Rae, John 1979-425-02-p3-p2
/E. R. Healy Elite Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of John & Ollie Rae
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 SITTERS:
Names: John Rae and Ollie Church Rae
Description: Cabinet card of a couple standing next to studio prop furniture. The man is wearing a suit with a chain hanging from the vest. The woman is wearing a Victorian-era dress with large lacy sleeves.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card
Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock
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Description, back: the back of this cabinet card is blank or contains only its accession number
Date: c. 1895. The Healy’s ran their photographic studio in Hanford, California for only a short time before opening their studio in Petaluma in 1896.
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Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-02-p3-p2
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