Bryan, William Francis (1873-1938)

Harry Fowler ROBERTS’ Portrait Photograph of William Bryan

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

HARRY FOWLER ROBERTS was born in 1869 in Mankato, Minnesota, and died in February 1907 in Colfax, California, at age 38. As early as 1892 he opened a photographic studio on Petaluma’s Main Street across from the American Hotel. The exact date Roberts closed his studio in Petaluma has not been determined; however, it may have been as late as 1895. (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 Francis Bryan

Description: Bryan is wearing a tweed jacket which has a small, high lapel, a popular fashion of the late 1880s and early 1890s. His white shirt has a banded collar, and he wears a pin at the base of his tie. His hair is combed back, and he has a clean-shaven face.

Biographical Note: Bryan was a long-time employee of the Cavanagh Lumber Company working as the foreman of the planning mill and mill wright. He died in a tragic car accident at the age of 65.

Family Affiliation: William Francis Bryan was the son of California pioneers Thomas John Bryan (d.1882) and Elizabeth Hardin Bryan (1841-1924). His maternal grandmother, Agnes Asbury Hardin (1822-1889) lived and was buried in Petaluma. Frederick James Bryan was his brother, and Jessie Bryan (d.1933) was his wife.

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Bibliography: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36539821/william-francis-bryan; Petaluma Argus-Courier, July 30, 1938, p.1 -2.

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: In this three-quarter view portrait cabinet card, the sitter is facing to his left. The card is scalloped on all four sides, and the photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom edge.

Description, back: Handwritten on the top edge in cursive in pencil is: “Wm Bryan 14-2”.

Date: as early as 1892, as late as 1895

Condition: There are many small stains on this portrait and extensive scuffing above the sitter’s head.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-666-16

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Burns, John Francis “Frank” (1870-1950)

Sutterley & Rendall’s Portrait Photograph of John Francis “Frank” Burns

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographers: James Kimball Sutterley (b. c. 1834, New Jersey) and Stephen A. Rendall (dates unknown)

Active in Petaluma: September 24, 1870 -1871

Biographical Note: Sutterley worked as a daguerreian with his brother, Clement Sutterley, in Chicago from 1857 to 1860.  By 1862 they had moved West working as itinerant photographers throughout Nevada, Idaho, Utah and California.  On September 24, 1870, Sutterley partnered with Stephen A. Rendall to establish, “Sutterley & Rendall, Photographers, Main Street, Petaluma, Cal” taking over the studio of Bryan R. Johnson.  They worked together until 1871 when the studio was sold to Richard Reece Percival.  The Sutterley brothers then reunited to establish a studio in Napa, California.

Bibliography: Palmquist, pgs. 454, 533-537; Mautz, pg. 135 & 146.

THE SITTER:

Name: John Francis “Frank” Burns

Description: This carte de visite portrays Burns as an infant. He is seated in a tiny arm chair and behind him is draped fabric. The baby wears a long, white, lace, gown with short sleeves, and around his neck hangs what appears to be a locket.

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Biographical Note: John Francis “Frank” Burns served for many years as the Chief Engineer of the Petaluma Fire Department.

Family Affiliation: John Francis “Frank” Burns was the son of Petaluma pioneers John Weir Burns (1845-1897) and Ellen Millane Burns (1848-1924). John Weir Burns was an early grocer in East Petaluma. The grocery was located in East Petaluma on the corner of Washington and Bremen streets. John Francis Burns took over the establishment when his father died, but sold it a few years later. John Francis “Frank” Burns was the nephew of Peter Burns Jr.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This carte de visite depicts the portrait of an infant within an oval format which is edged with an irregular white line. Within the oval, the background is a dark gathered fabric. The paper upon which the portrait has been printed is not well placed on the card, and it is torn along the top edge.

Description, back: Handwritten in script in pencil along the top edge is, “Frank Burns”. The photographer’s imprint appears on a diagonal, in red ink, in the center, “Sutterley & Rendall, Photographers, Main Street, Petaluma, Cal.”

Date: 1870 or 1871

Condition: Foxing and small stains throughout.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-666-06

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Burns, William (b. & d. dates to be determined)

Norvell Rice Davidson’s Portrait Photograph of William Burns

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Norvell Rice Davidson (1838-1921)

Studio Location: 219 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa, California    

THE SITTER:

Name: William Burns

Description: In this head-and-shoulders portrait, William Burns looks directly at the viewer. He appears to be in his late teens or early twenties. His side-parted hair has been carefully oiled and combed. He is dressed in a wool jacket with matching vest, a medium-dark shirt with a henley collar and a large Windsor tie.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: to be identified

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 7 x 10 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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Description, front: This portrait has been placed within a unique, unsymmetrically shaped opening. The gray photographic paper has been mounted on a ecru card which has several symmetrical layers of different textures and widths. The edges of the card are pinked.

Description, back: Along the top edge handwritten in cursive in pencil is, “Wm Burns”. Along the bottom is a stamped identification of the photographer: “N.R. Davidson. Photographer. 219 Fourth Street. Santa Rosa, Cal.”.

Date: early 20th century

Condition: This portrait contains several small, dark spots and overall foxing.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-666-05

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Byce, Malcolm Lyman (1890-1919)(2 of 2)

Joslin & Company’s Portrait Photograph of Malcolm Lyman Byce

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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: Malcolm Lyman Byce

Description: The approximately six-year-old Malcolm Lyman Byce is portrayed seated on his bicycle with each foot perched on top of a pedal as though in mid rotation. The bicycle has been propped in place; its lowered kickstand can be seen on the far side of bike. The boy holds the handlebars and looks up into the distance. He is dressed in the belted knickers, high socks, boots and cap typical of a turn-of-the- century bicyclist. By the time he was five years old, Malcolm Byce was acclaimed in the local Petaluma papers to be a “phenomenal trick bicyclist”. Young Malcolm was the mascot of the Petaluma Wheelmen’s Club, and the Club’s emblem is displayed prominently on the front of his sweater.

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Biographical Note: As a young adult, Malcolm entered his father’s poultry business, The Petaluma Incubator Company, and he eventually become a partner and manager. Malcolm’s father, Lyman C. Byce, has been credited along with Petaluma dentist, Isaac Dias, with the creation of the Petaluma poultry incubator.

Family Affiliation: Malcolm Lyman Byce was the son of the prominent Petaluma pioneers Lyman C. Byce (1852-1944) and Lily C. Gray Byce (1867-1934). His brother was Wilbur Elwood Byce (1896-1955), and his wife was Catherine Coggeshall Byce (1884-1982). Also see the portrait of Mrs. Daniels.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait may have been taken out-of-doors with a solid fabric cloth used as a backdrop. The photograph has been mounted on an ivory colored card which has a thin border embossed with small concentric circles. Along the bottom edge is Joslin & Company’s imprint: “Petaluma Photo Parlors. Joslin and Co., 850 Main Street, Petaluma, Cal.”.

Description, back: Handwritten along the top left edge is: “Malcolm Byce” and “approx 6 yrs”. “Malcom Byce” is handwritten a second time in the middle of the card.

Date: 1896 or 1897

Condition: several small black spots throughout; light marks and a darker curved scratch to the left of the center top of the bicycle’s handlebars

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-60-01

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Cannon, Nettie Urith Clark (1868-1955)

Henry Kemp Van Ee’s Portrait Photograph of

Mary Irene Clark Farquar, George Clarence Clark, and Nettie urith Clark Cannon

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Henry Kemp Van Ee (1853-1934)

Studio Location: 410 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa, California

THE SITTERS:

Names: Mary Irene Clark Farquar, George Clarence Clark, and Nettie Urith Clark Cannon

Description: In this group portrait, Nettie Urith Clark Cannon appears to the right of her two siblings, Mary Irene Clark Farquar and George Clarence Clark. She is attired in a waisted, black, dress which has a high collar and a large, wide neck bow. Between the collar and the bow there appears to be a jeweled pin. Over her dress is a bolero jacket fringed with tassels. Several sections of her hair has been twisted and gathered at the top of her head in a top-knot which is crowned by what appears to be a black conical object. There is an almost military air to the poses of the siblings. Nettie and her sister, Mary, stand erect with their hands behind their backs; both women look directly at the viewer. Their significantly taller brother stands authoritatively erect with his arms at his sides and gazes to his right.

Biographical Note:

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Family Affiliation: Nettie Urith Clark Cannon was a member of an early Petaluma pioneer family. Her father, Almer Clark (1829-1899), came to California by way of the Isthmus of Panama, and her mother, Rachael Jane Murray Clark (1838-1903), crossed the plains with her parents in 1848 or 1852. Almer and Rachael established the “Clark Ranch” on Petaluma Hill Road which served as a “Half-Way” house for the stage coaches traveling between Sacramento and Willits. Nettie was raised on this ranch and later married Louis L. (Doc) Cannon, a horse trainer. They took over the “Clark Ranch” renaming it the “L. L. Cannon Ranch”. Mary Irene Clark Farquar (1858-1941) was her sister, and George Clarence Clark(1863-1927) was her brother.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is a crowded and strangely cropped group portrait of three standing siblings. On the right can be seen a backdrop painted to resemble a residential interior, and on the left can be seen what may be a lace curtain. The card has pinked edges, and the photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom edge. On the bottom edge of the card under the corresponding sibling is written their first name: “Mary”, “George” and “Nettie”.

Description, back: Handwritten in script in pencil along the top edge of the card is: “Mary I. (Clark) Farquar”, “Geo. C. Clark”, and “With Nettie Clark Cannon”.

Date: It is very probable that this portrait was taken January 15, 1895. There is another portrait by Henry Kemp Van Ee in this archive which depicts Mary Irene Clark Farquar’s three sons, and it is very similar to this portrait. The backdrop in both portraits is identical, and on the back side of the portrait of the three boys is written “Jan15, 1895”. It is logical to conclude that the family would have arrived together to have their portraits taken.

Condition: There is slight foxing throughout the top of the card.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum,1978-80-44-p21-p40

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Church, Clara Elsie (1867-1964)(1 of 2)

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Clara elsie Church

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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: Clara Elsie Church

Description: CDV of a woman's bust in an oval frame.  Her hair is pulled back and there is a large chain around her neck.

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Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Back: George Ross’ stamp

Date: undated

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-p13-p9

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Church, Edith Mabel (1889-1962)

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Edith Church

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Photographer:  unidentified

THE SITTER:

Name: Edith Mabel Church

Description: Snapshot of a girl sitting in a chair in a bedroom

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-03-p13-p7

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Church, Frank Hale (1861-1900)

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Frank Church

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Photographer:  unidentified

THE SITTER :

Name: Frank Hale Church

Description: Cabinet card of a man's bust.  He has a large beard and is wearing a suit with a bow tie.  The flipside is the man's obituary.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: Frank Church’s obituary

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Date: 1800

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-03-p20-p12

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Church, Lorin Jasper (1889-1918) (1 of 3)

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Lorin Jasper Church

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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: Lorin Jasper Church

Description: In this carte de visite portrait, Lorin Jasper Church appears to be between one and two years old. He sits atop a heavy, draped textile decorated with a floral design. He looks up and smiles contentedly, holding what appears to be a rattle in his lap. He wears a scallop-hemmed white dress and dark leather boots.

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Biographical Note: Lorin Jasper Church was born and raised at the Church family ranch in Two Rock. In 1899, he was listed as a student at Two Rock’s Walker School, and his teacher was listed as Miss Mabel Celeste Black (1874-1966), the future Mabel Black-Putnam and mother-in-law of Petaluma mayor, Helen DuMont Putnam (1909-1984). In 1906, it was reported that Lorin was the Sergeant at Arms of his senior class at Petaluma High School. A member of the Enterprise Yearbook staff, he graduated in May 1907 and soon after enrolled at the University of California. On June 4, 1911, he married Helen M. Storer of Oakland, and initially, they settled in Alaska. By 1915, the couple had returned to Petaluma, and on August 10, 1917, Lorin enlisted in the United States Marine Corps to fight in World War I. He was stationed at Quantico, Virginia, and received distinction as a sharpshooter. In July 1918, he was reported to be in France, working back of the lines as a surveyor. On August 10, 1918, the Petaluma Daily Morning Courier reported that he had been killed on the battlefield in France on June 13th. He was the second Petaluma boy to die in World War I. He was buried at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial, Belleau, Departement de L’Aisne, Picardie, France.

Family Affiliation: Lorin Jasper Church was the second son of Walter A. Church and Minnie B. Warders Church of Two Rock Valley. He was the brother of Linnie Church Mack, Rena Church Weyler, Flora Church, Ralph Church, Amy Church, Earl Church, and Roy Church. He was the husband of Helen M. Storer. Click here to be directed to a list of the other portraits of Church family members in this archive.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: On the back of this carte de visite is a late version of George Ross’ imprint.

Date: 1889 or 1890

Condition: The front and back of this carte de visite are slightly soiled.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-p6-p2

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Church, Lorin Jasper (1889-1918) (3 of 3)

Robert Peterson Dammand’s Portrait Photograph of Lorin Jasper Church

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

ROBERT PETERSON DAMMAND (Dammond) was born on September 6, 1855, in Horsens, Denmark, and died on January 27, 1936, in Glendale, California. He worked as a photographer in Iowa and Southern California before arriving in Petaluma in November 1901. He resided on Petaluma’s D Street and located his photographic studio opposite the American Hotel over the Steiger Building on Main Street. In late July 1905, Dammand departed Petaluma to set up a studio in Richmond, California. (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: Lorin Jasper Church

Description: In this head-and-should portrait, Lorin Jasper Church appears as a young man formally dressed in a jacket with high small lapels and a matching vest. He wears a white shirt with a stiff, tall rounded collar and a small dark bowtie. His dark, straight hair is parted just off center and neatly combed to each side of his head.

Biographical Note: Lorin Jasper Church was born and raised at the Church family ranch in Two Rock. In 1899, he was listed as a student at Two Rock’s Walker School, and his teacher was listed as Miss Mabel Celeste Black (1874-1966), the future Mabel Black-Putnam and mother-in-law of Petaluma mayor, Helen DuMont Putnam (1909-1984). In 1906, it was reported that Lorin was the Sergeant at Arms of his senior class at Petaluma High School. A member of the Enterprise Yearbook staff, he graduated in May 1907 and soon after enrolled at the University of California. On June 4, 1911, he married Helen M. Storer of Oakland, and initially, they settled in Alaska. By 1915, the couple had returned to Petaluma, and on August 10, 1917, Lorin enlisted in the United States Marine Corps to fight in World War I. He was stationed at Quantico, Virginia, and received distinction as a sharpshooter. In July 1918, he was reported to be in France, working back of the lines as a surveyor. On August 10, 1918, the Petaluma Daily Morning Courier reported that he had been killed on the battlefield in France on June 13th. He was the second Petaluma boy to die in World War I. He was buried at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial, Belleau, Departement de L’Aisne, Picardie, France.

Family Affiliation: Lorin Jasper Church was the second son of Walter A. Church and Minnie B. Warders Church of Two Rock Valley. He was the brother of Linnie Church Mack, Rena Church Weyler, Flora Church, Ralph Church, Amy Church, Earl Church, and Roy Church. He was the husband of Helen M. Storer. Click here to be directed to a list of the other portraits of Church family members in this archive.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: matte collodion print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This photograph has been cut, and its sides are not parallel. Additionally, it was not applied symmetrically to its dark textured card. The trimming of the card was haphazard; the bottom line of the photographer’s embossed imprint has been cropped in half. In its entirety, it may have read, “R. P. Dammond, Petaluma Photo Parlors, CAL”, or, alternatively, “R. P. Dammand, Petaluma Photo Parlors, CAL”.

Description, back: The back of this portrait is either blank or contains only an accession number.

Date: November 1901 - July 1905

Condition: This portrait has several abrasions and is not in sharp focus.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-03-p29-p20

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Church, Philip 1979-425-03-p28-p18

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Philip Church

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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: Philip Church

Description: CDV of a man's bust in an oval frame. He has a mustache and is wearing a suit.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: George Ross’ stamp

Date: circa 1862-1893

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-03-p28-p18

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Clark(Clarke), Dorcas Haley (1815-1902)

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Dorcas Haley Clark

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: unidentified 

THE SITTER:

Name: Dorcas Haley Clark (Clarke)

Description: This is a portrait of Dorcas Haley Clark, one of Petaluma’s earliest educators. She is presented in this portrait with her head tilted to her left and looking directly into the camera. Her hair is parted down the center and drawn up into a large bun at the back of her head. Her coiffeur is a bit disheveled and conveys the impression of a women not overly preoccupied with the details of her appearance. She wears a heavy wool jacket with large lapels and large buttons two of which are fastened at her waist. She also wears a white lace jabot which holds a large oval brooch at her throat. Around her neck is a long chain which loops into a pocket at her waistline. The chain most probably held a watch, and its inclusion in this portrait may be an allusion to Clark’s professional position as a teacher. There is a pastel portrait of her in the Petaluma Historical Library & Museum's painting collection. Dorcas Clark PDF

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Biographical Note: As the head preceptress of Petaluma’s Baptist College, Dorcas Haley Clark was one the community’s first educators. Her obituary published October 13, 1902 in the Petaluma Argus-Courier summarized her life’s work: “Mrs. Dorcas Clark, one of the most noted educators of California, passed away in San Francisco on Tuesday last at the advanced age of 87 years… More than half a century ago she took the Lord Elgin medal in Toronto for chemistry, mathematics and agriculture, a noted achievement when educational opportunities for women were limited. Mrs. Clark was appointed first head mistress of the girls’ department of the Provincial Model School, Toronto which position she resigned to come to California in 1865. Her first appointment in California was that of associate principal of the Baptist College, Petaluma. In 1868 she was made teacher of history and mathematics in the State Normal School of San Jose, and in 1888 was elected vice-president of the Girls’ High School of San Francisco which she held until she retired, having devoted fifty-five years to educational interests…. The news of the death of the pioneer will be received with regret in this city by the older settlers who remember her, well. She has not visited here for many years although after her departure from Petaluma, she used to visit here frequently.”

Let it be noted that Dorcas’ work as a professional educator was not without its challenges. The Petaluma Evening Argus flippantly mentioned on May 29, 1873, the cronyism to which Dorcas was victim: “Mrs. Dorcas Clark, who was assistant teacher in the Normal School for five years, was summarily removed at the last meeting of the Board of Trustees. Probable cause: Some of the Board had a ‘friend’ who wanted the place. Patronage is a big thing.”

Family Affiliation: Dorcas Haley Clark was married to Benjamin Milliken Clark (1809-1867). Together they had six children. Their eldest child was Emily Maria Clark Pritchard Jeffery (born New Brunswick, Canada, 1836-1910). According to the 1870 census, Emily was a music teacher living in Petaluma with her 5 year old daughter, Josephine. Among Dorcas’ other children was educator Helen Milliken Clark Boyle (1840-1912). Helen’s daughter, Gertrude Farquharson Boyle Kanno (1878-1937) was a noted sculptress. Her many portrait busts include such famous individuals as Isadora Duncan, Teddy and Franklin Roosevelt, John Muir, Joaquin Miller, Luther Burbank, and Albert Einstein.

Bibliography: San Francisco Examiner, Jan. 18, 1868, p. 2; Feb. 24, 1870, p.3; July 24, 1875, p.3. Shasta Courier, June 5, 1869, p. 2. Martinez News-Gazette, June 12, 1869, p. 1. Tulare County Times, Nov. 16, 1872, p. 2. Petaluma Evening Argus, May 29, 1873, p. 2. Oakland Tribune, March 11, 1879, p. 1. San Francisco Call and Post, Oct. 7, 1902, p. 13 (obituary). San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 12, 1902, p. 11. Petaluma Daily Morning Courier, Oct. 13, 1902, p. 3.

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 10 x 6 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is a frontal head-and-shoulder portrait set within a vertical oval. Handwritten along the bottom edge in black ink is, “Dorcas Clark”.

Description, back: Handwritten along the top edge in pencil in cursive is, “Dorcas Haley Clark”.

Date: This is an early carte de visite, most probably from the 1860s.

Condition: This carte de visite is faded and soiled, and there are three dark spots on the back side.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-658-04

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Clark, George Clarence (1863-1927)

Henry KEMP VAN EE’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH OF

MARY IRENE CLARK FARQUAR, GEORGE CLARENCE CLARK, AND NETTIE URITH CLARK CANNON

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Henry Kemp Van Ee (1853-1934)

Studio Location: 410 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa, California

THE SITTERS:

Names: Mary Irene Clark Farquar, George Clarence Clark, and Nettie Urith Clark Cannon

Description: In this group portrait, George Clarence Clark appears between his two sisters, Mary Irene Clark Farquar, and Nettie Urith Clark Cannon. George wears a double-breasted wool jacket with a white handkerchief in his left breast pocket. His hair is carefully groomed, and he sports a walrus mustache. There is an almost military air to the poses of the siblings. George stands authoritatively erect with his arms at his sides while his sisters stand erect with their hands behind their backs. Significantly taller, George gazes to his right while his siblings look directly at the viewer.

Biographical Note: George lived at 343 Keller Street in Petaluma and worked as a motorman for the Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railway Company from 1904 until his death in 1927.

Family Affiliation: George Clarence Clark was the son of Petaluma pioneers, Almer Clark (1829-1899) and Rachel Jane Murray Clark (1836-1903). George’s wife was Elizabeth Clark, and Mary Irene Clark Farquar (1858-1941) and Nettie Urith Clark Cannon (1868-1955) were his sisters.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is a crowded and strangely cropped group portrait of three standing siblings. On the right can be seen a backdrop painted to resemble a residential interior, and on the left can be seen what may be a lace curtain. The card has pinked edges, and the photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom edge. On the bottom edge of the card under the corresponding sibling is written their first name: “Mary”, “George” and “Nettie”.

Description, back: Handwritten in script in pencil along the top edge of the card is: “Mary I. (Clark) Farquar”, “Geo. C. Clark”, and “With Nettie Clark Cannon”.

Date: It is very probable that this portrait was taken January 15, 1895. There is another portrait by Henry Kemp Van Ee in this archive which depicts Mary Irene Clark Farquar’s three sons, and it is very similar to this portrait. The backdrop in both portraits is identical, and on the back side of the portrait of the three boys is written “Jan15, 1895”. It is logical to conclude that the family would have arrived together to have their portraits taken.

Condition: There is slight foxing throughout the top of the card.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum,1978-80-44-p21-p40

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Clark, Maude (b. & d. dates to be determined)

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Maude Clark

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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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: Maude Clark

Description: This is a particularly lovely cabinet card portrait of a toddler. Maude Clark, age 22 months, has been placed in what is actually a very elegant and charming pose. She sits on a sofa with her right arm resting on its rolled edge, and her left hand in her lap. Her torso is lightly twisted to her right, and, with legs tucked beneath her, her left shoe is exposed from beneath the hem of her dress. She is wearing a white, lace, ruffled, dress with a scalloped hem. Soft, short curls surround her face and longer, sausage, curls appear behind.

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Biographical Note: “Miss Maude Clark” is briefly referred to in the social section of Petaluma newspapers 6 times between 1889 and 1900.

Family Affiliation: unidentified

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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 cabinet card contains the portrait of a seated toddler within the perimeter of a vertical oval. The photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom edge. This portrait is in good focus with the exception of the fingers of the toddler’s left hand, her left shoe, and the bottom right edge of her dress. Although she holds her pose (most probably as instructed) her tiny fingers and toes did not comply.

Description, back: Handwritten in script in pencil along the top is, “Maude Clark was 22 months old when taken is now 5 years old.”

Date: sometime after 1874

Condition: There is foxing throughout on both the front and back. The back has several small, black, spots at the top and smudges on the left.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-22

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Clarke, (unidentified family member) (b. & d. dates to be determined)

Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified member of the Clarke Family

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD was born in 1852 in Ohio and died in 1940 in Inglewood, California. He established his photographic gallery in Petaluma in February of 1886, “in the rooms formerly occupied by Lewis Dowe”. It was located at 59 1/2 Main Street next door to the First National Bank Building. Sheppard continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma at least through June of 1891. (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 member of the Clarke Family

Description: This three-quarter head shot portrait of a member of the Clarke Family depicts a handsome young man with carefully groomed, short cut hair and a chevron mustache. He wears a wool, double-breasted jacket with leather piping and high lapels. He has a white, high, banded collar and a neck tie which has a decorative pin attached to its knot.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: Clarke Family

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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: The background to the portrait is a troupe l’oeil which creates the illusion that the portrait is printed on a piece of paper elegantly scrolled on three edges. The photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom edge of the card.

Description, back: Handwritten in pencil in cursive along the top edge the back of this cabinet card is, “Clarke Family”.

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition: This cabinet card has light foxing throughout.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1991-IDI-03

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Cady, Emma S. Elder Coggeshall (1857-1933) (4 of 6)

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Emma S. Elder and Ida Brown

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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 SITTERS:

Names: Emma S. Elder Coggeshall Cody and Ida Brown Coflin. This portrait was taken before either of these two young women had married, when they would have been known by their maiden names, Emma S. Elder and Ida Brown.

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Description: The two, young women portrayed in this carte de visite were most probably close friends. Emma Elder stands confidently on the viewer’s left, resting her hands authoritatively on the right shoulder of her companion. Elder gazes directly at the viewer, her full face open to the camera. Brown sits calmly on the right; her gaze lowered and to the right. The women are dressed almost identically. Both wear heavy, dark, complex dresses typical of the first half of the 1870s. Both dresses have a full, flounced and ruffled, underskirt and a shorter, top skirt which is gathered at the sides creating a type of front apron. Both women have wide, large cuffs trimmed in white lace, and high, white, lace, collars around which are draped fringed neck scarves. Elder’s dress also includes a full bustle.

Biographical Note: As a student and young women Emma S. Elder was mentioned often in Petaluma papers’ society section. She received her certificate to teach in the Petaluma Public School system in 1876. In 1919, she was living at A and Sixth Streets.

Family Affiliation: Emma S. Elder Coggeshall Cady was the daughter of Petaluma pioneers, William Elder (1812-1876) and Sarah C. Elder (1819-1891). The Elders were a prominent family in Petaluma. William Elder, born in Scotland, was Petaluma’s first mayor, the first chairman of the Petaluma Board of Trustees, and one of the founders of the Petaluma Congregational church. William Elder also founded, with George Harris, the general merchandising store in Petaluma, Harris & Elder. In 1877, Emma married a man named Coggeshall and with him had three children. Their daughter, Catherine Coggeshall (1884-1982), married Malcolm Lyman Byce (1890-1919) in 1912. Emma later named a man whose surname was Cady.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: Double portrait of two young women in front of a backdrop depicting a grand architectural interior.

Description, back: Handwritten in black ink cursive: Miss Ida Brown Emma Elder April 23rd 1874 Petaluma Cal. On the center back is the photographer’s imprint which reads: “From George Ross’ Art and Photograph Gallery, Main St., Petaluma, Cal. (Immediately opposite the American Hotel.)”.

Date: April 23rd, 1874

Condition: There is extensive foxing and small stains throughout, and the bottom corners have been clipped.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1984-289-05

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Cady, Emma S. Elder Coggeshall (1857-1933) (5 of 6)

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of Emma S. Elder Coggeshall

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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: Emma S. Elder Coggeshall Cady. At the time this portrait was taken, the sitter’s name was most probably Emma S. Elder Coggeshall. It has been assumed that this is a wedding portrait, and the surname of Emma’s first husband, whom she married in 1877, was Coggeshall.

Description: This cabinet card portrait was taken at the same time as another portrait of Emma in which she is standing. In both portraits she wears the same white lace dress, large drop earrings, and corsage. In both portraits, curls adorn her forehead and her wavy hair is pulled into a large twisted bun at the crown of her head. She is adorned in bridal fashion, and both portraits quite probably commemorate her wedding to her first husband, whose surname was Coggeshall.

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Biographical Note: As a student and young women Emma was mentioned often in Petaluma papers’ society section. She received her certificate to teach in the Petaluma Public School system in 1876. In 1919, she was living at A and Sixth Streets.

Family Affiliation: Emma S. Elder Coggeshall Cady was the daughter of Petaluma pioneers, William Elder (1812-1876) and Sarah C. Elder (1819-1891). The Elders were a prominent family in Petaluma. William Elder, born in Scotland, was Petaluma’s first mayor, the first chairman of the Petaluma Board of Trustees, and one of the founders of the Petaluma Congregational church. William Elder also founded, with George Harris, the general merchandising store in Petaluma, Harris & Elder. In 1877, Emma married a man named Coggeshall and with him had three children. Their daughter, Catherine Coggeshall (1884-1982), married Malcolm Lyman Byce (1890-1919) in 1912. Emma later named a man whose surname was Cady.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.5 x 14.5 cm  

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is a three-quarter view portrait in which the sitter’s image has been cropped just above the waistline.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in pencil along the top edge of the card is, “Emma Elder”. Handwritten in cursive in pencil along the bottom is, “Property of Federica Olmsted”. The photographer’s imprint appears in the center, aligned on a vertical diagonal.

Date: May 1877

Condition: With the exception of a vertical scratch in the upper left, this portrait is in good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1984-289-06

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Cady, Emma S. Elder Coggeshall (1857-1933)(2 of 6)

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of Emma S. Elder

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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.)

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THE SITTER:

Name: Emma S. Elder Coggeshall Cady. This portrait was taken prior to the sitter’s first marriage, when she was known by her maiden name, Emma S. Elder.

Description: The sitter is dressed in a form-fitting bodice with drop shoulders and front buttons. Under a white lace collar she wears a plaid scarf. Over both is draped a beaded necklace which ends in what appears to be a locket. Of particular note is the sitter’s long, center-parted, copious wavy hair which hangs freely with the exception of a top section which has been pulled up and twisted to create a braided crown at the top of her head.

Biographical Note: As a student and young women Emma was mentioned often in Petaluma papers’ society section. She received her certificate to teach in the Petaluma Public School system in 1876. In 1919, she was living at A and Sixth Streets.

Family Affiliation: Emma S. Elder Coggeshall Cady was the daughter of Petaluma pioneers, William Elder (1812-1876) and Sarah C. Elder (1819-1891). The Elders were a prominent family in Petaluma. William Elder, born in Scotland, was Petaluma’s first mayor, the first chairman of the Petaluma Board of Trustees, and one of the founders of the Petaluma Congregational church. William Elder also founded, with George Harris, the general merchandising store in Petaluma, Harris & Elder. In 1877, Emma married a man named Coggeshall and with him had three children. Their daughter, Catherine Coggeshall (1884-1982), married Malcolm Lyman Byce (1890-1919) in 1912. Emma later named a man whose surname was Cady.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This head-and-shoulder portrait of a young woman is set within a vertical oval.

Description, back: Handwritten in black ink in capital letters along the top edge is “Emma Elder”.

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.

Date: January 1872 to December 1873

Condition: This carte de visite is in good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1984-289-08

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Cady, Emma S. Elder Coggeshall (1857-1933) (3 of 6)

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of Emma S. Elder

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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 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 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: Emma S. Elder Coggshall Cady. This portrait was most probably taken prior to the sitter’s first marriage, when she was known by her maiden name, Emma S. Elder.

Description: The sitter wears a dark velvet blouse with a lighter trimmed collar piped in the darker velvet fabric. Above this collar is a white, lace ruff and neck scarf tied in a bow. A large drop earring can be seen hanging from her left ear. Her center-parted hair has been combed and pulled to the back of her head. The condition of her hair leads one to conclude it has been repeatedly crimped.

Biographical Note: As a student and young woman, Emma was mentioned often in Petaluma papers’ society section. She received her certificate to teach in the Petaluma Public School system in 1876. In 1919, she was living at A and Sixth Streets.

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Family Affiliation: Emma S. Elder Coggeshall Cady was the daughter of Petaluma pioneers, William Elder (1812-1876) and Sarah C. Elder (1819-1891). The Elders were a prominent family in Petaluma. William Elder, born in Scotland, was Petaluma’s first mayor, the first chairman of the Petaluma Board of Trustees, and one of the founders of the Petaluma Congregational church. William Elder also founded, with George Harris, the general merchandising store in Petaluma, Harris & Elder. In 1877, Emma married a man named Coggeshall and with him had three children. Their daughter, Catherine Coggeshall (1884-1982), married Malcolm Lyman Byce (1890-1919) in 1912. Emma later named a man whose surname was Cady.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is a head-and-shoulder portrait contained within a vertical oval.

Description, back: Written in black ink in all capitals along the top edge is, “EMMA ELDER”. The photographer’s imprint appears in the center diagonally aligned.

Date: The earliest date for this portrait is September of 1875 because that is when Lewis Dowe began working as a photographer in Petaluma. Given that the back of this portrait identifies Emma by her maiden name, the latest date for this portrait is most probably May of 1877 when she married, changing her name to Coggeshall. This portrait may commemorate Elder’s 1877 graduation from Petaluma High School; it is strikingly similar to, and concurrent with Clara Belle Sproul’s graduation portrait.

Condition: With the exception of the bottom right corner, this cabinet card is in good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1984-289-07

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Daniels, Mrs. (given name and b. & d. dates to be determined)

Harry Fowler ROBERTS’ Portrait Photograph of Mrs. Daniels

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

HARRY FOWLER ROBERTS was born in 1869 in Mankato, Minnesota, and died in February 1907 in Colfax, California, at age 38. As early as 1892 he opened a photographic studio on Petaluma’s Main Street across from the American Hotel. The exact date Roberts closed his studio in Petaluma has not been determined; however, it may have been as late as 1895. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

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THE SITTER:

Name: Mrs. Daniels

Description: In this cabinet card portrait of Mrs. Daniels, she has short curly bangs, and a bun resting on the back of her head. She is wearing a elaborately ruffled and beaded bodice with puffy sleeves.

Biographical Note: According to the inscription on the back of this portrait, Mrs. Daniels was a school teacher.

Family Affiliation: According to the inscription on the back of this portrait, Mrs. Daniels had an affiliation with the Byce family.

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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 head-and-shoulder portrait depicts a three-quarter view of the sitter, and behind her is a roughly stuccoed studio backdrop. Harry Fowler Robert’s imprint runs along the bottom of the card. It is of note that the imprint proclaims Roberts to be an “Artist”.

Description, back: Handwritten in script in pencil is, “Mrs. Daniels”, “school teacher”, and “Byce Family”.

Date: as early as 1892, as late as 1895

Condition: This cabinet card is in fair condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-60-02

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Doss, Floyd Ernest (1893-1980)

Joslin & Company’s Portrait Photograph of Floyd Ernest Doss

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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: Floyd Ernest Doss

Description: This portrait of Floyd Ernest Doss as a baby depicts him in a seated position supported by a fur covered prop. The baby wears a simple white gown which has a darker colored, elaborate, lace, collar and matching cap sleeves. He wears a short beaded necklace and glances up to his right. His face, hands, and the lower section of his arms are significantly darker than his upper arms. It would appear this baby spent significant time out-of-doors.

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Biographical Note: Floyd Ernest Doss was born in Two Rock. As a young man, he joined the Aviation Corp of the US Army and served as a mechanic in the Air Force in WWI in France. After the war, he worked as a driver for the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department and then for Associated Oil Company. For twenty years he owned the Petaluma Express Company.

Family Affiliation: Floyd Ernest Doss was the first child born to pioneer Two Rock residents, Letitia Ellen Johnston Doss (1868-1893) and Henry Franklin “Frank” Doss (1868-1951). His wife was Caroline Marie Jensen Doss (1893-1984).

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: The object in the upper left of this portrait may be a device used by photographers to capture a baby’s attention. It is a vertical object which appears to be covered in white tassels. The photographer’s studio imprint appears along the bottom edge of this card embossed with gold foil.

Description, back: Along the top left of this card is handwritten in script in blue ink, “Floyd E. Doss”. Also, an unusual stamp appears in the center back of this cabinet card. It is round with a decorative circumference. Within the circle is written, “A. J. T. Joslin,”, “Photographer”, “APR 30 1894”, “OPP”, “American Hotel”, and “Main St. Petaluma, Cal”.

Date: April 30, 1894. This date assumes the back stamp documents the date of the portrait.

Condition: This card is slightly soiled on the front and significantly soiled on the back.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-106-04

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Doss, Henry Franklin “Frank” (1868-1951)

John Henry Peterson’s Portrait Photograph of

Henry Franklin “Frank” Doss & Letitia Ellen Johnston Doss

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  John Henry Peterson

Studio Location: J. H. Peters, 914 Market St., San Francisco, California

THE SITTERS:

Names: Henry Franklin “Frank” Doss and Letitia Ellen Johnston Doss

Description: In this double portrait, Henry Franklin “Frank” Doss is holding his wife’s right arm. He wears a formal vested suit and a white shirt with a high banded collar and white bow tie. A watch chain hangs from his vest pocket. Letitia is also dressed formally in a corseted Basque jacket and matching skirt. Her jacket has a double row of buttons creating a center panel and her skirt has horizontal draping which was most probably drawn into a bustle in the back.

Biographical Note: Henry Franklin “Frank” Doss was a potato and hay farmer in Two Rock. He also served as the Sonoma County Supervisor, and was a member of Petaluma Lodge No. 901 BPOE. He served as a juror on the Org Foon murder trial in 1899.

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Family Affiliation: Henry Franklin “Frank” Doss was the son of Petaluma pioneers John R. Doss (1837-1909) and Amanda Maria Stephenson Doss (1840-1917). His wife was Letitia Ellen Johnston Doss (1868-1938), and together they had five children including Floyd Ernest Doss (1893-1980) and Iva M. Doss Goble (1895-1987). Henry and Letitia were the grandparents of Mert Doss, (1921-2010) a well-known Petaluma photographer.

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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 is a double portrait of a Henry Franklin “Frank” Doss and Letitia Johnston Doss possibly taken to commemorate their wedding of October 8, 1890. Henry stands on the left and holds Letitia’s right arm. Letitia stands with the fingers of both of her hands touching below her waist. To the left is an upholstered chair and behind is a painted backdrop. The photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom edge of the card.

Description, back: Handwritten in black ink in script is, “Frank & Letitia Johnston Doss” and “married Oct 8, 1890”.

Date: The date of October 8, 1890 assumes this double portrait to be a photograph taken on their wedding day.

Condition: There are large dark spots throughout the upper right of the portrait.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-106-05

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Doss, Letitia Ellen Johnston (1868-1938)

John Henry Peterson’s Portrait Photograph of

Henry Franklin “Frank” Doss & Letitia Ellen Johnston Doss

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  John Henry Peterson

Studio Location: J. H. Peters, 914 Market St., San Francisco, California

THE SITTERS:

Names: Henry Franklin “Frank” Doss and Letitia Ellen Johnston Doss

Description: In this double portrait Letitia Ellen Johnston Doss stands by her husband, Henry Franklin “Frank” Doss, holding her hands in front of her with her fingers touching. Her corseted Basque jacket has gathered sleeves, ribboned cuffs and a double row of buttons creating a center panel. Her skirt has horizontal draping which was most probably drawn into a bustle in the back. She wears an elaborate, elongated corsage on her left breast which supports the assumption that this is a portrait taken to commemorate their wedding day.

Biographical Note: Letitia lived with her husband, Henry Franklin “Frank” Doss, on their farm in Two Rock. She served as a school board elector judge and raised five children.

Family Affiliation: Henry Franklin “Frank” Doss was Letitia’s husband and together they had five children including Floyd Ernest Doss (1893-1980) and Iva M. Doss Goble (1895-1987). Henry and Letitia were the grandparents of Mert Doss, (1921-2010) a well-known Petaluma photographer.

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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 is a double portrait of a Henry Franklin “Frank” Doss and Letitia Johnston Doss possibly taken to commemorate their wedding of October 8, 1890. Henry stands on the left and holds Letitia’s right arm. Letitia stands with the fingers of both of her hands touching below her waist. To the left is an upholstered chair and behind is a painted backdrop. The photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom edge of the card.

Description, back: Handwritten in black ink in script is, “Frank & Letitia Johnston Doss” and “married Oct 8, 1890”.

Date: The date of October 8, 1890 assumes this double portrait to be a photograph taken on their wedding day.

Condition: There are large dark spots throughout the upper right of the portrait.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-106-05

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Dreese, Mrs.(given name and b. & d. dates to be determined)

Ross & Ormsby’s Portrait Photograph of Mrs. Dreese

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

ROSS & ORMSBY was a Petaluma photography studio operated by George Colvaine Ross (born February 12, 1832, Edinburgh, Scotland; died 1893, Petaluma, California) and Elon D. Ormsby (died March 6, 1895, Oakland, California). The Ross & Ormsby studio was located, “At Ross’ old gallery, Main Street, two doors above the Wickersham + Co’s bank”. Ross, already an established portrait photographer in Petaluma, renamed his studio, placing his new partner’s name after his own. The Ross & Ormsby studio was first advertised in the Petaluma Weekly Argus on May 20, 1869, and the final advertisement for the studio appeared on June 11, 1870. (For additional information on this photography studio and to view all portraits in this archive with its imprint, click on its name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Mrs. Dreese (as identified on the back of the card)

Description: “Mrs. Dreese” sits in a studio chair with a fringed armrest and looks directly into the camera. She wears a dour expression and is attired in a simple, dark, dress cinched at the waist with a dark belt with a large, oval, silver, buckle. The top of her dress has front buttons, and her sleeves and cuffs are decorated with black ribbon. At her neck is a simple, wide-spread collar and a dark, thin, choker. She also wears an ornately carved brooch at her throat and a long chain which ends in what may be a locket.

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Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: “Mrs. Dreese” may have been the wife of A. H. Dreese, a director of the Mutual Relief Association of Petaluma who served circa 1877-1882. A. H. Dreese was reported to have built a home at the corner of Western Avenue and Keller Streets in 1878. The Petaluma papers mention briefly in the 1870s Adolph, Emil and Hannah Dreese who may have been children of “Mrs. Dreese”.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6 x 10 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is a stark, early, carte de visite which is devoid of any embellishments with the exception of the fringed armrest of the studio chair and a faint baseboard line.

Description, back: Handwritten vertically in pencil in cursive along the left edge is, “ Mrs. Dreese”. The photographers’ imprint, surrounded by foliated horizontal text dividers, appears in the center in a script with usually large serifs.

Date: May 1869 - 1870 or 71

Condition: This card is soiled, and the top right edge is frayed.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-34

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Eastman, Benjamin Durgin (1802-1881)

Conant Artistic Photographer’s Portrait Photograph of Benjamin Durgin Eastman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographic Studio: Conant Artistic Photographer, 478 1/2 Congress St., Portland, Maine

THE SITTER:

Name: Benjamin Durgin Eastman

Description: This is a head-and-shoulders portrait of Benjamin Durgin Eastman as an elderly man. He wears oval spectacles and sports a short, gray, Shenandoah beard. He looks up to his right with a gaze that appears confident and inquisitive.

Biographical Note: Benjamin Durgin Eastman was not a Petaluman. He was the brother-in-law of Albion Paris Whitney, an important Petaluma pioneer, California State Senator and merchant.

Family Affiliation: Benjamin Durgin Eastman was married to Nancy Fisher Whitney Eastman (1828-1910), the sister of Petaluma pioneer, Albion Paris Whitney (1825-1884). Although he was significantly older, he was Albion’s brother-in-law.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 1890 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: Handwritten in cursive in pencil along the bottom left edge of the card is, “B. Eastman (over)”.

Description, back: Handwritten in blue ink in cursive along the top edge of the card is written, “Benjamin Durgin Eastman”, and below this, handwritten in pencil in cursive is, “Mrs. Whitney was an Eastman”. Benjamin Durgin Eastman, however was Susan Whitney’s husband’s brother-in-law. Susan Whitney’s father was Otis Eastman (1806-1905). In the center of the card is an elaborate imprint which includes, “Conant, Artistic Photographer, 478 Congress St. Portland”.

Date: undated

Condition: This carte de visite has faded, and there is light foxing throughout.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1891-835-31

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Eastman, Flora Frances (1841-1863)

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of Flora Frances Eastman

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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: Flora Frances Eastman

Description: This is a head-and-shoulders carte de visite portrait of Flora Frances Eastman. She looks off into the distance to her left and poses with a calm demeanor. The front sections of her center-parted hair have been cut short, and the remainder of her hair may be long and pulled back into a bun. She wears a dark blouse with white, front, buttons. Her blouse has large, faux, lapels created by the application of three lines of black trimming over both of her shoulders. This type of chevron trimming was a typical form of decoration during and directly after the Civil War. She also wears a narrow, wide-spread, white, collar which is adorned with a small, oval, brooch at the center of her neck.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: Flora Frances Eastman was the sister of the Petaluma pioneer, Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney (1832-1917), and Charles Austin Eastman (1848-1916).

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait is set within a vertical oval.

Description, back: Handwritten in pencil in cursive along the top edge is, “Flora - Daujhter of Ottis + Florella Eastman”. Below this is written, “mother’s sister” followed by the initials “CWS”. The later most probably refers to the author of the inscription, Clara Whitney Spear (1873-1954), Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney’s daughter. The photographer’s imprint appears in the center of the card on a diagonal alignment. “L. DOWE, Photographer, Petaluma, Cal.”.

Date: This portrait is a curious anomaly: the photographer of this portrait, Lewis Dowe, worked in Petaluma between September 1875 and March 1882, but the sitter died February 8, 1863 at the age of 21. A possible explanation is that the sitter’s sister, Petaluman, Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney, engaged her favorite photographer, the very talented Lewis Dowe, to create a carte de visite copy from an earlier portrait of Flora. This would explain the flattened and wooden appearance of the image.

Condition: This portrait is soiled and has slight foxing throughout.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-15

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Eastman, Charles Austin (1848-1916)

Ross & Ormsby’s Portrait Photograph of Charles Austin Eastman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

ROSS & ORMSBY was a Petaluma photography studio operated by George Colvaine Ross (born February 12, 1832, Edinburgh, Scotland; died 1893, Petaluma, California) and Elon D. Ormsby (died March 6, 1895, Oakland, California). The Ross & Ormsby studio was located, “At Ross’ old gallery, Main Street, two doors above the Wickersham + Co’s bank”. Ross, already an established portrait photographer in Petaluma, renamed his studio, placing his new partner’s name after his own. The Ross & Ormsby studio was first advertised in the Petaluma Weekly Argus on May 20, 1869, and the final advertisement for the studio appeared on June 11, 1870. (For additional information on this photography studio and to view all portraits in this archive with its imprint, click on its name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Charles Austin Eastman

Description: Charles Austin Eastman sits at ease with his left hand resting on his thigh, and his right arm on the fringed armrest of the studio chair. He is dressed in a sack jacket with large piped lapels. His trousers and vest are made of a dark, matching, plaid fabric. He wears a white shirt with a banded collar and a bow tie at his neck. He is clean shaven and has thick, wavy, hair.

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Biographical Note: Like his sister, Petaluma pioneer, Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney, Charles Austin Eastman was born in New England. Possibly at her invitation, Charles arrived in Petaluma in the 1870s and lived here for some time, but by 1878 he had settled in Humboldt County. While living in Humboldt County, he worked as a tallyman in the lumber industry.

Family Affiliation: Charles Austin Eastman’s wife was Mary Graves. Among his siblings were Flora Eastman (1841-1863) and Petaluma pioneer, Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney (1832-1917). Their father was Otis Eastman (1806-1905) who lived several of his last years in Petaluma with his daughter, Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: Along the bottom left edge of the card is written in ornate script and red ink, “Ross & Ormsby,”, and along the right edge is, “Petaluma.”.

Description, back: Handwritten along the top edge in pencil in cursive is, “Charley Eastman”, “1871”, and Susan D.’s brother”.

Date: 1871 (as identified on the back of the card). It is quite probable that the Ross & Ormsby studio only operated between May 1869 and the summer of 1870. The date of 1871 on the back of this card may be misleading; it may simply have been the result of Ross exhausting previously printed card inventory.

Condition: This carte de visite is soiled throughout, and both side edges and the top edge have been trimmed.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-24

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Edstrom, Arthur (b. & d. dates to be determined)

Charles McMillan’s Portrait Photograph of Arthur Edstrom

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Charles McMillan

Photographic Studio: Charles McMillan opened his photography studio in 1891 at the corner of Sacramento and Virginia Streets in Vallejo. He was also reported to have a studio in Vallejo at 314 Georgia Street.

THE SITTER:

Name: Arthur Edstrom

Description: In this cabinet card, Arthur Edstrom appears as a young man dressed in a wool jacket and a white shirt with a banded collar. He wears a dark tie with white, zig-zagged lines and a star tiepin.

Biographical Note: Arthur Edstrom was reported in the Santa Cruz papers to have carried out several real estate transaction in the 1890s with Edwin C. Edstrom.

Family Affiliation: There are two portraits in this archive taken by Charles McMillan and each portrays a young man with the surname Edstrom. (Edwin & Arthur.) It is possible they had their portraits taken at the same time and that they are brothers. An Edwin Edstrom was reported to have died in 1896 of old age at his residence on Third Street in Petaluma. Possibly this was the sitter’s father. Also see the portrait of “Uncle Edstrom and Aunt Eliza Edstrom” in this collection.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.25 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is a three quarter view, head-shot portrait of a young man mounted on a dark card. The photographer’s imprint is printed in gold along the bottom.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in black ink along the top edge is, “Arthur Edslrom”. Below this handwritten in cursive in pencil is “Edstrom”.

Date: Date: This portrait must date to 1891 or sometime thereafter, because that was the year Charles McMillan set up his photography studio in Vallejo, California.

Condition: This cabinet card has several spots along the right and top edges and has moderate foxing throughout.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1983-32-10

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Edstrom, Edwin C. (b. & d. dates to be determined)

Charles McMillan’s Portrait Photograph of Edwin C. Edstrom

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Charles McMillan

Photographic Studio: Charles McMillan opened his photography studio in 1891 at the corner of Sacramento and Virginia Streets in Vallejo. He was also reported to have a studio in Vallejo at 314 Georgia Street.

THE SITTER:

Name: Edwin C. Edstrom

Description: In this cabinet card Ed Edstrom appears as a young man dressed in a corduroy jacket and a white shirt with a banded collar. He wears a dark tie with small white dots and a star and crescent moon tiepin.

Biographical Note: It was reported in the Petaluma papers that in 1895 Edwin C. Edstrom bought out his partner, C. Wurdig’s interest in the California Market located on Western Avenue in Petaluma. Later the same year, it was reported that the California Market on Western Avenue was turned over to the Petaluma Labor Exchange and was being conducted as a Labor Exchange depository. C. H. Wurdig was reported to be the manager and E. C. Edstrom was reported to be the assistant manager. Edwin C. Edstrom was reported in the Santa Cruz papers to have made several real estate transactions in the 1890s, several with Arthur Edstrom.

Family Affiliation: It seems two young men with the surname Edstrom had their portrait taken by Charles McMillan in Vallejo, California sometime after 1891; consequently, they may be related, possibly brothers, Edwin and Arthur. An Edwin Edstrom was reported to have died in 1896 of old age at his resident on Third Street in Petaluma. Possibly, this was the sitter’s father. Also see the portrait of “Uncle Edstrom and Aunt Eliza Edstrom” in this collection.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.25 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is a three quarter view, head-and-shoulder portrait of a young man mounted on a dark card. The photographer’s imprint is printed in gold along the bottom.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in black ink is, “Ed. Edstrom”.

Date: This portrait must date to 1891 or sometime thereafter, because that was the year Charles McMillan set up his photography studio in Vallejo, California.

Condition: There is slight foxing throughout this portrait

Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1983-32-09

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Elder, Emma S. (1857-1933) (see Cady)→

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Fairbanks, Dolphus Brice (1854-1908)

Theodore C. Marceau’s Portrait Photograph of Dolphus Brice Fairbanks

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Theodore C. Marceau (1859-1922)

Photographic Studio: 826 Market Street, San Francisco, California

Biographical Note: Throughout the 1880s, Theodore C. Marceau (1859-1922) established a chain of photographic studios in major cities of the United States, including Manhattan, Boston, and Philadelphia. In 1888, he moved to San Francisco and took over George Morse’s studio in the Phelan Building at 826 Market Street. At the end of the decade, he turned the operation of the studio over to Frederick Bushnell. Marceau also organized the Professional Photographers Society of New York and fought for copyright protection of photographic work.

THE SITTER:

Name: Dolphus Brice Fairbanks

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Description: This is a formal head-and-shoulders portrait of Dolphus Brice Fairbanks attired presumably in his National Guardsmen’s Colonel uniform. His jacket is double-breasted with a double row of metal buttons. His uniform is adorned with heavy, braided epaulets, a corded lanyard, and an elaborately braided aiguillette. Also, pinned to his jacket on his left side is a medal. Dolphus’ hairline has receded, and he sports large, full muttonchops which blend into his horseshoe mustache.

Biographical Note: Dolphus was born in Iowa, but moved with his pioneer parents to Petaluma when he was a child. He received a thorough education. He attended Petaluma’s public schools as a child; graduated from McClure’s Military Academy in Oakland in 1873; and graduated from the University of California in 1877. In 1878, he began working at the Petaluma Savings Bank where he remained a director until his death. He also served as the President of Petaluma’s Golden Eagle Milling Company and was a long-time member of the National Guardsmen, ultimately obtaining the position of Colonel of Company C.

Family Affiliation: Dolphus Brice Fairbanks was the eldest son of prominent Petaluma pioneers, Hiram Tolbert Fairbanks (1827-1915) and Lucinda Moffet Fairbanks (1833-1907). His wife, Eva Elizabeth Maynard Fairbanks (1864-1943), was the widow of his brother, Joseph Franklin Fairbanks (1858-1901). Dolphus and Eva were married in 1908, just a few months before Dolphus’ death at age 54.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 11 x 16 cm

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: The photographer’s imprint is embossed along the bottom edge of the card.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in black ink toward the top right of the card is, “D. B. Fairbanks”. The photographer’s bold, elaborate imprint extends from the top to the bottom of the card. Unfortunately sections of it have been peeled off, presumable when the card was removed from a photo album.

Date: This cabinet card can be dated between the opening of Theodore C. Marceau’s San Francisco photography studio in 1888 and the death of the sitter in 1890.

Condition: There are small black spots throughout the portrait and several on the sitter’s left sleeve. On the back side of the portrait, there are six areas where the surface of the paper have been peeled off, defacing sections of the photographer’s imprint.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-X-20

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Farquar, Ben Harold (1881-1965)(2 of 2)

Henry Kemp Van Ee’s Portrait Photograph of

Ben, Thomas, and Frederick Farquar

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Henry Kemp Van Ee (1853-1934)

Studio Location: 410 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa, California

THE SITTERS:

Names: Ben Harold Farquar (standing on viewer’s left), Thomas Allen Farquar (seated center), Frederick Stuart Farquar (standing on viewer’s right)

Description: This is a cabinet card portrait of three Farquar brothers: Ben age 13, Thomas age 3, and Frederick age 15 . The two older boys are formally dressed in matching double-breasted jackets, white shirts, and dark, wide, bowties. The toddler wears a front-buttoned plaid dress with matching jacket. He wears a large neck bow and leather boots.

Biographical Note: Ben Harold Farquar was raised in Petaluma and served in the Spanish-American war in Company C. He worked as a building contractor in San Francisco and was buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno.

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Family Affiliation: These three boys were the sons of Petaluma pioneers, Mary Irene Clark Farquar (1858-1941), and Calvin Stuart Farquar (1848-1908). Ben married Elaine Wever of Woodland, California in 1906. In July of 1933, he married poetess Agnes Stephens (1888-1976) of Petaluma. Ben was buried in Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, California, and Agnes was buried beside Vivian Cullen Noonan (1902-1982) in Petaluma’s Calvary Catholic Cemetery. There are many additional portraits of Farquar family members in this archive. Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: In this group portrait, the two older brothers, Ben and Frederick, stand at either side of their younger brother, Thomas, who sits between them on a cloth-covered studio prop. To the right of the composition can be seen a backdrop depicting a window and curtain. The edges of this card have been pinked. The photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom.

Description, back: On the top left edge of the card is handwritten in cursive in pencil, “Jan 15 1895”; below that are two arithmetical equations. On the center left is written in list form Fred, Ben, Tom. This list is bracketed and to the right of the bracket is written Farquar.

Date: January 15, 1895

Condition: This cabinet card has faded significantly, and is soiled throughout on both sides.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-44-p1-p2

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Farquar, Calvin Stuart (1848-1908)

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Calvin Stuart Farquar

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Unidentified

THE SITTER:

Name: Calvin Stuart Farquar

Description: This is a snapshot of Calvin Stuart Farquar sitting on a wooden bench aboard the Steamship Umatilla. Farquar strikes a casual, jaunty, pose; with crossed legs, left hand on his hip and right hand dangling from the deck railing, he looks directly into the camera. He is dressed in a sack jacket and his derby hat is pushed back off his forehead.

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Biographical Note: Calvin Stuart Farquar was born in Ohio in 1848, died in 1908 in San Francisco, and was buried in Cypress Hill Memorial Park in Petaluma. By 1877, he was working as a school teacher in Petaluma’s Waugh District at the Bethel School. After clerking for the attorney W. B. Haskell in Petaluma, Farquar was admitted in 1878 to practice law in the state of California. He opened his own law office in December of that year in the McCune building at the corner of Washington and Main Street. In 1896, he moved his office to “Over the Wickersham Bank”. As early as 1879, he served as the Recording Secretary of the Republican Club of Petaluma and as a notary public in Petaluma. In 1882, he served as the District Attorney of Petaluma Township. He lived on his ranch in Penn’s Grove until 1895 when he purchased William Hill’s home at C and Seventh. By 1899, Farquar had moved to San Francisco.

Family Affiliation: Calvin Stuart Farquar married Mary Irene Clark (1858-1941), a daughter of early Petaluma Pioneers. Together they had five children: Frederick Stuart Farquar (1879-1962), Ben Harold Farquar (1879-1965), Thomas Allen Farquar (1891-1956), Helen Farquar, and Marion Irene Farquar. There are many additional portraits of Farquar family members in this archive.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: This may be a very early Eastman Kodak Brownie box camera snapshot.

Medium:

Description, front: This square snapshot is mounted on a grey card with alternating ecru boarders.

Description, back: Handwritten in print in black ink is: “Steamship Umatilla.”, “May 26th 1900:”, “C. S. Farquar,” “Bound for Nome City”, “via Seattle.".” The SS Umatilla was a steamer of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company which sailed from San Francisco to the Pacific Northwest and was associated with the Klondike Gold Rush.

Date: May 26, 1900

Condition: The front and back of this photograph are soiled and stained.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-44-LP55

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Farquar, Frederick Stuart (1879-1962) (3 of 3)

Henry Kemp Van Ee’s Portrait Photograph of

Ben, Thomas, and Frederick Farquar

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Henry Kemp Van Ee (1853-1934)

Studio Location: 410 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa, California

THE SITTERS:

Names: Ben Harold Farquar (standing on viewer’s left), Thomas Allen Farquar (seated center), Frederick Stuart Farquar (standing on viewer’s right)

Description: This is a cabinet card portrait of the three Farquar brothers: Ben age 13, Thomas age 3, and Frederick age 15 . The two older boys are formally dressed in matching double-breasted jackets, white shirts, and dark, wide, bowties. The toddler wears a front-buttoned plaid dress with matching jacket. He wears a large neck bow and leather boots.

Biographical Note: Frederick Stuart Farquar was raised in Petaluma and worked the family ranch in “Penn’s Grove”. Like his brother, Ben, he served in the Spanish-American War. Frederick was a member of Company K, in the Fourteenth Regiment. Ben was a member of Company C in the Eighth Regiment. Frederick lived in Petaluma at 729 Keokuk Street and later at 321 Keller Street, and he worked for the Petaluma and Santa Rosa Electric Railroad. Both Frederick and his wife, Hester R. Herbert, were buried in Cypress Hill Memorial Park in Petaluma.

Family Affiliation: Frederick, Ben, and Thomas were the sons of Petaluma pioneers, Mary Irene Clark Farquar (1858-1941), and Calvin Stuart Farquar (1848-1908). Frederick Stuart Farquar married Hester R. Herbert (1885-1945) of Bloomfield in 1903, and they had two sons, Frederick Stuart Farquar Junior (1906-1970), and William Harold Farquar (1907-1956). They also had a daughter, Marion Hester Farquar (1910 - October 1911), who died at the age of 11 due to an accident. 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

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Description, front: In this group portrait, the two older brothers, Ben and Frederick, stand at either side of their younger brother, Thomas, who sits between them on a cloth-covered studio prop. To the right of the composition can be seen a backdrop depicting a window and curtain. The edges of this card have been pinked. The photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom.

Description, back: On the top left edge of the card is handwritten in cursive in pencil, “Jan 15 1895”; below that are two arithmetical equations. On the center left is written in list form Fred, Ben, Tom. This list is bracketed and to the right of the bracket is written Farquar.

Date: January 15, 1895

Condition: This cabinet card has faded significantly, and is soiled throughout on both sides.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-44-p1-p2, Farquar Family Album

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Farquar, Frederick Stuart (1879-1962) (1 of 3)

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Frederick Stuart Farquar

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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: Frederick Stuart Farquar

Description: Ten-month-old Frederick Stuart Farquar is portrayed here seated on a fabric-covered studio prop. The curly-haired baby sits holding the hem of his white lace dress. He wears a white lace bib, white stockings and dark leather boots.

Biographical Note: Frederick Stuart Farquar was raised in Petaluma and worked the family ranch in “Penn’s Grove”. Like his brother, Ben, he served in the Spanish-American War. Frederick was a member of Company K, in the Fourteenth Regiment. Ben was a member of Company C in the Eighth Regiment. Frederick lived in Petaluma at 729 Keokuk Street and later at 321 Keller Street, and he worked for the Petaluma and Santa Rosa Electric Railroad. Frederick and his wife, Hester R. Herbert, were both buried in Cypress Hill Memorial Park in Petaluma.

Family Affiliation: Frederick Stuart Farquar was the son of Petaluma pioneers, Mary Irene Clark Farquar (1858-1941), and Calvin Stuart Farquar (1848-1908). Frederick married Hester R. Herbert (1885-1945) of Bloomfield in 1903, and they had two sons, Frederick Stuart Farquar Junior (1906-1970), William Harold Farquar (1907-1956). They also had a daughter, Marion Hester Farquar (1910 - October 1911), who died at the age of 11 due to an accident. 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: The portrait is set within an arched format, and George Ross’ imprint, in a particularly elegant font, appears along the bottom edge.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in pencil is, “Fred S. Farquar 10 months”, “Born 12/23/1879”, “Died 11/30/1962”

Date: Fall 1880. In this archive are two portraits also taken by George Ross of Frederick Stuart Farquar’s mother, Mary Irene Clark Farquar. All three portraits have the same elegant George Ross imprint along the front bottom edge, and may have been taken on the same day.

Condition: Both sides of this card are heavily soiled, and a large stain appears on the card along the center of the front, bottom edge.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-44-p19-p37, Farquar Family Album

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

La Motte Studio’s Portrait Photograph of William Harold Farquar

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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.

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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:

Medium: matte collodion photographic print with embossed cardstock mount

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

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Farquar, Mary Irene Clark (1858-1941) (3 of 5)

Frederick E. Mersereau’s Portrait Photograph of

Marion (Marian) Irene Farquar, Mary Irene clark Farquar, and Thomas Allen Farquar

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Frederick E. Mersereau

Studio Location: 2239 Mission Street, San Francisco 

THE SITTERS:

Names: Presumably this portrait includes from left to right: Marion (Marian) Irene Farquar (b. & d. dates to be determined), Mary Irene Clark Farquar (1858-1941), and Thomas Allen Farquar (1891-1956). The back side of this card identifies the sitters as, “M. I. Farquar + Daughters”, and the child on the left is most probably Mary’s second daughter, Marion Irene Farquar. An earlier portrait of Marion in this archive supports this conclusion. However, the date of August 19, 1893, also written on the back of the card, makes the identity of the second child as Mary’s only other daughter, Helen, an impossibility. Helen was born in 1877 and died as an infant in 1878. The only possible candidate for the child on the left is Mary’s son, Thomas Allen Farquar, who was born in February of 1891. He would have been two years and seven months at the time this portrait was taken. Additionally, a second portrait of Thomas, taken in January of 1895, when he was three years and eleven months, appears to be the same child. There was additional confusion concerning the identify of the children in this portrait; the handwritten note on the photo album page containing this portrait identified the children as Marion and Fred.

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Description: In this cabinet card portrait, Mary Irene Clark Farquar sits between her two standing children. She wears a waisted, dark, dress printed with light-colored flowers and trimmed with numerous rows of flounces and ruffles. Her daughter, Marion Irene, appears at her right wearing a waisted dress with full sleeves, tight cuffs, and a large, gathered yoke. Sausage curls fall to just below her shoulders. On Mary’s left stands a toddler, presumably her son, Thomas Allen Farquar. He is dressed in a long-sleeved white gown and dark leather boots. He has a head full of blond curls.

Biographical Note: Mary Irene Clark Farquar was born in Petaluma on the “Clark Ranch” owned by her pioneer parents. She was raised in Petaluma and then attended Mills Seminary (later known as Mills College) between 1874 and 1875. After the death of her first husband, Mary purchased a ranch in Sonoma Valley at Madrone Station where she lived with her widowed mother, Rachael Jane Murray Clark.

Family Affiliation: Mary Irene Clark Farquar was a member of an early Petaluma pioneer family. Her father, Almer Clark (1829-1899), came to California by way of the Isthmus of Panama, and her mother, Rachael Jane Murray Clark (1838 - 1930), a native of Missouri, crossed the plains with her parents in 1848 or 1852. Almer and Rachael established the “Clark Ranch” on Petaluma Hill Road which served as a “Half-Way” house for the stage coaches traveling between Sacramento and Willits. In 1876, Mary married Calvin Stuart Farquar (1848-1908). Together they had five children: Frederick Stuart Farquar (1879-1962), Ben Harold Farquar (1881-1965), Thomas Allen Farquar (1891-1956), Helen Farquar (b. & d. dates to be determined) and Marion Irene Farquar (b. & d. dates to be determined). In 1919, Mary married an Oakland real estate investor, L. M. Channel. According to their marriage announcement, they planned to live on Mary’s ranch. It appears Mary was never referred to as “Mrs. Channel”. Even after her second marriage, she continued to be referred to as “Mrs. Farquar” or “Mrs. Farquar Sr.” Even her funeral announcement and obituary refer to her as Mrs. Farquar. She was buried in the Farquar family plot in Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park. As it seems she never acknowledged the name “Channel”, this archive has filed her portraits under her last acknowledged name, 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 portrait has a painted backdrop depicting a domestic interior. All four borders of the card are pinked, and the photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom in brown ink.

Description, back: Handwritten at the top of the card in cursive in pencil is, “M. I. Farquar + Daughters”. Handwritten in cursive in black ink along the right side is, “Santa Rosa, August 19, 1893.”.

Date: August 19, 1893

Condition: This card is heavily foxed on both sides.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-44-p2-p3, 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.

Farquar, Mary Irene Clark (1858 -1941) (5 of 5)

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Mary Irene Clark Farquar

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Unknown

Studio Location: Unknown

THE SITTER:

Name: Mary Irene Clark Farquar

Description: This half-length portrait of Mary Irene Clark Farquar depicts her profile and the back of her shoulders. The lighting of this portrait is dramatic; it highlights the front of her profile and leaves the back in shadow. She wears a blouse with smocked sleeves and a high-necked, yoke collar elaborately embellished with detailed, white, crewel embroidery and black ribbons adorned at the top with white beads. Her hair has been arranged into two mounds on the top of her head.

Biographical Note: Mary Irene Clark Farquar was born in Petaluma on the “Clark Ranch” owned by her pioneer parents. She was raised in Petaluma and then attended Mills Seminary (later known as Mills College) between 1874 and 1875. After the death of her first husband, Mary purchased a ranch in Sonoma Valley at Madrone Station where she lived with her widowed mother, Rachael Jane Murray Clark.

Family Affiliation: Mary Irene Clark Farquar was a member of an early Petaluma pioneer family. Her father, Almer Clark (1829-1899), came to California by way of the Isthmus of Panama, and her mother, Rachael Jane Murray Clark (1838 - 1930), a native of Missouri, crossed the plains with her parents in 1848 or 1852. Almer and Rachael established the “Clark Ranch” on Petaluma Hill Road which served as a “Half-Way” house for the stage coaches traveling between Sacramento and Willits. In 1876, Mary married Calvin Stuart Farquar (1848-1908). Together they had five children: Helen Farquar (August 12, 1877 - December 1878), Frederick Stuart Farquar (1879-1962), Ben Harold Farquar (1881-1965), Thomas Allen Farquar (1891-1956), and Marion Irene Farquar (b. & d. dates to be determined). In 1919, Mary married an Oakland real estate investor, L. M. Channel. According to their marriage announcement, they planned to live on Mary’s ranch. It appears Mary was never referred to as “Mrs. Channel”. Even after her second marriage, she continued to be referred to as “Mrs. Farquar” or “Mrs. Farquar Sr.” Even her funeral announcement and obituary refer to her as Mrs. Farquar. She was buried in the Farquar family plot in Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park. As it seems she never acknowledged the name “Channel”, this archive has filed her portraits under her last acknowledged name, 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 is a lovely, high-quality portrait. The lighting is professional and dramatic, and the composition is skillfully placed within the oval matte.

Description, back: Along the top edge of the card handwritten in cursive in black ink is, “Mrs. M. I. Farquar” and “May 7, 1905”.

Date: May 7, 1905

Condition: With the exception of the dented, upper-right corner, this cabinet card is in good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-44-p2-p4, 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. 

Farquar, Marion (Marian) Irene ( b. & d. dates to be determined)(2 of 2)

Frederick E. Mersereau’s Portrait Photograph of

Marion Irene Farquar, Mary irene Clark Farquar, and Thomas Allen FArquar

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Frederick E. Mersereau

Studio Location: 2239 Mission Street, San Francisco

THE SITTERS:

Names: Presumably this portrait includes from left to right: Marion (Marian) Irene Farquar (b. & d. dates to be determined), Mary Irene Clark Farquar (1858-1941), and Thomas Allen Farquar (1891-1956). The back side of this card identifies the sitters as, “M. I. Farquar + Daughters”, and the child on the left is most probably Mary’s second daughter, Marion Irene Farquar. An earlier portrait of Marion in this archive supports this conclusion. However, the date of August 19, 1893, also written on the back of the card, makes the identity of the second child as Mary’s only other daughter, Helen, an impossibility. Helen was born in 1877 and died as an infant in 1878. The only possible candidate for the child on the left is Mary’s son, Thomas Allen Farquar, who was born in February of 1891. He would have been two years and seven months at the time this portrait was taken. Additionally, a second portrait of Thomas, taken in January of 1895, when he was three years and eleven months, appears to be the same child. There was additional confusion concerning the identify of the children in this portrait; the handwritten note on the photo album page containing this portrait identified the children as Marion and Fred.

Description: In this cabinet card portrait, Mary Irene Clark Farquar sits between her two standing children. She wears a waisted, dark, dress printed with light-colored flowers and trimmed with numerous rows of flounces and ruffles. Her daughter, Marion Irene, appears at her right wearing a waisted dress with full sleeves, tight cuffs, and a large, gathered yoke. Sausage curls fall to just below her shoulders. On Mary’s left stands a toddler, presumably her son, Thomas Allen Farquar. He is dressed in a long-sleeved white gown and dark leather boots. He has a head full of blond curls.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: Marion (Marian) Irene Farquar was the daughter of Petaluma pioneers Mary Irene Clark Farquar (1858-1941), and Calvin Stuart Farquar (1848-1908). She had four siblings: Helen Farquar (1877-1878), Frederick Stuart Farquar (1879-1962), Ben Harold Farquar (1881-1965), and Thomas Allen Farquar (1891-1956). There are many additional portraits of Farquar family members in this archive.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait has a painted backdrop depicting a domestic interior. All four borders of the card are pinked, and the photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom in brown ink.

Description, back: Handwritten at the top of the card in cursive in pencil is, “M. I. Farquar + Daughters”. Handwritten in cursive in black ink along the right side is, “Santa Rosa, August 19, 1893.”.

Date: August 19, 1893

Condition: This card is heavily foxed on both sides.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-44-p28-p53, 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.

Farquar, Marion (Marian) Irene (b. & d. dates to be determined)(1 of 2)

M.S. McClaire’s Portrait Photograph of Marion (Marian) Irene Farquar

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  M.S. McClaire, successor to Santa Rosa photographer, James Kenneth Piggott (1859-1941)

Studio Location: Corner of Fourth and B Streets, Santa Rosa, CA, opposite the Occidental Hotel

THE SITTER:

Name: Marion (Marian) Irene Farquar

Description: In this cabinet card portrait, four-year-old Marion Irene Farquar sits on a mound of vegetation while resting her head on the palm of her right hand. The child wears a light-colored, long-sleeved dress with a matching cape. Down the front of her dress are four, wide, long, pinked lengths of ribbon. Her dark, curly bangs and side sausage curl are restrained by a banded cap which matches her dress and cape.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: Marion Irene Farquar was the daughter of Petaluma pioneers, Calvin Stuart Farquar (1848-1908) and Mary Irene Clark Farquar (1858-1941). There are many additional portraits of Farquar family members in this archive.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: Behind the mound of vegetation upon which Marion sits, there is a painted backdrop depicting waves. The intended result was most probably to create the appearance of a sea-side location. The photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom of the dark card in gold ink.

Description, back: Handwritten along the top edge of the card in cursive in brown ink is, “Marion Irene Farquar December 13, 1889.”.

Date: December 13, 1889

Condition: Both the front and back sides of this card have faded.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-44-p1-p1, 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. 

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Farquar, Thomas Allen (1891-1956)(2 of 2)

HENRY KEMP VAN EE’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH OF

BEN, THOMAS, AND FREDERICK FARQUAR

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Henry Kemp Van Ee (1853-1934)

Studio Location: 410 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa, California

THE SITTERS:

Names: Ben Harold Farquar (standing on viewer’s left), Thomas Allen Farquar (seated center), Frederick Stuart Farquar (standing on viewer’s right)

Description: This is a cabinet card portrait of three Farquar brothers: Ben age 13, Thomas age 3, and Frederick age 15. The two older boys are formally dressed in matching double-breasted jackets, white shirts, and dark, wide, bowties. The toddler wears a front-buttoned plaid dress with matching jacket. He wears a large neck bow and leather boots.

Biographical Note: Thomas Allen Farquar was raised in Petaluma and lived many years of his life in Santa Rosa. He was a Corporal in the United States Army during World War I. He was buried in Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno.

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Family Affiliation: Thomas Allen Farquar was the youngest son of Petaluma pioneers Mary Irene Clark Farquar (1858-1941), and Calvin Stuart Farquar (1848-1908). His two brothers were Frederick Stuart Farquar and Ben Harold Farquar, and his two sisters were Helen Farquar and Marion Irene Farquar. According to a Farquar descendant, Thomas Allen Farquar’s first wife was Irene Olive Kinnamen Farquar. They had two children, Dorothy Farquar and Neal Farquar. After Thomas and Irene divorced, he married Olga S. Farquar (1897-1974). 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: In this group portrait, the two older brothers, Ben and Frederick, stand at either side of their younger brother, Thomas, who sits between them on a cloth-covered studio prop. To the right of the composition can be seen a backdrop depicting a window and curtain. The edges of this card have been pinked. The photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom.

Description, back: On the top left edge of the card is handwritten in cursive in pencil, “Jan 15 1895”; below that are two arithmetical equations. On the center left is written in list form Fred, Ben, Tom. This list is bracketed and to the right of the bracket is written Farquar.

Date: January 15, 1895

Condition: This cabinet card has faded significantly, and is soiled throughout on both sides.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-44-p1-p2, Farquar Family Album

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Farquar, “Uncle Will” (b. & d. dates to be determined)

David Cobb’s Portrait Photograph of “Uncle Will” Farquar

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  David Cobb (born 1841)

Photographic Studio: Dore Gallery, 1144 Market Street, San Francisco, California

THE SITTER:

Name: “Uncle Will” Farquar

Description: In this head-and-shoulders portrait, a young gentleman looks off to his right. He has short-cut, dark, hair which has been carefully oiled and combed. He sports a chevron mustache and a “soul patch”, the tuff of hair directly below a man’s lower lip. He wears a jacket with small, high, piped labels, a white, high-collared shirt and a printed silk necktie.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: The sitter is presumed to be a member of the Petaluma Farquar family. According to the inscription on the front side of this cabinet card, the sitter is “Uncle Will”. The portrait, as donated to the Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, was included in the Farquar family portrait album. 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: The portrait photograph has been poorly aligned on the card and contains unusual, scalloped lines on both top corners. Directly below the sitter on the photographic paper is handwritten in backward-slanting cursive, “Uncle Will”. Along the bottom edge of the card in brown ink is the photographer’s imprint.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in black ink at the top of the card is, “Cobbs” and “Doré Gallery”. Below this in brown ink is the photographer’s imprint.

Date: David Cobb operated the Doré Gallery at 1144 Market Street in San Francisco between 1881 and 1889. Peter E. Palmquist and Thomas R. Kailbourn, Pioneer Photographers of the Far West, Stanford University Press, 2000, p. 179, column 1.

Condition: This cabinet card is heavily soiled and stained on both sides.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum1978-80-44-p16-p31, Farquar Family Album

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Faust, Ed 2016-X-03-p10-p9

Joslin & Company’s Portrait Photograph of Mrs. Faust & Ed Faust

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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 SITTERS:

Names: “Mrs. Faust & Ed Faust” as identified in Hardin Family Album

Description: Cabinet card with scalloped edges of a woman with infant's bust. Her hair is pulled back and she is wearing a plaid dress with lacy collar. The infant is wearing a dark gown with chevron striping visible on the sleeve.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: The edges of this cabinet card are pinked, and Joslin & Company’s imprint appears along the bottom edge printed in black ink.

Description, back: the back of the cabinet card is blank or contains only the accession number

Date: November 1893 - April 1897

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2016-X-04-p10-p9, Hardin Family Album

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Faust, Mrs. 2016-X-03-p10-p9

Joslin & Company’s Portrait Photograph of Mrs. Faust & Ed Faust

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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 SITTERS:

Name: “Mrs. Faust & Ed Faust” as identified in Hardin Family Album

Description: Cabinet card with scalloped edges of a woman with infant's bust. Her hair is pulled back and she is wearing a plaid dress with lacy collar. The infant is wearing a dark gown with chevron striping visible on the sleeve.

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Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: The edges of this cabinet card are pinked, and Joslin & Company’s imprint appears along the bottom edge printed in black ink.

Description, back: The back of this cabinet card is blank or contains only its accession number.

Date: November 1893 - April 1897

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2016-X-04-p10-p9, Hardin Family Album

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Gallagher, John, Sr., (1822-1908)

Hector W. Vaughan’s Portrait photograph of John Gallagher Sr.

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Hector W. Vaughan

Photographic Studio: Imperial Photographic Gallery, 724 1/2 Market Street, San Francisco, California

THE SITTER:

Name: John Gallagher, Sr., (born Belfast, County Donegal, Ireland; died 1908 Petaluma, California)

Description: In this head-and-shoulder cabinet card portrait, John Gallagher, Sr. is between 55 and 58 years of age.  He gazes with a contented look off to his right and appears to be holding a book under his right arm. He is dressed in a single-breasted, heavy, felted, wool jacket with metal buttons and an applied pocket on his left side. In a curious detail, his high, white, striped collar overlaps below his chin. He has a full, grey mustache and beard, and the sparse, receding hair atop his hair is disheveled and standing on end.

Biographical Note: John Gallagher was born in 1822 in Ireland and immigrated to New York City at the age of fifteen.  He worked as an apprentice blacksmith until 1846 when he enlisted to fight in the Mexican-American War as a recruit of Colonel Jonathan Stevenson’s regiment of New York volunteers. With the goal of protecting California, a new U. S. territory, the recruits departed NYC in early 1847 in three ships bound for San Francisco. Gallagher wrote a twenty-six page memoir describing his participation in the Mexican-American war. The original of this document is preserved at the Bancroft Library, and a digital copy, given to the PHL&M by Gallagher’s descendants, can be found under “Bibliography” below. After the war, many of these soldiers, Gallagher among them, remained to settle the fledgling state of California. After trying his luck in the gold mines and working as a merchant in Stockton, Gallagher and his wife moved to Petaluma, and by 1858 had established a large ranch on San Antonio Creek where they raised nine children. Gallagher, his wife, and many of their children are buried together at Petaluma’s Calvary Catholic Cemetery.

Family Affiliation: John Gallagher was the husband of Margaret McQuade Gallagher (1825-1897), and together they had nine children. Their son, John Patrick Gallagher (1861-1934), served for many years in Petaluma as a Justice of the Peace and a grocery and liquor store merchant.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Description, front: This portrait has been placed in a vertical, oval format and surrounded by a brown mat. The studio’s imprint appears in white ink along the bottom edge.

Description, back: On the back of this card, handwritten in cursive in blue ink, is extensive information about John Gallagher. The cursive is clear and legible; consequently, it has not been transcribed here.

Date: This portrait was taken sometime between 1877 and 1880, the years in which the Imperial Studio in San Francisco was in operation.

Condition: The front side of this cabinet card is in excellent condition. The back side has stains on the upper right and the middle bottom.

Owner:  Private Collector, digital copy by permission.

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Giles, George 1994-633-33

Flower’s Portrait Photograph of George Giles

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Flower, Weeping Water, Nebraska

THE SITTER:

Name: George Giles

Description: Carte de visite of George Giles' bust. Giles is wearing a dark jacket, buttoned high with a white collar.

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Family Affiliation:

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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: George Giles

Date: undated

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Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-33

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Grover, Eliza Ellen Todd (1842-1921)

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Mrs. C. D. Grover

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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: Eliza Ellen Todd Grover

Description: Cabinet card of Grover's bust. Grover is wearing a dark dress with lace detailing on the chest with a high collar. A flower is pinned to her chest and her hair is pulled back besides her bangs. Assumed spouse of Carlton D. Grover

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Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.25 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: circa 1880-1888

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-27

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Grover, Eleanor May Nellie (1881-1958)

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Eleanor Nellie Grover

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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

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date:

Condition:

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

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Grover, Carlton Dewitt (1841-1910)

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Carlton D. Grover

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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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: Carlton D. Grover

Description: Cabinet card of Carlton D. Grover's bust. Grover has a dark buttoned jacket on with a tie, and a pretty heavy beard.

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Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.25 cm  

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-28

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Hall, James M. (dates unidentified)

Moore Studio Portrait Photograph of James M. Hall

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographic Studio:  Moore, Nevada City, California

THE SITTER:

Name: James M. Hall

Description: Cabinet card of James M. Hall, age 4 1/2. Hall is sitting on wicker bench holding onto the collar of a dog. Hall is wearing a "Lord Fauntleroy" outfit with pantaloons, tights, ankle boots, and a large bow at his neck. The child looks up at the viewer with a reserved, shy demeanor.

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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: The painted backdrop in this portrait depicts drapery and foliage.

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Description, back: handwritten in cursive, “James M. Hall Age 4 ½ yrs.”

Date: most probably turn-of-the-century  

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1985-X-30

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Hale, James M. 1985-X-31

Moore’s Portrait Photograph of James Hale

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Moore, Nevada City, California

THE SITTER:

Name: James Hale

Description: Cabinet card of a toddler James M. Hale. Hale sits on a bench in what appears to be a communion gown holding a book.

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Family Affiliation:

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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:

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Date:

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Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1985-X-31

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Hammel, Mrs. 2002-223-01

Easterly & Company’s Portrait Photograph of Mrs. Hammell

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: George Bascombe Easterly (1859-1906); Easterly & Company

Active in Petaluma: 1892-1895

Biographical Note: Easterly opened a studio in Petaluma in 1892 and moved to Lake County 1895.

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THE SITTER:

Name: Mrs. Hammell

Description: Cabinet card elderly Mrs. Hammell's bust. Around her neck is a large scarf tied into a bow.

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Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.5 x 16.25 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: N/A

Date: circa 1892-1895

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2002-223-01

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Hardin, Allen 2016-X-03-p4-p4

Vaughan’s Photograph Gallery, Portrait Photograph of Allen, Henry & George Hardin and Agnes Robinson

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Vaughan

Studio Location: 18 Third Street, San Francisco, Cal

THE SITTERS:

Names: Allen, Henry & George Hardin and Agnes Robinson

Description: Cabinet card of four people, the man sitting and the children standing around him.  The boys and man are wearing suits, characteristic of the 1880's and the girl's outfit is not visible. She appears to be wearing a lacy bib and a bowler hat.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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Description, front:

Description, back: Vaughan’s stamp

Date: Undated

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2016-X-03-p4-p4

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Hardin, George 2016-X-03-p11-p10

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of George Hardin

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: unidentified

THE SITTER:

Names: George Hardin

Description: Cabinet card with gold gilded edges of man standing next to studio prop rock. He is wearing a suit with a bow tie and a handkerchief folded in his jacket pocket. He is also wearing a top hat.

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Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: the back of this carte de visite is blank or contains only the accession number

Date: undated 

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2016-X-p11-p10

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Hardin, Taylor 2016-X-03-p18-p17

Doré Gallery, Cobb’s Portrait Photograph of Taylor Hardin

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Cobb’s Doré Gallery

Studio Location: 1144 Market Street, San Francisco, CA

THE SITTER:

Name: Taylor Hardin

Description: Cabinet card of a man's bust.  He is wearing a suit with an upturned collar.

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Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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Description, back: Cobb’s stamp

Date: Undated

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2016-X-03-p18-p17

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Harris, Jennie Lodge (also see Lodge) 1992-IDI-07-p5-p9

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Jennie Lodge Harris

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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: Jennie Lodge Harris

Description: CDV of a woman’s bust in an oval frame. She has sausage curls and a flower in her hair and is wearing a dress with lacy bodice and collar.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: “Jennie Lodge Jennie Harris”; George Ross’ stamp

Date: circa 1862-1893

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-IDI-07-p5-p9

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Haskill, Geo S. 1992-X-19

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Geo. S. Haskill

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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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: Geo. S. Haskill

Description: Cabinet card of Geo. S. Haskill's bust in a rectangular frame. Haskill is wearing a suit with a flower pinned to his lapel. Photo taken by J. L. Reed in Petaluma, Ca.

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Family Affiliation:

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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:

Description, Reverse:

Date: April 23rd, 1879

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-X-19

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Haskins, Elmond “Buzz” Sterling (1877-1959)

E. R. Healy ground floor Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of

Elmond “Buzz” Sterling Haskins & Thomas Ranson Haskins Jr.

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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 SITTERS:

Names: Elmond “Buzz” Sterling Haskins & Thomas Ranson Haskins Jr.

Description: This double portrait depicts the brothers, Elmond and Thomas Haskins. As implied by the inscription and arrow on the front of the card, Elmond sits on the left in the corner chair, leaving us to assume Thomas is on the right in the wicker chair. However, Elmond was the older of the two brothers; he may be the boy on the viewer’s right and Thomas on the left. Posed in a casual, jaunty manner, the brothers are dressed similarly in formal attire most probably for a special occasion. Their three-piece suits are adorned with pocket watch chains and lapel pins.

Biographical Note: Elmond Sterling Haskins lived in Petaluma all his life and was buried at the age of 82 in Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park. Towards the end of his life he lived at 1161 Western Avenue. He worked as the first foreman at Petaluma’s Poultry Producers Plant for many years and was a long-time member of Petaluma’s IOOF Lodge 30.

Family Affiliation: Elmond Sterling Haskins was the son of Petaluma pioneers, Thomas J. Haskins (1842-1908) and Elizabeth E. Sterling Haskins (1852-1936). In 1905 he married Petaluman Jennie A. Mego, and in 1919 he married Ella Fredericks (1891-1978). See the portrait of his sister, Edna Eleanor Haskins in this collection. According to an article written by Ed Mannion published in the Petaluma Argus-Courier, December 9, 1961, page 8, Elmond Haskins’ maternal grandfather was Charles B. Sterling, a crew member of the Treble, one of the earliest ships to venture to California.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 11.5 x 17 cm

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: Handwritten in script in blue ink along the front left edge of this cabinet card is, “Uncle Elmond”. Above this inscription is an arrow identifying Elmond as the brother on the viewer’s left. Studio props include an elaborate backdrop, a wicker chair, a corner chair, and a carpet with a large floral design.

Description, back: Handwritten in script in blue ink on the side edge of the back of this cabinet card is, “Elmond Sterling Haskins”.

Date: 1896 or soon thereafter

Condition: There is a large stain on the top left of this cabinet card.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1986-IDI-04

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Haskins, Edna Eleanor (1874-1886)

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of Edna Eleanor Haskins

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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: Edna Eleanor Haskins

Description: This is a cabinet card portrait of Edna Eleanor Haskins as a child of 3 or 4 years of age. Haskins stands on a fringed studio chair and looks directly at the camera. The arm rest of the studio chair has been raised to serve to stabilize her as she stands on the seat cushion. Her hands are placed together on the arm-rest creating an image of a very composed toddler. She is wearing a light-colored, long-sleeved dress with soutache braiding on the bottom of the front panel. A white ruff circles her neck and wrists. She wears front-lace boots, and around her neck is a long chain which ends in a locket.

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Biographical Note: Edna Eleanor Haskins was born in Petaluma and buried at the age of 12 in the Cypress Hill Memorial Park Cemetery in Petaluma.

Family Affiliation: Edna Eleanor Haskins was the daughter of Petaluma pioneers, Thomas J. Haskins (1842-1908) and Elizabeth E. Sterling Haskins (1852-1936). See the portrait of her brothers, Elmond Sterling Haskins (1877-1959) and Thomas Ranson Haskins (1880-1905) in this archive. According to an article written by Ed Mannion published in the Petaluma Argus-Courier, December 9, 1961, page 8, Elmond Sterling Haskins’ maternal grandfather was Charles B. Sterling, a crew member of the Treble, one of the earliest ships to venture to California.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait is set within a top-arched format.

Description, back: Handwritten in black ink in cursive at the top of the back of this cabinet card is, “Edna Eleanor Haskins Sister of Uncle Elmond Sterling Haskins”. Beneath this is the photographer’s imprint aligned on a vertical diagonal.

Date: September 1875 - March 1882

Condition: This cabinet card is heavily soiled and stained.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1986-IDI-02

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Healy, Nelly 1979-425-01-p23-p16

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Nelly Healy, Date N/A

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  unidentified

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Nelly Healy

Description: Tintype of a woman's bust in an oval frame.  She has short curly bangs, a flower pinned to her chest, and a chain around her neck.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment 

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: tintype, size N/A

Medium: N/A

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, 1979-425-01-p23-p16

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Hubbell, Philena Buck (1808-1897) (1 of 2)

Mariah Andrews Cutler’s Portrait Photograph of Philena Buck Hubbell

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Mariah Andrews Cutler (born c. 1827)

Photographic Studio: Galva Illinois

THE SITTER:

Name: Philena Buck Hubbell

Description: In this carte de visite portrait, Philena Buck Hubbell sits in a fringed arm studio chair and looks directly at the camera. She is attired in a simple, dark, long-sleeved, belted dress which has two front inverted pleats on the skirt and darts beginning at the waist creating a fan of fullness for the blouse. Around her neck is a white, crocheted, scalloped collar pinned at her throat with a round brooch. In her lap, she holds what appears to be a large, white handkerchief or a torn sheet of paper. Her dark hair is center-parted, combed straight down on both sides, looped in front of then beneath her ears and drawn to the back of her head.

Biographical Note:

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Family Affiliation: Philena Buck Hubbell was the paternal grandmother of Petaluma doctor, Ruth Philena Hubbell Hoffman (1862-1949); the mother of Ruth’s father, Jonathon Foster Hubbell (1830-1898); and the mother-in-law of Ruth’s mother, Mary Magdalene Maxey Hubbell (1834-1878).

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 6 x 9.3 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: The only prop used in this simple, elegant portrait is a fringe armed studio chair.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in black ink along the top is, “Grandma Hubbill” and along the bottom is “Prop of”. Unfortunately, the bottom line is not legible. The photographer’s imprint appears in the center back: “Photographed by Mrs. M. A. Cutler, Galva, Illinois. Negatives Preserved.”

Date: This portrait most probably dates from between 1866 when Mrs. M. A. Culter was first listed as a photographer and 1876 when she and her family were known to be living in Union County Iowa.

Condition: The front and back of this card are stained and soiled, and the top and bottom of the card have been trimmed.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1985-IDI-01

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Hubbell, Jonathon Foster (1830-1898)

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Jonathon Foster Hubbell

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  

Photographic Studio: Smith’s Photograph Rooms, 5 Main Street, Galesburg, Illinois

THE SITTER:

Name: Jonathon Foster Hubbell

Description: In this head-and-shoulders cabinet card portrait, Jonathon Foster Hubbell appears as a middle-aged man. He looks off into the distance, imparting a stoic and somber demeanor. He is dressed in a dark, sack jacket and matching vest. His shirt is also dark but is topped with a large, white, curved collar. His hairline is receding, and he sports a salt-and-pepper Shenendoah beard.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: Jonathon Foster Hubbell was the son of Philena Buck Hubbell; husband of Mary Magdalene Maxey Hubbell; and father to Petaluma doctor, Ruth Philena Hubbell Huffman.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in black ink along the top edge of the card is, “J. F. Hubbell.” Below this, handwritten in green ink is, “Born 1830”. The photography studio’s imprint appears in purple ink in the center. Along the bottom edge handwritten in cursive in black ink is, “Property of Alice Hubbell.”

Date: 1880- 1898

Condition: Both sides of this card are soiled.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1983-32-05

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Huck, Paul Sr. 1986-IDI-08

J.B. Scholl’s Portrait Photograph of Paul Huck Sr.

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  J.B. Scholl, J.B. Scholl Studio, 547 South Hasted St., Chicago, Illinois

THE SITTER:

Name: Paul Huck Sr.

Description: Cabinet card of Paul Huck Sr.'s bust wearing a three piece suit with a white button shirt. His hair is slightly curled and parted.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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Description, front:

Description, back: “Paul Huck Sr. Instantaneous Portraits of Children a successful specialty. Artist Photogorapher J.B. Scholl Studio 547 South Halsted St. Chicago.”

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1986-IDI-08

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Huffman, Henrietta McClelland (also see McClelland) 1983-32-14

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Henrietta McClelland Huffman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Unidentified, Andrews & Willet Studio, 321 Main Street, Buffalo, New York

THE SITTER:

Name: Henrietta McClelland Huffman

Description: Cabinet card of an elderly Henrietta McClelland Huffman's bust. Image appears to be a reproduction from a tin type. Huffman is wearing a black dress with a white lace collar She has her hair pulled back into a bonnet. Possible spouse to Joseph Huffman, and possible mother-in-law to Ruth Philena Hubbell Huffman.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.25 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: to be determined

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1983-32-14

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Hussey, Edward Otis 2004-315-1-p9-p9 (1 of 3)

Lafayette F. Sheppard, Portrait Photograph of Edward Otis Hussey

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD was born in 1852 in Ohio and died in 1940 in Inglewood, California. He established his photographic gallery in Petaluma in February of 1886, “in the rooms formerly occupied by Lewis Dowe”. It was located at 59 1/2 Main Street next door to the First National Bank Building. Sheppard continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma at least through June of 1891. (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: Edward Otis Hussey

Description: Cabinet card of a boy in a “Lord Fauntleroy” outfit holding his hat, and sitting on a studio prop hay bale.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: (describe imprint, type text of any handwritten script)

Date: June 5, 1891

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p9-p9

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Hussey, Unidentified Infant

Sewell & Hucks’ Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Hussey Infant

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Sewell & Hucks.

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified Hussey Infant

Description: Cabinet card of an infant sitting in front of a studio prop wall wearing a gown with a large lace collar.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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Description, front:

Description, back: Sewell & Hucks’ stamp

Date: undated

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-13-p4-p8

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Hussey, Unidentified Infant

J. H. Peters & Co, Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Hussey Infant

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: J.H. Peters & Co.

Studio Location: New York Gallery, 25 Third Street, San Francisco, Cal.

 THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified Hussey Infant

Description: Cabinet card of infant lying on studio sofa wearing a dress with lacy bib.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: J.H. Peters & Co. stamp

Date: undated

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-13-p4-p7

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Hussey, Unidentified (Infant) 2004-315-1-p8-p8

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Hussey Infant, Date N/A

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Unidentified

Studio Location: 

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Unidentified Hussey Infant

Description: Cabinet card of an infant on a studio prop fainting sofa wearing a gown with a white lacy bib, cuffs, and hemline

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, 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: N/A

Date: N/A

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p8-p8

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George Daniels Morse’s Portrait Photograph of George Plummer McNear

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  George Daniels Morse (born c. 1835)

Photographic Studio: Palace of Art, Phelan Building, 826 Market Street, San Francisco, California

THE SITTER:

Name: George Plummer McNear Sr.

Description: This cabinet card portrays a young and fashionable George Plummer McNear, a scion of Petaluma’s most prominent pioneer family. He gazes confidently at the camera, his fresh young face adorned with a walrus mustache and bushy muttonchops. He wears a dark notched-collar jacket, white shirt with an English cutaway collar and a large dark necktie.

Biographical Note: Following in the footsteps of his famous, Petaluma, pioneer father, John August McNear (1832-1918), George Plummer McNear Sr. was a prominent Petaluma citizen and successful business man. He invested early in the community’s poultry industry, served on the board of Sonoma County National Bank and was Vice President of the Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad. He was also a generous philanthropist donating sections of his extensive land holdings to accommodate the community post office, fire station, McNear Park and McNear School.

Family Affiliation: George Plummer McNear was the only child of Petaluma pioneers John Augustus McNear (1832-1918) and his first wife, Clarinda Damsen Williams McNear (1837-1866), to survive to adulthood. George’s first wife was Jennie Otis McNear (1857-1883) who died tragically at the age of 26. Together George and Jennie had one child, Clara McNear Leppo (1881-1979), named in honor of George’s mother. George’s second wife was Ida Belle Denman McNear (1859-1949). Together, they had four children. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105717995/george-plummer-mcnear.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: The imprint of this fashionable San Francisco photographer appears along the bottom of the card. The paper on which this portrait is printed is mounted on a high-quality card which has beveled edges.

Description, back: The back of this card is either blank or contains only an accession number.

Date: According to Peter Palmquist, George Daniels Morse operated his Palace of Art studio in the Phelan’s Building at 826 Market, San Francisco location between September 1881 and 1889. Peter E. Palmquist and Thomas R. Kailbourn, Pioneer Photographers of the Far West, Stanford University Press, 2000, p. 408.

Condition: Excellent

Owner:  Private collector, digital copy by permission

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Lewis, Mrs. 2005-439-04

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Mrs. Lewis

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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: Mrs. Lewis

Description: Cabinet card of Mrs. Lewis' bust in an oval frame. Lewis appears to wearing a black dress with a white collar. Lewis is the mother of May Lewis.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.25 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: circa 1862-1893

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2005-439-04

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Linebaugh, Mary 1979-425-01-p37-p25

Hoebel & Luther Photograph Gallery, Portrait Photograph of Mary Linebaugh, Date N/A

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: H. Luther

Studio Location: 444 ½ Third Street, San Francisco, CA

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Mary Linebaugh

Description: CDV of an infant sitting in a fringe studio chair wearing a plaid dress

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

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

Description, Reverse: H. Luther’s stamp

Date: N/A

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-p37-p25

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Morrow, Rae 1981-835-25

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Rae Marrow

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: unidentified

THE SITTER:

Name: Rae Morrow

Description: Carte de visite of a young Rae Morrow. Rae's back is facing the camera and there is a silk shawl draped around her back and shoulders. She appears to be nude otherwise. She has bangs and the rest of her hair is pulled back into a bun. This photo is more artistic than any other CDV encountered before.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: Rae Morrow was the daughter of Jane Whitney Morrow

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 5 x 7.75 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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Description, back: Rae Marrow July 1889

Date: July 1889

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-25

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McCleave, Edward 2004-315-1-p17-p21

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Captain Edward McCleave, 1861

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Unidentified

Studio Location: New York

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Captain Edward McCleave

Description: CDV of a man standing wearing a suit and holding a top hat.

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: “This was taken for Capt. Edward McCleave while in N York. Born in P. California on a voyage 1861 48 yrs of age”

Date: 1861

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p17-p21

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McCleave, Edward 2004-315-1-LP61

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Captain Edward McCleave

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Unidentified

THE SITTER:

Name: Edward McCleave

Description: CDV of a man with a large beard sitting at a studio table wearing a suit with a patterned vest and a chain hanging from his vest.

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: “E M Grand Pa to Otis”

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Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-LP61

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McCleave, Carrie 2004-315-1-p18-p23

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Carrie McCleave, Date N/A

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Unidentified

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Carrie McCleave

Description: CDV of a young girl in an oval frame with cartouche detailing. She has short curly hair and is wearing a ruffled dress.

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: N/A

Date: N/A

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p18-p23

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McCleave, Carrie 2004-315-05

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Carrie McCleave

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: unidentified 

THE SITTER:

Name: Carrie McCleave

Description: Carte de visite of Carrie McCleave standing next to a fringe studio chair. She is wearing an off the shoulder, polka dot dress with chevron striping along the hemline. The red tax stamp on the back of the image dates this card between 1865-1866.

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:

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Description, back: One cent stamp reads “U.S. Inter. Rev. Proprietary” Carrie Marrilla McCleave

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, 2004-315-05

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McCleave, Eliza Ann (1812-1880)

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Eliza Ann McCleave

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  unidentified 

THE SITTER:

Name: Eliza Ann McCleave

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: “Taken Nov 1888, For E. Ann McCleave, Born Dec 7th 1812, For M. E. Hussey, Kelley”

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Date: November 1888

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-13-p10-p20

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McCleave, Unidentified Woman

B.L. Atwood’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified McCleave Woman

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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Photographer:  B.L. Atwood

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified McCleave woman

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: the back of this card is blank or contains only its accession number

Date: undated

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-13-p11-p21

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McCleave, Henry Paddock (1830-1899)

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Henry P. McCleave

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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: Henry Paddock McCleave

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: “Mrs. Hussey, 559 Western Ave Petaluma CA; 67”

Date: 1867  

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-13-p3-p6

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McCleave, Mary Harvey (1833-1922)(2 of 2)

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Mary Harvey McCleave

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: unidentified

THE SITTER:

Name: Mary Harvey McCleave

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

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Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: “Older age Mary H. McCleave (wife of Henry)”

Date: undated

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-13-p10-p19

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McCleave, Robert 2004-315-1-p12-p11

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Robert McCleave, Date N/A

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Unidentified

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Robert McCleave

Description: Reproduction of a cabinet card of man sitting.   He has a large beard and is wearing a suit with a patterned vest and a chain hanging from his vest.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, 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: (describe imprint, type text of any

handwritten script)

Date: N/A

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p12-p11

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McCleave, Robert 2004-315-1-p13-p12

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Robert McCleave, 1868

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Unidentified

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Robert McCleave

Description: CDV of of man sitting. He has a large beard and is wearing a suit with a patterned vest and a chain hanging from his vest. The back dates the photo to 1868

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, 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: (describe imprint, type text of any handwritten script)

Date: 1868

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p13-p12

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McCleave, Robert 2004-315-04

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Robert & Henry McCleave

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: unidentified

THE SITTERS:

Names: Robert & Henry McCleave

Description: Carte de visite of Robert and Henry McCleave. The older of the boys is standing, while the younger is sitting in a fringe studio chair. The older boy is wearing an unbuttoned jacket with a bow tie. The younger boy has on an infant's gown. The red tax stamp on the back of the image dates this card between 1865-1866. Of the three McCleave children (Carrie, Robert, and Henry) only one boy lived past their teenage years.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

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Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: One-cent stamp reads “U.S. Inter. Rev. Proprietary”

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, 2004-315-04

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McCleave, Unidentified (Man) 2004-315-1-p43-p57

Healy Ground Floor Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of

an Unidentified member of the McCleave Family

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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: Unidentified member of the McCleave Family

Description: Cabinet card of a man with a large mustache wearing a suit with a chin hanging from his vest.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

 THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: N/A

Date: between 1896 and 1905

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p43-p57

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McNear, Jennie Otis (1857- May 27, 1883)(2 of 2)

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Jennie Otis McNear

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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: Jennie Otis McNear

Description: In this carte de visite, Jennie Otis McNear rests her arms on a studio prop and looks forlornly into the distance, striking a somber poise which foreshadows her early and tragic death. This portrait was taken when she was between 23 and 26 years old. Her hairstyle is that of a young woman. Parted in the center, most of her dark, wavy, locks fall freely. The top front portion of her hair has been pulled to the back, and, as a crown, she wears a heavy braided hairpiece. Her simple dress is complemented by a white lace ruff, white lace cuffs, and four streaming ribbons which gather at her neck. She wears two dark neck chains, attached to the shorter one appears to be a locket. At her throat is what appears to be a brooch and a dark bead. If you look closely, you can see she is also wearing a wedding ring. This allows us to date this photo between May 13, 1880 (the date of her marriage to George Plummer McNear, 1857-1947) and May 27, 1883 (the date of her death).

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Biographical Note: Jennie Otis McNear was born in 1857 in Cannon Falls, Minnesota. At the age of seven, she moved to Petaluma with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Otis. After graduating from Petaluma High School in 1875, she taught school in Salinas, San Leandro and San Diego. On May 13, 1880, she married prominent Petaluma businessman, George Plummer McNear (1857-1947), and together they had one child, Clara McNear (married name, Leppo). Jennie’s early, tragic death on May 27, 1883 resulted from the disastrous explosion of the steamship, Pilot, and was recounted in this excerpt from the Marin Journal, published May 31, 1883:

“No story could be more sad than that which tells of the early and sudden death of Mrs. George P. McNear. She was the idolized daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Otis—their only child—and great as was their parental pride and love for her, their affection was returned with all the ardor of her strong and affectionate nature. Jennie had been a little more than three years the wife of Mr. George P. McNear, and the day of her burial, last Sunday, was the second anniversary of the birth of their little daughter. She was the very personification of rosy health; in form and feature a model of beauty; the rosy pathway of her life was reflected in her cheerful spirits, and as daughter, wife, and mother, her character seemed perfection. This was the tender daughter, the bride-wife, the clinging mother, her good-bye kiss fresh on the lips of her husband-lover and child, and her feet led by filial affection toward a suffering mother, who was met by the appalling catastrophe to the steamer Pilot last Friday.” Marin Journal, volume 23, number 12, May 31, 1883.

Family Affiliation: Jennie Otis was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs Charles W. Otis. A man named C. W. Otis was an early librarian in Petaluma, and may have been her father. Jennie was the first wife of prominent Petaluma businessman, George Plummer McNear (m. May 13, 1880). Their only child was Clara McNear Leppo (1881-1979). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105784417/jennie-mcnear.

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: Along the top edge of this card handwritten in cursive in pencil is, “Jennie Otis”, “1893”, “Geo McNears 1st wife”, “killed in explosion of”, “Str. Gold”. Jennie died in 1883; this portrait could not have been taken in 1893. Jennie was killed by the explosion of the steamboat Pilot not the steamboat Gold.

Date: May 13, 1880 - May 27, 1883  

Condition: Both sides of this card are soiled, and the front is extensively stained.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-04

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Mecham Sr., Harrison Tyler (1833-1909)

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of Harrison Tyler Mecham Sr.

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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: Harrison Tyler Mecham Sr.

Description: This cabinet card portrait of Harrison Tyler Mecham Senior was taken as he approached early middle age. His carefully groomed beard and mustache are edged in grey and his hairline is significantly receded. Mecham wears a jacket with fashionably large, notched lapels and a matching vest with scalloped lapels. He wears a plain-front white shirt with a large, pointed collar under which is a black neck ring.

Biographical Note: Harrison Mecham was a highly admired Petaluma pioneer and philanthropist. A true “Renaissance Man,” he was a farmer, businessman and art patron, and the details of his professional and personal life were constantly reported in local newspapers.

In Missouri at the age of eighteen, Mecham met a group of old Californians who had served as guides to Commodore Stockton and joined them on their return west in the spring of 1848. The exciting story of his travels are told in detail by Tom Gregory in History of Sonoma County. Mecham successfully mined gold in California until 1853, after which he began accumulating parcels of land on the outskirts of Petaluma. Mecham became very wealthy raising animals and growing crops on what eventually became his 7,000 acre parcel.

Later in life, he placed 1,000 of those acres in the Harrison Mecham Relief Fund, the proceeds from which were used to benefit the poor of Petaluma. In an additional act of great charity which had enormous benefit for the community, he subdivided 1,500 acres of his land holdings into small tracts and sold them at a reasonable rate, making the purchase of a home possible for many Petalumans. In a very interesting act of civic charity, Mecham furnished the funds for the erection of a $1,000 drinking fountain located on Washington Street just up from the corner of Main Street. It was most likely a controversial work of art. It included a semi-nude statue of the Greek mythological cupbearer, Hebe, but also held strong temperance iconographical significance for the pre-prohibition era.

Mecham married his “child bride” Melissa Jane Stewart in 1853, but very little is known about her. In 1890 Mecham gave “Garden Valley Ranch” to their daughter, Isabel, as a gift when she married the Petaluma businessman, Walter S. Frisch. It was a landmark property partly due to the extensive grove of eucalyptus Mecham had planted along its border. Harrison Mecham PDF

Family Affiliation: Harrison Mecham was married to Melissa Jane Stewart Mecham (1837-1909).

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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: On the left bottom edge of this cabinet card is the photographer’s imprint in the form of his signature, “L. Dowe”, and on the right is printed, “PETALUMA, CAL”.

Description, back: Hand written in black ink along the top edge is: “Harrison Mecham Sr.”.

Date: September 1875 - March 1882

Condition: This cabinet card is slightly soiled especially along the right edge.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2000-113-03

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Meyers, Addie 1994-633-36

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Addie Meyers

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: unidentified

THE SITTER:

Name: Addie Meyers

Description: Carte de visite of Addie Meyers sitting. Meyers is wearing a dress with striped socks. The backdrop appears to be a living room scene.

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: Addie Meyers

Date: undated

Condition:

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Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-36

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Mitchel, Lizzie (b. & d. dates to be determined)

Easterly & Company’s Portrait Photograph of Lizzie Mitchell

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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Photographer: George Bascombe Easterly (1859-1906); Easterly & Company

Active in Petaluma: 1892-1895

Biographical Note: Easterly opened a studio in Petaluma in 1892 and moved to Lake County 1895.

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THE SITTER:

Name: Lizzie Mitchel (also spelled Mitchell)

Description: Lizzie Mitchel directly faces the camera in a frontal, head-and-shoulders pose. Her expression is neutral, but her gaze intense. She wears a black lace blouse with large puffs at the shoulder seams, a style fashionable in the 1890s. Her high collar is pinned just below her neck with a gold bar brooch. At the top of her head is a mound of short, dark, curls. The hair at the sides of her face lies flat and has presumably been combed to form a bun at the back of her head.

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Biographical Note: The names “Lizzie Mitchel” and “Lizzie Mitchell” were included in lists of social event attendees in the Petaluma newspapers several times between 1892 and 1912. The Petaluma Argus-Courier announced on November 2, 1905 Miss Lizzie Mitchell’s pending marriage in San Francisco to an unnamed groom, but on May 21, 1912 stated that, “Misses Margaret and Lizzie Mitchell, formerly of this city, are here from San Francisco.”

Family Affiliation: The Petaluma Argus Courier announcement of November 2, 1905, states that Miss Lizzie Mitchell was the daughter of J. Mitchell, “the well known tailor” and sister of Jimmy and Mary Mitchell.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.25 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is a formal, frontal, head-and-shoulders portrait of a young woman. The photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom.

Description, back: Handwritten in pencil in cursive along the top edge is, “Lizzie Mitchel”.

Date: 1891-1895

Condition: With the exception of slight soiling in the corners, this cabinet card is in good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-666-11

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Mitchell, Pat 1978-666-12

Easterly & Company’s Portrait Photograph of Pat Mitchell

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: George Bascombe Easterly (1859-1906); Easterly & Company

Active in Petaluma: 1892-1895

Biographical Note: Easterly opened a studio in Petaluma in 1892 and moved to Lake County 1895.

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THE SITTER:

Name: Pat Mitchell

Description: Cabinet card of Pat Mitchell's bust. The sepia tone denotes albumen processing on paper. The foil stamped text at the bottom of the card suggests that the card dates from 1890 to 1900. Mitchell has a well-groomed moustache and a three piece suit.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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Date: circa 1890-1900

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Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-666-12

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Mount, Cora May 2004-315-1-p2-p2

Smith & Schultz, Portrait Photograph of Cora May Mount

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Smith & Schultz

Studio Location: Nos. 101,103,105 and 107 Main St. Zainesville, Ohio

THE SITTER:

Name: Cora May Mount

Description: Cabinet card of young girl with sausage curls wearing a dress with a scooped neckline and a necklace.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: Stamp reads “Smith & Schultz, Photographic Art Studio. Nos. 101,103,105 and 107 Main St. Zainesville, O.”

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p2,p2

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Mount, Elsie Francis 2004-315-1-p4-p4

W. G. Stafford’s, Portrait Photograph of Elsie Flora Mount

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  W.G. Stafford

Studio Location: 206 Central Ave. Minneapolis 

THE SITTER:

Name: Elsie Flora Mount

Description: Cabinet card of a young girl with short hair wearing a lacy dress standing next to a wicker chair.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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Description, front:

Description, back: “Elsie Francis Mount. Born June 27th 1890”

Date: Undated

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p4,p4

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McNear Sr., George Plummer (1857 - 1947)(2 of 3)

Frederick H. Bushnell’s Portrait Photograph of George Plummer McNear sr.

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Frederick H. Bushnell

Photography Studio: Bushnell Photography Studio, 1508 and 1510 Market Street, San Francisco

THE SITTER:

Name: George Plummer McNear Sr.

Description: This cabinet card was taken of George Plummer McNear Sr. when he was forty-eight years of age. He sits in a regal, hand-carved chair fit for a member of the aristocracy, and he is dressed in full, formal dinner jacket attire typical of the American upper class at the turn of the century. His left hand, which is adorned with a large pinkie ring, sustains a stiff, peculiar gesture, and, in an unusual pose, George, with crossed legs, turns his body to his right, but his gaze and head turn to his left. This adds a twist to the composition which heightens George’s presence and lends an air of energy and dynamism to the portrait.

Biographical Note: Following in the footsteps of his famous, Petaluma, pioneer father, John August McNear (1832-1918), George Plummer McNear Sr. was a prominent Petaluma citizen and successful businessman. He invested early in the community’s poultry industry, served on the Sonoma County National Bank board and was Vice President of the Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad. He was also a generous philanthropist, donating sections of his extensive land holdings to accommodate the community post office, fire station, McNear Park and McNear School.

Family Affiliation: George Plummer McNear was the only child of Petaluma pioneers John Augustus McNear (1832-1918) and his first wife, Clarinda Damsen Williams McNear (1837-1866), to survive to adulthood. George’s first wife was Jennie Otis McNear (1857-1883) who died tragically at the age of 26. Together George and Jennie had one child, Clara McNear Leppo (1881-1979), named in honor of George’s mother. George’s second wire was Ida Belle Denman McNear (1859-1949). Together they had four children. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105717995/george-plummer-mcnear.

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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: Within a dark matte frame with a cream border, this cabinet card features the subject seated on an ornately carved, wooden chair. In the background appears to be a backdrop which depicts a drape falling from the top right corner and on the right boarder appears the edge of a table and wall mantel. An oil painting portrait of George Plummer McNear Sr. by S. Seymour Thomas (1868-1956), with a format very similar to this photographic portrait of George, is on loan from the McNear Foundation to the Petaluma Historical Library & Museum. It is prominently displayed in the Petaluma Pioneer Parlor.

Description, back: The back of this cabinet card is either empty or contains only an accession number.

Date: 1905

Condition: This cabinet card is in good condition.

Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2006-273-1010

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Mount, Madeline 2004-315-1-p3-p3

Smith & Schultz, Portrait Photograph of Madeline Mount

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Smith & Schultz

Studio Location: Zainesville, Ohio 

THE SITTER:

Name: Madeline Mount

Description: Cabinet card of an infant sitting, wearing what appears to be a common gown on a blacker-covered studio prop

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Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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Description, back: Stamp reads “Smith & Schultz Photographers, Nos. 101-103-105-107 Main Street. Zainesville, Ohio”

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Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p3,p3

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Noble, Robert 1992-IDI-07-p5-p8

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Harriet, Matilda & Robert Noble

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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 SITTERS:

Names: Harriet, Matilda & Robert Noble

Description: CDV of a grandmother sitting and her grandchildren standing next to her in clothes characteristic of the 1860s.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: “Grandmother Harriet Noble, Matilda Noble, Robert Noble”; George Ross’ stamp

Date: circa 1862-1893

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Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-IDI-07-p5-p8

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Penry, John Edward (1872-1954)

Joslin & Company’s Portrait Photograph of John Edward Penry

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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.

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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

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

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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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.

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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

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

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Prince, Burton M. 1993-281-01

J. Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Burton M. Prince

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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.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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Description, front:

Description, back: “Burton M. Prince”

Date: circa 1890-1895

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

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Prince, Maurice 1995-IDI-01

J. Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Maurice Prince

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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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.

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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:

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Date: circa 1896-1900

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

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Prince, U.L. 1996-X-35

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of U. L. Prince

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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.

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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

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

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Putnam, Mabel Celeste Black (1874 -1966)

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

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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).

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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 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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Riley, Henry 1978-666-19

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Henry Riley

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Unidentified, Excelsior Studio

Studio Location: 500 Valencia St., San Francisco, California

THE SITTER:

Name: Henry Riley

Description: Cabinet card of Henry Riley. Riley's hair is parted and combed. He is wearing a three-piece suit with a chain hanging from the vest, and a pocket square in his jacket. His jacket is only fastened at the top button, very characteristic of the 1880s.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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Date: circa 1880-1889

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Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-666-19

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Riley, Henry 1978-666-20

Healy ground floor Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of Henry Riley

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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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: Henry Riley

Description: Cabinet card of Henry Riley's bust. Riley's hair is parted and combed, and he has a thick handlebar moustache. He is wearing a three-piece suit with a chain hanging from the vest. For another photo of Riley, see 1978-666-19.

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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: N/A

Date: circa 1880-1889

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-666-19

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Risk, Martha 1994-633-02

Horace E. Hunt’s Portrait Photograph of Martha Risk

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Horace E. Hunt

THE SITTER:

Name: Martha Risk

Description: Cabinet card of Martha Risk. Risk's hair is parted down middle and pulled back. She is wearing a dark dress with large ruffled sleeves. There is pleating along her chest, and tassels hanging from the neckline. Risk's dress dates this photo to the late 1890s.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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Description, front:

Description, back: “Risks has property on Old Adobe road cut on Old Adobe between Wagner Lane & Corona goes through ‘Risk Hill’”

Date: circa 1894-1899

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-02

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Scott, Mary R. Formschlag (1877-1946)

E. R. HEALY Ground Floor Gallery’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH OF Mary R. Formschlag Scott

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: Mary R. Formschlag Scott

Description: In this head-and-shoulders portrait, Mary Scott Formschlag Scott wears a dark velvet dress with extremely large sleeves. Her dark hair is parted down the middle and combed to the back of her head. A single, prominent curl hangs from the center of her forehead. A bouquet that is pinned just inside of her projecting left sleeve adorns her dress. The white blotch on the left side of her chest appears to be a flaw in the original print.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: Mary R. Formschlag Scott was the daughter of early Penngrove pioneers, John N. Formschlag (1838-1927) and Elizabeth Formschlag (1847-1909). There is a portrait of Mary’s sister, Louise Formschlag Nissen (1878-1950), in this archive. Mary married Stewart H. Scott (1870-1934), and together they had three children: Harold J. Scott, Wilbur Scott, and Irene E. Scott (1914-1930). Mary, Stewart, and Irene are buried together in Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: The photographer’s imprint is embossed along the bottom edge of the card.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in ink along the top edge is, “Mary Scott”.

Date: between 1896-1905

Condition: Both sides of this portrait are soiled. A small piece of paper adheres to the bottom right corner of the front side of the card.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-36

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Silsby, E. 1981-835-19

Unidentified Photographer’s Portrait Photograph of E. Silsby’s

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Unidentified photographer,

Studio Location: Hodson Studio, Santa Cruz, California

THE SITTER:

Name: E. Silsby

Description: Carte de visite of an elderly E. Silsby's bust in an oval frame. Silsby is wearing a suit with a dark vest, white shirt, and bow tie. He has grey hair, and is slightly balding. The oval frame and Silsby's clothes date this photo to the early 1870s.

Biographical Note: Possible relation to Henry Silsby, his father perhaps?

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 5.75 x 10.25 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: “Silsby a cousin of Father. Hodson Santa Cruz”

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Date: circa 1870-1875

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-19

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Silsby, Henry 1981-835-21

Unidentified Photographer’s Portrait Photograph of Henry Silsby

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Unidentified photographer, Hodson, Santa Cruz, California

THE SITTER:

Name: Henry Silsby

Description: Carte de visite of Henry Silsby's bust in an oval frame. Silsby wears a suit with a dark vest, white shirt and dark bow tie. He has large sideburns and a connecting handlebar mustache. The oval frame, and Silsby's large sideburns date this photo to the late 1860s/ early 1870s.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 5.75 x 10.25 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: “Hodson, Santa Cruz”

Date: circa 1869-1875

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-21

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St. John, Dorothy 1991-IDI-34

Unidentified Photographer’s Portrait Photograph of Dorothy St. John

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Unidentified photographer, Bushnell Photo Studio

THE SITTER:

Name: Dorothy St. John

Description: Carte de visite of Dorothy St. John from the chest up. She is wearing a striped blouse and her hair is pulled up into a large, decorative hat.

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Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 6.5 x 9.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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Description, back: “Yours truly, Dorothy St. John. April 23rd 1901”

Date: April 23rd, 1901

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1991-IDI-34

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Stone, Rose Bailey 1994-633-03

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Rose Bailey Stone

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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: Rose Bailey Stone

Description: Cabinet card with beveled edges of Rose Bailey Stone's bust. Bailey has short bangs and the rest of her hair is pulled back. Only her dark lace blouse is visible. She has a chain hanging around her neck and flowers pinned to her chest. Bailey's hairstyle, dress, and Reed's duration in Petaluma date the photo to the1880s.

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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:

Description, back:

Date: circa 1880-1888

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-03

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Todd, Mr. 1991-X-49

Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of Mr. & Mrs. J. Todd

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD was born in 1852 in Ohio and died in 1940 in Inglewood, California. He established his photographic gallery in Petaluma in February of 1886, “in the rooms formerly occupied by Lewis Dowe”. It was located at 59 1/2 Main Street next door to the First National Bank Building. Sheppard continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma at least through June of 1891. (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: Mr. & Mrs. J. Todd

Description: Cabinet card of Mr. & Mrs. J. Todd. Mr. Todd sits with his hands in his lap. He is wearing a suit, button at the top button, characteristic of the 1880's. He has a long beard only along his jawline. Mrs. Todd stands behind her husband. She is wearing a dress with lace detailing along the cuffs and collar, and buttons along the chest. The photographer, Lafayette Sheppard, was only in Petaluma for one year in 1888.

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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:

Description, back: Mrs. J. Todd + Husband

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1991-X-49

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Todd, Mrs 1991-X-49

Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of Mr. & Mrs. J. Todd

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD was born in 1852 in Ohio and died in 1940 in Inglewood, California. He established his photographic gallery in Petaluma in February of 1886, “in the rooms formerly occupied by Lewis Dowe”. It was located at 59 1/2 Main Street next door to the First National Bank Building. Sheppard continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma at least through June of 1891. (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: Mr. & Mrs. J. Todd

Description: Cabinet card of Mr. & Mrs. J. Todd. Mr. Todd sits with his hands in his lap. He is wearing a suit, button at the top button, characteristic of the 1880's. He has a long beard only along his jawline. Mrs. Todd stands behind her husband. She is wearing a dress with lace detailing along the cuffs and collar, and buttons along the chest. The photographer, Lafayette Sheppard, was only in Petaluma for one year in 1888.

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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:

Description, back: Mrs. J. Todd + Husband

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1991-X-49

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Tomasini, Rosalia (Rosalie) DeMartin (1864-1887)

Bradley & Rulofson studio Portrait Photograph of

Louis Tomasini and Rosalia (Rosalie) DeMartin Tomasini

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographic Studio: Bradley & Rulofson, 429 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California. Henry William Bradley (1813-1891) opened a photographic studio in San Francisco in 1850 and in 1860 took on his partner William Rulofson (1826-1876). Their studio was considered by many to be the best in California. Bradley retired in 1878.

THE SITTERS:

Names: Louis Tomasini and Rosalia (Rosalie) DeMartin Tomasini

Description: In this cabinet card, Louis Tomasini sits in a one-armed, studio chair and looks directly forward. His left arm is on the armrest and his right fist, with his index finger extended, is laid on his right thigh. His side-parted, hair is cut short, and he has a well-groomed walrus mustache. He wears a three piece suit, a white, high-collared shirt and a dark neck tie. He also wears a wedding ring, cufflinks, and a chain attached to his last vest button which most probably is linked to a pocket watch. Louis’ wife, Rosalia (Rosalie) DeMartin Tomasini, stands to his left. Her right arm is behind Louis and her left hand touches the sleeve of his jacket. She wears an elaborate basque and matching skirt. Her basque has a row of front buttons and two rows of cuff pleats. Around her neck is a white ruff and several ribbons. Her skirt is profusely draped and, like her basque, has front buttons. Her dark hair is pulled to the back of her head, and just barely visible at the top of her head is the edge of a braid crown. She also wears a wedding ring, drop earrings, and a neck chain which ends in what is most probably a locket.

Biographical Note: Rosalia (Rosalie) DeMartin Tomasini was the only daughter of the wealthy and influential Marin County dairyman, Andrew DeMartin. The DeMartin family was originally from Switzerland, and Andrew was the Grand Marshall of the Swiss Society Festival in Petaluma in 1869. Rosalia married Louis Tomasini in 1880 when she was 16, and he was 35. They lived in Petaluma on the Kentucky Street hill in what was reported to be a very fashionable house. She died at age 23 leaving him a widow with three young children to raise.

Family Affiliation: Rosalia’s father was Andrew DeMartin, her husband was Louis Tomasini (1845-1899), and her children were Juliet, Lila, and Waldo.

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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:

Description, back: Along the right edge of the card is handwritten in cursive in pencil, “Mr. + Mrs. Louis Tomasini”. In the center of the card in black print is the large and elaborate imprint of the very fashionable San Francisco studio, Bradley & Rulofson, originally owned and run by photographers Henry William Bradley (1813-1891) and William Herman Rulofson (1826-1878).

Date: 1880-1887 It is quite probable this portrait was taken to commemorate the couple’s wedding which took place August 31, 1880 when Rosalia (Rosalie) was 16, and Louis was 35. In 1887, Rosalia died and the Bradley & Rulofson Studio was closed.

Condition: This cabinet card is in very good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-X-21

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Tomasini, Louis (1845-1899) (2 of 2)

Bradley & Rulofson studio Portrait Photograph of

Louis Tomasini and Rosalia (Rosalie) DeMartin Tomasini

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographic Studio: Bradley & Rulofson, 429 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California. Henry William Bradley (1813-1891) opened a photographic studio in San Francisco in 1850 and in 1860 took on his partner William Rulofson (1826-1876). Their studio was considered by many to be the best in California. Bradley retired in 1878.

THE SITTERS:

Names: Louis Tomasini and Rosalia (Rosalie) DeMartin Tomasini

Description: In this cabinet card, Louis Tomasini sits in a one-armed, studio chair and looks directly forward. His left arm is on the armrest and his right fist, with his index finger extended, is laid on his right thigh. His side-parted, hair is cut short, and he has a well-groomed walrus mustache. He wears a three piece suit, a white, high-collared shirt and a dark neck tie. He also wears a wedding ring, cufflinks, and a chain attached to his last vest button which was most probably linked to a pocket watch. Louis’ wife, Rosalia (Rosalie) DeMartin Tomasini, stands to his left. Her right arm is behind her and her left hand touches the sleeve of his jacket. She wears an elaborate basque and matching skirt. Her Basque has a row of front buttons and two rows of cuff pleats. Around her neck is a white ruff, and several ribbons. Her skirt is profusely draped and, like her Basque, has front buttons. Her dark hair is pulled to the back of her head and just barely visible at the top of her head is the edge of a braid crown. She also wears a wedding ring, drop earrings, and a neck chain which ends in what is most probably a locket.

Biographical Note: Louis Tomasini learned the skills of a dairymen in his native Switzerland, and emigrated to California in 1864. He was a tenant dairyman at the Burdell Ranch in Marin County, and later resided at the DeMartin ranch in Chileno Valley. In 1880, he married Rosalia (Rosalie) DeMartin, the only daughter of wealthy and influential Marin County dairyman, Andrew DeMartin. Tomasini eventually became a very successful businessman and landowner, helping to establish and serving on the board of directors of the Dairymen’s Union. Sometime after his marriage, he and his wife built a fashionable home in Petaluma on the Kentucky Street hill. She died in 1887 at the age of 23 after giving birth to three children. He died in 1899 at age of 53, leaving the guardianship of his minor children to his brother, Matteo Tomasini, also of Petaluma.

Family Affiliation: Louis Tomasini’s brother was Matteo Tomasini; his wife was Rosalia (Rosalie) DeMartin Tomasini; and his three children were Juliet, Lila and Waldo.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

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Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: Along the right edge of the card is handwritten in cursive in pencil, “Mr. + Mrs. Louis Tomasini”. In the center of the card in black print is the large and elaborate imprint of the very fashionable San Francisco studio, Bradley & Rulofson, originally owned and run by photographers Henry William Bradley (1813-1891) and William Herman Rulofson (1826-1878).

Date: 1880-1887 It is quite probable this portrait was taken to commemorate the couple’s wedding which took place August 31, 1880 when Rosalia (Rosalie) was 16, and Louis was 35. In 1887, Rosalia died and the Bradley & Rulofson Studio was closed.

Condition: This cabinet card is in very good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-X-21

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Vestal, Alice 1984-289-09

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Alice Vestal

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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: Alice Vestal

Description: Carte de visite of Alice Vestal. The photo appears to be celebrating Vestal's graduation from Petaluma High School, class of 1879. Vestal is wearing a white ruffled dress with three-quarter sleeves. There is floral applique along her collar and skirt. She has short curly bangs, while half is pulled into a bun and the other half hangs in sausage curls. There are also two studio props in the frame.

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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: Alice Vestal Class of 1979. J.Q. Reed, Photographic Artist. Brick Block opposite McGuire’s Drug Store Main St., Petaluma, Cal.

Date: 1879

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1984-289-09

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Vonsen, George 1978-80-33

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of George & Kit Vonsen

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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 SITTERS:

Names: George & Kit Vonsen

Description: Cabinet card of a toddler, Kit Vonsen and her brother George. Vonsen is standing, with his arm resting on a simple studio chair. He is wearing a simple button up jacket with shorts and high socks. Kit sits in the chair wearing a dress with black stripes around the hemline and sleeves with a white collar. She has on a black beret. The lack of studio props, and photographer’s name at the bottom of the card date the photo to the early 1880s.

Biographical Note: Possible relation to M. Vonsen, a Petaluma merchant, though the extent is unknown. The Vonsen family has a grain and feed store on 1st and D street that was created in the early 1900s.

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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:

Description, back: George and Kit Vonsen

Date: circa 1880-1884

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-33

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Vonsen, Kit 1978-80-33

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of George & Kit Vonsen

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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.)

Active in Petaluma: 1874-1898

Biographical Note: Reed worked from several different studios during his time in Petaluma.  In 1874 his studio was in the “American Hall, Main Street,” thereafter it was “Over Wells, Fargo & Co’s. Ex. Office, Main St” and finally it was “Brick Block, opposite McGuire’s Drug Store, Main Street.”  According to Palmquist, Reed was charged with arson for setting fire to property in Petaluma at the corner of Cleveland and College Avenues.

Bibliography: Palmquist, pgs. 452-53; Mautz, pg. 134. 

THE SITTERS:

Names: George & Kit Vonsen

Description: Cabinet card of a toddler, Kit Vonsen and her brother George. Vonsen is standing, with his arm resting on a simple studio chair. He is wearing a simple button up jacket with shorts and high socks. Kit sits in the chair wearing a dress with black stripes around the hemline and sleeves with a white collar. She has on a black beret. The lack of studio props, and photographer’s name at the bottom of the card date the photo to the early 1880s.

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Biographical Note: Possible relation to M. Vonsen, a Petaluma merchant, though the extent is unknown. The Vonsen family has a grain and feed store on 1st and D street that was created in the early 1900s.

Family Affiliation:

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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:

Description, back: George and Kit Vonsen

Date: circa 1880-1884

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-33

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Vonsen, Kit 1978-80-32

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Kit Vonsen

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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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.)

Active in Petaluma: 1874-1898

Biographical Note: Reed worked from several different studios during his time in Petaluma.  In 1874 his studio was in the “American Hall, Main Street,” thereafter it was “Over Wells, Fargo & Co’s. Ex. Office, Main St” and finally it was “Brick Block, opposite McGuire’s Drug Store, Main Street.”  According to Palmquist, Reed was charged with arson for setting fire to property in Petaluma at the corner of Cleveland and College Avenues.

Bibliography: Palmquist, pgs. 452-53; Mautz, pg. 134.

THE SITTER:

Name: Kit Vonsen

Description: add, augment

Biographical Note: Cabinet card of a toddler Kit Vonsen. Vonsen is standing, with her arm resting on a simple studio chair. She is wearing a dress with a white lace collar. The lack of studio props, and photographer’s name at the bottom of the card date the photo to the early 1880's. The back of the card is incorrect, as it is Kit Vonsen in the photo. See 1978-80-33 for a photo of Kit with her brother George.

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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:

Description, back: Genevieve Marguerite Powers At six months

Date: circa 1880 - 1884

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-32

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Warders, Minnie 1979-425-01-p19-p13

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Minnie Warders, Date N/A

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  unidentified

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Minnie Warders

Description: Tintype of a young girl sitting in an oval frame with cartouche detailing. Her arm is resting on a fringe studio chair and she is wearing a patterned dress

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: tintype, size N/A

Medium: N/A

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, 1979-425-01-p19-p13

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Warders, Minnie 1979-425-01-p21-p14

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Minnie Warders, Date N/A

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  unidentified

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Minnie Warders

Description: Tintype of a girl sitting in an semi-oval frame.  Her arm is resting on a fringe studio chair and she is wearing a patterned dress

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: tintype, size N/A

Medium: N/A

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, 1979-425-01-p21-p14

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Waugh, Henry 1978-80-38

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of Henry Waugh & Mrs. Waugh

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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 SITTERS:

Names: Henry Waugh and Mrs. Waugh

Description: Carte de visite of Henry Waugh and his wife. Mrs. Waugh wears a corseted, bustled dress with bows on the skirt and blouse. There is cinched detailing along the skirt and sleeves, and pleated ruffles along the skirt's hemline. The collar of the dress is a lacy bow. Her hair is done in sausage curls. Her hand rest's on Henry's shoulder, who is sitting next to her. He wears a three-piece suit with a white tie and shirt. His arm rests on a studio prop table.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.5 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: L. Dowe, Photographer, Petaluma, Cal.

Date: September 1875 - March 1882

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-38

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Waugh, Lorenzo 1808-1900

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Lorenzo Waugh

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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 19th 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 Ross stopped working as a photographer soon after he became an invalid 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: Lorenzo Waugh

Description: Cabinet card of Lorenzo Waugh. Waugh is sitting on a fringed studio chair. He is wearing a three-piece suit, a bow tie, and with a chain hanging from his vest. He has a beard and is slightly balding. The fringed chair and Waugh's fashions date this photo to the late 1870s.

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Biographical Note: Lorenzo Waugh was born on August 28, 1808, near Greenbrier River, West Virginia, in what is now Pocahontas County. In his youth he was acquainted with Daniel Webster, John Quincy Adams, and other famous people from the early history of our country. At age 16, he was a teacher in Harrison County. In 1831, he entered the Methodist ministry and taught school in Mason County. Waugh married Clarissa Jane Edsel in 1841. When the health for both of them failed, they traveled over the plains in 1852 to California in an ox teams. Upon their arrival, Waugh experienced some ownership problems with the land upon which he settled. Eventually, General Vallejo presented him with 320 acres of land near Petaluma. (1515 Old Adobe Road) Vallejo has been quoted as saying, “Land is plenty. and it for us, and I have plenty of it yet.” Since no church had been built, their new home was made available for preaching, social and religious gatherings for all in the region.

Father Waugh headed the Petaluma temperance movement for many years. He helped organize the California Youth Association in 1859, and urged people to “shun the degrading, ruinous habits of using tobacco and intoxicating drink.” He built the first Methodist Church in Petaluma. He also published a 32-chapter autobiography, 1883, which had five printings

Rev. Waugh died on September 5, 1900

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: http://bill-hammerman.blogs.petaluma360.com/13175/lest-we-forget-rev-lorenzo-waugh/ 

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in pencil along the bottom left edge is, “Lorenzo Waugh”.

Date: circa 1875 - 1880  

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-05

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Waugh, Mrs. Henry 1978-80-38

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of Henry Waugh & Mrs. Waugh

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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 SITTERS:

Names: Henry Waugh and Mrs. Waugh

Description: Carte de visite of Henry Waugh and his wife. Mrs. Waugh wears a corseted, bustled dress with bows on the skirt and blouse. There is cinched detailing along the skirt and sleeves, and pleated ruffles along the skirt's hemline. The collar of the dress is a lacy bow. Her hair is done in sausage curls. Her hand rest's on Henry's shoulder, who is sitting next to her. He wears a three-piece suit with a white tie and shirt. His arm rests on a studio prop table.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.5 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: L. Dowe, Photographer, Petaluma, Cal.

Date: September 1875 - March 1882

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-38

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Whitefield, Lou

Bradley & Rulofson Studio Portrait Photograph of Lou Whitefield

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographic Studio: Bradley & Rulofson, 429 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California. Henry William Bradley (1813-1891) opened a photographic studio in San Francisco in 1850 and in 1860 took on his partner William Rulofson (1826-1876). Their studio was considered by many to be the best in California. Bradley retired in 1878.

THE SITTER:

Name: The author of the inscription written on the back of this card identifies the sitter as their cousin, Lou Whitefield.

Description: Carte de visite of an unidentified Whitfield woman. The card is a great example of tinting used in the 1860s. The woman is looking over her shoulder. There is pink detailing around her collar, and rosiness in her lips and cheeks. Her hair pulled back into a chignon and secured with a pearl crown.

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:

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Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in pencil along the top edge is, “Cousin Lou”. Below this is, “1869”and “Whitefield”. Bradley & Rulofson’s studio imprint appears in black ink in the center of the card. Along the bottom is printed, “ Additional copies can be had at any time”.

Date: 1869

Condition: The top left edge of this card has been clipped, and it appears the left edge has been trimmed.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-05

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Whitney, Albion “Albie” Harvey (1870-1907) (4 of 5)

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of Clara, Ella & Albie Whitney

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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 SITTERS:

Names: Clara Whitney Spears, Marcella “Ella” Whitney Wheaton, and Albion “Albie” Harvey Whitney (At the time this portrait was taken, Clara and Marcella would have been known by their maiden name, Whitney.)

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Description: Description: This is a masterful portrait of three young siblings. Clara, approximately 4 years of age, sits on a fringed studio chair with her feet dangling above the floor. She is attired in a dark dress with a double row of buttons and a white side ruffle which runs the length of her dress and boarders the attached matching shawl. Her petticoat is revealed, peaking under the front of her dress’ hem. She wears white leggings and dark, leather, side-snap, boots. Marcella, approximately 10 years of age, stands behind her sister and brother and is attired in a dark dress with a front strip of fabric which is embellished with buttons and a diagonal cross design. She wears a white lace ruff and a necklace which ends in what is most probably a locket. Albion, approximately 7 years of age, stands on the viewer’s right and affectionally rests his right hand on Clara’s left wrist. He is dressed in a formal, cutaway, jacket with decorative side buttons. Beneath, he wears a matching, piped vest and knickers.

Biographical Note: Albion (Albie) Whitney was born in Petaluma on April 10, 1870, and according to an article in the Petaluma Argus- Courier he received a “high education”. It also states that he traveled extensively in his youth, visiting the Orient and spending considerable time in Alaska, “where his health was seriously damaged.” In 1904, he departed Petaluma to work in San Mateo for his brother, Arthur Leslie Whitney (1858-1914) the founder of the Leslie Salt Refining Company where Albion was secretary and manager. Albie died tragically at age 35. On May 21, 1907, his car was struck by a passenger train, and it was reported he died instantly. Petaluma Argus-Courier, June 5, 1907, p. 3.

Family Affiliation: Albion “Albie” Harvey Whitney was the sixth child of the prominent Petaluma pioneers Albion Paris Whitney (1825-1884) and Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney (1832-1917). His father was a California State Senator and wealthy businessman. His mother managed the family business after her husband’s death and was an active participant in the women’s suffrage movement. His paternal grandmother was Olive Parlin Whitney, and his siblings were Cleora Melissa Whitney Hewlett, Nancy Jane “Jenny” Whitney Morrow, Arthur Leslie Whitney, Leona Merrill Whitney, Marcella “Ella” Whitney Wheaton and Clara Whitney Spear.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is a masterful portrait of three siblings. The brilliantly harmonious arrangement of the children is strengthened by the arched matte and uncluttered background. The photographer has posed the children in a classic pyramidal composition. He angled Clara and Albion to serve as compositional parenthesis and placed Marcella to serve as the exclamation mark.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in pencil is, “Albie”, “Ella” and “Clara”. Handwritten in cursive in black ink in the lower right is, “Clark Family”. This is not a reference to the sitters, but, most probably, to the owners of the cabinet card.

Date: 1876 or 1877

Condition: Both the front and the back of this card are soiled.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-03

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Whitney, Albion “Albie” Harvey (1870-1907) (1 of 5)

Richard Reece Percival’s Portrait Photograph of Albion “Albie” Harvey Whitney

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

RICHARD REECE PERCIVAL was born in England in 1835 and died in Rhode Island in 1917. He operated the R. Percival Gallery in Petaluma between October 1867 and September 1870 and again between March 1871 until at least May 1871. After departing Petaluma, he continued working as a photographer in San Jose, California. (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: Albion “Albie” Harvey Whitney

Description: It appears from the inscription on the back of this carte de visite that this is a portrait of Albion “Albie” Harvey Whitney taken on his first birthday. The baby sits in a chair which is covered by a heavy printed textile. “Albie” looks directly at the camera and appears to be holding a toy. He is dressed in a dark dress, and his light-colored hair is parted on his left.

Biographical Note: Albion (Albie) Whitney was born in Petaluma on April 10, 1870, and according to an article in the Petaluma Argus- Courier he received a “high education”. It also states that he traveled extensively in his youth, visiting the Orient and spending considerable time in Alaska, “where his health was seriously damaged.” In 1904, he departed Petaluma to work in San Mateo for his brother, Arthur Leslie Whitney (1858-1914) the founder of the Leslie Salt Refining Company where Albion was secretary and manager. Albie died tragically at age 35. On May 21, 1907, his car was struck by a passenger train, and it was reported he died instantly. Petaluma Argus-Courier, June 5, 1907, p. 3.

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Family Affiliation: Albion “Albie” Harvey Whitney was the sixth child of the prominent Petaluma pioneers Albion Paris Whitney (1825-1884) and Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney (1832-1917). His father was a California State Senator and wealthy businessman. His mother managed the family business after her husband’s death and was an active participant in the women’s suffrage movement. His paternal grandmother was Olive Parlin Whitney, and his siblings were Cleora Melissa Whitney Hewlett, Nancy Jane “Jenny” Whitney Morrow, Arthur Leslie Whitney, Leona Merrill Whitney, Marcella “Ella” Whitney Wheaton and Clara Whitney Spear.

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: Handwritten in cursive in pencil at the top of this card is, “Albie 1 year Apr 10th - 1871” and “Born Petaluma April 10th - 1870”.

Date: April 10, 1871  

Condition: Both the front and back sides of this card are soiled and stained.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-06

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Whitney, Albion “Albie” Harvey (1870-1907) (3 of 5)

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Albion “Albie” Harvey Whitney

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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: Albion “Albie” Harvey Whitney

Description: Albion “Albie” Harvey Whitney was 5 or 6 years old when this portrait was taken. To accommodate the size of his sitter, Reed has repurposed the fringed armrest of his studio chair to serve as the chair’s back. The child sits with his right leg tucked under his left and his hands resting on his thighs. He is dressed in knickers and a matching jacket with a large shawl collar. The collar and the hems of his sleeves and knickers are trimmed in three rows of dark ribbon, and the bottom sides of his knickers have metal buttons. He also wears a white shirt with a dark bow tie, white leggings and dark leather, lace-up boots. His hair has been groomed especially for his photo shoot; down both sides of his head hang sausage curls and a high mound of hair crowns the top of his head.

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Biographical Note: Albion (Albie) Whitney was born in Petaluma on April 10, 1870, and according to an article in the Petaluma Argus-Courier he received a “high education”. It also states that he traveled extensively in his youth, visiting the Orient and spending considerable time in Alaska, “where his health was seriously damaged.” In 1904, he departed Petaluma to work in San Mateo for his brother, Arthur Leslie Whitney (1858-1914) the founder of the Leslie Salt Refining Company where Albion was secretary and manager. Albie died tragically at age 35. On May 21, 1907, his car was struck by a passenger train, and it was reported he died instantly. Petaluma Argus-Courier, June 5, 1907, p. 3.

Family Affiliation: Albion “Albie” Harvey Whitney was the sixth child of the prominent Petaluma pioneers Albion Paris Whitney (1825-1884) and Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney (1832-1917). His father was a California State Senator and wealthy businessman. His mother managed the family business after her husband’s death and was an active participant in the women’s suffrage movement. His paternal grandmother was Olive Parlin Whitney, and his siblings were Cleora Melissa Whitney Hewlett, Nancy Jane “Jenny” Whitney Morrow, Arthur Leslie Whitney, Leona Merrill Whitney, Marcella “Ella” Whitney Wheaton and Clara Whitney Spear.

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: Handwritten in pencil at the top of the card is “1876”. Below that is Reed’s imprint and below that is handwritten in cursive in pencil, “Albion Harvey Whitney”, and “‘Albie’”.

Date: 1876

Condition: The top corners of this card have been clipped, and the left edge has been trimmed. The front and back of this card are soiled and there are several, small, black spots on the right front of the card.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-12

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Whitney, Albion Paris (1825-1884)

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Albion Paris Whitney

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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 19th 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 Ross stopped working as a photographer soon after he became an invalid 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: Albion Paris Whitney

Description: In this head-and-shoulders portrait, Albion Paris Whitney appears as a man entering middle age. His beard and mustache are greying and pronounced wrinkles appear at the side of his eyes. He wears a heavy jacket, vest, collared white shirt and a dark bow tie.

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Biographical Note: Albion was a hard-working, driven pioneer. Even his obituary stated, “…mind and body, when overworked often react upon themselves, and present the sad spectacle of a star falling from the sky before it has attained its zenith.” (Petaluma Weekly Argus, March 29, 1884). As a young man, Albion sought his fortune journeying further and further west. He eventually took the trail to California from Colorado and, in 1860, settled in Petaluma. He started in the grocery business and expanded into freighting grain and produce. He quickly became a wealthy man and served in many civic capacities. He was chairman of the Petaluma City Board of Trustees, a member of the Petaluma School Board, and President of the Sonoma and Marin District Agricultural Society. In 1874, he turned to politics and was elected on the Republican ticket to the California State Senate. Albion was also an active member of Petaluma’s Masonic Lodge.

Family Affiliation: Albion Paris Whitney was the husband of Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney (1832-1917), and the son of Olive Parlin Whitney (1791-1874). He and Susan had seven children: Cleora Melissa Whitney Hewlett, Nancy Jane “Jenny” Whitney Morrow, Arthur Leslie Whitney, Leona Merrill Whitney, Marcella “Ella” Whitney Wheaton, Albion Harvey Whitney and Clara Whitney Spears.

Bibliography: 

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: George Ross’ imprint appears on the front of this cabinet card in elegant print. On the left is simply, “George Ross,”, and on the right is, “Petaluma, Cal.”. Significantly, this photographic portrait served as the basis for the oil painting portrait of Albion created by C. W. Bowles in 1881. This painting, along with its companion piece depicting Albion’s wife, Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney, was donated by a descendant of the Whitney family and hangs in the Pioneer Parlor of the Petaluma Historical Library & Museum. Albion Paris Whitney PDF

Description, back: Handwritten along the top edge of the card in cursive in pencil is, “A P Whitney?”.

Date: late 1870s to 1881

Condition: Both sides of this card are heavily soiled.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-34

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Whitney, Arthur Leslie (1858-1914)

Isaiah West Taber’s Portrait Photograph of Arthur leslie Whitney

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Isaiah West Taber (1830-1912). Taber opened his first photography studio in 1854 in Syracuse, New York. In 1864 he moved to California and worked at the Bradley and Rulofson studio at 429 Montgomery Street in San Francisco until 1873. By the end of the decade, Taber was creating portraits at his own studio at 8 Montgomery Street in San Francisco. He continued to produce portraits at his new studio location at 121 Post Street between 1893 and 1906. His studio and all its contents were destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Isaiah West Taber: A Photographic Legacy, introduction by Gary F. Kurtz, Windgate Press, Sausalito, California, 2004, Appendix A: Portraits by Taber.

Studio Location: 8 Montgomery St., San Francisco, California

THE SITTER:

Name: Arthur Leslie Whitney

Description: In this head-and-shoulder portrait, Arthur Leslie Whitney is dressed in a checkered wool jacket with large lapels, a white shirt with an upturned collar, and a necktie that is clipped at his throat with a metal band. Meticulously groomed, he looks steadfastly into the distance. His hair has been side-parted, carefully combed and curled to flip at his temple and over his forehead.

Biographical Note: Arthur Leslie Whitney was born in Minnesota and at age three traveled with his parents to California. Arthur graduated from Petaluma High School in 1876 and later attended California State University to study literature. In 1881 he moved to San Francisco to work for his brother’s firm, C. E. Whitney & Company. On November 23, 1882 he married Anna Belle St. John (1864-1958) in what was described as Petaluma’s great society event of the season. Following the death of his father, Senator Albion Whitney, in 1884, Arthur and his wife returned to Petaluma, and Arthur became the manager of the family’s Petaluma store at the corner of Main Street and Western Avenue. In 1886 they commissioned the construction their home at 312 Sixth Street which later came to be known as the Denman house. Later in their life, Arthur and Anna moved to San Mateo where Arthur had established the lucrative Leslie Salt Company.

Family Affiliation: Arthur Whitney was the son of the early Petaluma pioneers, Senator Albion P. Whitney (1825-1884) and Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney (1832-1917). His siblings included: Calvin Eastman Whitney (1851-1891), Cleora “Millie” Melissa Whitney Hewlett (1854-1930), Nancy Jane Whitney Morrow (1855-1938), Leona Merrill Whitney (1864-1866), Marcella “Ella” Whitney Wheaton (1866-1915), Albion Harvey Whitney (1870-1907), and Clara Whitney Spear (1873-1954). He married Anna Bell St. John (1864-1958), the daughter of Isabel Grigsby St. John Denman (1837-1917) and step-daughter of early Petaluma pioneer, Ezekiel Denman. Together Arthur and Anna Bell had two children: Arthur St. John Whitney (1884-1949), and Leslie Denman Whitney (1887-1944).

Bibliography: Cassiday, John, “Arthur L. Whitney & Co,” An illustrated history of Sonoma County, California. Containing a history of the county of Sonoma from the earliest period of its occupancy to the present time, 1889, pp. 617. Petaluma Weekly Argus, May 5, 1876, p. 3; June 23, 1876, p. 3; Nov. 24, 1882, p.3; March 5, 1884, p. 3; March 29, 1884, p. 4; Dec. 26, 1885, p. 2; Petaluma Argus-Courier, June 11, 1914, p. 5.

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: The portrait of this cabinet card is framed within a vertical oval.

Description, back: Handwritten in pencil is “Arthur Whitney”.

Date: The photographer’s imprint on the bottom front edge of this card allows us to assume that this portrait was created between 1884 and 1886.

Condition: This portrait is faded and slightly soiled.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-29

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Whitney, Calvin Eastman (1851-1891) (1 of 2)

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Calvin Eastman Whitney

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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: Calvin Eastman Whitney

Description: In this head-and-shoulders portrait, Calvin Eastman Whitney looks down to his right with a blank, distant gaze. He appears to be a young man in his early twenties. His hair is combed, oiled, and parted on his right. He sports a sparse, chevron mustache and wiry sideburns. He is attired in a double-breasted jacket with large, piped lapels and a white shirt with a dark, simple, crossed bow tie beneath a long, pointed collar.

Biographical Note: Calvin Eastman Whitney was born in Maine and traveled to California as a child with his father Albion Whitney. His mother and siblings joined them, and the family established their household in Petaluma. Due to Albion’s rapid success as a Bay Area merchant, the Whitney family soon became wealthy and prominent. Calvin attended Edward L. Lippitt’s school on D Street in Petaluma and, after graduating from Harvard, returned to California. In 1875 he began working as a partner in his father’s merchandise business in San Francisco. Calvin also became a partner of the Brigham Whitney Company, a wholesale dealer in dairy produce located at 320 Front Street in San Francisco. In 1885 a “Certificate of Special Partnership” published in the Petaluma Weekly Argus proclaimed Calvin had gone into business with his younger brother, Arthur L. Whitney, as “general merchandise, commissions, shipping, and forwarding merchants.”

Calvin died in 1891 at the age of 40 from a tragic accident. While attempting to remove debris from the roof of his newly constructed San Francisco home located at 2010 Washington Street, he fell through a skylight to the basement and died instantly. Calvin was buried at Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, California.

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Family Affiliation: Calvin Eastman Whitney was the oldest child of the prominent Petaluma pioneers, Senator Albion Paris Whitney (1825-1884) and Susan Eastman Durgin Whitney (1832-1917). His siblings included: Cleora Melissa Whitney Hewlett (1854-1930), Nancy Jane Whitney Morrow (1855-1938), Arthur Leslie Whitney (1858-1914), Leona Merrill Whitney (1864-1866), Marcella Whitney Wheaton (1866-1915), Albion Harvey Whitney (1870-1907), and Clara Whitney Spear (1873-1954). In 1883 Calvin married Fannie Boruck, the first daughter of the California journalist Marcus D. Boruck. Calvin and Fannie had three children.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait is set within an oval format.

Description, back: Handwritten, diagonally, in cursive, in pencil, in the top left corner is what appears to be “Calvin”. Below this is the photographer’s imprint: J.Q. Reed, Photographic Artist. Over Wells, Fargo & Co’s Ex. Office, Main St., Petaluma, Cal.

Date: 1870 - 1875

Condition: This carte de visite is soiled throughout.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-22

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Whitney, Calvin Eastman (1851-1891) (2 of 2)

Yosemite Art Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of Calvin Eastman Whitney

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Isaiah West Taber (1830-1912) and Thomas Henry Boyd, Yosemite Art Gallery. In 1874, after working in San Francisco at the studio of Bradley & Rulofson, Isaiah West Tabor purchased Carleton Watkin’s San Francisco studio, the Yosemite Art Gallery. At this location he partnered with Thomas Henry Boyd for a short period, and by the end of the decade Taber opened his own studio at 8 Montgomery Street in San Francisco.

Studio Location: 26 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California

THE SITTER:

Name: Calvin Eastman Whitney

Description: In this portrait, taken in October 1876, Calvin Eastman Whitney is twenty-five years old. He had recently graduated from Harvard, returned to California, and established himself in San Francisco as a partner in his father’s merchandising business. Calvin peers into the distance exuding an air of youthful confidence. His hair is parted on his right and carefully oiled and combed. He sports meticulously groomed mutton chops and a mustache. He is dressed in businessman’s attire: a jacket with fashionably large, piped lapels, a matching vest, and a white shirt with a wide bow tie.

Biographical Note: Calvin Eastman Whitney was born in Maine and traveled to California as a child with his father Albion Whitney. His mother and siblings joined them, and the family established their household in Petaluma. Due to Albion’s rapid success as a Bay Area merchant, the Whitney family soon became wealthy and prominent. Calvin attended Edward L. Lippitt’s school on D Street in Petaluma and, after graduating from Harvard, returned to California. In 1875 he began working as a partner in his father’s merchandise business in San Francisco. Calvin also became a partner of the Brigham Whitney Company, a wholesale dealer in dairy produce located at 320 Front Street in San Francisco. In 1885 a “Certificate of Special Partnership” published in the Petaluma Weekly Argus proclaimed Calvin had gone into business with his younger brother, Arthur L. Whitney, as “general merchandise, commissions, shipping, and forwarding merchants.”

Calvin died in 1891 at the age of 40 from a tragic accident. While attempting to remove debris from the roof of his newly constructed San Francisco home located at 2010 Washington Street, he fell through a skylight to the basement and died instantly. Calvin was buried at Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, California.

Family Affiliation: Calvin Eastman Whitney was the oldest child of the prominent Petaluma pioneers, Senator Albion Paris Whitney (1825-1884) and Susan Eastman Durgin Whitney (1832-1917). His siblings included: Cleora Melissa Whitney Hewlett (1854-1930), Nancy Jane Whitney Morrow (1855-1938), Arthur Leslie Whitney (1858-1914), Leona Merrill Whitney (1864-1866), Marcella Whitney Wheaton (1866-1915), Albion Harvey Whitney (1870-1907), and Clara Whitney Spear (1873-1954). In 1883 Calvin married Fannie Boruck, the first daughter of the California journalist Marcus D. Boruck. Calvin and Fannie had three children.

Bibliography: Petaluma Argus-Courier, June 15, 1916, p. 2. The Petaluma Courier, Oct. 17, 1883, p. 3; Dec. 2, 1891, p. 5. Petaluma Daily Morning Courier, Dec. 4, 1891, p. 3. Petaluma Weekly Argus, Nov. 19, 1875, p. 3; Dec. 18, 1875, p. 1; Oct. 20, 1883, p. 3; Dec. 12, 1885, p.2.

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: On the bottom right edge is handwritten in pencil in cursive, “Mr. X”.

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Description, back: Handwritten in cursive at the top of this card is, “Compliments of C. E. Whitney Oct 1876”. Below this is the imprint of the Yosemite Art Gallery, located at 26 Montgomery Street in San Francisco and operated by Isaiah West Taber (1830-1912) and Thomas Henry Boyd.

Date: October 1876

Condition: This cabinet card is soiled throughout.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-30

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Wheaton, Marcella “Ella” Whitney (1866-1915) (3 of 6)

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of Clara, Ella & Albie Whitney

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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 SITTERS:

Names: Clara Whitney Spear, Marcella “Ella” Whitney Wheaton, and Albion “Albie” Whitney (At the time this portrait was taken, Clara and Marcella would have been known by their maiden name, Whitney.)

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Description: This is a masterful portrait of three young siblings. Clara, approximately 4 years of age, sits on a fringed studio chair with her feet dangling above the floor. She is attired in a dark dress with a double row of buttons and a white side ruffle which runs the length of her dress and boarders the attached matching shawl. Her petticoat is revealed, peaking under the front of her dress’ hem. She wears white leggings and dark, leather, side-snap, boots. Marcella, approximately 10 years of age, stands behind her sister and brother and is attired in a dark dress with a front strip of fabric which is embellished with buttons and a diagonal cross design. She wears a white lace ruff and a necklace which ends in what is most probably a locket. Albion, approximately 7 years of age, stand on the viewer’s right and affectionally rests his right hand on Clara’s left wrist. He is dressed in a formal, cutaway, jacket with decorative side buttons. Beneath, he wears a matching piped vest and knickers.

Biographical Note: As a member of a prominent Petaluma family, Ella graduated from the Episcopal high school, Saint Mary’s Hall in Benicia, and, according to her obituary, later attended a Bay Area seminary which may be a reference to Mill’s Seminary. According to articles in the Petaluma Weekly Argus, Ella toured Europe between July 1887 and December 1888. She later married Charles B. Wheaton and moved with him to Medford, Massachusetts. She died suddenly at the age of 48 of pneumonia in Medford, but was buried in her family’s plot in Petaluma at the Cypress Hill Memorial Park.

Family Affiliation: Marcella “Ella” Whitney was the fifth child of the prominent Petaluma pioneers Albion Paris Whitney (1825-1884) and Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney (1832-1917). Her father was a California State Senator and wealthy businessman. Her mother managed the family business after his death and was an active participant in the women’s suffrage movement. Her paternal grandmother was Olive Parlin Whitney, and her siblings were Cleora Melissa Whitney Hewlett, Nancy Jane “Jenny” Whitney Morrow, Arthur Leslie Whitney, Leona Merrill Whitney, Albion Harvey Whitney and Clara Whitney Spears. Marcella’s husband was Charles B. Wheaton of San Francisco whom she married in 1892.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is a masterful portrait of three siblings. The brilliantly harmonious arrangement of the children is strengthened by the arched matte and uncluttered background. The photographer has posed the children in a classic pyramidal composition. He angled Clara and Albion to serve as compositional parenthesis and placed Marcella to serve as the exclamation mark.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in pencil is, “Albie”, “Ella” and “Clara”. Handwritten in cursive in black ink in the lower right is, “Clark Family”. This is not a reference to the sitters, but, most probably, to the owners of the cabinet card.

Date: 1876 or 1877

Condition: Both the front and the back of this card are soiled.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-03

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Wheaton, Marcella “Ella” Whitney (1866-1915) (1 of 6)

Richard Reece Percival’s Portrait Photograph of Marcella “Ella” Whitney

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

RICHARD REECE PERCIVAL was born in England in 1835 and died in Rhode Island in 1917. He operated the R. Percival Gallery in Petaluma between October 1867 and September 1870 and again between March 1871 until at least May 1871. After departing Petaluma, he continued working as a photographer in San Jose, California. (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: Marcella “Ella” Whitney Wheaton (At the time this portrait was taken, the sitter would have been known by her maiden name, Marcella “Ella” Whitney.)

Description: In this portrait baby “Ella” sits on a fabric covered table with her arms at her sides and her feet dangling. She is attired in an off-the-shoulder, light-colored, dress printed with dark dots. Her sleeves and hem are boarded in dark ribbon, and her dress is cinched at the waist. Beneath her dress is a crinoline, the crocheted hem of which, can been seen peeking from beneath the hem of her dress. She also wears white leggings and dark, leather lace-up boots. Her hair is center-parted and pinned on both sides of her head above the temples.

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Biographical Note: As a member of a prominent Petaluma family, Ella graduated from the Episcopal high school, Saint Mary’s Hall in Benicia, and, according to her obituary, later attended a Bay Area seminary which may be a reference to Mill’s Seminary. According to articles in the Petaluma Weekly Argus, Ella toured Europe between July 1887 and December 1888. She later married Charles B. Wheaton and moved with him to Medford, Massachusetts. She died suddenly at the age of 48 of pneumonia in Medford, but was buried in her family’s plot in Petaluma at the Cypress Hill Memorial Park.

Family Affiliation: Marcella “Ella” Whitney was the fifth child of the prominent Petaluma pioneers Albion Paris Whitney (1825-1884) and Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney (1832-1917). Her father was a California State Senator and wealthy businessman. Her mother managed the family business after his death and was an active participant in the women’s suffrage movement. Her paternal grandmother was Olive Parlin Whitney, and her siblings were Cleora Melissa Whitney Hewlett, Nancy Jane “Jenny” Whitney Morrow, Arthur Leslie Whitney, Leona Merrill Whitney, Albion Harvey Whitney and Clara Whitney Spears. Marcella’s husband was Charles B. Wheaton of San Francisco whom she married in 1892.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  Carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: The studio backdrop used in this portrait is faded.

Description, back: Above the photographer’s imprint is handwritten in cursive in black ink, “Maclla Whitney”, “Born Apr. 23 1866”. Below the imprint is handwritten, “Ella W three years old Apr. 1869”. Along the bottom of the card is printed, “Negatives preserved.”.

Date: 1869

Condition: This card is heavily soiled and stained.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-07

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Whitney, Leona 1981-835-14

Bryan R. Johnson’s Portrait Photograph of Leona Whitney

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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: Leona Whitney

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Description: Carte de visite of a toddler Leona Whitney sitting. Whitney is sitting in a studio chair with patterned fabric draped over it. She has on a patterned dress with a white smock.

Biographical Note: Leona Whitney died at age 2 years, 6 months, 1866. She was the daughter of Senator Albion P. Whitney and SusanEastman. Her siblings are Calvin, Cleora, Nancy Jane, Arthur, Marcella (Ella), Albion H., and Clara.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 9.25 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: From B.R. Johnson’s Photographic Establishment, Doyle’s Building, Main Street, Petaluma.; Leona Whitney 2 years old the 17th of April 1866

Date: April 17, 1866

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Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-14

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Whitney, Olive Parlin (1791-1874)

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

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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 January 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.

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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 William’s 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).

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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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Whitney, Susan Durgin Eastman (1832-1899)

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney

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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: Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney

Description: In this cabinet card, Susan Whitney is portrayed wearing a simple, dark, jacket and a lace jabot. Her hair is center-parted and simply combed back behind her ears, but at the crown of her head appears a prominent hair comb. She also wears pendent earrings, a circular brooch, and a long, gold, chain.

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Biographical Note: In 1861, Susan traveled to California by the Panama Route with her four children to join her husband, Albion Paris Whitney, who had been working in the lumber business in Placer County. They settled in Petaluma, and Albion became a well-known and respected Petaluma businessman and California state senator. They were prominent Petaluma citizens, and raised their large family in their fashionable home at 320 Sixth Street. It was recorded that as a widow, Susan managed the businesses her husband had created, and, as executrix of his estate, “carried out his wishes to the letter.” Also, after Albion’s death, Susan became a significant leader in the women’s suffrage movement in Petaluma. She was reputed to have been a very charitable and kind woman and was an active member of the Masonic Order of the Eastern Star and of the Episcopal Church.

Family Affiliation: Susan Whitney was the wife of early Petaluma pioneer and state senator, Albion Paris Whitney (1825-1884). She was the daughter-in-law of Olive Parlin Whitney. Her children were: Cleora Melissa Whitney Hewlett, Nancy Jane “Jenny” Whitney Morrow, Arthur Leslie Whitney, Leona Merrill Whitney, Marcella “Ella” Whitney Wheaton, Albion Harvey Whitney and Clara Whitney Spears.

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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: On the left bottom edge of this cabinet card is the photographer’s imprint in the form of his signature, “L. Dowe”, and on the right is printed, “PETALUMA, CAL”. Significantly, this photographic portrait served as the basis for the oil painting portrait of Susan created by C. W. Bowles in 1881. This painting along with its companion piece depicting Susan’s husband, Albion Paris Whitney, was donated by a descendant of the Whitney family and hangs in the Pioneer Parlor of the Petaluma Historical Library & Museum. Susan Whitney PDF

Description, back: Handwritten in pencil along the top edge of this cabinet card is: “Susan D.Whitney”.

Date: September 1875 - March 1882

Condition: This cabinet card is slightly soiled throughout and the right edge is stained significantly.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-32

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Williams, Anthony De Souza (Brother) 1997-672-04

M.H. Strong’s, Portrait Photograph of Anthony De Souza Williams & Brother

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  M.H. Strong, Third and Main Street, Napa, California 

THE SITTERS:

Names: Anthony De Souza Williams and brother

Description: Cabinet card of Anthony De Souza Williams and his brother. Williams is standing and his brother is sitting on a wicker chair with a blanket draped over it. The boys are wearing matching "Lord Fauntleroy" outfits. Frilly lace white shirts with large bow toes, and shorts with socks. The "Lord Fauntleroy" look was popularized in the mid 1890s.

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

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Description, front:

Description, back: “Anthony De Souza Williams (On right standing)

Date: circa 1894-1900

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1997-672-04

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Unidentified, Howard 1979-425-01-p24-p17

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Howard, c. 1874-1898

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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(s):

Name(s): Howard (Unidentified last name)

Description: CDV of a man's bust in an oval frame.  His hair is combed and he is wearing a suit with a small bow tie.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation: It is of note that this sitter’s portrait came from the Church family album.

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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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: John Reed’s stamp

Date: c. 1874-1898

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-p24-p17, Church family ablum

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Unidentified, Leslie 1981-835-17

John A. Todd’s Portrait Photograph of Leslie

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  John A. Todd

Studio Location: No. 8 2126 & 2128 Fillmore Street, San Francisco 

THE SITTER:

Name: Leslie (Last name unknown)

Description: Cabinet card of Leslie, last name unknown. Leslie has short hair. She is wearing a crocheted, off the shoulder dress, and is sitting on a crocheted blanket.

Biographical Note: Leslie (last name unknown). She was found in the Whitney Family file, so she is possibly a child of one of the Whitney children.

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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Description, front:

Description, back: “John A. Todd, Photographer, No8. 2126 &2128 Fillmore Street, Between California and Sacramento, San Francisco.”

Date: circa 1894-1900  

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-17

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Unidentified, Walter 1979-425-01-p18-p12

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Walter, Date N/A

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: unidentified

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Walter (Unidentified last name)

Description: CDV of a man's bust in an oval frame with cartouche detailing. The man is wearing a suit and has sideburns that connect to his mustache.

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: N/A

Date: N/A

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-p18-p12

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Unidentified Boy 2004-315-13-p5-p10

Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Boy, 1888 +

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Unidentified Boy 1994-633-46

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Boy

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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: Unknown

Description: Carte de visite of an unidentified family (Man-standing, woman-sitting, infant-held up by mother). The man has on a three-piece suit with a bow tie, and has facial hair. The woman's hair is pulled back, and she appears to be wearing a hoop skirt. The woman's skirt, and the two line border with different widths dates the photo between 1864-1869.

Biographical Note:

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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:

Date: circa 1864-1869

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-46

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Unidentified Boy 1999-X-05

Easterly & Company’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Boy

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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Photographer: George Bascombe Easterly (1859-1906); Easterly & Company

Active in Petaluma: 1892-1895

Biographical Note: Easterly opened a studio in Petaluma in 1892 and moved to Lake County 1895.

Bibliography:

THE SITTER:

Name: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card with beveled gilded edges of an unidentified young man's bust. The man's hair is parted down the middle, slicked, and combed down. He is wearing a three-piece suit, with an up-turned collar. Based on the man's fashions and the card's format this card is from the mid 1880's.

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: N/A

Date: circa 1884-1889

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1999-X-05

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Unidentified Children 1978-80-20

Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of four Unidentified Children

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD was born in 1852 in Ohio and died in 1940 in Inglewood, California. He established his photographic gallery in Petaluma in February of 1886, “in the rooms formerly occupied by Lewis Dowe”. It was located at 59 1/2 Main Street next door to the First National Bank Building. Sheppard continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma at least through June of 1891. (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: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card of 2 boys, and 2 girls--all unidentified. The card has beveled edges. The girls appear to be wearing identical dresses with white bows at the neck. The older, standing boy has on a suit, while the other has on child's clothes. The photographer, Lafayette Sheppard, was only in Petaluma for one year in 1888.

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: the back of the cabinet card is blank

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-20

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Unidentified Couple 1978-666-32

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Couple

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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 SITTERS:

Names: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card of an unidentified couple in an semi-oval frame. The man sits in a fringe studio chair wearing a three-piece suit with only the tope button fastened, and a bow tie. The woman stands next to him with one hand on the man's shoulders. She is wearing a corseted, bustled dress with a dark jackets. She has an elaborate white lace collar adorned with flowers and a chain hanging from her jacket. The couple's fashions date this photo to the 1880s.

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: The back of this cabinet card is blank or contains only an accession number.

Date: circa 1880s  

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-666-32

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“Standing Man With Seated Woman and Child”

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of “Standing man with seated woman and Child”

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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 SITTERS:

Names: Unidentified

Description: This carte de visite appears to be a family portrait depicting father, mother and young daughter. The man stands on the left dressed in a light-colored three-piece suit and a white shirt with a bowtie. The woman sits on the right attired in a dark dress with a hoop skirt. The child sits in the center. She is blond and wears a calf-length dress with vertical trim on the bodice and a bold border on the hem of her skirt.

It is possible that both the man and the child are deceased. That this may be a postmortem photograph is supported by the man’s and child’s limp appearance. The man’s body is supported by a wooden prop the feet of which can be seen on either side of his shoes. The woman leans to her right placing her face next to the child’s while supporting the child with her shoulder and right arm. The eyes of both the man and child appear dull and empty while the expression of the woman appears forlorn and resigned.

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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: This three person portrait is unusual and stark. With the exception of the floor molding, it contains no background. With the exception of the textile draped table upon which the child sits, there are no props and no floor covering.

Description, back: In the center back of this carte de visite is an early version of George Ross’ imprint.

Date: This carte de visite post probably dates between 1862 and the 1870s.

Condition: This carte de visite is heavily soiled with a large black stain in the upper right. All four corners have been slightly clipped.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2005-115-48

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Unidentified Girl 1978-80-45-p28-p23

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Girl

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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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: Unidentified

Description: Cabinet card of a young girl sitting on a studio prop bench with one leg folded underneath her. She is wearing a white dress, a necklace, and a bow in her hair.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: the back of this cabinet card is blank or contains only its accession number

Date: circa 1874-1898

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-45-p28-p23

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Unidentified Girl 1979-425-01-LP28

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Girl

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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: Unidentified

Description: CDV of a young girl's bust. Her hair is done in sausage curls and she is wearing a plaid dress with a large collar

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; “January 7, 1873 Remember me”

Date: January 7, 1873

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-LP28

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Unidentified Child 2016-X-03-p5-p5

E. R. Healy ground floor Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified child

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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: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card of a young girl standing next to a wooden branch fence. She is wearing a "Lord Fauntleroy" outfit and is holding a hat.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: the back of this cabinet card is blank

Date: circa 1896-1905

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2016-X-03-p5-p5

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“Girl Wearing a Tiara and Large Neck Scarf (1 of 2)”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a “Girl Wearing a Tiara and Large Neck Scarf (1 of 2)”

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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.)

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THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: This carte de visite portrays a young girl with disheveled, shoulder-length, center-parted, hair the front section of which has been pulled up and draped on either side of her forehead by a headband. At the top of her headband is a decoration which serves as a tiara, a hair ornament traditionally seen on the heads of aristocratic women. The crowning effect of the tiara on the head of this young girl creates a delightfully appealing image. The girl wears a simple front-buttoned dress and a large, white, neck, scarf. Also around her neck appears a locket hanging from a black, cloth, choker. See this carte de visite’s companion portrait, “Girl Wearing a Tiara and Large Neck Scarf (2 of 2)”. In these two portraits, the young girls’ attire is almost identical. A notable exception is the pair of pendant earrings worn by the other sitter. Given their appearance and the similarity of their distinctive, deep-set, almond-shaped eyes, it is not unreasonable to conclude the two girls may be sisters.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait is contained within a vertical oval and the surrounding area has a marbleized design.

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. A simpler, possibly earlier, version appears here. It is printed in black ink and includes only three lines of text, each in a different font. Horizontally flipped, elaborate flourishes surround the text.

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: There is slight foxing throughout this portrait and a stain on the center left.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-666-29

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Unidentified Girl 1994-633-40

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified girl

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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: Unidentified

Description: Carte de visite of a young unidentified girl toddler in an oval frame. The girl has on a white dress with a plaid bow tied around her waist, and is sitting on a studio prop blanket. There is a plaid bow in her hair as well. The rounded edges, oval frame, and the photographer's simple artwork date this photo to the early 1870's.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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Bibliography: Information on the photo's date and format gathered from Gary W. Clark's "19th Century Card Photos Kwik Guide" pgs. 19, 20, 47

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:

Date: 1870-1873

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-40

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Unidentified Girls 1994-633-04

Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of two Unidentified Girls

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD was born in 1852 in Ohio and died in 1940 in Inglewood, California. He established his photographic gallery in Petaluma in February of 1886, “in the rooms formerly occupied by Lewis Dowe”. It was located at 59 1/2 Main Street next door to the First National Bank Building. Sheppard continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma at least through June of 1891. (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: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card of two young unidentified girls. The girls are sitting on a fake studio prop rock. They are both wearing almost Asian-inspired coats and hats. The younger girl's outfit is white, while the older girl's jacket is darker with floral patterns, and what appears to be velvet around the cuffs and collar. The photographer, Lafayette Sheppard, was only in Petaluma for one year in 1888.

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: the back of this cabinet card is blank

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-04

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Unidentified “Daisy Marie” 1978-80-44-p18-p35

E. R. Healy Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of “Daisy Marie”

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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: Unidentified “Daisy Marie”

Description: Cabinet card of a infant sitting in a wooden chair with a blanket wearing a white gown

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, Reverse:

Date: circa 1896-1905

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-44-p18-p35, from Farquar Family Album

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Farquar Jr., Frederick “Fred” Stuart (1906-1970)

Charles S. Brown’s Portrait Photograph of

Frederick Stuart “Fred” Farquar Jr.

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

CHARLES S. BROWN’s birth and death dates are to be determined. He established the Brown Studio at 818 Main Street in Petaluma in February 1906 and sold it in October 1907. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by them in the collection, click on their name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Frederick Stuart “Fred” Farquar Jr.

Description: In this baby portrait, Frederick Stuart “Fred” Farquar Jr. is seated on a wicker chair with his hands clasped together in front of his body. He is dressed in white socks, white cloth slippers and a white gown decorated with lace and ribbons.

Biographical Note: Frederick Stuart Farquar Jr. attended Petaluma High School where he was a member of the orchestra, and Santa Rosa Junior College. He served in World War II and was a member of Petaluma’s Masonic Lodge 180. Later in life, Farquar moved to Santa Rosa where he lived at 1118 Morgan Street. He worked for the City of Santa Rosa as Corporation Yard Superintendent for 23 years. Frederick Stuart Farquar Jr. was buried in Cypress Hill Memorial Park, Petaluma.

Family Affiliation: Frederick Stuart “Fred” Farquar Jr. was the first son born to Frederick Stuart Farquar Sr. (1879-1962) and Hester R. Herbert Farquar (1885-1945). His only sibling was William Harold Farquar (1907-1956). In 1929, Farquar Jr. married Alice Ruth Cahill of Santa Rosa, and together they had Patsy Ruth Farquar and Frederick Farquar III. There are many additional portraits of Farquar family members in this archive.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:

Medium: matte collodion print with oval mount

Description, front: This portrait of Frederick Stuart Farquar Jr. as an infant has been set within an embossed vertical oval, and the surrounding area has a slight pebbled texture.

Description, back: The back of this cabinet card is blank or contains only an accession number.

Date: 1906 to October 1907

Condition: This cabinet card is soiled, stained, and has a faded, rectangular area around the portrait’s oval format.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-44-p22-p42, Farquar Family Album

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Unidentified Infant 1978-80-45-p6-p6

Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Infant

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD was born in 1852 in Ohio and died in 1940 in Inglewood, California. He established his photographic gallery in Petaluma in February of 1886, “in the rooms formerly occupied by Lewis Dowe”. It was located at 59 1/2 Main Street next door to the First National Bank Building. Sheppard continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma at least through June of 1891. (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: Cabinet card of an infant sitting on a blanket covered studio prop. The infant is wearing a communion gown.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: Carter Family

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: the back of this cabinet card is blank or contains only its accession number

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-45-p6-p6, from the Farquar Family Album

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Unidentified Infant 1979-425-03-p11-p6

E. R. Healy ground floor Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Infant

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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: Unidentified

Description: Cabinet card of an infant sitting in a white gown

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: the back of this cabinet card is blank or contains only its accession number

Date: circa 1896-1905

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-03-p11-p6, from Church Family Album

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Unidentified Infant 2004-315-13-p12-p23

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Infant

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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: Unidentified infant

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, Reverse: the back of this cabinet card is blank or contains only its accession number

Date: undated

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-13-p12-p23, from the McCleave Family Album

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Unidentified Infant 2004-315-13-p25-p50

Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Infant

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD was born in 1852 in Ohio and died in 1940 in Inglewood, California. He established his photographic gallery in Petaluma in February of 1886, “in the rooms formerly occupied by Lewis Dowe”. It was located at 59 1/2 Main Street next door to the First National Bank Building. Sheppard continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma at least through June of 1891. (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 infant

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: the back of this card is blank or contains only its accession number

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-13-p25-p50, from McCleave Family Album

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Unidentified Infant 2004-315-13-p27-p54

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Infant

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: Unidentified infant

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description back: the back of this cabinet card is blank or contains only its accession number

Date: circa 1874-1898

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-13-p27-p54

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Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Infant

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD was born in 1852 in Ohio and died in 1940 in Inglewood, California. He established his photographic gallery in Petaluma in February of 1886, “in the rooms formerly occupied by Lewis Dowe”. It was located at 59 1/2 Main Street next door to the First National Bank Building. Sheppard continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma at least through June of 1891. (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: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card of an infant sitting on a studio prop sofa. He is wearing a striped gown and is holding something, a toy perhaps, in his hand.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: the back of this cabinet is blank or only contains the accession number

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2016-X-03-p17-p16, from the Hardin Family Album

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Unidentified Infant 1994-633-39

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified infant

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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: Unidentified

Description: Carte de visite of a young unidentified infant in an oval frame. The infant has on a white dress, possibly a communion gown, and is sitting on a studio prop blanket. The blanket reaches out of frame, possibly camouflaging a parent's arm. The rounded edges, oval frame, and the photographer's simple artwork date this photo to the early 1870's.

Biographical Note:

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Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: Information on the photo's date and format gathered from Gary W. Clark's "19th Century Card Photos Kwik Guide" pgs. 19, 20, 47

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:

Date: 1870s or 1880s

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1991-633-39

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Unidentified Infant 1994-633-41

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Child

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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: Unknown

Description: Carte de visite of an unidentified toddler. The little girl has on a plaid, off the shoulder dress with a white scalloped petticoat peaking out. She is standing on a fringe studio chair. The rounded edges, fringe studio chair, and the photographer's simple artwork date this photo to the early 1870's.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: 

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 10.25 x 6.25 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-41

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.

Unidentified Infant 1994-633-42

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Infant

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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: Unknown

Description: Carte de visite of an unidentified infant in an oval frame. The infant has on a patterned, white dress and is sitting on a studio prop blanket. Her face is fairly blurry. The rounded edges, oval frame, and Reed's duration in Petaluma date this photo to the early 1870's.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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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: J.Q. Reed, Photographic Artist. Brick Block opposite McGuire’s Drug Store Main St., Petaluma, Cal.

Date: circa 1874-1875

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-42

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Unidentified Infant 1994-633-43

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Infant

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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: Unknown

Description: Carte de visite of an unidentified infant girl in an oval frame. The infant has on a plaid dress with a white lace bib. An adult's arm is seen in the frame holding the baby upright. The rounded edges, oval frame, and Reed's duration in Petaluma date this photo to the early 1870's.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 10.25 x 6.25 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: J.Q. Reed, Photographic Artist. Brick Block opposite McGuire’s Drug Store, Main St., Petaluma, Cal.

Date: circa 1874-1875  

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-43

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Unidentified Infant 1994-633-44

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Infant

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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: Unidentified

Description: Carte de visite of an unidentified infant. The baby has on a white gown, possibly a communion gown, with striped socks and leather boots. The infant is sitting on a studio prop with blanket, and an adult's arm can be seen in frame holding the infant upright. The rounded edges and the photographer's simple artwork date this photo to the early 1870s.

Biographical Note:

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Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: 

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 10.25 x 6.25 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-44

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Unidentified Infant 1994-633-47

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified InfanT

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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: Unidentified

Description: Carte de visite of an unidentified infant. The baby has on a white gown, possibly a communion gown, and is covered with a white blanket. They are laying blanket covered studio prop. The rounded edges and the photographer's simple artwork date this photo to the early 1870's.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: 

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 10.25 x 6.25 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2005-115-47

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“Three Unidentified Sleeping or Dead Infants”

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of “three Unidentified sleeping or dead Infants”

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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 SITTERS:

Names: These three babies may be the triplets born in Petaluma on April 23, 1877 to Mr. and Mrs. S. Monroe Hubbard.

Description: This carte de visite depicts three infants who are either sleeping or dead. The babies are all newborns and have been dressed in white. Their bodies have been laid next to each other and all their faces turn in the same direction. This makes the portrait’s composition appear to have been purposefully arranged supporting the conclusion that this is a postmortem photograph. According to the Petaluma papers, the Hubbard triplets were born on April 23, 1877 and the last of the three babies to die was Mabel Hubbard on June 21, 1877.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: Petaluma Courier, April 26, 1877, p.3. PetalumaWeekly Argus, April 27, 1877, p.8; May 18, 1877 p.4; May 25, 1877, p.8; July 6, 1877, p.8.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait of three infants is contained within an oval frame.

Description, back: On the center back of this carte de visite is an early version of George Ross’ imprint.

Date: This appears to be one of George Ross’ early photographs and most probably dates to between 1862 and the 1870s.

Condition: The photograph is faded, and the card is soiled on both front and back.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-03-p27-p15, from Church Family Album

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Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD was born in 1852 in Ohio and died in 1940 in Inglewood, California. He established his photographic gallery in Petaluma in February of 1886, “in the rooms formerly occupied by Lewis Dowe”. It was located at 59 1/2 Main Street next door to the First National Bank Building. Sheppard continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma at least through June of 1891. (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:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: Carter Family

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: the back of this cabinet card is blank or contains only its accession number

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-45-p8-p7

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Unidentified Man 1978-80-45-p1-p1

Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Man, 1888 +

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Unidentified Man 1979-425-03-LP24

E. R. Healy ground floor Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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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: Unidentified

Description: Cabinet card of a young man's bust.  He is wearing a suit with an upturned collar and bow tie.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: the back of this cabinet card is blank or contains only its accession number

Date: circa 1896-1905

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-03-LP24, from Church Family Album

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McCleave, (unidentified male family member)

Harry Fowler ROBERTS’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Male McCleave family member

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

HARRY FOWLER ROBERTS was born in 1869 in Mankato, Minnesota, and died in February 1907 in Colfax, California, at age 38. As early as 1892 he opened a photographic studio on Petaluma’s Main Street across from the American Hotel. The exact date Roberts closed his studio in Petaluma has not been determined; however, it may have been as late as 1895. (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 male McCleave family member

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: The backdrop used in this portrait is a roughly stuccoed wall, and the card’s edges are pinked.

Description, back: The back of this cabinet card is blank or contains only an accession number.

Date: as early as 1892, as late as 1895

Condition: This cabinet card is in good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-13-p14-p28

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John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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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: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card of an unidentified man's bust. The man's hair is combed and parted, and he has a waxed moustache. He has a three-piece tweed suit with a bow tie. Based on the man's fashion and J. Q. Reed's time in Petaluma, this photo dates to the 1880s.

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: the back of this cabinet card is blank

Date: circa 1880-1888  

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-666-31

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E. R. HEALY ground floor GALLERY’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH OF an UNIDENTIFIED MAN

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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: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card of a young unidentified man, sitting. The man has parted and combed hair. He is wearing a three-piece suit with a bow tie and an up-turned collar. There is a chain hanging from his vest. Based on the photographer's embossed artwork, and the man's fashions this card dates to the late 1890's.

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: N/A

Date: circa 1896-1905

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1991-X-51

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“United States Civil War Union Veteran”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a “United States Civil War union veteran”

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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:

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Name: Unidentified, United Stated Civil War Union Veteran

Description: This is a carte de visite portrait of an unidentified man dressed in a United States Civil War Union uniform. In this full frontal view, the man wears a military cap known as a kepi, and pinned to the front of this kepi is a brass Civil War infantry insignia depicting a horn. There is an additional object above this insignia, but it has not been identified. The man also wears a Civil War Union soldier’s jacket adorned with three chevrons on both sleeves above the elbows. These identify the wearer as a sergeant. Although it is not possible to identify the color of the chevrons, they were most probably yellow, further identifying the wearer as a cavalry sergeant. The jacket’s belt hoops are visible, but the jacket is missing its essential belt and belt buckle. The man also appears to be wearing gloves.

This may be a postmortem portrait. As seen at the man’s feet, a prop was used to support his body. Additionally, his glazed eyes and the limpness of his stance corroborate this speculation. This portrait would have been taken at least nine years after the end of the Civil War, leading one to conclude that the old and wrinkled uniform was used as the man’s burial clothes. Possibly this is a final portrait taken as a memorial to remind the family of his commitment and loyalty to the Union.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: Behind the standing soldier is an architectural backdrop depicting two doric columns, and a view of a distant, classical, interior on the right.

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. A simpler, possibly earlier, version appears here. It is printed in black ink and includes only three lines of text, each in a different font. Horizontally flipped, elaborate flourishes surround the text.

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: There are large blotches of foxing throughout this carte de visite.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-47

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“Young Man With a Bushy Mustache & Beard and Black Jacket Collar & Bowtie”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a

“Young Man With a Bushy Mustache & Beard, and Black Lapels & Bowtie”

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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:

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Name: Unidentified

Description: This carte de visite portrays a young man looking out at the viewer with a determined, stern, gaze. His dark hair has been oiled, combed and parted on his left. His mustache and beard are bushy and fully conceal his mouth. He is dressed in a brown sack jacket with a black collar and large lapels. He also wears a white shirt, a black bowtie and a black vest decorated with small white dots.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: The portrait is contained within a vertical oval.

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. A simpler, possibly earlier, version appears here. It is printed in black ink and includes only three lines of text, each in a different font. The text is embellished above and below with a horizontally flipped, elaborate flourish.

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: This carte de visite is slightly soiled throughout.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-48

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“Man With a Beard and Walrus Mustache”

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of “A Man with a Beard and Walrus Mustache”

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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: Unidentified

Description: The sitter looks up with an expression of expectation. He is approaching middle age. His dark hair is graying at the temples and his beard and bushy walrus mustache are also tinged with gray. He is formally attired. His matching jacket and vest are accompanied by a white shirt and black bow tie. A chain is attached to the first button hole of his vest.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.5 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: Handwritten in black ink at the top of the card is, “17-2B” and “Unidentified”. Lewis Dowe’s imprint appears diagonally in the center.

Date: September 1875 - March 1882 

Condition: With the exception of a small water stain in the upper right, this card is in good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-49

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Unidentified Man 1994-633-50

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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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: Unidentified

Description: Carte de visite of an unidentified man in an oval frame with a single line border. The man's hairline is receeding and he has a long goatee. He has on three piece suit with peak lapels and a bow tie. Based on the oval frame, single line border, and the man's fashion this photo is from the early 1870's.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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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:

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-50 

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Unidentified Man 1994-633-51

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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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: Unknown

Description: Carte de visite of an unidentified man's bust. The man is wearing a three-piece suit with notch lapels, a tie, and an upturned collar. The lack of border on the card, and Ross' duration in Petaluma dates the photo between 1863-1870.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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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:

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-51

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Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD was born in 1852 in Ohio and died in 1940 in Inglewood, California. He established his photographic gallery in Petaluma in February of 1886, “in the rooms formerly occupied by Lewis Dowe”. It was located at 59 1/2 Main Street next door to the First National Bank Building. Sheppard continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma at least through June of 1891. (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: Cabinet card of an unidentified young man. The man's hair is parted and combed. Visible in the frame is the man's three-piece suit, with pin, tie, and up-turned collar. The photo has a special trompe l'oeil effect, which makes the photo look like a scroll. The photographer, Lafayette Sheppard, was only in Petaluma for one year in 1888.

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: the back of this cabinet card is blank

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-52

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Unidentified Man 1994-633-53

Lafayette f. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD was born in 1852 in Ohio and died in 1940 in Inglewood, California. He established his photographic gallery in Petaluma in February of 1886, “in the rooms formerly occupied by Lewis Dowe”. It was located at 59 1/2 Main Street next door to the First National Bank Building. Sheppard continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma at least through June of 1891. (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: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card of an unidentified young man's bust. The man's hair is parted and combed. Visible in the frame is the man's three-piece suit, with pin, tie, and up-turned collar. The photographer, Lafayette Sheppard, was only in Petaluma for one year in 1888.

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: the back of this cabinet card is blank

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-53

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Unidentified Man 1994-633-54

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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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: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card of an unidentified man's bust. The man's hair is combed and parted, and he has a moustache. He has a three-piece tweed suit with a bow tie and an up-turned collar. Based on the man's fashion and Reed's duration in Petaluma I would date this photo to the late 1880s.

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:

Date: 1888

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-54

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Unidentified Man 1994-633-55

Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD was born in 1852 in Ohio and died in 1940 in Inglewood, California. He established his photographic gallery in Petaluma in February of 1886, “in the rooms formerly occupied by Lewis Dowe”. It was located at 59 1/2 Main Street next door to the First National Bank Building. Sheppard continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma at least through June of 1891. (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: Unknown

Description: Maroon cabinet card of an unidentified young man's bust. The man's hair is parted and combed. The photographer, Lafayette Sheppard, was only in Petaluma for one year in 1888.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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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:

Description, back: the back of this cabinet card is blank

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-55

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Unidentified Man 1994-633-56

Lafayette f. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD was born in 1852 in Ohio and died in 1940 in Inglewood, California. He established his photographic gallery in Petaluma in February of 1886, “in the rooms formerly occupied by Lewis Dowe”. It was located at 59 1/2 Main Street next door to the First National Bank Building. Sheppard continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma at least through June of 1891. (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: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card of an unidentified young man's bust in an oval frame. The man's hair is parted and combed. Visible in the frame is the man's tie and jacket, which appears to be buttoned only at the top, characteristic of the 1880's. The photographer, Lafayette Sheppard, was only in Petaluma for one year in 1888.

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Family Affiliation:

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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:

Description, back: the back of this cabinet card is blank

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-56

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Unidentified Man 1994-633-57

Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD was born in 1852 in Ohio and died in 1940 in Inglewood, California. He established his photographic gallery in Petaluma in February of 1886, “in the rooms formerly occupied by Lewis Dowe”. It was located at 59 1/2 Main Street next door to the First National Bank Building. Sheppard continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma at least through June of 1891. (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: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card of an unidentified young man's bust. The man's hair is parted and combed. Visible in the frame is the man's suit, and tie, with an up-turned collar. The photographer, Lafayette Sheppard, was only in Petaluma for one year in 1888.

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: the back of this cabinet card is blank

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-57

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Unidentified Man 1994-633-58

Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD was born in 1852 in Ohio and died in 1940 in Inglewood, California. He established his photographic gallery in Petaluma in February of 1886, “in the rooms formerly occupied by Lewis Dowe”. It was located at 59 1/2 Main Street next door to the First National Bank Building. Sheppard continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma at least through June of 1891. (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: Unknown

Description: Maroon cabinet card of an unidentified young man in a trapezoid frame. The man's hair is parted and combed. Visible in the frame is the man's suit, and tie, with only the top button fastened, characteristic of the 1880s. The photographer, Lafayette Sheppard, was only in Petaluma for one year in 1888.

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Family Affiliation:

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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:

Description, back: the back of the cabinet card is blank

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-58

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Unidentified Man 1999-X-06

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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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: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card of an unidentified man's bust. The man's hair is combed back and he has a long goatee. Visible in the frame is the man's tie and jacket. The man's fashion and Reed's duration in Petaluma date this photo to the 1870s/ early 1880s.

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Family Affiliation:

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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:

Description, back:

Date: circa 1878-1885

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1999-X-06

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Unidentified Man 2002-223-02

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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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: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card with beveled gilded edges of an unidentified man's bust. The man has combed hair and a groomed moustache. He is wearing a three-piece suit with notched, piped lapels, a tie and up-turned collar. The man's fashion, card's format, and Reed's duration Petaluma date this photo to the 1880s.

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Family Affiliation:

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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:

Description, back: the back of this cabinet card is blank

Date: circa 1885-1888  

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2002-223-02

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Unidentified Man 2002-223-03

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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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: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card of an elderly unidentified man's bust in a semi-oval frame. The man has combed hair and a long goatee. He is wearing a tweed three-piece suit with notched, piped lapels, a tie and up-turned collar. The man's fashion, card's format, and Reed's duration in Petaluma date this photo to the1880s.

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Family Affiliation:

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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:

Description, back: the back of this cabinet card is blank

Date: circa 1885-1888

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2002-223-03

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Unidentified Men 1978-80-17

Heyn’s Portrait Photograph of H.C. Bartelt & two Unidentified Men

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Heyn, 1509 Douglas Street, Omaha, Nebraska

THE SITTERS:

Names: H. C. Bartelt and two unknown men

Description: Cabinet card of H. C. Bartelt and two unidentified men. The card is dark and has beveled edges. Both these facts suggest the photo was taken between 1884-1895, as do the massive amount of studio props. Bartelt is sitting in a fringed chair while the two men stand on either side of him.

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Family Affiliation:

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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:

Description, back: the back of the cabinet card is blank

Date: circa 1884-1895

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-17

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Farquar, Frederick Stuart (1879-1962) (2 of 3)

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of Frederick Stuart FARQUAR and Ben Harold Farquar

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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 SITTERS:

Name: Frederick Stuart Farquar and Ben Harold Farquar

Description: In this cabinet card, Frederick Stuart Farquar is between 2 and 3 years old, and his brother, Ben Harold Farquar, is between 1 and 2 years old. Seated upon a fur blanket on the viewer’s left, Frederick, with prominent, dark, curly hair, is attired in a short, dark, front-buttoned dress with a large flounced hem. The piece of white lace which has been tied around his neck may be a bib worn in reverse. He also wears dark leggings and leather boots. Seated in a highchair on the viewer’s right, Ben, with smooth blond hair, is attired in a white dress, striped leggings and dark leather boots.

Biographical Note: Frederick Stuart Farquar was raised in Petaluma and worked the family ranch in “Penn’s Grove”. Like his brother, Ben, he served in the Spanish-American War. Frederick was a member of Company K, in the Fourteenth Regiment. Ben was a member of Company C in the Eighth Regiment. Frederick lived in Petaluma at 729 Keokuk Street and later at 321 Keller Street, and he worked for the Petaluma and Santa Rosa Electric Railroad. Frederick and his wife, Hester R. Herbert, were both buried in Cypress Hill Memorial Park in Petaluma.

Family Affiliation: Frederick and Ben were the sons of Petaluma pioneers, Mary Irene Clark Farquar (1858-1941), and Calvin Stuart Farquar (1848-1908). Frederick Stuart Farquar married Hester R. Herbert (1885-1945) of Bloomfield in 1903, and they had two sons, Frederick Stuart Farquar Junior (1906-1970), and William Harold Farquar (1907-1956). They also had a daughter, Marion Hester Farquar (1910 - October 1911), who died at the age of 11 due to an accident. 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: Lewis Dowe’s imprint in the form of his signature appears along the bottom left edge. Along the bottom right edge is “Petaluma, Cal”.

Description, back: The back of this cabinet card is blank or contains only an accession number.

Date: late 1881 - March 1882

Condition: The top half of this card is heavily stained.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-44-p23-p44, Farquar Family Album

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Unidentified Woman 1999-X-09

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Woman

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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: unknown

Description: Cabinet card of an elderly unidentified woman's bust. The woman's hair is pulled back and she is wearing a dark dress with a plain high collar, pinned at the base of her neck. The card's format, and the woman's fashion date this card to the early 1880s.

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Family Affiliation:

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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:

Description, back: the back of this cabinet card is blank

Date: circa 1880-1885

Condition:

Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1999-X-09

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Unidentified Woman 1994-633-60

E. R. HEALY GALLERY’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH OF an UNIDENTIFIED woman

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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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: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card of an unidentified older woman.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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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: N/A

Date: circa 1896 -1905

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-60

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Farquar, Mary Irene Clark (1858-1941)(2 of 5)

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Mary Irene Clark Farquar

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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: Mary Irene Clark Farquar

Description: Mary Irene Clark Farquar is fashionably dressed in this head-and-shoulders portrait. She wears a dark, satin jacket with shiny, metal, front buttons, and around her neck is a white scarf made of many layers of tassels. A large pendant earring hangs from her left lobe, and a bar pin appears directly below her chin. The crowning glory of her ensemble is a glamorous, ostrich feather hat. The feathers are dark with the exception of a white plume at the center.

Biographical Note: Mary Irene Clark Farquar was born in Petaluma on the “Clark Ranch” owned by her pioneer parents. She was raised in Petaluma and then attended Mills Seminary (later known as Mills College) between 1874 and 1875. After the death of her first husband, Mary purchased a ranch in Sonoma Valley at Madrone Station where she lived with her widowed mother, Rachael Jane Murray Clark.

Family Affiliation: Mary Irene Clark Farquar was a member of an early Petaluma pioneer family. Her father, Almer Clark (1829-1899), came to California by way of the Isthmus of Panama, and her mother, Rachael Jane Murray Clark (1838 - 1930), a native of Missouri, crossed the plains with her parents in 1848 or 1852. Almer and Rachael established the “Clark Ranch” on Petaluma Hill Road which served as a “Half-Way” house for the stage coaches traveling between Sacramento and Willits. In 1876, Mary married Calvin Stuart Farquar (1848-1908). Together they had five children: Frederick Stuart Farquar (1879-1962), Ben Harold Farquar (1881-1965), Thomas Allen Farquar (1891-1956), Helen Farquar (b. & d. dates to be determined) and Marion Irene Farquar (b. & d. dates to be determined). In 1919, Mary married an Oakland real estate investor, L. M. Channel. According to their marriage announcement, they planned to live on Mary’s ranch. It appears Mary was never referred to as “Mrs. Channel”. Even after her second marriage, she continued to be referred to as “Mrs. Farquar” or “Mrs. Farquar Sr.” Even her funeral announcement and obituary refer to her as Mrs. Farquar. She was buried in the Farquar family plot in Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park. As it seems she never acknowledged the name “Channel”, this archive has filed her portraits under her last acknowledged name, Farquar. There are many additional portraits of Farquar family members in this archive.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: George Ross’ imprint appears in an especially elegant font along the bottom edge.

Description, back: The back of this cabinet card is blank or contains only an accession number.

Date: It is quite probable that this portrait was taken in the fall of 1880. A baby portrait of Mary’s son, Frederick Stuart Farquar (1879-1962), also by George Ross is in this archive, and on its back side is written, “Fred. S. Farquar 10 months”, and “Born 12/23/1879 Died 11/30/1962”. It is logical to conclude that the mother took her baby to Ross’ studio and had both their portraits taken. Additionally, both portraits have the same elegant, George Ross imprint along the front bottom edge.

Condition: This cabinet card is soiled especially along its edges.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-44-p17-p34, Farquar Family Album

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Unidentified Woman 1978-80-45-p36-p37

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Woman

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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: Unidentified

Description: CDV of a woman's profile bust. She has short curly bangs and is wearing a Victorian-era dress with large sleeves.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: John Reed stamp over George Ross imprint

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-45-p36-p37

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Unidentified Woman 1978-80-45-p9-p8

Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Woman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD was born in 1852 in Ohio and died in 1940 in Inglewood, California. He established his photographic gallery in Petaluma in February of 1886, “in the rooms formerly occupied by Lewis Dowe”. It was located at 59 1/2 Main Street next door to the First National Bank Building. Sheppard continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma at least through June of 1891. (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: Cabinet card of a woman's bust. She has short curly bangs and the bodice of her dress is ruffled. There is a moon and star pin at the base of collar.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: the back of this cabinet card is blank or contains only its accession number

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-45-p9-p8, from the Church Family Album

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Unidentified Woman 1981-835-20

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Nancy Jane, Etta Attenbury & Unidentified Woman, 1870

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: unidentified

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Nancy Jane, Etta Attenbury & Unidentified Woman

Description: Carte de visite of Nancy Jane Whitney, Etta Attenbury, and an unidentified woman (Millie?). All three of the women are wearing dresses characteristics of the late 1860's/early1870's- big skirts with ruffled bottoms and large sleeves. Nancy Jane and Millies' dresses are plaid while Etta's is a solid color.

Biographical Note: It is unclear the relationship between the three women, possibly friends? Nancy Jane (Jennie) Whitney is the daughter of Senator Albion P. Whitney and Susan Eastman.

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: “To Rae 1870”

Date: 1870

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum,1981-835-20

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Unidentified Woman 1992-IDI-07-p14-p26

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

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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 sitting, wearing a hoop skirt, and wearing a braided crown.

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Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: Bryan Johnson’s stamp

Date: December 1862 - 1867

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-IDI-07-p14-p26

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“Woman With a Cascade of White Flowers in Her Hair”

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of “Woman With a Cascade of White Flowers in her hair”

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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: Unidentified

Description: In this head-and-shoulders portrait, a round-faced woman glances with heavy eyelids to her right. Adorning the left side of her head is a cascade of white flowers. She also wears a bouquet of white flowers attached to her white, lace, neck scarf.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: This portrait remains, as donated to the Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, in the McCleave Family Album.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: Lewis Dowe’s imprint in the form of his signature appears on the bottom left edge, and along the bottom right edge is printed, “Petaluma, Cal”.

Description, back: The back of this card contains a date stamp in the lower right hand corner “Jun 1881”.

Date: June 1881

Condition: This card is slightly soiled.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-02-p24-p17, McCleave Family Album.

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“Girl Wearing a Tiara and Large Neck Scarf (2 of 2)”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a “Girl Wearing A Tiara and Large Neck Scarf (2 of 2)”

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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.)

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THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: This carte de visite portrays a young girl with curly, disheveled, shoulder-length, center-parted, hair the front section of which has been pulled up and draped on either side of her forehead by a headband. At the top of her headband is a decoration which serves as a tiara, a hair ornament traditionally seen on the heads of aristocratic women. The crowning effect of the tiara on the head of this young girl creates a delightfully appealing image. The girl wears a simple, front-buttoned dress and a large, white, neck scarf. Also around her neck appears a locket hanging from a black, cloth, choker. See this carte de visite’s companion portrait, “Girl Wearing a Tiara and Large Neck Scarf (1 of 2)”. In these two portraits, the young girls’ attire is almost identical. A notable exception is the pair of pendant earrings worn by this sitter. Given their appearance and the similarity of their distinctive, deep-set, almond-shaped eyes, it is not unreasonable to conclude the two girls may be sisters.

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Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait is contained within a vertical oval and the surrounding area has a marbleized design.

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. A simpler, possibly earlier, version appears here. It is printed in black ink and includes only three lines of text, each in a different font. Horizontally flipped, elaborate flourishes surround the text.

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: This carte de visite is soiled and has a large stain on the center right.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-666-30

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Unidentified Woman 1978-80-39

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Woman

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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: Unidentified

Description: Cabinet card of an unidentified woman. The woman is standing with her hand resting on a studio prop chair with a lace shawl draped on it. The woman is wearing a corseted, bustled dress. There is a chain hanging from her chest, and she has a large white collar, very characteristic of the 1880s.

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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:

Description, back: The back is printed with the following: “Hints to Sitters and Visitors at Ross’ Photographic Gallery. Opposite the American Hotel, Main Street, Petaluma, Cal. July 19th, 1886, will be my Twenty-fourth year in Photo business in this place. I return many thanks to my friends and the general public for their liberal patronage and support. I am working all the new dry plate processes known to the art. “Come early in the day. Do not spend the day in shopping and, then, when you are worn out with fatigue, suddenly determine to be photographed. If you do, it is sure to be a failure. Do not object to the use of the head-rest. You cannot sit still without it. The mere act of pulsation is sufficient to cause a movement that spoils a photograph. You may wink as much as you please during the exposure, but take care to keep the eyes on one spot. Avoid all forced and unnatural expressions: ‘To thine ownself be true,’ an axiom applicable to photography, though Polonius knew nothing of the art. Do not think about the photograph during the exposure; try to call up a pleasant train of thought on a totally different subject. Do not interfere with the arrangement of the posse. It is true that not one photographer in then is an artist as well; but an intelligent sitter will soon discern whether the two are combined ­-- whether he is in the hands of an artist or a muff. If visitors are allowed in the studio during the sitting, they should also conform to the foregoing hint. They should not look at the sitter during the exposure, as nothing tends so much to put a person out of countenance, as being stared out of countenance. It is not judicious to be photographed in the height of fashion. The height of fashion will most probably be the height of absurdity in six months’ time. Considerable patience and tact are required in the visitor as well as the photographer in the portraits of little children. The most charming pictures are usually those in which, after having been kept amused by the parents or attendants up to the moment of exposure, they are then left ro be amused by the artist alone. By so doing increases attention, a renewed interest, and a happy expression are gained. Children should not be allowed to form an idea that to be photographed resembles a surgical operation. The same remark is not inapplicable to adults. - Photographic World.”

Date: 1886  

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-39

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Unidentified Woman 1982-24-01

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Woman

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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: unknown

Description: Carte de visite of an unidentified woman's bust. The woman has short curly bangs and the rest of her hair is pulled back. Her arm is resting on a studio prop. Her dress has ruffled cinched sleeves, and a white lacy collar. The woman's fashion's and Reed's duration in Petaluma date this photo to the 1870s.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.5 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: J. Q. Reed, Photographic Artist. Over Wells, Fargo & Co’s Ex. Office, Main St., Petaluma, Cal.

Date: circa 1874-1879  

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1982-24-01

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“Young Woman Attired in Fitted Bodice and White Lace Jabot”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a

“Young Woman Attired in Fitted Bodice and White Lace Jabot”

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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.)

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THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: In this head-and-shoulders portrait, the young woman faces to our left. Her dark hair has been pulled away from her face, rolled into sausage curls and allowed to fall behind her shoulders. At the crown of her head appears a white hair bow. She wears a long, thin chain about her neck and a drop earring can be seen dangling from her left ear. She wears a light-colored, front-buttoned, fitted bodice over which has been placed a white, lace jabot. At the center of the jabot appears what may be a tussie-mussie or small bunch of flowers or aromatic herbs.

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Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait has been set within a vertical oval.

Description, back: Unfortunately, the two-line, handwritten, inscription along the top edge of the back of this carte de visite has been erased. It is barely decipherable, but the top line may be a name, and the second line may be “Petaluma Aug”. After “Aug” appears 1873 in dark black handwriting. It appears to have been written over the date of 1874. In the same dark black handwriting appears a question mark on the top left.

Hugh Anderson’s imprint is on the center of the back of this carte de visite. Anderson created several versions of his Petaluma imprint. A simpler, possibly earlier, version appears here. It is printed in black ink and includes only three lines of text, each in a different font. The text is embellished above and below with a horizontally flipped, elaborate flourish.

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: All four of the edges of this carte de visite have been clipped. The portrait is soiled, especially in its bottom half.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1984-289-10

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“Young Woman Wearing a Corsage of Carnations and a White Blouse With a High, Black, Band Collar

Joslin & Company’s Portrait Photograph of a “Young Woman Wearing a

Corsage of Carnations and a White Blouse with a High, Black, band collar”

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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: Unidentified

Description: In this head-and-shoulders portrait, a young woman is dressed in a white, lace blouse with large sleeves. Her hair was been pulled to the back of her head and two curls adorn her forehead. Around her neck is a distinctive, high, black, band collar. This collar and the corsage of carnations that adorn her left shoulder, are traditionally associated with mourning rituals and suggest that this portrait may have been taken in the memory of a departed loved one.

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Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait has been mounted on a grayish-brown card which has an ecru boarder. The Joslin & Company imprint appears on the bottom edge in brown ink.

Description, back: The back of this cabinet card is blank or contains only an accession number.

Date: November 1893 - April 1897

Condition: This cabinet card is in good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-59

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Myers, Mrs.

Harry Fowler ROBERTS’ Portrait Photograph of Mrs. Myers

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

HARRY FOWLER ROBERTS was born in 1869 in Mankato, Minnesota, and died in February 1907 in Colfax, California, at age 38. As early as 1892 he opened a photographic studio on Petaluma’s Main Street across from the American Hotel. The exact date Roberts closed his studio in Petaluma has not been determined; however, it may have been as late as 1895. (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: Mrs. Myers

Description: Maroon cabinet card with uneven, gilded, scalloped edges and foil-stamped artwork of an elderly unidentified woman's bust. The woman's hair is pulled back and braided. She is wearing a dark dress with buttons, pleating, and embroidery going up the chest. There is also embroidery around the collar, and large puffy sleeves. Based on the card's format, processing method, and the woman's fashion I would date this card to the mid 1890s.

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Family Affiliation:

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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: The photographic paper of this portrait has been mounted on a dark card with pinked edges and the photographer’s imprint embossed in gold along the bottom edge.

Description, back: The back of this cabinet card is either blank, or it contains only an accession number.

Date: as early as 1892, as late as 1895

Condition: This cabinet card has extensive foxing especially on the right side.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1999-X-04

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Unidentified Woman 1999-X-07

Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Woman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD was born in 1852 in Ohio and died in 1940 in Inglewood, California. He established his photographic gallery in Petaluma in February of 1886, “in the rooms formerly occupied by Lewis Dowe”. It was located at 59 1/2 Main Street next door to the First National Bank Building. Sheppard continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma at least through June of 1891. (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: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card an unidentified woman's bust. The woman has short curly bangs and the rest of her hair is pulled back. She is wearing what appears to be a silk dress with pleating down the chest and on the sleeves. There is a flower brooch pinned at the base of her neck, and she is wearing a choker necklace. The photographer, Lafayette Sheppard, was only in Petaluma for one year in 1888.

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Family Affiliation:

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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:

Description, back: the back of this cabinet card is blank

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1999-X-07

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Unidentified Woman 1999-X-08

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Woman

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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 other nineteenth-century Petaluma photographers, Ross lived and worked in Petaluma for many years. He arrived in Petaluma in 1855 and began his career as a photographer in 1862. As documented by the various imprints of his carte de visites and cabinet cards, Ross moved his studio within the city several times. Although not in good health at the end of his life, Ross continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1892. Ross was among the most prolific Petaluma portrait photographers, and his work is 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: Unknown

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:  

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: June 4, 1892

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1999-X-08

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Unidentified Woman 2001-178-01

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Woman

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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 19th 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 Ross stopped working as a photographer soon after he became an invalid 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: Unknown

Description: Carte de visite of an elderly unidentified woman in an oval frame with a single line border. The woman's hair is hidden underneath a black lace bonnet that is tied under her chin, and she is wearing glasses. She has on what appears to be a corseted dress with a large white lace collar. Based on the oval frame, single line border, and the woman's fashion this photo is from the early 1870's.

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Bibliography: Information on the photo's date and format gathered from Gary W. Clark's "19th Century Card Photos Kwik Guide," pg. 26, 47

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:

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2001-178-01

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“Young Woman Wearing a Scallop Trimmed Bodice and Chained Locket”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a

“Young Woman Wearing a Scallop Trimmed Bodice and Chained Locket”

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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.)

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THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: In this carte de visite portrait a young woman looks down to her right with a serious and demure composure. Her forehead is adorned with a mass of dark curls which are topped with a bouquet of flowers. The remainder of her hair has been waved and allowed to fall behind her shoulders. She wears a fitted, front-buttoned, belted, dark bodice with scalloped trimming. Around her neck is a black, cloth, choker and a single, long chain. To the top end of this chain is linked two unidentified objects, and to the lower end of the chain is a locket that has been tucked into the belt of her bodice. Hanging from her left ear can be seen a dark, long pendant earring. Under her white lace collar she wears a plaid neck scarf.

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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.

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: This carte de visit is in sharp focus, and its condition is very good.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2001-178-03

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Unidentified Woman 2005-115-49

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Woman

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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 19th 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 Ross stopped working as a photographer soon after he became an invalid 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: Unknown

Description: Carte de visite of a young unidentified woman standing. Her hair is parted down the middle and pulled back into sausage curls. She is wearing a dress with a hoop skirt, and one hand is resting on a studio prop chair. The woman's hoop skirt, and the two line border with different widths date this card between 1864-1869.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2005-115-49

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Unidentified Woman 1984-289-11

Noble & Fell’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Woman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographers: Skelton Sanford Noble and A. W. Fell

Active in Petaluma: 1874 as Noble & Fells, sometime thereafter until 1876 simply as S. S. Noble

Biographical Note: Noble traveled throughout California staying in numerous communities for various amounts of time. It appears that he worked with A. W. Fell in the Noble & Fell partnership in 1874 and sometime after operated the studio by himself as the imprint of his cartes de visit replace “Noble & Fell’s” with simply “S. S. Noble, Sunbeam Gallery, Main Street, Petaluma, Cal. Next door to Wickersham’s & Co’s Bank.”

Bibliography: Palmquist, pgs. 420-421; Mautz, pg.99 and 128.

THE SITTER:

Name: Unknown

Description: Carte de visite on an unidentified woman with a single border in an oval frame. The girl's hair is pulled back, half is loose, and she is wearing dangling earrings. She is wearing a dress with ruffled detailing across the chest, and chain hanging from her collar. There is a large white bow around her neck, with a chain hanging from it. The single border, oval frame, woman's fashion, and photographer's duration in Petaluma date the card to 1874.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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Description, back: Noble & Fell’s Sunbeam Gallery, Main St., Petaluma, Next door to Wickersham & Co’s Bank.

Date: 1874

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Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1984-289-11

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.