Goble, Iva M. Doss (1880-1972)
/E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of Iva M. Doss Goble
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: Iva M. Doss Goble. This portrait may have been taken when the sitter was known by her birth name, Doss.
Description: In this three quarter head shot portrait, Iva M. Doss Goble looks stoically to her right. At the time of the sitting, she may have been as young as sixteen years. Her hair is center-parted and her forehead is framed with short curls. The remainder of her hair is pulled back into a bun. She wears a short, flat necklace.
Biographical Note: Iva M. Doss Goble was a member of the Morning Star Chapter No. 61 OES of Petaluma.
Family Affiliation: Iva M. Doss Goble was the daughter of pioneering Two Rock residents, Amanda Maria Stephenson Doss (1840-1917) and John R. Doss (1837-1909). She was sister to Henry Frank Doss. Her husband was Emery Clarence Goble (1883-1944).
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 8.5 x 13 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: This is a three quarter head shot of a very young woman. Her shoulders and chest are only vaguely defined. The card has a pebbled outer mat and an embossed frame directly around the portrait which contains along its lower edge the photographer’s imprint. Handwritten along the bottom edge in script, in black ink is, “Iva Doss Gables”, “Ibe”, and “Iva Doss”.
Description, back: Handwritten in script, in black ink along the top edge is, ““Ibe”” and “Iva Doss”.
Date: 1896-1905
Condition: This cabinet card is soiled and has many black spots on the lower right corner. There is extensive foxing on the back side.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-106-03
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