Unidentified Man 2002-223-03

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card of an elderly unidentified man's bust in a semi-oval frame. The man has combed hair and a long goatee. He is wearing a tweed three-piece suit with notched, piped lapels, a tie and up-turned collar. The man's fashion, card's format, and Reed's duration in Petaluma date this photo to the1880s.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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Description, back: the back of this cabinet card is blank

Date: circa 1885-1888

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Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2002-223-03

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