Allen, George Anson (1846-1920)

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Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of George Anson Allen

 

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: unidentified


THE SITTER:

Name: George Anson Allen

Description: This is a head-and-shoulders portrait of George Anson Allen taken as he approached middle-age. He has a heavy, walrus mustache and prominent ears. He is wearing a high-buttoned, double lapel jacket and a wide bow tie.

Biographical Note: Allen was a California riverboat captain.

Family Affiliation: George Allen was the husband of Elizabeth Waugh Allen and son-in-law of early Petaluma pioneers, Reverend Lorenzo Dow Waugh (1808-1900) and Clarissa Jane Edsall Waugh (1826-1877). He and Elizabeth had three children: Walter, Mary Bell, and Lonnie.

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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: Handwritten across the bottom of this head-and-shoulders cabinet card portrait is, “GEORGE A. ALLEN - HUSBAND OF ELIZABET”.

Description, back: Handwritten across the top is, “Mrs, F, [sic F?] Allen 2423 - O st Sacramento”. The identity of “Mrs, F, [sic F?] Allen” is unknown. She may have been a relative living in Sacramento to whom the portrait was given.

Date: The color of the card and Allen’s attire suggest this portrait dates to the late 1880s.

Condition: Corner tears and slight staining

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-09

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