“Baby Seated in a Wooden Spindle Back Chair”

La Motte Studio’s Portrait Photograph of a “Baby Seated in a Wooden Spindle Back Chair”

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LA MOTTE STUDIO, On October 4, 1907 the Petaluma Argus- Courier reported that W. L. Shattuck had purchased Brown’s photographic studio on Main Street and after its renovation would be known as La Motte Studio. The paper reported exactly two years later, on October 4 of 1909, that the studio had been sold. (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: Smiling slightly, this baby sits calmly in a wooden spindle back chair. The baby holds its left hand at its side and looks patiently up and to the right. The baby wears a white dress with a scalloped hem and a necklace from which hangs a prominent cross.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait has been placed within the embossed, dark gray, vertical rectangle of a lighter gray card. Embossed on a diagonal at the bottom right corner of the card is the La Motte Studio imprint.

Description, back: The back of this cabinet card is either blank or contains only the portrait’s accession number.

Date: October 1907 - October 1909

Condition: This cabinet card is soiled and has several, small, black dots in the center bottom.

Owner:  Pete Vilmur 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.

 

Farquar, William (W.) Harold (1907-1956)

La Motte Studio’s Portrait Photograph of William Harold Farquar

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LA MOTTE STUDIO, On October 4, 1907 the Petaluma Argus- Courier reported that W. L. Shattuck had purchased Brown’s photographic studio on Main Street and after its renovation would be known as La Motte Studio. The paper reported exactly two years later, on October 4 of 1909, that the studio had been sold. (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: William Harold Farquar

Description: This cabinet card depicts William Harold Farquar as an eight-month-old baby. He sits on a striped pillow in a wicker chair. An embroidered pillow supports his back, and he looks attentively to his left. He wears a white gown with a large lace bib, and shoes of which only the soles are visible.

Biographical Note: William Harold Farquar was born and raised in Petaluma. He graduated from Petaluma High School in 1926; attended Santa Rosa Junior College; and graduated from the University of California in 1930. He worked as the superintendent of the Miranda schools in Humboldt, but, just a short time before his death at the age of 48, he left this position to work as an educational consultant with the Earnest Frederick Winkler architectural firm in San Francisco. His body was found August 29, 1956 at the mouth of the Eel River in Humboldt County. He died in an airplane crash along with several other passengers.

Family Affiliation: William Harold Farquar was the son of Fred Stuart Farquar Sr. (1879-1962) and Hester R. Herbert Farquar (1885-1945). His wife was Betty Farquar. There are many additional portraits of Farquar family members in this archive.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This cabinet card holds a photograph which is smaller than the standard size. The La Motte Studio imprint is embossed in the bottom right corner.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in pencil along the top edge is, “8 mns old”, “Harold Farquar”, “Merry Xmas ’08”, and “Mama”

Date: 1908

Condition: This cabinet card is in good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-44-p10-p19, Farquar 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.