Lewis, John Bacon (1825-1909)
/Robert Peterson Dammand’s Portrait Photograph of John Bacon Lewis
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
ROBERT PETERSON DAMMAND (Dammond) was born on September 6, 1855, in Horsens, Denmark, and died on January 27, 1936, in Glendale, California. He worked as a photographer in Iowa and Southern California before arriving in Petaluma in November 1901. He resided on Petaluma’s D Street and located his photographic studio opposite the American Hotel over the Steiger Building on Main Street. In late July 1905, Dammand departed Petaluma to set up a studio in Richmond, California. (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: John Bacon Lewis
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
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Medium: matte collodion print with oval mount
Description, front: The photographer’s imprint embossed on the center of the bottom edge of the card reads, “Dammand, Oskaloosa, Iowa”.
Description, back:
Date: between 1898 and November 1901
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Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, The Barbara Webster Collection
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