Vonsen, Sophie Willhelmine Bartelt (1888-1978)
/GUSTAVE A. GOEHNER’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH OF
Herman C. Bartelt, Catherine Petersen Bartelt and sophie Bartelt Vonsen
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographic Studio: GUSTAVE A. GOEHNER was born in 1852 or 1853 in Germany and immigrated to the United States in 1870. He worked as a photographer in Wisconsin and Minnesota before arriving in Petaluma in June 1906. He maintained his Petaluma photographic studio on Western Avenue from that year until sometime in the early 1920s. (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: Herman C. Bartelt, Catherine Petersen Bartelt and Sophie Bartelt Vonsen
Description:
Biographical Note: Herman C. Bartelt was a native of Germany. He was a long-time resident of Petaluma where he worked as a poultry farmer, businessman, resort & saloon owner, and real estate agent. He and his wife Catherine were the proprietors of the Willow Brook Hotel at Redwood Highway and Corona Road and the popular Chicken Rancho. Bartelt also established the Novelty Iron Works in Petaluma at 770-772 Keller Street. Towards the end of his life he resided at 14 or 824 Keller Street. Bartelt and his wife reported the famous Wiseman airship mishap. Bartelt was an active member of the Herman Sons’ Lodge.
Family Affiliation: Bartelt’s wife and business partner was Catherine Petersen Bartelt (b. 1865), and his daughter was Sophie Bartelt Vonsen (1888-1978), a Petaluma dressmaker.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: Imperial cabinet card, approximately 25 x 17 cm
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Condition: Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-30
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