Peoples, Ova M (2 of 2)

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Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of Ova M Peoples



THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LEWIS DOWE was born in 1838 in Hanover, New Hampshire and died in 1919 in Portland, Oregon. He arrived in Petaluma in September of 1875 and set up his photography studio in the rooms formerly occupied by photographer Hugh Anderson. Dowe worked in Petaluma as both a “view” and portrait photographer until he departed the town in March of 1882. (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: Ova M. Peoples

Description:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format: carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  The Cyndi Logan Collection, digital copy by permission.

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Peoples, Stuart Zeno (1878-1943)

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Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of Stuart zeno peoples



THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LEWIS DOWE was born in 1838 in Hanover, New Hampshire and died in 1919 in Portland, Oregon. He arrived in Petaluma in September of 1875 and set up his photography studio in the rooms formerly occupied by photographer Hugh Anderson. Dowe worked in Petaluma as both a “view” and portrait photographer until he departed the town in March of 1882. (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: Stuart Zeno Peoples

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format: carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  The Cyndi Logan Collection, digital copy by permission.

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Peoples, Ova M. (1 of 2)

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Ova m. peoples

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

GEORGE COLVAINE ROSS was born February 12, 1832 in Edinburgh, Scotland and died in 1893 at the age of 60 in Petaluma, California. Unlike the other nineteenth century Petaluma photographers, Ross lived and worked in Petaluma for many years. He arrived in Petaluma in 1855, and in 1862 he began his profession as a photographer, moving his studio within the city several times as noted on his various carte de visite and cabinet card imprints. In 1869 he was also part of a short-lived photographic studio partnership with Elon D. Ormsby on Main Street in Petaluma. It was reported that Ross stopped working as a photographer soon after he developed a disability in 1888. Ross was among the most prolific Petaluma portrait photographers, and his work was of exceptionally high quality. Ross was buried in Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park. (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: Ova M. Peoples

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: George Ross’ stamp

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  The Cyndi Logan Collection, digital copy by permission.

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Parsons, Lillian M. Blackburn (1865-1949)

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Dewey Studio’s portrait photograph of LIllian M. blackburn parsons

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Dewey Studios

Studio Location: 41 South Main Street, Los Angeles, California

THE SITTER:

Name: Lillian M. Blackburn Parsons

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm

Medium:

Description, Front:

Description, Back:

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  The Carol Cook Collection, digital copy by permission.

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Pitts, James Alexander (1868-1943)

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Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of William Alexander Pitts, Cynthia Miner Pitts & James allen Pitts

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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:William Alexander Pitts, Cynthia Miner Pitts & James Allen Pitts

Description:

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: Hugh Anderson’s imprint is on the center of the back of this carte de visite. Anderson created several versions of his Petaluma imprint. An expanded, possibly later, version appears here. It is printed in red ink and includes four lines of text, each in a different font. The text is embellished above and below with a horizontally flipped, elaborate flourish.

Upside-down, above the imprint is handwritten, in cursive, in pencil, “The Pitts Family”.

Date: January 1872 to December 1873

Condition:

Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album, 2022-952-01-pg30b

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Pitts, Cynthia A. Miner (1837-1921)

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Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of William Alexander Pitts, Cynthia Miner Pitts & James allen Pitts

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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:William Alexander Pitts, Cynthia Miner Pitts & James Allen Pitts

Description:

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: Hugh Anderson’s imprint is on the center of the back of this carte de visite. Anderson created several versions of his Petaluma imprint. An expanded, possibly later, version appears here. It is printed in red ink and includes four lines of text, each in a different font. The text is embellished above and below with a horizontally flipped, elaborate flourish.

Upside-down, above the imprint is handwritten, in cursive, in pencil, “The Pitts Family”.

Date: January 1872 to December 1873

Condition:

Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album, 2022-952-01-pg30b

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Pitts, William Alexander (1831-1905)

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Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of Cynthia Miner Pitts, James allen Pitts, & William Alexander Pitts &

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Cynthia Miner Pitts, James Allen Pitts, William Alexander Pitts,

Description:

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: Hugh Anderson’s imprint is on the center of the back of this carte de visite. Anderson created several versions of his Petaluma imprint. An expanded, possibly later, version appears here. It is printed in red ink and includes four lines of text, each in a different font. The text is embellished above and below with a horizontally flipped, elaborate flourish.

Upside-down, above the imprint is handwritten, in cursive, in pencil, “The Pitts Family”.

Date: January 1872 to December 1873

Condition:

Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album, 2022-952-01-pg30b

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Perry, Hattie M. (1863 - )

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Hucks “Elaine” Studio’s portrait photograph of Hattie M. Perry

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Hucks’ “Elaine” Studio

Studio Location: 914 Market Street above Stockton Street, San Francisco

THE SITTER:

Names: Hattie M. Perry

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium:

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: 1880

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album, 2022-952-01-pg8d

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Parlin, Olive (1791-1874) (see Whitney)→

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Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of Olive Parlin Whitney

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Olive Parlin Whitney

Description: This carte de visite was taken of Olive Parlin Whitney one or two years before her death in 1874 at the age of 82. Whitney is seated, wearing a black dress and matching cape, the outer appearance of which is unadorned. According to the commentary written on the back of this portrait, the cape was lined in bright blue “sasanet”. The writer most probably meant “sarsenet”, a fine, soft, silk fabric used as a lining material in dressmaking. A white kerchief has been folded and crosses below her neck. One could interpret the commentary written on the back of this portrait to be describing this kerchief as a collar with eyelet embroidery: “Colar Eyelet Embdy”. Her surprisingly dark hair can be seen along the edge of her white ruffled day cap. She wears circular spectacles and looks directly out at the viewer with a glare that can reasonably be defined as unwelcoming. In her right hand it appears she is holding a white handkerchief. Her left elbow may be resting upon a book laid on the table beside her. Given the commentary written on the back of this carte de visite, “very rigid in religion”, it would not be unreasonable to assume that it may be a Bible.

Biographical Note: Olive Parlin Whitney was born in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts and buried in Cypress Hill Memorial Park, Petaluma California. She was married to William Whitney who died in 1852 and was buried in Fort Fairfield Maine. Presumably, Olive, at sometime after his death, traveled to be with her son in Petaluma.

Family Affiliation: Olive Parlin Whitney was the mother of Petaluma pioneer and California State Senator, Albion Paris Whitney(1825-1884) and mother-in-law of his wife, Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney (1832-1917).

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: Olive Parlin Whitney is portrayed in this carte de visite seated beside a table upon which appears to rest a book and an unidentified white object which is visible on the center right edge of the composition.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in black ink along the top of the back edge of this carte de visite is, “Olive Parlin Whitney b 1791 d 1873 (1873 is struck through)1874 Jan. 3d [sic]”. Below this is handwritten in cursive in pencil, “(mother of A P. Whitney) buried in Petaluma cemetery.” Below the imprint handwritten in cursive in pencil is, “Black cape lined with bright blue (sasanet) [sic] color. Colar [sic] Eyelet embdy [sic]”.

Hugh Anderson’s imprint is on the center of the back of this carte de visite. Anderson created several versions of his Petaluma imprint. An expanded, possibly later, version appears here. It is printed in red ink and includes four lines of text, each in a different font. In this imprint version, unlike Anderson’s other imprints, the text is not embellished with flourishes.

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: There is heavy foxing throughout this carte de visite, and there is a horizontal crease across the center.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-13

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Proudfoot, Jessie M. (b. & d. dates to be determined)

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W. C. EDinger’s Portrait Photograph of Jessie M. Proudfoot

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Studio:  W. C. Edinger

Studio location: Des Moines, Iowa


THE SITTER:

Name: Jessie M. Proudfoot

Description: In this portrait, baby Jessie has been placed on a course, fur blanket. The baby has tightened its fists and looks up to its right. The baby is dressed in a white, lace, long-sleeved dress and wears a necklace which appears to hold a locket.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: Jessie M.Proudfoot was not a Petaluman. Given the inscription on the back of this card, it is most probable that this portrait was a gift to her aunt, Emma Herbert, a resident of Bloomfield, California, a community not far from Petaluma. Emma may have been the wife of William H. Herbert, a blacksmith who worked in Bloomfield. As of 1897, Emma H. Herbert was the owner of a 115 x 215 foot lot on the northeast corner of Broderick and Main streets in Bloomfield. Emma Herbert was Frederick Stuart Farquar’s mother-in-law. It is of note that this portrait remains, as donated to the Petaluma Historical Library & Musuem, in the Farquar Family Album.

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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 portrait is mounted on a dark brown card and the photographer’s imprint appear along the bottom printed in a gold.

Description, back: Handwritten along the top edge of the back of this card appears to be the name “Jessie Proudfoot”. Below this handwritten in pencil is, “Mrs Emma Herbert” and “Bloomfield”.

Date:

Condition: This card is heavily soiled and foxed. The edges of the brown card are cracked and frayed. There is also a puncture hole in the center of the top edge.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-44-p24-p45, Farquar Family Album

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Petersen, Catherine (b. 1865) (see Bartelt)→

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John George Hucks’ Portrait Photograph of Catherine Petersen Bartelt

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  John George Hucks (1848-1915)

Studio Location: New York Gallery, 25 Third St., San Francisco, CA

THE SITTER:

Name: Catherine Petersen Bartelt. This portrait may have been taken when the sitter was known by her maiden name, Peterson.

Description: In this portrait, Catherine Petersen Bartelt stands beside a studio prop with her left hand resting on its top surface. With a hypnotic, unfocused gaze, she looks off into the distance. She wears a tightly corseted Basque, front-buttoned jacket and matching skirt with a top diagonal drape. Both are trimmed in black fabric. Upon her breast lays a fringed scarf placed horizontally. Her hair is center-parted and pulled tightly to the back of her head.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: Catherine Peterson Bartelt was the wife of Herman C. Bartelt and the mother of Sophie Bartelt Vonsen (Mrs. George Vonsen).

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.5 x 16 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description front: Along the bottom edge of this card is the photographer’s imprint.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in blue ink along the left top edge of the card is, “(my Mother)” and “Catherine Petersen”. Along the left bottom of the card is written in the same hand, “Sophie” and “Mrs. George Vonsen”.

Date: John George Hucks’ New York Gallery was in operation at 25 Third Street in San Francisco between 1885 and 1890.

Condition: The top edge of the front of this card has been abraded.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-31

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Prince Family Member, Child

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Bryan R. Johnson’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Prince Family Child & a Woman

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

BRYAN R. JOHNSON was born c. 1834 in New York State, and his death date is unidentified. After working as a photographer in several California cities, Johnson moved to Petaluma and beginning in December of 1862 co-partnered with Edward P. Butler at the Ambrotype and Photographic Gallery on Petaluma’s Phoenix Block. In April of 1863 Johnson took sole possession of the gallery and renamed it “Johnson’s Premier Pioneer Photographic Gallery”. In 1864 he moved his studio twice within the community and continued working in Petaluma at least until 1867. (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: Unidentified Child and Woman

Description: CDV of a woman sitting, and a child standing next to her.  The woman is wearing a dress with a hoop skirt with embroidering along the hem and jacket. 

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: Civil War tax stamp; Bryan Johnson’s stamp

Date: The United States Internal Revenue tax stamp on the back of this carte de visite documents that it was created between August, 1864 and August, 1866.

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-IDI-07-p13-p22

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Poehlman, Henry

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Henry Poehlman

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

GEORGE COLVAINE ROSS was born February 12, 1832 in Edinburgh, Scotland and died in 1893 at the age of 60 in Petaluma, California. Unlike the other nineteenth century Petaluma photographers, Ross lived and worked in Petaluma for many years. He arrived in Petaluma in 1855, and in 1862 he began his profession as a photographer, moving his studio within the city several times as noted on his various carte de visite and cabinet card imprints. In 1869 he was also part of a short-lived photographic studio partnership with Elon D. Ormsby on Main Street in Petaluma. It was reported that Ross stopped working as a photographer soon after he developed a disability in 1888. Ross was among the most prolific Petaluma portrait photographers, and his work was of exceptionally high quality. Ross was buried in Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park. (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 Poehlman

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: George Ross’ stamp

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-35

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Prince, unidentified 1994-IDI-02

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Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Prince Man, Date N/A

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  unidentified

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Unidentified man in Prince Family

Description: 6 inch diameter tin disc with enamel portrait of unidentified member of the Prince family's bust. The image appears to be colored by hand. The man is wearing a suit with a bow tie and has a moustache.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: tin disc, approximately 6 inch diameter

Medium: Tin disc with enamel portrait

Description, Obverse: (identify group or individual, gender(s); identify pose, furniture & props; describe composition, background, added color…)

Description, Reverse: N/A

Date: N/A

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-IDI-02

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Prince Family Member, Woman

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Bryan R. Johnson’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Prince Woman

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

BRYAN R. JOHNSON was born c. 1834 in New York State, and his death date is unidentified. After working as a photographer in several California cities, Johnson moved to Petaluma and beginning in December of 1862 co-partnered with Edward P. Butler at the Ambrotype and Photographic Gallery on Petaluma’s Phoenix Block. In April of 1863 Johnson took sole possession of the gallery and renamed it “Johnson’s Premier Pioneer Photographic Gallery”. In 1864 he moved his studio twice within the community and continued working in Petaluma at least until 1867. (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 Woman

Description: CDV of a woman’s bust in an oval frame. Her hair is pulled back and she is wearing an embroidered jacket.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: Civil war tax stamp; Bryan Johnson’s stamp

Date: The United States Internal Revenue tax stamp on the back of this carte de visite documents that it was created between August, 1864 and August, 1866.

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-IDI-07-p13-p21

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.

Prince Family Member, Mother

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Bryan R. Johnson’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Prince Family Child & a Woman

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

BRYAN R. JOHNSON was born c. 1834 in New York State, and his death date is unidentified. After working as a photographer in several California cities, Johnson moved to Petaluma and beginning in December of 1862 co-partnered with Edward P. Butler at the Ambrotype and Photographic Gallery on Petaluma’s Phoenix Block. In April of 1863 Johnson took sole possession of the gallery and renamed it “Johnson’s Premier Pioneer Photographic Gallery”. In 1864 he moved his studio twice within the community and continued working in Petaluma at least until 1867. (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: Unidentified Child and Woman

Description: CDV of a woman sitting, and a child standing next to her.  The woman is wearing a dress with a hoop skirt with embroidering along the hem and jacket. 

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: Three cent revenue stamp; Bryan Johnson’s stamp

Date: December 1862 - 1867

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-IDI-07-p13-p22

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Pressey, Henry 1979-425-01-p35-p23

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Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Henry Pressey & Walter, July 1872

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: unidentified 

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Henry Pressey and Walter

Description: CDV of two men, one sitting and one standing. Both men are wearing knit sweater with bow ties.

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: “July 1872”

Date: July 1872

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-p35-p23

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Penry, John Edward (1872-1954)

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Joslin & Company’s Portrait Photograph of John Edward Penry


PHOTOGRAPHER / PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOSLIN & COMPANY was established by the photographer Amon James Tuft Joslin. He was born in 1839 in Rockwood, New York, and died in 1913 in San Benito County, California. He established the Petaluma Photo Parlor under the name of Joslin & Company in November 1893, and left the studio, departing for Chico, California in April 1897. (For additional information on Joslin and Company and to view all portraits produced by the studio in the collection, click on its name in blue above.)


THE SITTER:

Name: John Edward Penry, aka J. Edward Penry and Edward Penry

Description: In this head-and-shoulders portrait, John Edward Penry looks straight forward with an intense gaze. Dressed in a business gentleman’s attire, he wears a suit jacket and matching vest. His white shirt has a high band collar and his striped necktie has an unusually large knot. On the lapel of his vest, he wears an Odd Fellows pin. The triple links of the pin are a reference to the fraternity’s motto, “Amicitia Amor et Veritas”, “Friendship Love and Truth”. It appears he is wearing an additional piece of jewelry directly below this pin, but it is obscured by the lapel of his jacket.

Biographical Note: According to his obituary published in the Petaluma Argus-Courier on July 26, 1954, p. 6, John Edward Penry was born in Minneapolis, Kansas, lived in Nevada as a child, and located to Petaluma with his parents in 1881. He was the local manager of the Great American Tea Company, and was appointed to the City Council in 1934 to succeed Ludwig Schluckebier. He died in Santa Rosa and was buried in Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park.

Family Affiliation: John Edward Penry was the first born son of Petaluma pioneers, James Franklin Penry (1846-1922) and Olive Anna Fernald Penry (1853-1943). He was the husband of Mamie R. Penry (1872-1928) and Minnie Eletha Warner Penry (1875-1948).

Bibliography: Petaluma Argus-Courier, Jan. 31, 1912, p. 8; July 22, 1929, p. 10; June 14, 1939, p.1; July 26, 1954, p.6 (obit). Petaluma Daily Morning Courier, Sept. 14, 1905, p.1; June 26, 1912, p. 6. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124211540/john_edward_penry

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: All four edges of this cabinet card are pinked, and Joslin & Company’s imprint appears along the bottom.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in dark blue ink is, “Edward Penry”, “City Councilman”, and “Maze store”.

Date: November 1893 - April 1897

Condition: The edges of this card are frayed and the back side is soiled and stained.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-80-04

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Peters, Clifford Leslie 1991-IDI-05

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E. R. Healy Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of Clifford Leslie Peters

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Clifford Leslie Peters

Description: Cabinet card of Clifford Leslie Peters, age one year old. Peters sits on a studio drape wearing a white gown. The embossed text at the bottom of the card, and photographer’s duration in Petaluma dates the photo between 1896-1905.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: Clifford Leslie Peters. Age One Year.

Date: circa 1896-1905

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1991-IDI-05

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Prince, Burton M. 1993-281-01

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J. Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Burton M. Prince

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  J. Ross, Santa Rosa, California. 

THE SITTER:

Name: Burton M. Prince

Description: Cabinet card of Burton M. Prince. Prince is wearing a suit with a white suit and bow tie. There is a flower pinned to his lapel. His hair is combed and well groomed. The elegant signature and artwork at the bottom of the card date the photo to the early 1890s.

Biographical Note: Possible relation to Maurice Prince. Possible relation to Prince building on Kentucky, and Prince Park.

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: “Burton M. Prince”

Date: circa 1890-1895

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1993-281-01

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Prince, Maurice 1995-IDI-01

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J. Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Maurice Prince

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  J. Ross, Santa Rosa, California

THE SITTER:

Name: Maurice Prince

Description: Cabinet card with even scalloped edges of an elderly Maurice Prince. Prince is wearing a three-piece suit with a white shirt and a black tie. He has a long goatee. The photographer's embossed artwork, and even scalloped edges date the photo to the late 1890s.

Biographical Note: Possible relation to Burton M. Prince Possible relation to Prince Building on Kentucky, and Prince Park.

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 1896-1900

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1995-IDI-01

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Prince, U.L. 1996-X-35

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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.

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: “Yours Truly U.L. Prince May 29th, 1879”

Date: May 29th, 1879

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1996-X-35

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Putnam, Mabel Celeste Black (1874 -1966)

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HORACE E. HUNT’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH OF MABEL BLACK PUTNAM

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Horace E. Hunt, Denver Colorado 

THE SITTER:

Name: Mabel Celeste Black Putnam

Description: Mabel Celeste Black Putnam has dark, short, curly hair and is wearing a blouse highly characteristic of the late 1890s. It has large puffed sleeves, deep pleats across the front and a high collar.

Biographical Note: Mabel Celeste Black Putnam served as the principal of Philip Sweed School in Petaluma. She was a member of the Petaluma Woman’s Club. She raised a small herd of cattle on the Putnam Ranch on Sonoma Mountain. In a 1929 reference to her in the Petaluma Argus-Courier, her name was hyphenated, Mable Black-Putnam.

Family Affiliation: Mable Celeste Black Putnam was the daughter of Petaluma Pioneers, Margaret Ann Black and J. W. Black, and she married John Putnam in 1906. Mabel Black Putnam was the mother of Rutherford Putnam who was the husband of Petaluma mayor Helen DuMont Putnam (1909-1984).

Bibliography:

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 head and shoulders portrait placed on dark, embossed, cardstock. The photographer’s imprint is embossed in black cursive lettering across the bottom.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive along the top is, “Mabel Black Putnam”. An attached yellow sheet of paper identifies, in handwritten cursive, the sitter to be, “Mother of Rutherford Putnam”.

Date: circa 1900

Condition: With the exception of the remnants of previously placed tape along the top edge of the back side, this card is in excellent condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-01


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