also reported to have a studio in Vallejo at 314 Georgia Street.
THE SITTER:
Name: Arthur Edstrom
Description: In this cabinet card, Arthur Edstrom appears as a young man dressed in a wool jacket and a white shirt with a banded collar. He wears a dark tie with white, zig-zagged lines and a star tiepin.
Biographical Note: Arthur Edstrom was reported in the Santa Cruz papers to have carried out several real estate transaction in the 1890s with Edwin C. Edstrom.
Family Affiliation: There are two portraits in this archive taken by Charles McMillan and each portrays a young man with the surname Edstrom. (Edwin & Arthur.) It is possible they had their portraits taken at the same time and that they are brothers. An Edwin Edstrom was reported to have died in 1896 of old age at his residence on Third Street in Petaluma. Possibly this was the sitter’s father. Also see the portrait of “Uncle Edstrom and Aunt Eliza Edstrom” in this collection.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.25 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: This is a three quarter view, head-shot portrait of a young man mounted on a dark card. The photographer’s imprint is printed in gold along the bottom.
Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in black ink along the top edge is, “Arthur Edslrom”. Below this handwritten in cursive in pencil is “Edstrom”.
Date: Date: This portrait must date to 1891 or sometime thereafter, because that was the year Charles McMillan set up his photography studio in Vallejo, California.
Condition: This cabinet card has several spots along the right and top edges and has moderate foxing throughout.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1983-32-10
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