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
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Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-26
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