Hubbell, Philena Buck(1808-1897)(2 of 2)
/Nellie E. TEMPLE’s PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH OF PHILeNA Buck HUBBELL
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: Nellie E. Temple. In the 1900 census Nellie E. Temple is listed as a 31 year old photographer working in Victoria Illinois. She was born in Illinois in May 1869. The imprint at the bottom of the portrait reads, “Temple Victoria Ills.” Additionally, in the center of the imprint appears the intertwined initials “NET”.
Studio location: Victoria, Illinois
THE SITTER:
Name: Philena Buck Hubbell
Description: This is a striking head-and-shoulders portrait of an exceptionally beautiful, elderly woman. The portrait is fully frontal: Hubbell faces the camera directly with squared shoulders. Her soft, white hair frames her face and appears to be drawn up into a small bun at the crown of her head. Her sleeves are of a dark fabric. Over them she wears a white lace shawl which is fastened below her neck with a bar pin. She also wears a delicate necklace which appears to contain two white pearls.
Biographical Note:
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: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.25 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: This is an exceptionally striking cabinet card with Nellie E. Temple’s elaborate imprint in green ink along the bottom.
Description, back: On the back of this cabinet card is written “Philena Buck Hubbell”
Date: shortly before 1897
Condition: There are a few, small, dark spots and light foxing on this card, but the quality, focus, and detail of the portrait are exceptionally fine.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-107-02
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