“Young Boy in a Gray, Collar-Buttoning, Cut-Away Jacket”
/Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of an unidentified boy
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
HUGH S. ANDERSON was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)
THE SITTER:
Name: Unidentified
Description: This adorable young boy sits upright attired in a gray, wool, collar-buttoning, cut-away jacket. It is piped along the edge and at the sleeve ends with black velvet trim. A two-button tab of the same fabric and piping secures his jacket under his throat. Beneath his jacket he wears a white shirt with a stiff small collar. His dark hair has been side-parted, and his large, beautiful, dark, sparking eyes radiate innocence and charm.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back: Hugh Anderson’s imprint is on the center of the back of this carte de visite. Anderson created several versions of his Petaluma imprint. A simpler, possibly earlier, version appears here. It is printed in black ink and includes only three lines of text, each in a different font. The text is embellished above and below with a horizontally flipped, elaborate flourish.
Date: January 1872 - December 1873
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album, 2022-952-01-pg39b
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