Armstrong, Harry George (1886-1950)

Joslin & Company’s Portrait Photograph of Harry Armstrong

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PHOTOGRAPHER / PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOSLIN & COMPANY was established by the photographer Amon James Tuft Joslin. He was born in 1839 in Rockwood, New York, and died in 1913 in San Benito County, California. He established the Petaluma Photo Parlor under the name of Joslin & Company in November 1893, and left the studio, departing for Chico, California in April 1897. (For additional information on Joslin and Company and to view all portraits produced by the studio in the collection, click on its name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Harry George Armstrong

Description: This is a portrait of Armstrong as a child. He is wearing a dark jacket with a large white collar. He gazes slightly to his right and maintains a slight smile. His straight hair is cropped short and parted on his left.

Biographical Note: Harry George Armstrong was a “college man” and railroad supervisor. He also served as a machinist in the Navy.

Family Affiliation: Harry George Armstrong was the son of Petaluma Supervisor George James Armstrong and Maybelle Church Armstrong. He was also the brother of Samuel Walter Armstrong and Gladys Armstrong. He married Florence Estelle Winkler in 1905.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, Front: This is a scalloped, white, cabinet card with a head-and-shoulders portrait of a male child. Joslin & Company’s imprint appears along the bottom edge.

Description, Back: The back of this cabinet card is blank or contains only an accession number.

Date: soon after November 1893

Condition: There are small stains on the bottom edge of the card.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-02-p31-p19, Church Family Album

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