Farquar, Frederick Stuart (1879-1962) (2 of 3)
/Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of Frederick Stuart FARQUAR and Ben Harold Farquar
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
LEWIS DOWE was born in 1838 in Hanover, New Hampshire and died in 1919 in Portland, Oregon. He arrived in Petaluma in September of 1875 and set up his photography studio in the rooms formerly occupied by photographer Hugh Anderson. Dowe worked in Petaluma as both a “view” and portrait photographer until he departed the town in March of 1882. (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:
Name: Frederick Stuart Farquar and Ben Harold Farquar
Description: In this cabinet card, Frederick Stuart Farquar is between 2 and 3 years old, and his brother, Ben Harold Farquar, is between 1 and 2 years old. Seated upon a fur blanket on the viewer’s left, Frederick, with prominent, dark, curly hair, is attired in a short, dark, front-buttoned dress with a large flounced hem. The piece of white lace which has been tied around his neck may be a bib worn in reverse. He also wears dark leggings and leather boots. Seated in a highchair on the viewer’s right, Ben, with smooth blond hair, is attired in a white dress, striped leggings and dark leather boots.
Biographical Note: Frederick Stuart Farquar was raised in Petaluma and worked the family ranch in “Penn’s Grove”. Like his brother, Ben, he served in the Spanish-American War. Frederick was a member of Company K, in the Fourteenth Regiment. Ben was a member of Company C in the Eighth Regiment. Frederick lived in Petaluma at 729 Keokuk Street and later at 321 Keller Street, and he worked for the Petaluma and Santa Rosa Electric Railroad. Frederick and his wife, Hester R. Herbert, were both buried in Cypress Hill Memorial Park in Petaluma.
Family Affiliation: Frederick and Ben were the sons of Petaluma pioneers, Mary Irene Clark Farquar (1858-1941), and Calvin Stuart Farquar (1848-1908). Frederick Stuart Farquar married Hester R. Herbert (1885-1945) of Bloomfield in 1903, and they had two sons, Frederick Stuart Farquar Junior (1906-1970), and William Harold Farquar (1907-1956). They also had a daughter, Marion Hester Farquar (1910 - October 1911), who died at the age of 11 due to an accident. There are many additional portraits of Farquar family members in this archive.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: Lewis Dowe’s imprint in the form of his signature appears along the bottom left edge. Along the bottom right edge is “Petaluma, Cal”.
Description, back: The back of this cabinet card is blank or contains only an accession number.
Date: late 1881 - March 1882
Condition: The top half of this card is heavily stained.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-44-p23-p44, Farquar Family Album
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