Farquar, Calvin Stuart (1848-1908)
/Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Calvin Stuart Farquar
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.
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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