Bartlett, Lydia (see Stickney)→
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Lydia Bartlett STickney
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: Lydia Bartlett Stickney
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
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Owner: The Cyndi Logan Collection, digital copy by permission.
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Blakely, Rosalie “Rosa” Ayers(1865-1938) (2 of 2)
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of rosalie “Rosa” ayers Blakely
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: Rosalie “Rosa” Ayers Blakely. When this portrait was taken, the sitter would have been known as Rosalie Ayers.
Description: Looking out at the viewer with a scowling expression, Rosalie sits casually resting her right elbow on a side table. She wears a calf-length plaid dress that has a shorter, scalloped, matching overskirt. The overskirt has a scalloped hem trimmed in two bands of dark ribbon. On the right side of her dress hem can be seen the trim of her white, scalloped petticoat. Over her dress is a bolero jacket trimmed along the front and around the cuffs with white embroidery. She also wears laced boots and white stockings. Her shoulder-length hair is very curly, and adorned with a bow.
Biographical Note:
Family Affiliation: Rosalie was the daughter of early Petaluma pioneers, William A. Ayers (1829-1899) and Martha Wade Ayers. William, born in Ireland, was a Petaluma rancher, city councilman and street superintendent. Rosalie was married to Theron M. Blakely Senior who conducted the Petaluma Courier. Rosalie had one son, Theron M. Blakely Junior who died in the infamous crash of the U. S. Army Airship ROMA on February 21, 1922, Norfolk, Virginia and one daughter, Clarice Blakely Holmes. Rosalie filed for divorce in 1908. Rosalie lived in Petaluma until 1906 when she moved to Napa and then to St. Helena. She died in St. Helena, but was buried with her son in Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, California. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95183568/rosalie_blakely
Bibliography: Petaluma Argus-Courier, Sept. 17, 1908, p.7; Feb. 23, 1922, p. 1. The Napa Valley Register, March 8, 1938, p. 8.
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
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Date: 1879
Condition: There is extensive foxing in the upper right of this portrait.
Owner: The Cyndi Logan Collection, digital copy by permission.
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Wilson, Thomas J. (1872-1934) (1 of 3)
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Thomas J. wilson
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: Thomas J. Wilson
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite
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Owner: The Cyndi Logan Collection, digital copy by permission.
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Stickney, Lydia Bartlett
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Lydia Bartlett STickney
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: Lydia Bartlett Stickney
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite
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Owner: The Cyndi Logan Collection, digital copy by permission.
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Wilson, Warren
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Warren wilson
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: Warren Wilson
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite
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Owner: The Cyndi Logan Collection, digital copy by permission.
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Wilson, Leon A.
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Leon A. wilson
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: Leon A. Wilson
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite
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Owner: The Cyndi Logan Collection, digital copy by permission.
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Vestal, Lena E. (1878-1968) (1 of 2)
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Lena E. Vestal
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:
Names: Lena E. Vestal
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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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Date: 1885
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Owner: The Cyndi Logan Collection, digital copy by permission.
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Ayers, Martha (2 of 2)
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of martha ayers
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:
Names: Martha Ayers
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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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Owner: The Cyndi Logan Collection, digital copy by permission.
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Ayers, William David (1869-1929)(2 of 2)
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of william david ayers
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:
Names: William David Ayers
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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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Owner: The Cyndi Logan Collection, digital copy by permission.
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Hall, Gilbert Pine (1859-1932) (3 of 6)
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Gilbert Pine Hall
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: Gilbert Pine Hall
Description: Gilbert Pine Hall sits in a studio chair and leans casually to his right while resting his elbow on what appears to be a sheepskin rug. While resting his left hand in his lap, he gazes up to his right. He is dressed in a double breasted jacket, white shirt, and white bow tie. On his left lapel is a large unidentifiable object. He is clean shaven, and his hair is parted off center, oiled and combed to the back of his head.
Biographical Note: Gilbert Pine Hall was born on April 20, 1859, in Manchester, Missouri, the thirteenth and youngest child of Sarah Gibbons Thomas and Dr. James Henry Hall. When he was about 11, his family moved to Petaluma, California. Gil continued his education and graduated in 1878 from Petaluma High School in a class of six students, including Mary Louise Brown, aka Lulu Brown. Over the next few years, Gil worked in a variety of positions. In April 1880, he was teaching school in the San Antonio district, and two years later, he and former classmate Lulu were married by the Marin County Justice of the Peace. The Brown parents soon arranged for Father Cleary of St. Vincent’s parish to repeat the ceremony for the couple, and the Petaluma Courier announced that “Cupid’s darts are flying fast.”
Gil Hall joined the National Guard in 1882, was appointed Postmaster of Petaluma in 1886, and in 1890 was voted in as County Auditor and Recorder. In 1894, he was admitted to the California Bar and began practicing law in Sonoma County. Gil’s name appeared frequently in Petaluma newspapers throughout his life and many times years after his death. He was described as eloquent, controversial, golden-tongued, unpredictable, fiery, and many more colorful terms. Bill Soberanes, a Petaluma Argus-Courier columnist for many years, wrote frequently about Gil Hall’s courtroom tactics. One story tells about Gil’s defense of a client charged with selling illegal whiskey during prohibition. The evidence was in a bottle displayed in the courtroom. Gil picked up the bottle and drank the contents. “That’s not whiskey!” he exclaimed and won the case. The evidence was gone.
Gil and Mary Louise were the parents of five daughters: Aletha, Evelyn, Kathleen, Geraldine, and Dorothy. An unnamed son died at birth in 1888. The family lived in Petaluma for all but a few years while Gil was county recorder in Santa Rosa. Their marriage lasted just short of 50 years. Gil and Mary Louise both died in 1932. Gil died on January 24 and Mary Louise seven months later on August 25. Their graves are side-by-side in Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Petaluma.
*This biographical note was written by Annie Alexis Ferguson Brown’s descendant, Kathleen O’Brien Balestrini.
Family Affiliation: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42046069/gilbert-pine-hall. Search this archive and the Sonoma County Library photograph archive for additional portraits of the Hall family.
Bibliography: Petaluma Argus-Courier: August 25, 1932, p. 3 (obit); August 27, 1932, p. 3; Sept 29, 1899, p. 1; November 2, 1927, p. 8; November 8, 1927, p. 7; January 25, 1932, p. 3; March 10, 1932, p. 5. Petaluma Courier: May 29, 1878, p. 3; August 13, 1890, p.4. Petaluma Daily Morning Courier: August 28, 1911, p. 5; December 9, 1896, p. 2; March 8, 1897, p. 2; July 31, 1897, p. 1; November 2, 1897, p.1; July 12, 1911, p.2. Petaluma Weekly Argus: May 31, 1878, p. 3; April 2, 1880, p. 3; July 23, 1889, p. 3; June 2, 1882, p. 3; October 13, 1882, p. 3. Gilbert Pine Hall was referenced numerous times after his death in articles written by Bill Soberanes. The most extensive references include: Petaluma Argus-Courier: May 13, 1966, p.9; April 26, 1967, p. 11; September 14, 1979, p.11.
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm
Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: In the background of this portrait on the right is a length of dark drapery. On the left is what appears to be a sheepskin rug upon which the sitter rests his right elbow. The photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom edge of the card in blue ink.
Description, back: Handwritten in pencil along the right edge is: “Gilbert Pine Hall - Lawyer”, “(1859-1932)”, and “Mamas father”.
Date: 1890s
Condition: This cabinet card is slightly soiled throughout.
Owner: From the collection of Kathleen O’Brien Balestrini, digital copy by permission.
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Rodd, Mary Jane Blackburn (1858-1940) (8 of 8)
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Mary Jane blackburn rodd
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: Mary Jane Blackburn Rodd
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.25 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on
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Owner: The Carol Cook Collection, digital copy by permission.
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Rodd, Dorothy Clark (1884-1963) (see Barber)→
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Dorothy Clark Rodd Barber
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: Dorothy Clark Rodd Barber
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.25 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on
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Owner: The Carol Cook Collection, digital copy by permission.
Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.
Barber, Dorothy Clark Rodd (1884-1963)
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Dorothy Clark Rodd Barber
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: Dorothy Clark Rodd Barber
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.25 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on
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Owner: The Carol Cook Collection, digital copy by permission.
Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.
Rodd, Mary Jane Blackburn (1858-1940) (1 of 8)
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Mary Jane blackburn rodd
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: Mary Jane Blackburn Rodd
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.25 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on
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Owner: The Carol Cook Collection, digital copy by permission.
Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.
Rodd, Mary Jane Blackburn (1858-1940) (6 of 8)
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Mary Jane blackburn rodd
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: Mary Jane Blackburn Rodd
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on
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Owner: The Carol Cook Collection, digital copy by permission.
Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.
Lewis, Elizabeth "Lizzie" (1879-1953) (1 of 6) (see Wallace)→
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of elizabeth Lewis Wallace
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: Elizabeth Lewis Wallace
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Format / Size: carte de visite
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
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Date: c. 1878-1879
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Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Barbara Webster Collection, 2022-214-312
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Lewis, Charles Wadsworth (1853-1942)(1 of 4)
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Charles Wadsworth Lewis
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: Charles Wadsworth Lewis
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
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Date: April 1884
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Barbara Webster Collection, 2022-214-314
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Wallace, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Lewis(1878-1953)(1 of 6)
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of elizabeth Lewis Wallace
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: Elizabeth Lewis Wallace
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back:
Date: c. 1878-1879
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Barbara Webster Collection, 2022-214-312
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Banes, Billy 2022-952-01-50a
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of billy banes
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: Billy Banes
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back:
Date:
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg50a, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album
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Unidentified Infant 2022-952-01-pg49a
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Infant
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: Carte de visite of an unidentified infant girl in an oval frame. The infant has on a plaid dress with a white lace bib. An adult's arm is seen in the frame holding the baby upright. The rounded edges, oval frame, and Reed's duration in Petaluma date this photo to the early 1870's.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 10.25 x 6.25 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back: J.Q. Reed, Photographic Artist. Brick Block opposite McGuire’s Drug Store, Main St., Petaluma, Cal.
Date: circa 1874-1875
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg48a, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album
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Unidentified Infant 2022-952-01-pg48a
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Infant
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: Carte de visite of an unidentified infant girl in an oval frame. The infant has on a plaid dress with a white lace bib. An adult's arm is seen in the frame holding the baby upright. The rounded edges, oval frame, and Reed's duration in Petaluma date this photo to the early 1870's.
Biographical Note:
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography:
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 10.25 x 6.25 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back: J.Q. Reed, Photographic Artist. Brick Block opposite McGuire’s Drug Store, Main St., Petaluma, Cal.
Date: circa 1874-1875
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg48a, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album
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“Gentleman With Large, Piercing, Round Eyes”
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of a “Gentleman with large, piercing, round eyes”
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: Unidentified
Description: In this highly symmetrical, frontal portrait, the sitter’s large, piercing, round eyes stare out directly at the viewer. The gentleman is formally attired and meticulously groomed. He wears a jacket with exceptionally large lapels and a matching vest. A thin, dark, bow tie accompanies his collared white shirt.
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Family Affiliation:
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: This portrait is contained within a vertical oval.
Description, back: J. Q. Reed’s imprint appears on the back. It is comprised of four lines all in a different font. On both sides of the second line is a distinct, decorative flourish.
Date: circa 1870-1898
Condition: There is consistent, light foxing throughout the front of this carte de visite.
Owner: Pete Vilmur Collection, digital copy by permission
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Unidentified Infant 2022-952-01-pg48a
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Infant
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: Carte de visite of an unidentified infant in an oval frame. The infant has on a patterned, white dress and is sitting on a studio prop blanket. Her face is fairly blurry. The rounded edges, oval frame, and Reed's duration in Petaluma date this photo to the early 1870's.
Biographical Note:
Family Affiliation:
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back: J.Q. Reed, Photographic Artist. Brick Block opposite McGuire’s Drug Store Main St., Petaluma, Cal.
Date: circa 1874-1875
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg48a, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/Demartin Family & Friends Album
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Unidentified Girl 2022-952-01-pg42a
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified GIrl
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: Unidentified
Description:
Biographical Note: add, augment
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography: add, augment
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, size N/A
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, Obverse:
Date: c. 1874-1898
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album, 2022-952-01-pg42a
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Unidentified Girl 2022-952-01-pg40b
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified GIrl
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: Unidentified
Description:
Biographical Note: add, augment
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography: add, augment
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, size N/A
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, Obverse: (identify group or individual, gender(s); identify pose, furniture & props; describe composition, background, added color…)
Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp
Date: c. 1874-1898
Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album, 2022-952-01-pg40b
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Unidentified Woman 2022-952-01-14d
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Woman
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:
Biographical Note:
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography:
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cdv
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back:
Date:
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-14c, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album
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Unidentified Couple 2022-952-01-pg11c
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Couple
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 SITTERS:
Names: Unknown
Description: Cabinet card of unidentified couple standing. The man is wearing a highly decorative kilt, while the woman next to him wears a ruffled, corseted, bustled dress with sausage curls.
Biographical Note:
Family Affiliation:
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back:
Date: circa 1874-1898
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg11c, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album
Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.
Unidentified Man 2021-919-04
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man
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:
Biographical Note:
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography:
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back: t
Date: circa 1880-1888
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2021-919-04, original donated by Mike Van Dine
Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.
Unidentified Girl 2022-952-01-pg33b
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified GIrl, c. 1874-1898
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: Unidentified
Description:
Biographical Note: add, augment
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography: add, augment
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, size N/A
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, Obverse: (identify group or individual, gender(s); identify pose, furniture & props; describe composition, background, added color…)
Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp
Date: c. 1874-1898
Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg33b, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album
Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.
Unidentified Boy 2022-952-01-pg33d
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an unidentified boy
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: Unidentified
Description:
Biographical Note: add, augment
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography: add, augment
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, size N/A
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, Obverse: (identify group or individual, gender(s); identify pose, furniture & props; describe composition, background, added color…)
Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp
Date: c. 1874-1898
Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg33d, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album
Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.
Unidentified Man 2022-952-01-pg34a
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an unidentified man
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: Unidentified
Description:
Biographical Note: add, augment
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography: add, augment
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, size N/A
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, Obverse: (identify group or individual, gender(s); identify pose, furniture & props; describe composition, background, added color…)
Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp
Date: c. 1874-1898
Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg34a, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album
Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.
Oates, Bessie Jane Hiatt (1881-1967)
/John Quincy Reed’s Photographic portrait of Bessie Jane Hiatt Oates
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: Bessie Jane Hiatt Oates (1881-1967)
Description: Exuding a calm and solemn demeanor, Bessie Jane Hiatt Oates sits on a stool holding a tambourine in her lap. She has positioned the instrument so the viewer can clearly see its Salvation Army imagery and inscription, “Lieut. C. Oates”. Bessie is attired in a Salvation Army uniform typical of the 1880s and 90s. Her form-fitting jacket is fastened with large metal buttons that run the entire length of the garment. Her jacket and dress beneath were probably made of blue wool, a color meant to symbolize the purity of life enjoyed by those cleansed by Jesus and the Holy Ghost. She wears a matching bonnet fastened with a wide ribbon and tied under her left ear. Across the top of her bonnet, unseen in this portrait, would have been a red banner with a white inscription reading, “The Salvation Army”. At her throat is a Salvation Army badge, and on her collar is a metal pin in the shape of an “S”.
Biographical Note: Bessie was born in Akron, Indiana in 1881. In 1897, at the age of sixteen, she married Charles Edward Oates (1874-1963). Bessie was a member of the Petaluma Methodist Church, The Golden Age Club, and the Gann Valley Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. The date of this portrait (sometime between 1897-1898) confirms Bessie was a member of the Salvation Army in the late 1890s. In the late 1880s, the Salvation Army had attempted to establish a strong presence in Petaluma, but, due to antagonism within the community, moved their garrison to Santa Rosa in 1890. In 1897 the Salvation Army re-established a garrison in Petaluma. Consequently, Bessie may have served the Salvation Army through either the Santa Rosa or the Petaluma location. It may be informative that although Bessie and Charles lived at 504 Keokuk Street in Petaluma, they are buried in the Santa Rosa Memorial Park.
Family Affiliation: Bessie Jane Hiatt Oates’ father was Isaac Hiatt (1842-1906). He is buried in Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose. Bessie had four siblings, and all are buried in Cypress Hill Memorial Park in Petaluma. Her husband was Petaluma carpenter Charles Edward Oates (1874-1963). This would explain the initial “C” inscribed on her tambourine; she may have preferred to be referred to as Mrs. Charles Oates, or she may be holding her husband’s tambourine. It has not been determined if Bessie held the title of lieutenant or if she held it jointly with her husband. With Charles, Bessie had at least five children: Harry J. Oates, Wiliam C. Oates, Lois Oates Backovich, Bernand Oates and Mildred Oates.
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.25 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: This cabinet card portrays Bessie Jane Hiatt Oates attired in her Salvation Army uniform. She sits displaying a tambourine inscribed “Lieut. C. Oates”. In the background, along the right edge of the composition can be seen what is most likely an additional studio chair, and to the left is what appears to be an object draped with heavy cloth.
Description, back: The back side of this cabinet card is blank.
Date: This portrait dates between 1897 when Bessie married changing her name from Hiatt to Oates and soon after 1898 when the photographer, John Quincy Reed, left Petaluma.
Condition: This cabinet card is in very good condition.
Owner: Digital copy courtesy of the Rountree Family Collection
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Morrow, Nancy Jane "Jennie" Whitney (1855-1938)(5 of 5)
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Jennie Whitney & Etta Attenbury
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 Sitters:
Names: Nancy Jane “Jennie” Whitney Morrow and Etta Attenbury (At the time this portrait was taken, Nancy Jane would have been known by her maiden name, Whitney.)
Description: This cabinet card is a double portrait of Nancy Jane “Jennie” Whitney (on the viewer’s left), and Etta Attenbury (on the viewer’s right). This is an intimate portrait of friends; the girls tilt their heads to touch each other. They are dressed and groomed similarly. Short, straight bangs frame their faces, and large, flat, bows adorn the top of their heads. Both girls also wear plaid blouses, high white collars with metal pins at the throat and large lacy jabots. A large dark bead hangs prominently from the left ear of Nancy Jane Whitney. To view an earlier portrait of these two girls together see: Nancy Jane Whitney, Etta Attenbury and Millie.
Biographical Note: As a member of a prominent Petaluma family, Nancy Jane “Jennie” Whitney attended “Professor Lippitt’s Scientific & Classical Institute” on D Street in Petaluma, and served as a Sunday school teacher at Petaluma’s St. John’s Episcopal Church under Reverend George Barbour Allen (1833-1918). On April 20, 1881, at the age of 26, in her parent’s home at 6th and F Streets in Petaluma, she married George Pilson Morrow of Temescal, Alameda County, California (1858 -1904). George Morrow was connected with the grain industry and president of George P. Morrow & Company, 303 California Street, San Francisco. On June 7, 1897 the Petaluma Daily Courier reported that Nancy Jane had been elected to the School Board of Temescal, a neighborhood of Oakland, California. In 1904, George died at the age of 45. In 1938, Nancy Jane died at age 81. Both were buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland.
Family Affiliation: Nancy Jane “Jennie” Whitney was the second daughter of the prominent Petaluma pioneers, Albion Paris Whitney (1825-1884) and Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney (1832-1917). Her father was a California State Senator and wealthy businessman. Her mother managed the family business after his death and was an active participant in the women’s suffrage movement. Her paternal grandmother was Olive Parlin Whitney (1791-1874), and her siblings were Cleora Melissa Whitney Hewlett, Arthur Leslie Whitney, Leona Merrill Whitney, Marcella “Ella” Whitney Wheaton, Albion Harvey Whitney and Clara Whitney Spears. With her husband, George Pilson Morrow (1858-1904) Nancy Jane had two children, Rachel Morrow and George Whitney Morrow. Following in his maternal grandfather’s footsteps, George Whitney Morrow worked in the grocery industry.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: This cabinet card is a double, head-and-shoulders, portrait of two girls with their heads touching. The photographer’s imprint appears at the bottom in printed cursive, and the names of the sitters are handwritten in cursive above the imprint.
Description, back: The back of this cabinet card is blank or contains only an accession number.
Date: 1872-1874
Condition: This card is soiled and there is a black spot on the center left of the front side.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-35
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“Young Man Identified as a Petaluma Fireman”
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of a
“Young Man Identified as a Petaluma Fireman”
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: This young man has been identified on the back side of the card; however, the identification is problematic. His first name may be Peter, but the surname is illegible. On a second line, the word “fireman” is legible.
Description: This young man sports a bushy, handlebar mustache, and his left-of-center, parted, hairline is receding. He wears a jacket with a high, small, notched lapel and matching vest which features a chain extending from the second button hole. He wears a white, spread collar and a large, white, necktie knot which is highlighted with a stickpin.
Biographical Note:
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography:
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: This head-and-shoulders portrait of a young man is encircled within a vertical oval. The photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom edge of the card.
Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in black ink is, “Peter”. Unfortunately the surname is illegible. Below this is written,“Fireman”.
Date: 1870-1898
Condition: With the exception of two black marks above and to the right of the man’s head, this cabinet card is in good condition.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1985-532-27
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McNear, John Augustus (1832-1918) (2 of 2)
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of John Augustus McNear
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: 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: John Augustus McNear
Description: When this head-and-shoulders portrait was taken, John Augustus McNear was 45 years old. He appears as a handsome, clear-eyed, and, albeit balding, youthful man. His lack of top-of-the-head hair is compensated by his well-groomed Shenandoah beard. The hair of his right temple has been combed directly back creating the appearance of a wing over his ear. He is austerely attired in a conservative jacket, vest, and a simple white shirt. The absence of a neck tie gives him an almost clerical appearance.
Biographical Note: John Augustus McNear is arguably the most famous and respected of all Petaluma pioneers. He was a man of vision with astonishing energy, brilliance and ambition. Under his influence Petaluma grew from a small riverside frontier town to a thriving center of industry and commerce. With encouragement from his father-in-law, George Bailey Williams (1809-1899), McNear moved to Petaluma in 1856 with his first wife, Clarinda Damsen Williams McNear (1837-1866). He saw that the little town had a bright future, and he immediately invested in a livery stable and hay yard. Trained as a master mariner in his youth, McNear used his profits to create a shipping business on the Petaluma River. He built riverside warehouses where produce, especially wheat and potatoes, could easily be transported via the river’s scowl schooners, invested to straighten the river’s impeding bends, financed a fleet of schooners, built the freight steamer, Josie McNear, and constructed a canal to enable steamships to dock in Petaluma independent of the tides. Wisely diversifying his interests, McNear founded Petaluma’s Bank of Sonoma County and was a backer of local railroad lines. He invested in the Sonoma County & Petaluma Water Company and established a very profitable brick manufacturing facility on Point San Pedro. Praising John McNear in his 1911 History of Sonoma County, Tom Gregory wrote: “Of all the prominent pioneers of the state there is none more deserving of esteem and good will of the people than John A. McNear, for wherever his name is known it means that he has stamped some indelible action in that locality… He is typically a Californian by adoption, always of the most loyal kind, honorable, upright and a man who has forged his way to the front through the exercise of talents given him by nature, and while doing this there has never been a time that he has neglected the duties of a citizen.”
Family Affiliation: John Augustus McNear’s first wife was Clarinda Damsen Williams McNear (1837-1866). His Petaluma pioneer in-laws were George Bailey Williams (1809-1899) and Mehitable Lilly Williams (1807-1899). John had several children with Clarinda, but only one, George Plummer McNear (1857-1947), lived to adulthood. John Augustus McNear’s second wife was Hattie S. Miller McNear (1847-1922) with whom he had two children, John A. McNear (1869-1927) and Erskine B. McNear (1872-1956).
Bibliography:
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back: Handwritten along the top edge of this card is “1877”. On the back is this card is an early imprint used by the photographer when his studio was located, “Over Morris’ Cigar Store”.
Date: 1877
Condition: This carte de visite is in very good condition.
Owner: Private collector, digital copy by permission
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Lovejoy, George
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Mr. Lovejoy, c. 1874-1898
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: Lovejoy
Description: Cabinet card of a man's bust. He has a goatee and is wearing a suit with a bow tie and upturned collar.
Biographical Note: add, augment
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography: add, augment
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, Obverse: (identify group or individual, gender(s); identify pose, furniture & props; describe composition, background, added color…)
Description, Reverse: N/A
Date: c. 1874-1898
Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-45-LP39
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Jewell, George Colby (1856-1925)
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of George Colby Jewell
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: George Colby Jewell
Description: George Colby Jewell appears very dapper in this head-and-shoulder portrait. He is meticulously groomed and attired. His hair has been parted on his left and carefully oiled and combed. He also sports a trimmed, chevron mustache. His fashionable jacket has large lapels and a subtle checkered pinstripe, and his matching vest has metallic buttons. The collar of his white shirt has been turned up and beneath it, he wears a geometrically patterned ascot. Unfortunately, the details of the rectangular pin at the center of his ascot can not be discerned.
Biographical Note: According to the Petaluma newspapers, George, as a young man, was very popular and socially active. On August 6, 1876, the Petaluma Weekly Argus reported that George, along with five other young men, would be attending the full four year course at the State University. It specified that George was to take the “scientific course”. The Jewell family ranch was in Chileno Valley where it was reported fine thoroughbred cattle and horses were raised. The Jewell family also had a fashionable, large residence on D Street. George eventually moved to San Rafael and lived with his brother-in-law and sister, Dr. Sallie Jewel Davis. George died in 1925 at the age of 68 or 69 in San Rafael, but was buried in the family plot at Cypress Hill Memorial Park in Petaluma.
Family Affiliation: George’s paternal grandparents, Jesse Jewell (1776-1863) and Sally Smith Jewell (1781-1872), were early settlers of Petaluma. George’s parents were Isaac Robinson Jewell (1820-1891) and Ruby Stafford Ridley Jewell (1821-1907), also of Petaluma. All four are buried in Cypress Hill Memorial Park in Petaluma. George’s uncle, George Clinton Jewel (1822-1863), was also an early Petaluman, and he was married to Polly E. Reynold (1825-1926), a beloved early citizen of Petaluma. George’s elder brother was John Elliott Jewell (1852-1932), and John’s first wife was Clara Belle Sproul Jewell Ivancovich (1856-1939). Clara was a prominent Petaluman, and George may have lived with her and his brother during the early years of their marriage.
Bibliography: Petaluma Daily Morning Courier : October 30, 1907, p.1; August 31, 1920, p. 5; April 10, 1921, p.6; November 5, 1925, p.4. Petaluma Weekly Argus: April 27, 1872, p. 3; August 6, 1875, p. 3. Petaluma Argus-Courier, April 23, 1925, p.3; November 4, 1925, p. 2. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207826262/george-colby-jewell
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: This head-and-shoulders portrait is set within an oval format, and the photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom edge.
Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in black ink along the top edge of the card is, “Geo. C. Jewell” and “April 23rd 1879”. (The number 9 in this date appears to be superimposed on the number 8.) Along the bottom appears what might be, “Chum”, a popular word at the time meaning close friend.
Date: April 23, 1879
Condition: With the exception of soiling along the bottom edge, the front of this card is in very good condition. The bottom half of the back of the card is heavily soiled.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1996-X-36
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Harris, Jennie Lodge (also see Lodge) 1992-IDI-07-p12-p19
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Jennie Lodge Harris
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.)
Active in Petaluma: 1874-1898
Biographical Note: Reed worked from several different studios during his time in Petaluma. In 1874 his studio was in the “American Hall, Main Street,” thereafter it was “Over Wells, Fargo & Co’s. Ex. Office, Main St” and finally it was “Brick Block, opposite McGuire’s Drug Store, Main Street.” According to Palmquist, Reed was charged with arson for setting fire to property in Petaluma at the corner of Cleveland and College Avenues.
Bibliography: Palmquist, pgs. 452-53; Mautz, pg.134.
THE SITTER:
Name: Jennie Lodge Harris
Description: CDV of a woman’s bust in an oval frame. She has sausage curls, is wearing a hat, and has a decorative collar.
Biographical Note:
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography:
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back: “Jennie Lodge”; John Reed’s stamp
Date: circa 1874-1898
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-IDI-07-p12-p19
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“Woman With Color Applied to Her Hair, Cheeks, Lips, Eyes, & Jewelry”
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of a “Woman With Color Applied
to her Hair, Cheeks, Lips, Eyes, & Jewelry”
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: Unidentified
Description: This head-and-shoulders carte de visite portrays a young woman who glances intently down and to her right. Her brown hair is pulled to the back of her head into a large bun and short, full, curls adorn her forehead. She wears a front-buttoned, dark blouse which is heavily adorned with soutache embroidery. A stiff, lacy, white collar surrounds her neck and a large, matching bow is tied at her throat. At the center of her bow is a large, bright, gold brooch from which appears to fall a gold chain. This portrait has undoubtedly been masterfully tinted by a professional retoucher. The colors have been applied with subtlety and skill creating a greater sense of depth and intimacy. The sitter’s brown hair has been highlighted with gold streaks, her cheeks glow pink, her lips are a matte rose, her eyes shine with just a spot of green-blue, and her gold jewelry sparkles.
Biographical Note:
Family Affiliation: The Sonoma County Library owns a portrait identical to this one and identifies the woman as a female member of the Petaluma Farley family. Sonoma County Library Digital Collections Identifier cstr-pho-008728
Bibliography:
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: This portrait is contained within a vertical oval. PDF of “Woman with Color Applied…”
Description, back: In the center of the back of this carte de visite is the photographer’s imprint. His name in a simple, all-capitals, font is followed by an unusual designation, “Photographic Artist” which is printed in an ornate font and which is embellished at its beginning and ending with two different flourishes. The location and address follow in completely different fonts: Over Wells, Fargo & Co’s Ex. Office, Main St., Petaluma, Cal.
Date: 1870-1898
Condition: There is slight foxing on the front of this carte de visite.
Owner: Private Collection, digital copy by permission
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Unidentified Man 2004-315-02-LP34
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Man, c. 1874-1898
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(s): Unknown
Description: CDV in oval frame of a man’s bust. He has mustache and is wearing a suit with an upturned collar.
Biographical Note: add, augment
Family Affiliation: The original of this portrait remains as donated to the PHL&M in the vintage McCleave Family album.
Bibliography: add, augment
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, size N/A
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, Obverse: (identify group or individual, gender(s); identify pose, furniture & props; describe composition, background, added color…)
Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp
Date: c. 1874- 1898
Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-02-LP34, McCleave Family album
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Unidentified Man 2004-315-1-p14-p14
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Man, Date N/A
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: unidentified
Description: CDV of a man in an oval frame. He is wearing a suit with a plaid bow tie and pin on his lapel.
Biographical Note: add, augment
Family Affiliation: The original of this portrait remains as donated to the PHL&M in the vintage McCleave Family album.
Bibliography: add, augment
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, size N/A
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, Obverse: (identify group or individual, gender(s); identify pose, furniture & props; describe composition, background, added color…)
Description, Reverse: Stamp reads “J. Q. Reed, Photographic Artist, Main Street, Petaluma, Opposite Towne’s Drug Store.”
Date: N/A
Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p14-p14, McCleave Family album
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Unidentified Girl 2004-315-02-p30-p23
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified GIrl, c. 1874-1898
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: Unidentified
Description: CDV of a girl sitting in a large chair with her hands folded in her lap.
Biographical Note:
Family Affiliation: The original of this portrait remains as donated to the PHL&M in the vintage McCleave Family album.
Bibliography:
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, Obverse:
Description, Reverse: John Reed’s imprint
Date: 1870-1898
Condition: This carte de visite is soiled and faded.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-02-p30-p23, McCleave Family album
Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.
Unidentified Man 2004-315-02-LP36
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Man, c. 1874-1898
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: Unidentified
Description: Unique format CDV of a man standing next to studio chair. He has on pinstriped pants, and a chain hanging from his vest.
Biographical Note: add, augment
Family Affiliation: The original of this portrait remains as donated to the PHL&M in the vintage McCleave Family album.
Bibliography: add, augment
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, size N/A
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, Obverse: (identify group or individual, gender(s); identify pose, furniture & props; describe composition, background, added color…)
Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp
Date: c. 1874-1898
Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-02-LP36
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Unidentified Woman 2004-315-03-p47-p47
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Woman, c. 1874-1898
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: unidentified
Description: CDV of a woman's bust in an oval frame. Her curly hair is in an up do and she has on a decorative collar.
Biographical Note: add, augment
Family Affiliation: The original of this portrait remains as donated to the PHL&M in the vintage McCleave Family album.
Bibliography: add, augment
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, size N/A
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, Obverse: (identify group or individual, gender(s); identify pose, furniture & props; describe composition, background, added color…)
Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp
Date: c. 1874-1898
Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-03-p47-p47, McCleave Family album
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Unidentified Boy 2004-315-03-p45-p45
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Boy, c. 1874-1898
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(s): Unknown
Description: CDV of a boy standing next to a partially blanket-covered fringe chair wearing a suit with only the top button fastened.
Biographical Note: add, augment
Family Affiliation: The original of this portrait remains as donated to the PHL&M in the vintage McCleave Family album.
Bibliography: add, augment
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, size N/A
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, Obverse: (identify group or individual, gender(s); identify pose, furniture & props; describe composition, background, added color…)
Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp
Date: c. 1874-1898
Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-03-p45-p45, McCleave Family album
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Lloyd, Kate 1979-425-01-p36-p24
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Kate Lloyd, c. 1874-1898
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(s):
Name(s): Kate Lloyd
Description: CDV of a woman resting on a fringe studio chair in an oval frame. Her hair is pulled up into a braided up do and she is wearing a plaid dress.
Biographical Note: add, augment
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography: add, augment
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, size N/A
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, Obverse: (identify group or individual, gender(s); identify pose, furniture & props; describe composition, background, added color…)
Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp
Date: c. 1874-1898
Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-p36-p24
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Unidentified Man 2004-315-03-p36-p36
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Man, c. 1874-1898
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(s):
Name(s): Unknown
Description: CDV of a man's bust in an oval frame. He has combed hair and is wearing a suit with a bow tie.
Biographical Note: add, augment
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography: add, augment
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, size N/A
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, Obverse: (identify group or individual, gender(s); identify pose, furniture & props; describe composition, background, added color…)
Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp
Date: c. 1874-1898
Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-03-p36-p36
Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.
Unidentified Man 2004-315-03-p37-p37
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Man, c. 1874 - 1898
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: unidentified
Description: CDV of a man's bust in an oval frame. He has combed hair and is wearing a suit with a bow tie.
Biographical Note: add, augment
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography: add, augment
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, size N/A
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, Obverse: (identify group or individual, gender(s); identify pose, furniture & props; describe composition, background, added color…)
Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp
Date: c. 1874-1898
Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-03-p37-p37
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Unidentified Man 2004-315-03-p34-p34
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Man, c. 1874-1898
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(s):
Name(s): Unknown
Description: CDV of a man's bust in an oval frame. He has mustache and is wearing a suit with a tie.
Biographical Note: add, augment
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography: add, augment
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, size N/A
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, Obverse: (identify group or individual, gender(s); identify pose, furniture & props; describe composition, background, added color…)
Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp
Date: c. 1874-1898
Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-03-p34-p34
Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.
McCleave, Carrie 2004-315-03-p3-p3
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Carrie McCleave, Date N/A
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(s): Carrie McCleave
Description: CDV of a young girl sitting on a blanket-covered studio prop. She is wearing a plaid dress with a white lacy bib.
Biographical Note: add, augment
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography: add, augment
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, size N/A
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, Obverse: (identify group or individual, gender(s); identify pose, furniture & props; describe composition, background, added color…)
Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp
Date: N/A
Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-03-p3-p3
Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.
Church, Edith Mabel (1889-1962)
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Edith mabel Church
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: Edith Mabel Church
Description: Cabinet card of an infant sitting on a blanket-covered prop. The baby is wearing a gown.
Biographical Note:
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography:
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back:
Date: 1890
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-02-p22-p13
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Unidentified, Walter 1979-425-01-p25-p18
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Walter, Date N/A
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(s): Walter (Unidentified last name)
Description: CDV of a man's bust in an oval frame. His hair is combed and he is wearing a suit with a bow tie.
Biographical Note: add, augment
Family Affiliation: It is of note that this sitter’s portrait came from the Church family album.
Bibliography: add, augment
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, size N/A
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, Obverse: (identify group or individual, gender(s); identify pose, furniture & props; describe composition, background, added color…)
Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp
Date: c. 1874-1898
Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-p25-p18
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Unidentified Couple 1992-IDI-07-p3-p3
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Couple
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 SITTERS:
Names: Unknown
Description: Cabinet card of unidentified couple standing. The man is wearing a highly decorative kilt, while the woman next to him wears a ruffled, corseted, bustled dress with sausage curls.
Biographical Note:
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography:
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back: the back of this cabinet card is blank or contains only its accession number
Date: circa 1874-1898
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-IDI-07-p3-p3
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Unidentified Woman 1978-80-45-p30-p24
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Woman
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: unidentified
Description: Cabinet card of a woman's bust. Her hair is gathered into a large curl, the collar of her dress is lacy, and she is wearing earrings.
Biographical Note:
Family Affiliation: Carter Family
Bibliography:
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back: the back of this cabinet card is blank or contains only its accession number
Date: circa 1874-1898
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-45-p30-p24
Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.
Unidentified Infant 2004-315-03-p44-p44
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Infant, c. 1874-1898
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(s): Unknown
Description: CDV of an infant girl sitting on a blanket-covered studio prop wearing a white communion dress
Biographical Note: add, augment
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography: add, augment
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, size N/A
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, Obverse: (identify group or individual, gender(s); identify pose, furniture & props; describe composition, background, added color…)
Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp
Date: c. 1874-1898
Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-03-p44-p44
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Attenbury, Etta (b. & d. dates to be determined) (2 of 2)
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Nancy Jane (Jennie) Whitney & Etta Attenbury
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. 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 SITTERS:
Names: Nancy Jane (Jennie) Whitney Morrow & Etta Attenbury (At the time this portrait was taken, Nancy Jane would have been known by her maiden name, Whitney.)
Description: This cabinet card is a double portrait of Nancy Jane “Jennie” Whitney (on the viewer’s left), and Etta Attenbury (on the viewer’s right). This is an intimate portrait of friends; the girls tilt their heads to touch each other. They are dressed and groomed similarly. Short, straight bangs frame their faces, and large, flat, bows adorn the top of their heads. Both girls also wear plaid blouses, high white collars with metal pins at the throat and large lacy jabots. A large dark bead hangs prominently from the left ear of Nancy Jane Whitney.
Biographical Note: Little is known of Etta Attenbury. It appears she was a close friend of Nancy Jane (Jennie) Whitney. See the portrait in this archive of Attenbury with Whitney and an additional young woman identified as “Millie”.
Family Affiliation: The family affiliation of Etta Attenbury has not been identified.
Bibliography:
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: This cabinet card is a double, head-and-shoulders, portrait of two girls with their heads touching. The photographer’s imprint appears at the bottom in printed cursive, and the names of the sitters are handwritten in cursive above the imprint.
Description, back: The back of this cabinet card is blank or contains only an accession number.
Date: 1872-1874
Condition: This card is soiled and there is a black spot on the center left of the front side.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-35
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Avila, Antonio Silveira (1863-1955)
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Antonio & Maria Avila
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 SITTERS:
Names: Antonio Silveira Avila & Maria Avila
Description: This is a cabinet card of the married couple, Antonio and Maria Avila. Both are wearing clothing fashionable in the 1880s. Maria wears a corseted cuirass bodice and bustle skirt. Made of the same fabric, they are both trimmed in dark velvet. Maria also wears a white, lace, neck scarf and drop earrings. Antonio wears a suit with only the top button of his jacket fastened. Antonio sits on a fringed chair while Maria stands next to him. Attached to the top of the card is a small, circular, metal brooch containing a photo of Maria's face which was obviously cropped from another printed copy of this cabinet card.
Biographical Note: Antonio Silverira Avila was a native of the Azores. He worked for GP McNear and was a member of the Petaluma Council No.4 UPEC and IPES.
Family Affiliation: Antonio and Maria Avila had several children; their son, Frank died in WWI in 1918.
Bibliography:
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: A double portrait with the man seated on the left and the woman standing on the right. They appear before a studio backdrop depicting a domestic fireplace mantel. Along the bottom is the photographer’s imprint: J. Q Reed, Petaluma, Cal. Pinned to the top left edge of this card is a round brooch containing a portrait of Maria Avila. It appears to have been cut from a copy of this carte de visite.
Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in blue ink across the top of the card is: "Married at St Vincents church on Dec. 17 - 1887 by Father Cleary. Dad Born 1863 year March 15th. Ma Born 1867 year August 5th. Entered into Rest Dec 19 - 1952, 11:30 am. From Vault March 3rd 53. Entered into Rest June 28 1955, 6:15 PM July 1 - 1955." Handwritten vertically in ink over illegible script written in pencil: “Antonio S. Avila Silverira + Maria Avila 1-36-.80
Date: 1887 (The date of 1887 presumes this to be a wedding portrait.)
Condition: There is foxing throughout the front of this card, and, on the bottom left edge, the photographic print has been cracked revealing the card below. The back is significantly soiled, and there is a faded section along the left edge.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2001-161-94
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Avila, Maria (1867-1952)
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Antonio & Maria Avila
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 SITTERS:
Names: Antonio Silveira Avila & Maria Avila
Description: This is a cabinet card of the married couple, Antonio and Maria Avila. Both are wearing clothing fashionable in the 1880s. Maria wears a corseted cuirass bodice and bustle skirt. Made of the same fabric, they are both trimmed in dark velvet. Maria also wears a white, lace, neck scarf and drop earrings. Antonio wears a suit with only the top button of his jacket fastened. Antonio sits on a fringed chair while Maria stands next to him. Attached to the top of the card is a small, circular, metal brooch containing a photo of Maria's face which was obviously cropped from another printed copy of this cabinet card.
Biographical Note: Maria Avila was born in Boston, Mass., and was a member of the SPRSI Council.
Family Affiliation: Antonio and Maria Avila had several children; their son, Frank died in WWI in 1918.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: A double portrait with the man seated on the left and the woman standing on the right. They appear before a studio backdrop depicting a domestic fireplace mantel. Along the bottom is the photographer’s imprint: J. Q Reed, Petaluma, Cal. Pinned to the top left edge of this card is a round brooch containing a portrait of Maria Avila. It appears to have been cut from a copy of this carte de visite.
Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in blue ink across the top of the card is: "Married at St Vincents church on Dec. 17 - 1887 by Father Cleary. Dad Born 1863 year March 15th. Ma Born 1867 year August 5th. Entered into Rest Dec 19 - 1952, 11:30 am. From Vault March 3rd 53. Entered into Rest June 28 1955, 6:15 PM July 1 - 1955." Handwritten vertically in ink over illegible script written in pencil: “Antonio S. Avila Silverira + Maria Avila 1-36-.80
Date: 1887 (The date of 1887 presumes this to be a wedding portrait.)
Condition: There is foxing throughout the front of this card, and, on the bottom left edge, the photographic print has been cracked revealing the card below. The back is significantly soiled, and there is a faded section along the left edge.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2001-161-94
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Bauer, Ernest William (1883-1927)
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Ernest Bauer
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: Ernest William Bauer
Description: This portrait of Ernest William Bauer as a young child presents him attired in a tweed jacket with a very large, white, collar and a very large, shinny, bow tie. His collar and bow tie reflect the preferred formal dress for American middle-class boys inspired by Little Lord Fauntleroy, a novel written by Frances Hodgson Burnett and published in 1885-86.
Biographical Note: Ernest W. Bauer was an employee of Schluckerbier Hardware Co.
Family Affiliation: Ernest William Bauer was the son Belle Bauer and John William Bauer (1857-1918). He was the husband of Agnes Marie Baur and the father of Ernestine Marie Bauer.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: This is a cabinet card of a young boy gazing to his right. The photographer’s imprint appears in a combination of cursive and print along the bottom.
Description, back: Handwritten in black ink in cursive along the top edge is, “Ernest Bauer”.
Date: circa 1886
Condition: There is extensive foxing and staining across the front and back of this card, and the remnants of removed tape appear at the top and bottom of the back.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-80-03
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Bryan, Frederick James “Fred” (1861-1935)
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Fred Bryan
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: Frederick James “Fred” Bryan
Description: In this cabinet card, Frederick James Bryan is wearing a tweed jacket and a stiff, high, white, collared shirt with a pin at the base of his tie. He is carefully groomed with short, oiled hair and a handlebar moustache.
Biographical Note: Frederick James Bryan was a witness in the murder case of Mrs. Nancy Meagher which took place in Petaluma between 1892 and 1894. In 1895 he was accidentally shot by his wife’s cousin who mistook him for a chicken thief, and in 1897 he almost lost his right foot in an accident while operating a self-binder.
Family Affiliation: Frederick James “Fred” Bryan was the son of California pioneers Thomas John Bryan (d.1882) and Elizabeth Hardin Bryan (1841-1924). His maternal grandmother, Agnes Asbury Hardin (1822-1889), lived and was buried in Petaluma. William Francis Bryan was his brother.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: This is a three-quarter head portrait of a young man with the photographer’s imprint along the bottom.
Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in pencil along the top is “Fred Bryan”.
Date: late 1870s to early 1880s
Condition: There is foxing and staining throughout this cabinet card.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-666-15
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Clark, Maude (b. & d. dates to be determined)
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Maude Clark
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: Maude Clark
Description: This is a particularly lovely cabinet card portrait of a toddler. Maude Clark, age 22 months, has been placed in what is actually a very elegant and charming pose. She sits on a sofa with her right arm resting on its rolled edge, and her left hand in her lap. Her torso is lightly twisted to her right, and, with legs tucked beneath her, her left shoe is exposed from beneath the hem of her dress. She is wearing a white, lace, ruffled, dress with a scalloped hem. Soft, short curls surround her face and longer, sausage, curls appear behind.
Biographical Note: “Miss Maude Clark” is briefly referred to in the social section of Petaluma newspapers 6 times between 1889 and 1900.
Family Affiliation: unidentified
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: This cabinet card contains the portrait of a seated toddler within the perimeter of a vertical oval. The photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom edge. This portrait is in good focus with the exception of the fingers of the toddler’s left hand, her left shoe, and the bottom right edge of her dress. Although she holds her pose (most probably as instructed) her tiny fingers and toes did not comply.
Description, back: Handwritten in script in pencil along the top is, “Maude Clark was 22 months old when taken is now 5 years old.”
Date: sometime after 1874
Condition: There is foxing throughout on both the front and back. The back has several small, black, spots at the top and smudges on the left.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-22
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Grover, Eliza Ellen Todd (1842-1921)
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Mrs. C. D. Grover
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: Eliza Ellen Todd Grover
Description: Cabinet card of Grover's bust. Grover is wearing a dark dress with lace detailing on the chest with a high collar. A flower is pinned to her chest and her hair is pulled back besides her bangs. Assumed spouse of Carlton D. Grover
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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:
Description, back:
Date: circa 1880-1888
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Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-27
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Grover, Eleanor May Nellie (1881-1958)
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Eleanor Nellie Grover
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: Eleanor Nellie Grover
Description: Cabinet card of Eleanor (Nellie) Grover. Grover is standing in a black dress with cinched ruffles diagonally across the chest and along the hemline and sleeves. She has a white flower pinned to her chest. Behind her is a rectangular box with a curtain hung over it. Possible relation to Carlton D. Grover
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.25 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on
Description, front:
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Date:
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Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-26
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Grover, Carlton Dewitt (1841-1910)
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Carlton D. Grover
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: Carlton D. Grover
Description: Cabinet card of Carlton D. Grover's bust. Grover has a dark buttoned jacket on with a tie, and a pretty heavy beard.
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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:
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Date:
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Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-28
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Haskill, Geo S. 1992-X-19
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Geo. S. Haskill
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: Geo. S. Haskill
Description: Cabinet card of Geo. S. Haskill's bust in a rectangular frame. Haskill is wearing a suit with a flower pinned to his lapel. Photo taken by J. L. Reed in Petaluma, Ca.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
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Date: April 23rd, 1879
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-X-19
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McCleave, Henry Paddock (1830-1899)
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Henry P. McCleave
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: Henry Paddock McCleave
Description:
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.5 x 16 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back: “Mrs. Hussey, 559 Western Ave Petaluma CA; 67”
Date: 1867
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-13-p3-p6
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McNear, Jennie Otis (1857- May 27, 1883)(2 of 2)
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Jennie Otis McNear
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: Jennie Otis McNear
Description: In this carte de visite, Jennie Otis McNear rests her arms on a studio prop and looks forlornly into the distance, striking a somber poise which foreshadows her early and tragic death. This portrait was taken when she was between 23 and 26 years old. Her hairstyle is that of a young woman. Parted in the center, most of her dark, wavy, locks fall freely. The top front portion of her hair has been pulled to the back, and, as a crown, she wears a heavy braided hairpiece. Her simple dress is complemented by a white lace ruff, white lace cuffs, and four streaming ribbons which gather at her neck. She wears two dark neck chains, attached to the shorter one appears to be a locket. At her throat is what appears to be a brooch and a dark bead. If you look closely, you can see she is also wearing a wedding ring. This allows us to date this photo between May 13, 1880 (the date of her marriage to George Plummer McNear, 1857-1947) and May 27, 1883 (the date of her death).
Biographical Note: Jennie Otis McNear was born in 1857 in Cannon Falls, Minnesota. At the age of seven, she moved to Petaluma with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Otis. After graduating from Petaluma High School in 1875, she taught school in Salinas, San Leandro and San Diego. On May 13, 1880, she married prominent Petaluma businessman, George Plummer McNear (1857-1947), and together they had one child, Clara McNear (married name, Leppo). Jennie’s early, tragic death on May 27, 1883 resulted from the disastrous explosion of the steamship, Pilot, and was recounted in this excerpt from the Marin Journal, published May 31, 1883:
“No story could be more sad than that which tells of the early and sudden death of Mrs. George P. McNear. She was the idolized daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Otis—their only child—and great as was their parental pride and love for her, their affection was returned with all the ardor of her strong and affectionate nature. Jennie had been a little more than three years the wife of Mr. George P. McNear, and the day of her burial, last Sunday, was the second anniversary of the birth of their little daughter. She was the very personification of rosy health; in form and feature a model of beauty; the rosy pathway of her life was reflected in her cheerful spirits, and as daughter, wife, and mother, her character seemed perfection. This was the tender daughter, the bride-wife, the clinging mother, her good-bye kiss fresh on the lips of her husband-lover and child, and her feet led by filial affection toward a suffering mother, who was met by the appalling catastrophe to the steamer Pilot last Friday.” Marin Journal, volume 23, number 12, May 31, 1883.
Family Affiliation: Jennie Otis was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs Charles W. Otis. A man named C. W. Otis was an early librarian in Petaluma, and may have been her father. Jennie was the first wife of prominent Petaluma businessman, George Plummer McNear (m. May 13, 1880). Their only child was Clara McNear Leppo (1881-1979). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105784417/jennie-mcnear.
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back: Along the top edge of this card handwritten in cursive in pencil is, “Jennie Otis”, “1893”, “Geo McNears 1st wife”, “killed in explosion of”, “Str. Gold”. Jennie died in 1883; this portrait could not have been taken in 1893. Jennie was killed by the explosion of the steamboat Pilot not the steamboat Gold.
Date: May 13, 1880 - May 27, 1883
Condition: Both sides of this card are soiled, and the front is extensively stained.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-04
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Prince, U.L. 1996-X-35
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of U. L. Prince
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: U.L. Prince
Description: Cabinet card of U. L. Prince. Prince's hair is parted on the side and combed. He is wearing a jacket, white shirt, and tie.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back: “Yours Truly U.L. Prince May 29th, 1879”
Date: May 29th, 1879
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Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1996-X-35
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Stone, Rose Bailey 1994-633-03
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Rose Bailey Stone
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: Rose Bailey Stone
Description: Cabinet card with beveled edges of Rose Bailey Stone's bust. Bailey has short bangs and the rest of her hair is pulled back. Only her dark lace blouse is visible. She has a chain hanging around her neck and flowers pinned to her chest. Bailey's hairstyle, dress, and Reed's duration in Petaluma date the 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
Description, front:
Description, back:
Date: circa 1880-1888
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Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-03
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Vestal, Alice 1984-289-09
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Alice Vestal
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: Alice Vestal
Description: Carte de visite of Alice Vestal. The photo appears to be celebrating Vestal's graduation from Petaluma High School, class of 1879. Vestal is wearing a white ruffled dress with three-quarter sleeves. There is floral applique along her collar and skirt. She has short curly bangs, while half is pulled into a bun and the other half hangs in sausage curls. There are also two studio props in the frame.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back: Alice Vestal Class of 1979. J.Q. Reed, Photographic Artist. Brick Block opposite McGuire’s Drug Store Main St., Petaluma, Cal.
Date: 1879
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Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1984-289-09
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Vonsen, George 1978-80-33
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of George & Kit Vonsen
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 SITTERS:
Names: George & Kit Vonsen
Description: Cabinet card of a toddler, Kit Vonsen and her brother George. Vonsen is standing, with his arm resting on a simple studio chair. He is wearing a simple button up jacket with shorts and high socks. Kit sits in the chair wearing a dress with black stripes around the hemline and sleeves with a white collar. She has on a black beret. The lack of studio props, and photographer’s name at the bottom of the card date the photo to the early 1880s.
Biographical Note: Possible relation to M. Vonsen, a Petaluma merchant, though the extent is unknown. The Vonsen family has a grain and feed store on 1st and D street that was created in the early 1900s.
Family Affiliation:
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back: George and Kit Vonsen
Date: circa 1880-1884
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-33
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Vonsen, Kit 1978-80-33
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of George & Kit Vonsen
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.)
Active in Petaluma: 1874-1898
Biographical Note: Reed worked from several different studios during his time in Petaluma. In 1874 his studio was in the “American Hall, Main Street,” thereafter it was “Over Wells, Fargo & Co’s. Ex. Office, Main St” and finally it was “Brick Block, opposite McGuire’s Drug Store, Main Street.” According to Palmquist, Reed was charged with arson for setting fire to property in Petaluma at the corner of Cleveland and College Avenues.
Bibliography: Palmquist, pgs. 452-53; Mautz, pg. 134.
THE SITTERS:
Names: George & Kit Vonsen
Description: Cabinet card of a toddler, Kit Vonsen and her brother George. Vonsen is standing, with his arm resting on a simple studio chair. He is wearing a simple button up jacket with shorts and high socks. Kit sits in the chair wearing a dress with black stripes around the hemline and sleeves with a white collar. She has on a black beret. The lack of studio props, and photographer’s name at the bottom of the card date the photo to the early 1880s.
Biographical Note: Possible relation to M. Vonsen, a Petaluma merchant, though the extent is unknown. The Vonsen family has a grain and feed store on 1st and D street that was created in the early 1900s.
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography:
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back: George and Kit Vonsen
Date: circa 1880-1884
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-33
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Vonsen, Kit 1978-80-32
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Kit Vonsen
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.)
Active in Petaluma: 1874-1898
Biographical Note: Reed worked from several different studios during his time in Petaluma. In 1874 his studio was in the “American Hall, Main Street,” thereafter it was “Over Wells, Fargo & Co’s. Ex. Office, Main St” and finally it was “Brick Block, opposite McGuire’s Drug Store, Main Street.” According to Palmquist, Reed was charged with arson for setting fire to property in Petaluma at the corner of Cleveland and College Avenues.
Bibliography: Palmquist, pgs. 452-53; Mautz, pg. 134.
THE SITTER:
Name: Kit Vonsen
Description: add, augment
Biographical Note: Cabinet card of a toddler Kit Vonsen. Vonsen is standing, with her arm resting on a simple studio chair. She is wearing a dress with a white lace collar. The lack of studio props, and photographer’s name at the bottom of the card date the photo to the early 1880's. The back of the card is incorrect, as it is Kit Vonsen in the photo. See 1978-80-33 for a photo of Kit with her brother George.
Family Affiliation:
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back: Genevieve Marguerite Powers At six months
Date: circa 1880 - 1884
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-32
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Whitney, Albion “Albie” Harvey (1870-1907) (3 of 5)
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Albion “Albie” Harvey Whitney
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: Albion “Albie” Harvey Whitney
Description: Albion “Albie” Harvey Whitney was 5 or 6 years old when this portrait was taken. To accommodate the size of his sitter, Reed has repurposed the fringed armrest of his studio chair to serve as the chair’s back. The child sits with his right leg tucked under his left and his hands resting on his thighs. He is dressed in knickers and a matching jacket with a large shawl collar. The collar and the hems of his sleeves and knickers are trimmed in three rows of dark ribbon, and the bottom sides of his knickers have metal buttons. He also wears a white shirt with a dark bow tie, white leggings and dark leather, lace-up boots. His hair has been groomed especially for his photo shoot; down both sides of his head hang sausage curls and a high mound of hair crowns the top of his head.
Biographical Note: Albion (Albie) Whitney was born in Petaluma on April 10, 1870, and according to an article in the Petaluma Argus-Courier he received a “high education”. It also states that he traveled extensively in his youth, visiting the Orient and spending considerable time in Alaska, “where his health was seriously damaged.” In 1904, he departed Petaluma to work in San Mateo for his brother, Arthur Leslie Whitney (1858-1914) the founder of the Leslie Salt Refining Company where Albion was secretary and manager. Albie died tragically at age 35. On May 21, 1907, his car was struck by a passenger train, and it was reported he died instantly. Petaluma Argus-Courier, June 5, 1907, p. 3.
Family Affiliation: Albion “Albie” Harvey Whitney was the sixth child of the prominent Petaluma pioneers Albion Paris Whitney (1825-1884) and Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney (1832-1917). His father was a California State Senator and wealthy businessman. His mother managed the family business after her husband’s death and was an active participant in the women’s suffrage movement. His paternal grandmother was Olive Parlin Whitney, and his siblings were Cleora Melissa Whitney Hewlett, Nancy Jane “Jenny” Whitney Morrow, Arthur Leslie Whitney, Leona Merrill Whitney, Marcella “Ella” Whitney Wheaton and Clara Whitney Spear.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back: Handwritten in pencil at the top of the card is “1876”. Below that is Reed’s imprint and below that is handwritten in cursive in pencil, “Albion Harvey Whitney”, and “‘Albie’”.
Date: 1876
Condition: The top corners of this card have been clipped, and the left edge has been trimmed. The front and back of this card are soiled and there are several, small, black spots on the right front of the card.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-12
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Whitney, Calvin Eastman (1851-1891) (1 of 2)
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Calvin Eastman Whitney
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: Calvin Eastman Whitney
Description: In this head-and-shoulders portrait, Calvin Eastman Whitney looks down to his right with a blank, distant gaze. He appears to be a young man in his early twenties. His hair is combed, oiled, and parted on his right. He sports a sparse, chevron mustache and wiry sideburns. He is attired in a double-breasted jacket with large, piped lapels and a white shirt with a dark, simple, crossed bow tie beneath a long, pointed collar.
Biographical Note: Calvin Eastman Whitney was born in Maine and traveled to California as a child with his father Albion Whitney. His mother and siblings joined them, and the family established their household in Petaluma. Due to Albion’s rapid success as a Bay Area merchant, the Whitney family soon became wealthy and prominent. Calvin attended Edward L. Lippitt’s school on D Street in Petaluma and, after graduating from Harvard, returned to California. In 1875 he began working as a partner in his father’s merchandise business in San Francisco. Calvin also became a partner of the Brigham Whitney Company, a wholesale dealer in dairy produce located at 320 Front Street in San Francisco. In 1885 a “Certificate of Special Partnership” published in the Petaluma Weekly Argus proclaimed Calvin had gone into business with his younger brother, Arthur L. Whitney, as “general merchandise, commissions, shipping, and forwarding merchants.”
Calvin died in 1891 at the age of 40 from a tragic accident. While attempting to remove debris from the roof of his newly constructed San Francisco home located at 2010 Washington Street, he fell through a skylight to the basement and died instantly. Calvin was buried at Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, California.
Family Affiliation: Calvin Eastman Whitney was the oldest child of the prominent Petaluma pioneers, Senator Albion Paris Whitney (1825-1884) and Susan Eastman Durgin Whitney (1832-1917). His siblings included: Cleora Melissa Whitney Hewlett (1854-1930), Nancy Jane Whitney Morrow (1855-1938), Arthur Leslie Whitney (1858-1914), Leona Merrill Whitney (1864-1866), Marcella Whitney Wheaton (1866-1915), Albion Harvey Whitney (1870-1907), and Clara Whitney Spear (1873-1954). In 1883 Calvin married Fannie Boruck, the first daughter of the California journalist Marcus D. Boruck. Calvin and Fannie had three children.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: This portrait is set within an oval format.
Description, back: Handwritten, diagonally, in cursive, in pencil, in the top left corner is what appears to be “Calvin”. Below this is the photographer’s imprint: J.Q. Reed, Photographic Artist. Over Wells, Fargo & Co’s Ex. Office, Main St., Petaluma, Cal.
Date: 1870 - 1875
Condition: This carte de visite is soiled throughout.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-22
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Unidentified, Howard 1979-425-01-p24-p17
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Howard, c. 1874-1898
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(s):
Name(s): Howard (Unidentified last name)
Description: CDV of a man's bust in an oval frame. His hair is combed and he is wearing a suit with a small bow tie.
Biographical Note: add, augment
Family Affiliation: It is of note that this sitter’s portrait came from the Church family album.
Bibliography: add, augment
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, size N/A
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, Obverse: (identify group or individual, gender(s); identify pose, furniture & props; describe composition, background, added color…)
Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp
Date: c. 1874-1898
Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-p24-p17, Church family ablum
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Unidentified Girl 1978-80-45-p28-p23
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Girl
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: Unidentified
Description: Cabinet card of a young girl sitting on a studio prop bench with one leg folded underneath her. She is wearing a white dress, a necklace, and a bow in her hair.
Biographical Note: add, augment
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography:
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back: the back of this cabinet card is blank or contains only its accession number
Date: circa 1874-1898
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-45-p28-p23
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Unidentified Infant 2004-315-13-p12-p23
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Infant
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: Unidentified infant
Description:
Biographical Note:
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography:
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.5 x 16 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, Reverse: the back of this cabinet card is blank or contains only its accession number
Date: undated
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-13-p12-p23, from the McCleave Family Album
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Unidentified Infant 2004-315-13-p27-p54
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Infant
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: Unidentified infant
Description:
Biographical Note:
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography:
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.5 x 16 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description back: the back of this cabinet card is blank or contains only its accession number
Date: circa 1874-1898
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-13-p27-p54
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Unidentified Infant 1994-633-42
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Infant
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: Carte de visite of an unidentified infant in an oval frame. The infant has on a patterned, white dress and is sitting on a studio prop blanket. Her face is fairly blurry. The rounded edges, oval frame, and Reed's duration in Petaluma date this photo to the early 1870's.
Biographical Note:
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography:
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back: J.Q. Reed, Photographic Artist. Brick Block opposite McGuire’s Drug Store Main St., Petaluma, Cal.
Date: circa 1874-1875
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-42
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Unidentified Infant 1994-633-43
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Infant
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: Carte de visite of an unidentified infant girl in an oval frame. The infant has on a plaid dress with a white lace bib. An adult's arm is seen in the frame holding the baby upright. The rounded edges, oval frame, and Reed's duration in Petaluma date this photo to the early 1870's.
Biographical Note:
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography:
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 10.25 x 6.25 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back: J.Q. Reed, Photographic Artist. Brick Block opposite McGuire’s Drug Store, Main St., Petaluma, Cal.
Date: circa 1874-1875
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-43
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Unidentified Man 1978-666-31
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man
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 unidentified man's bust. The man's hair is combed and parted, and he has a waxed moustache. He has a three-piece tweed suit with a bow tie. Based on the man's fashion and J. Q. Reed's time in Petaluma, this photo dates to the 1880s.
Biographical Note:
Family Affiliation:
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back: the back of this cabinet card is blank
Date: circa 1880-1888
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-666-31
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Unidentified Man 1994-633-54
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man
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 unidentified man's bust. The man's hair is combed and parted, and he has a moustache. He has a three-piece tweed suit with a bow tie and an up-turned collar. Based on the man's fashion and Reed's duration in Petaluma I would date this photo to the late 1880s.
Biographical Note:
Family Affiliation:
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back:
Date: 1888
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-54
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Unidentified Man 1999-X-06
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man
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 unidentified man's bust. The man's hair is combed back and he has a long goatee. Visible in the frame is the man's tie and jacket. The man's fashion and Reed's duration in Petaluma date this photo to the 1870s/ early 1880s.
Biographical Note:
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography:
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back:
Date: circa 1878-1885
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1999-X-06
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Unidentified Man 2002-223-02
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man
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 with beveled gilded edges of an unidentified man's bust. The man has combed hair and a groomed moustache. He is wearing a three-piece suit with notched, piped lapels, a tie and up-turned collar. The man's fashion, card's format, and Reed's duration Petaluma date this photo to the 1880s.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back: the back of this cabinet card is blank
Date: circa 1885-1888
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2002-223-02
Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.
Unidentified Man 2002-223-03
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man
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
Description, front:
Description, back: the back of this cabinet card is blank
Date: circa 1885-1888
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2002-223-03
Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.
Unidentified Woman 1999-X-09
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Woman
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 woman's bust. The woman's hair is pulled back and she is wearing a dark dress with a plain high collar, pinned at the base of her neck. The card's format, and the woman's fashion date this card to the early 1880s.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back: the back of this cabinet card is blank
Date: circa 1880-1885
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1999-X-09
Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.
Unidentified Woman 1982-24-01
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Woman
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: Carte de visite of an unidentified woman's bust. The woman has short curly bangs and the rest of her hair is pulled back. Her arm is resting on a studio prop. Her dress has ruffled cinched sleeves, and a white lacy collar. The woman's fashion's and Reed's duration in Petaluma date this photo to the 1870s.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 6.5 x 10.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back: J. Q. Reed, Photographic Artist. Over Wells, Fargo & Co’s Ex. Office, Main St., Petaluma, Cal.
Date: circa 1874-1879
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1982-24-01
Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.