Thomas, Charles
/Frederick Arthur Webster’s Portrait Photograph of Charles Thomas
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: Frederick Arthur Webster (b.1860, d. 1930-40). http://historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium2/pm.cgi?action=app_display&app=datasheet&app_id=2522
Studio Location: Webster Gallery, No. 1069 Broadway, Oakland, CA
THE SITTER:
Name: Charles Thomas
Description: Charles Thomas appears as a young man in formal attire. He wears a jacket, matching vest and white shirt with a wing tip collar and bow tie. His wavy, dark hair has been meticulously groomed, and his face is clean-shaven. In this 3/4 view portrait, he looks steadfastly up and to the right.
Biographical Note: The exact identity of the sitter is unknown. The portrait may represent Charles Orlando Thomas (1868-1952) or Charles Elbert Thomas (1873-1948). Both were buried in Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park Cemetery.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: This is a standard, 3/4 view portrait.
Description, back: Frederick Arthur Webster’s elaborate imprint appears on a dramatic diagonal. Handwritten in cursive in black ink across the top edge is, “Charles Thomas 1893”. In the same cursive style and black ink is written along the bottom, “Mrs Church”.
Date: 1893
Condition: This cabinet card is in good condition.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-02-p17-p10
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