“Young Man Identified as a Petaluma Fireman”
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of a
“Young Man Identified as a Petaluma Fireman”
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: This young man has been identified on the back side of the card; however, the identification is problematic. His first name may be Peter, but the surname is illegible. On a second line, the word “fireman” is legible.
Description: This young man sports a bushy, handlebar mustache, and his left-of-center, parted, hairline is receding. He wears a jacket with a high, small, notched lapel and matching vest which features a chain extending from the second button hole. He wears a white, spread collar and a large, white, necktie knot which is highlighted with a stickpin.
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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-shoulders portrait of a young man is encircled within a vertical oval. The photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom edge of the card.
Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in black ink is, “Peter”. Unfortunately the surname is illegible. Below this is written,“Fireman”.
Date: 1870-1898
Condition: With the exception of two black marks above and to the right of the man’s head, this cabinet card is in good condition.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1985-532-27
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